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"Friend Like Me" is the song from Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin, performed by Robin Williams in his role as the Genie. The song is also performed by Will Smith in 2019 live-action remake.
Three songs from this score - "Arabian Nights", "Friend Like Me" and "Prince Ali" - survive in the final film. Menken composed several additional songs for the subsequent story revisions following Ashman's 1991 death, prior to Tim Rice's involvement with the project.
Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist and stage director. [1] He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan Menken composed the music. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. American animated musical fantasy film Aladdin Theatrical release poster by John Alvin Directed by John Musker Ron Clements Screenplay by Ron Clements John Musker Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Story by Burny Mattinson Roger Allers Daan Jippes ...
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AllMusic wrote "Robin Williams' bravura performance as the magic lamp on songs such as "Friend Like Me" and "Prince Ali" are justifiably credited as the album's highlights." [2] Director/choreographer of the stage musical, Casey Nicholaw said that "'Prince Ali', too, is a huge production number 'where the dancers wear four costumes each'". [3]
“The Friend” functions as a lesson in grief, but also as an exercise in pre-grieving. If I wasn’t as moved by “The Friend” as others who have seen it, I would attribute that to two things.
[1] [2] "Proud of Your Boy" was one of the first few songs written for Aladdin (1992), after "Arabian Nights" and "Friend Like Me". [3] In early drafts of Aladdin's screenplay, the character of the same name's mother is alive and central to the film's plot, [4] [5] [6] expressing disappointment in her son's behavior. [7]