POLL: APRIL MAYHEM TIME! The Round of 32 continues today! #2 I'll Make a Man Out of You vs #7 Gaston
I'll Make a Man Out of You - Written by composer Matthew Wilder and lyricist David Zippel for Mulan (1998). Performed by American singer Donny Osmond as the singing voice of Captain Li Shang. The song was written to replace the song "We'll Make a Man of You" after the film's original songwriter Stephen Schwartz departed from the project in favor of working on DreamWorks' The Prince of Egypt (1998). Wilder and Zippel were inspired to complete the song after conceiving its ironic title, and the initial draft of the track was immediately approved by Disney. Prior to Mulan, Osmond had auditioned for the role of Hercules, a role for which he was ultimately turned down by the directors because they felt that he sounded too old. Disney eventually cast Osmond as the singing voice of Shang because his singing voice is similar to Wong's speaking voice.
Gaston - Composed by Alan Mencken with lyrics by Howard Ashman for the 1991 film Beauty and the Beast. A short reprise is performed later in the musical. It is sung by Jesse Corti and Richard White in their voice roles of LeFou and Gaston, respectively.