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"Under the Sea" is a song from Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman. It is influenced by the calypso style of the Caribbean which originated in Trinidad and Tobago , as well as reggae , which originated in Jamaica .
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"Under the Sea" is the theme song from Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid. It is influenced by the Calypso style of Trinidad and Tobago and performed in the film by Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian.
The song is a plea by the crab Sebastian imploring Ariel to remain sea-bound, and resist her desire to become a human in order to spend her life with Prince Eric, with whom she has fallen in love. Sebastian falsely warns her of the struggles of human life while at the same time expounding the benefits of a care-free life underwater. However, Ariel manages to sneak off with the aid of Flounder just before Sebastian's finale.
An instrumental version of the theme features heavily in the opening theme of the The Little Mermaid television series, which is a medley of this, "Part of Your World" and "Kiss the Girl". An instrumental version of the song is also played in the closing credits of the TV series.
In 2007, the Broadway musical version uses this as the featured production number with the role of Sebastian played by Tituss Burgess. Because Burgess is a tenor (unlike the baritone Wright), the key of the song was raised from B-flat to D. The placing of the song is also moved to after the scene in which King Triton destroys Ariel's collection of "human stuff", where the purpose of the song was to cheer Ariel up.
In the 2023 remake of the original film, the song remains the same. However, unlike the original, Ariel joins in the song before sneaking off.
•The song is based on the song "The Beautiful Briny Sea" from the 1971 film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
•The track won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1990.
•In 2002, the song was featured in the Square Enix action RPG, Kingdom Hearts as the background music for the Atlantica world. In 2006, the song also appeared in Kingdom Hearts II as part of a minigame where it was rearranged to have parts for Sebastian, Ariel, and Sora. For both appearances, the music was arranged by Yoko Shimomura.
•The song is present throughout all the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts around the world as well as the Disney Cruise Line.
•Just as the Broadway version has this song placed after King Triton destroys Ariel's grotto, in The Little Mermaid Jr., the song is sung right after "Part of Your World" before Ariel first encounters Prince Eric.
•Both of these placements could be due to the addition of the song "She's In Love".
Alan Menken Howard Ashman. " Under the Sea " is a very popular song from Disney's 1989 feature film, The Little Mermaid. The song was composed by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. It is known to be influenced by the Calypso style of the Caribbean. The song won Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1989, one of Disney's original scores to win Oscar.
May 19, 2023 · Alan Menken & Mike Higham. May. 19, 2023 1 viewer 16.1K views. Translations. Under the Sea Lyrics. [Intro: SEBASTIAN, spoken] Okay, okay, listen to me. The human world is a mess. Life under...
Apr 19, 2024 · April 19, 2024 / By Marjorie Sanford. The Meaning Behind The Song: Under the Sea by Samuel E. Wright. Under the Sea, written by Howard Ashman and composed by Alan Menken, is a beloved musical number from the animated film “The Little Mermaid” released in 1989.
