The soundtrack for this year’s live-action The Little Mermaid is doing swimmingly on the Billboard Charts. In fact, it just swam past the 1989 animated classic version of the soundtrack with Jodi Benson providing the voice for the title character. In 2023, Halle Bailey has taken up the role and audiences are falling in love with both her acting and her voice.
The Little Mermaid soundtrack debuted in the number 4 spot on Billboard’s Soundtracks chart. In its second week, this jumped to the first spot. This is not the first live-action Disney remake to achieve this. Previously, other live-action Disney reimaginings of animated movies have hit the top spot on the Billboard charts. This includes Aladdin (in 2019), The Lion King (The Lion King: The Gift, credited to Beyoncé and various artists; in 2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Alice in Wonderland (2010).
The soundtrack for The Little Mermaid includes the follow tracklist:
- Triton’s Kingdom – Alan Menken
- Part of Your World – Halle
- Fathoms Below – Jonah Hauer-King, John Dagleish, Christopher Fairbank & Ensemble – The Little Mermaid
- Part of Your World (Reprise) – Halle
- Under the Sea – Daveed Diggs, Cast – The Little Mermaid & Disney
- Wild Uncharted Waters – Jonah Hauer-King
- Poor Unfortunate Souls – Melissa McCarthy
- For the First Time – Halle
- Kiss the Girl – Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Ensemble – The Little Mermaid & Disney
- The Scuttlebutt – Awkwafina, Daveed Diggs & Disney
- Eric’s Decision – Alan Menken
- Vanessa’s Trick – Alan Menken
- Part of Your World (Reprise II) – Halle
- Kiss the Girl (Island Band Reprise) – Alan Menken
- Finale – Alan Menken
The soundtrack can be found on streaming services. It also is available on vinyl records as well.
What do you think of this milestone for the soundtrack of The Little Mermaid? Have you listened to it? What did you think of it? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
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