The Mob Song
| "The Mob Song" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Kimmy Robertson, Paige O'Hara, Rex Everhart, Richard White, and Robby Benson | |
| from the album Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| Released | October 29, 1991 |
| Length | 3:30 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Composer(s) | Alan Menken |
| Lyricist(s) | Howard Ashman |
| Producer(s) |
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"The Mob Song" is a song from the 1991 Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast.
Plot
"The Mob Song" sees Gaston instill fear into the villagers about the Beast, claiming he will supposedly kill them. Gaston then proceeds to lead the angry mob up to the Beast's castle so that he can kill the Beast while the rest of the villagers rob the castle of its treasures. CommonSenseMedia explains that "misguided townspeople say scary and violent things about the Beast, proposing they kill him and mount his head on a wall."[1] At one point, Gaston says, "Screw your courage to the sticking place", which is a line from Macbeth.
Composition and analysis
The book Sigmund Romberg says the song is "a cinematic recreation of Nelson Eddy's nocturnal march 'Stouthearted Men' in the 1940 musical film New Moon.[2] The Cambridge Companion of Singing describes the song as a "parody" of the earlier number.[3]
Critical reception
Unlocked described it as a "less time-consuming number".[4] CommonSenseMedia said the song is one of the few things in the film that parents should be concerned about.[1] WCPO said it was "dramatic" with "dark energy".[5]
2017 version
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack Album". commonsensemedia.org. 17 September 2012.
- ↑ Everett, William A. (October 2008). Sigmund Romberg. ISBN 978-0300138351.
- ↑ Potter, John; Cross, Jonathan (13 April 2000). The Cambridge Companion to Singing. ISBN 9780521627092.
- ↑ Kingsbury, Karen (26 October 2010). Unlocked. ISBN 9780310412090.
- ↑ Bridget Nicholas, Scott High School. "Review: Whimsical fairytale comes to life in Mariemont's 'Beauty & The Beast' - Story". WCPO.
