#jasmine salonga

[airasora]

Been thinking of Charmine today and it just occurred to me - when they first see each other in person, would Kit be a little surprised at how...small Jasmine is? Lol. Maybe he makes some goofy comment about it too.

Kit would 100% try to compliment her, but it would sound like he's making fun of her, and she'd get pissed and then this scene would happen:

I always imagine Kit having a Phoebus "What a woman!" moment when he meets Jasmine x'D

[elijones94]

✨ Aladdin and Jasmine ✨

[ptxweekly]

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Scott Hoying and Lea Salonga recording vocals for ‘Christmas in our Hearts’ 

[p1325]

#fanvidfeed #aladdin #pogo #viddingisart #pop #disney #disneyprincess #jasmine #awholenewworld ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Song: Aladdin/Carpet Ride Artist: Pogo

[penguinsledder]

Musical Breakdown of A Whole New World's instrumentation (Original vs Live Action)

So I went and did it lol. This is going to be long.

Disclaimer: I’m a pianist and a hobbyist arranger so like, this is all based on my limited knowledge and just … vibes. I’m not 100% sure about the instruments I identify because honestly I just learned to pick out orchestra instruments recently. But hey, I’m still gonna go off in this PERSONAL analysis lol because I think orchestration really gets underappreciated in how much it’s able to contribute to the overall emotion the listener feels.

Ok so first of all, music is about expression and sending a message to your audience. You’re trying to convey something. So let’s being by setting some facts straight: The song is about a magic carpet ride. The singers are soaring through the sky, completely enamored by how beautiful everything is and how freeing it is from up in the sky, and in each other’s company. I think we can all agree on this general message.

Now then, let’s see how the instrumentation affects how this is conveyed. I won’t be talking too much about the vocal performance because I’m not a singer lol. Imo all singers did a generally good job tho, and my main gripes are not with them.

Some terms that might need explanation: crescendo – gradually gets louder diminuendo - gradually gets softer arpeggio – broken chord sixteenth notes – notes that last for ¼ of a beat glissando – a slide between 2 notes

Overview:

The original is light and colorful, with a bias towards soprano instruments. The piano, which can do a whole range of notes, is the one that carries the bass of the song (and well probs some strings like the cello, but they don’t get heavy). There’s a general theme of low notes ascending crescendo scales/glissandos/arpeggios/sixteenth notes. Another theme is starting low and embellishing the ends of the phrases with high pitched notes and instruments. I think this is quite fitting for the whole feel of awestruck wonder, and taking off from the ground before soaring through the sky. These all help give the listener the feeling of well, elation, soaring, floating, etc. “high” or “up” seems to be the theme. There’s no percussion in the song, so there’s nothing really keeping it grounded.

As for the live action: It's heavy. It’s grand. It’s explosive. It feels like the drummer had this intense main character syndrome and just went off by themselves.

But the guitar addition was nice—it adds a different vibe that I do like. Honestly the intro was a different vibe that was enjoyable in its own way. It just doesn’t balance out how … idk where the other choices are coming from. I am struggling to see the context in the choices, as this song about flying and romance is—albeit grand, really so heavy that it cannot take off.

Intro

OG: basically a piano arpeggio (aka broken chord) with … flute (?), a glockenspiel, and a harp. The piano intro starts in the usual low register, and is accented by the high-pitched instruments at the end of the phrases. There’s a tentative, wondering feeling, which ties well with Jasmine’s tentativeness at the start.

LA: instead of an arpeggio, it’s piano with strings setting up the atmosphere. Takes a bit of getting used to, but it’s also okay—it’s a different kind of uncertainty, one that is purer and more innocent. Or maybe not exactly uncertainty, but rather a shyness. But it still works imo, it’s just a diff vibe which is fine.

I can show you the world Shining, shimmering, splendid Tell me, princess, now when did you last let your heart decide? I can open your eyes Take you wonder by wonderOver, sideways and under on a magic carpet ride

OG: Chimes, flute, oboe (?), piano, harp, strings (esp violin). The piano is still carrying most of the bass, while the rest of the instruments are there to keep things sounding light. It should be noted that the piano is playing around the second octave to the 3rd/4th (?) Not sure exactly but considering the 4th octave is where middle C is, you can see they refuse to go too low and make it heavy. The winds are providing the countermelody, while the harp glissandos and chimes are there to tickle us and give that “magical” feeling every now and then.

LA: Most noticeable is the addition of the guitar. It slightly veers away from the more traditional orchestra instruments by adding a guitar. That’s fine, it’s a nice touch, Aladdin isn’t really some fancy king, and guitars are associated with a more “commonfolk” vibe, as this is also a much more accessible instrument than the other orchestra instruments. It’s a vibe I’m digging, honestly, so kudos for that.

We’re having some heavy bass here but it still sounds good. The guy is of course singing in a lower register, and we’re just starting out. This has a more earnest vibe to it. More grounded. More down-to-earth. It’s romantic in its own way, and I guess it fits the whole realism live action thing.

A whole new world A new fantastic point of view No one to tell us "No", or where to goOr say we're only dreaming

OG: The strings become a more prominent force here in the chorus, also in the higher register. The high-pitched violins are giving more substance than the winds earlier (as you want to have a stronger sound in the chorus), and they accompany the harp as well in its crescendo to give it more force. The winds still embellish the last parts of the phrases. The instrumentation continues to stay biased towards the higher register.

LA: From being quite quiet and earnest with the instrumentation, it just … EXPLODES. IDK WHY. It’s like a bomb goes off. The percussion is so. Fucking. In your face. Which is a choice I just really don’t understand. You can have light percussion!! Why is this so heavy, like they suddenly started that overemphasized drum track you get at karaoke. Or when you just add that backing track beat from your electric keyboard.

Idk like it sounds a bit more pop-ish, and while I am fan of pop, the drums are just stripping the song of any magic. Can’t we have some magic because live action be damned, THIS IS A FUCKING FLYING CARPET. NOTHING REALISTIC ABOUT THIS.

A whole new world A dazzling place I never knew But when I'm way up here It's crystal clear That now I'm in a whole new world with you

OG: Ah, Lea comes in with her show-stopping voice. I’ve always admired how she really puts the “clear” in crystal clear with her delivery, but one detail I failed to notice initially was how at the start and end of that line, the glock sounds a delicate note, completely solidifying that crystal imagery. It’s just such a good detail.

In “that now I’m in a whole new world with you”, the melody dips lower and the instruments back off a bit, leaving the piano and some ambient strings. This sets up yet another crescendo glissando (this time joined by Brad’s singing) to transition into the next verse! It’s evident this is a recurring thematic choice, and this up and down theme and a low start climbing and building up to explode into sparkles is just so satisfying each time!

LA: Again, why is the beat so heavy???? It’s drowning everything else out. Cymbals??? What???? THE TOMS???? ABSOLUTELY KILL THE MOOD????? It's like they got a drummer and he had this main character syndrome 😭

Unbelievable sights, indescribable feeling Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling Through an endless diamond sky

OG: This might be my absolute favorite bit in this entire song—it just really makes me go *clenches fist* *goosebumps* *chills down spine* *tears in eyes* so good. I think the piccolo (?) (Or maybe flute and piccolo?) shines here, and the glock gets more prominent. These are extremely effective at producing a twinkling, sparkling sound, which makes you think of stars in the night sky, or more specifically, “an endless diamond sky”. There’s also a short run of descending sixteenth notes from the piccolo again (or flute?) that makes you think of tripping or well, tumbling, right exactly when Lea sings “soaring, tumbling, freewheeling”. The piccolo also repeats that small run at “diamond” which just tickles hehe. The piccolo and glock are very cute instruments, and they absolutely shone (or better yet, twinkled) in this verse. Such good choices.

LA: Ok I like the tension the strings add here. It’s not the light sparkly beauty of the original but it’s reminiscent, a stronger version. It matches the deeper, darker (?) quality of Naomi's voice compared to Lea's. BUT AGAIN WHAT IS THE HEAVY PERCUSSION DOING HERE. WITH THE CYMBALS. IT’S REALLY THAT BACKING TRACK YOU ACCIDENTALLY PRESS ON YOUR KEYBOARD. There's also brass doing the countermelody? It goes with the heavier sound but yeah idk you already have a lot making this song heavy and then you add brass to make it … heavier. But the brass touch is still better than whatever is going on with the percussion.

A whole new world (Don't you dare close your eyes) A hundred thousand things to see (Hold your breath, it gets better) I'm like a shooting star, I've come so far I can't go back to where I used to be A whole new world (Every turn, a surprise) With new horizons to pursue (Every moment, red-letter) I'll chase them anywhere There's time to spare Let me share this whole new world with you

OG: They’re doing the crescendo glissandos almost every line now! But aside from that, yeah they’re keeping the general theme they did last chorus. At the end of this, though, they seem to be setting up a landing, so while the glissando still happens, there’s no crescendo.

LA: Ok we have those harp glissando crescendo but instead of it exploding into sparkles I feel like it gets smashed back down by the cymbal crash??? LIKE THE MAGIC IS TRYING TO HAPPEN BUT THE PERCUSSION KEEPS SMOTHERING IT. The individual beat emphasis for “I’m. Like. A. Shooting staarr” WHAT WHY WHY WHY. This is not it. That is not the vibe. I do enjoy pop music and rock music and just … music where drums are heavily used but this is not it!!!!

The strings are similar to the original and the harp glissandos are still there and the vocalists are killing it and then the cymbals just crash in on “wooorrrllld” PLEASE STOP.

AND DID THEY USE THE TOMS IN THE LANDING SET UP PART. WHAT. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ROMANTIC AND SLOWING DOWN. Like ok they ended it with a soft cymbal crash but you could have like … not done that at all. IT's REALLY SUCH A VIBE KILLER.

A whole new world (A whole new world) That's where we'll be (That's where we'll be) A thrilling chase (A wondrous place) For you and Me

OG: It seems our fliers are about to descend from their earlier high, so the music is changing to express that. The tempo gets slower, there’s a very gradual diminuendo. The oboe (?) is back, and we’re going into a lower register, the one in the first verse. The glock is still there to add that occasional tickle.

I do like that they make the piccolo/flute (sorry I really am not good at telling them apart yet) do that ascending run at “a thrilling chase” because the high pitch during this “landing” catches us a bit off guard (we’re supposed to be descending and slowing down now!) so that really does make it feel like we were chased. The surprise is a small thrill.

LA: Ok I can deal with these single high hats (?) at the start of each measure. It’s actually nice. THIS is using it well.

OUTRO

OG: The vocals are at a low note, the fliers have landed and their voices slowly fade out. It is now time for us listeners to leave them on the ground, and prepare for the final sparkler sendoff. The flute and piano do the high pitched outro melody. The flute then sustains its note to keep us in the sky while the ritardando arpeggio from the piano climbs back up again to build up tension enough to set up the last sparkle/firework for that magical feel, courtesy of chimes and a quick piano arpeggio. They probably wanted to emphasize and sustain the lightness at the end though for like movie scene purposes so the strings carry that well and then die down.

LA: So the strings handle the melody while the singers are still singing. That's alright. Kind of gives a heavy romantic vibe.

The guitar and piano take over doing melody when the voices sing their last line, and it’s a nice touch, calling back to the intro. Thankfully the percussion is gone by this point. The strings also serve the purpose of sustaining the last note, like in the original.

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So that's it. If you made it this far, honestly, thank you for reading. I super appreciate it. If you have any of your own thoughts to share, I'd love to hear them!

[thecreativemillennial]

When I first watched this movie in the Early 90s, I actually thought they'd gotten married but it turns out they were celebrating their engagement

[for-yoongi0309]

Tony Award winner, Grammy nominee, and Broadway star Lea Salonga showed her support for SUGA in a recent Instagram post, captioning: “Always behind you, Yoongi.”

** Lea Salonga did the singing parts as Jasmin in Aladdin (1992), titular in Mulan (1998) and Mulan II (2004)

[disneynerdpumpkin]

What is your honest thoughts on princess Jasmine? I’ve seen people hate on her and Ariel…

I love her! She's not one of my fav princesses (my personal favorite is Rapunzel, and my fav unofficial is Asha) but Jasmine is awesome!

I love how beautiful she is and her design is so pretty ❤️ I love her singing voice too, Lea Salonga killed it!

Her personality is awesome; she's smart, can recognize when things are unfair when no one else does, stands up for herself, is a quick learner, kind, confident, cares deeply about her loved ones, and free-spirited.

I also love her in the live action as well, and her song "Speechless" is 🔥

(are ppl really hating on her?! I've heard a lot of hate for Ariel but not Jasmine before. The Disney Princess hate is ridiculous at this point. Disney hate in general too)

[varian-secretportals]

Varian Love-Interest Part 2

What are your thoughts on Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada's on-stage chemistry? Whatever your thoughts are about the musical version of The Great Gatsby or about the couple Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan née Fay (in my personal opinion they aren't exactly a healthy pairing with Gatsby being obsessed with Daisy and Daisy being a shallow woman who cheats on her husband and ultimately breaks Gatsby's heart), I personally think that Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada have amazing vocal chemistry together and I've been actually excited to see these two amazing artists perform together for quite awhile.

I would love to hear them sing a cover of A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin. I could see them becoming the next Brad Kane and Lea Salonga. Though Lea Salonga has still got it in my opinion.

I guess I'm asking because I'm imaging the dream-casting voice for my OC love interest of Varian's to be none other than Eva Noblezada herself. She has a beautiful, spirited and youthful voice that I think mirrors Lea Salonga's singing performances as Princess Jasmine and Mulan beautifully. I'd ultimately love her to do her speaking voice as well as it just fits a character so beautifully when both their speaking and singing voices are the same.

In theory, what are your thoughts on Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada playing other roles together, specifically as animated characters? What are thoughts on them playing a Disney couple? Do you think Eva Noblezada could play a convincing love interest for Jeremy Jordan's Tangled character?

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this whether in comments and/or via poll. I'd really appreciate your feedback.

[kmixon]

Overwork for Wish

A whole new world isn't a dream, NOT anymore...😤😤😤

Asha touches the water 💧 in your song 🎵 Asha, Jasmine she gonna you!!!😮😮😮 YOU part of her movement.

Both Aladdin & Jasmine songs, you seen Jasmine touch the water 💧 for the magic ✨️ YOU staling for Jasmine move .

[airasora]

Old New

Even though Charmine won't be a part of my lovestruck livestream this Thursday, I still decided to give Jasmine and Christopher a face makeover. I think Jasmine needed it even more than Holli did honestly xD

[elijones94]

✨ I haven’t done a drawing of Princess Jasmine in a long time. Yet, today it felt appropriate to do so after so long. Yesterday, it was announced in an online Disney news article that longtime Disney animator Mark Henn had retired from the Walt Disney Animation Studios after working there for 43 years. I based this drawing of Jasmine on an animation drawing done by Henn. When it came to designing and animating Jasmine, Henn based her final design on his own sister, which is pretty interesting. Years ago in high school, I sent a letter to Mark Henn, wanting to make contact with him, and got a letter and an autographed picture as a response back from him.

[its-kapi-wara]

Azelma Thénardier in Les Misérables - The Musical

In a world where the youngest Thénardier girl were a official character in the musical, these are some actresses i would've like to see in her role:

Olivia Puckett - Broadway

Olivia Puckett (January 12, 1991) is an American actress, singer and dancer. Some roles she has played throughout her career are:

– Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds in Hamilton.

– Zoe Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen. She also understudied Alana Beck, from the same musical.

Isabelle McCalla - Broadway

Isabelle McCalla (June 15, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut in 2018, as Princess Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin. Other roles she also have played are:

– Pilar in Legally Blonde.

– Anita in West Side Story.

– Alyssa Greene in The Prom.

Lilla Crawford - Broadway

Lilla Crawford (February 23, 2001) is a American actress. She began her career at the age of six, appearing in commercials. In 2011 she made her Broadway debut in the musical Billy Elliot. Her other roles include:

– Annie Bennett in Annie.

– The Little Girl in Ragtime Concert . In which she appeared alongside Norm Lewis (Javert) and Lea Salonga (Éponine/Fantine)

– Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods.

[a-myriad-of-stars]

Okay, so the short, “Once Upon a Studio” is patently perfect. It hit right in the nostalgia in the best way, and it was a treat to see 2D and 3D animation intertwined in a careful and meticulous way.

My one *teensy* complaint is hardly a complaint, but an observation that would have made it even better.

This moment with Mulan, Snow White, and Asha is so lovely to see. The old holding hands with the new is such a powerful thing. But it would have been even better if they’d replaced Mulan with Jasmine.

Hear me out!

Jasmine was Disney’s first Princess of color; Mulan came after Jasmine. And I know we see a brief glimpse of her in the crowd next to Isabella, but how great would it have been if we see snow, then Disney’s first POC, and the Asha? And it wouldn’t have been anything different to replace her, because Lea Salonga was the singing voice for Mulan AND Jasmine.

My only critique is hardly that, and it was an otherwise perfect short.

[spaceasianmillennial]

Giving it the full read, this profile is about how Lea Salonga and Arielle Jacobs contextualize Here Lies Love.

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For both Jacobs and Salonga, who coincidentally have both played Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (Salonga in the Disney film and Jacobs in the Broadway show), Here Lies Love is the first time they are playing Filipinos on stage. It's a big moment for Jacobs especially because this is her first time leading a Broadway musical. Jacobs says her mom cried tears of joy upon hearing the news. Her grandfather, responded stoically with, "the Dictator..." recalls Jacobs, deepening her voice and saying it with a Filipino accent. 

Jacobs is aware that playing Imelda comes with its own share of baggage. “She represents a lot of pain for a lot of people,” Jacobs admits. At the same time, Jacobs has been doing her best to shut out the assumptions, and instead focus on Imelda as a character: a woman who rose to power and then was corrupted by it. “They aren’t born with devil horns,” says Jacobs of dictators like Marcos. “They were born as regular human beings…And then they turn into people who make choices that hurt a lot of people.” 

The key thing for Jacobs is that villains don't always know that they are villains. They rationalize their behavior as acceptable. And if Jacobs does her job right, the audience will start the show loving her and end it hating her: "And I'm not liking myself at the end of it, either" she exclaims.

Both actors are also adamant in saying that Here Lies Love does not glorify Imelda Marcos. To them, the musical explores how a dictatorship can take hold, how seductive it seems at the outset. Considering the rise of fascism around the world, such as the election of Donald Trump in America, the two actors think Here Lies Love has only become more relevant since it premiered a decade ago Off-Broadway. 

[my-plastic-life]

Daily Dose of Disney (Princess): Mulan

So Mulan isn’t technically a princess, but she is always grouped in with them, and I love her! So she’s totally going on the list!

Princess: Mulan Movie: Mulan Year Released: 1998 Original Story: “The Ballad of Mulan”

Fun Facts: ~ Mulan isn’t actually based on a true story or real person, but an actual Chinese legend/poem. ~ In the legend, Mulan has a younger brother who is too young to fight. The Disney iteration portrays her sibling as her dog, appropriately named Little Brother.

~ Lea Salonga provided the singing voice for Mulan, as well as Princess Jasmine. She is the only woman to voice two Disney princesses. ~ Mulan’s sidekick, Mushu, was supposed to have a song in the movie, but it was later cut. ~ Princesses typically don’t kill people, but Mulan is technically the princess with the highest kill count. She kills 1,995 people in her movie. ~ She is the first Disney princess to not be an actual princess, as she wasn't born to royalty. She also didn't marry a prince. ~ She's also the first Disney princess to be raised by her biological parents for her entire childhood and the second to have both of her parents alive during her childhood (the first was Aurora). ~ Mulan is the first Disney princess to not sing about her love for a hero or prince. ~ She is the first princess to be seen getting a haircut in a Disney movie, and the the first princess to be visibly physically wounded. ~ Mulan fights with one hand and writes with the other, implying that she is ambidextrous. ~ The gorgeous flowers in the film are commonly associated with cherry blossoms, which are native to Japan rather than China (though there are cherry blossoms in China as well). It’s speculated that the pink blossoms are actually magnolias, and it’s said that the name Mulan means “blossom.”