Dinsey’s live-action version of The Little Mermaid keeps the classic animated movie’s story largely intact, without any significant deviations from the plot. The biggest changes in the movie come in the form of its music, with a couple of songs from the original Little Mermaid missing, and three new songs from Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda added in. Reaction to these new songs is somewhat mixed, but one thing that’s clear is that whatever your opinion might be, you probably have strong feelings about the new song “Scuttlebutt.”
The final song on the new Little Mermaid soundtrack is sung by Akwafina’s Scuttle and is the clearest indication that Lin-Manuel Miranda was involved in writing the new music, as the tune is a rap song, where Scuttle informs Ariel that the Prince has announced his engagement. Considering the drastic change in style from the rest of the songs in the film, it’s a pretty wild song, and it’s even wilder when you hear it performed in 20 languages, as a new video from Disney proves. Check it out
