I'll Make a Man Out of You - Written by composer Matthew Wilder and lyricist David Zippel for Mulan (1998). The song is performed by American singer Donny Osmond as the singing voice of Captain Li Shang. The song has received mostly positive reviews from film and music critics, some of whom dubbed it the film's best song, while praising Osmond's performance.
Wilder described himself as using "an everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach" to composing its music, explaining, "I knew I wanted it to sound large and I knew what the tempo and the cadence of the piece was." Combining Eastern and Western styles, Wilder borrowed "drum cadences from traditional Chinese drums and then marrying that with military snares", upon which he continued building until "it became this cacophonous effect of a Chinese marching American band" to demonstrate a sense of masculinity and musculature, identifying the song as very odd in structure but appropriate for its lyrics.
Friend Like Me - Written by Howard Ashman and composed by Alan Menken for Aladdin (1992). Performed by Robin Williams. This was the last album worked on by Howard Ashman before his death at age 40 to HIV/AIDS. The work was completed by Tim Rice. The album is one of the best-selling soundtrack albums to an animated film, with 3 million copies sold in the United States and 300,000 copies sold in Canada.