Beauty and the Beast (Live-Action)

[DisneyFan09]

God, I hope it's the Mob Song. I hate that song.

It's my least favorite song from the soundtrack as well. It's not awful, but I just don't find it compelling. At least "Savages", which is quite reminiscent of "The Mob Song", is more compelling and satisfying, since it depicts both sides and an actual conflict.

[Atlantica]

Well, it's one we've not heard before as its one of the three new ones that were written.

I wonder what they'll be doing for scoring for the movie ? Will they essentially use Alan's original score, or create a new one I wonder ... ?

[Disney's Divinity]

At least "Savages", which is quite reminiscent of "The Mob Song", is more compelling and satisfying, since it depicts both sides and an actual conflict.

"TMS" isn't supposed to be anything like "Savages," that's probably why it doesn't explore two sides. The castle-dwellers have no reason to hate the peasants. It's about how easy it is to incite fear and panic, whereas "Savages" is about racism.

I love "TMS" and will remain with the rest of the original songs; it's not my favorite song from the film, of course, but this is one of the best soundtracks Disney has. I find it superior to "Savages" just on general terms.

[Lady Cluck]

I actually think "The Mob Song" is very important thematically, and it shows Gaston going completely off the deep end towards the dark side. Buffoonish himbo Gaston on his own isn't that scary, but Gaston being able to incite fear and hatred in an angry mob that blindly follows him is. I could see them replacing those scenes with dialogue, but I don't see why that's necessary with a great song at their disposal.

Hopefully someone has gotten used to the cut with "Human Again" and thinks that's an original song...

[DisneyFan09]

"TMS" isn't supposed to be anything like "Savages," that's probably why it doesn't explore two sides. The castle-dwellers have no reason to hate the peasants. It's about how easy it is to incite fear and panic, whereas "Savages" is about racism.

I love "TMS" and will remain with the rest of the original songs; it's not my favorite song from the film, of course, but this is one of the best soundtracks Disney has. I find it superior to "Savages" just on general terms.

Okay. We can agree to disagree, then

Perhaps it was unfair to compare it to "Savages", but since those songs resemble each other, I thought it was relevant (heck, I find the scores for "Beauty" and "Pocahontas" to be almost identical, but that might just be me). I just find "Savages" to be more emotionally compelling and satisfying. And embracing the movie as a whole. "Savages" are about two different races starting a war (for real reasons). It's even more satisfying that Pocahontas is singing between them. "The Mob Song" is not bad, but I just find it insipid. I really don't find it compelling that a group of villagers singing a song about how to kill a Beast (which they didn't knew existed priorly).

[Victurtle]

Have you heard of mob mentality and mob lynches? Those are very real things and happen all the time, especially with the advent of twitter and facebook.

Misinformed people get caught up in emotions to attack something misunderstood is a phenomena that occurs daily, even on this forum.

[ce1ticmoon]

I like The Mob Song, and similarities or no, it's definitely better than Savages. Savages isn't bad in concept, and Menken's music is great, but the lyrics are awful and are about as subtle as a brick to the head.

[Disney's Divinity]

Okay. We can agree to disagree, then

Yes. I enjoy reading what you have to say, even if our opinions are generally polar opposite.

I don't hate "Savages" by any means. I think a lot of Pocahontas's lyrics can veer on the preachy side (imo), but I can look past that and manage to enjoy it anyway thanks to the music and the voicework.

[DisneyFan09]

I enjoy reading what you have to say, even if our opinions are generally polar opposite.

Aaaaw, you're so sweet

I never meant to trash "The Mob Song" and of course it's not ought to be like "Savages". But I stand with my opinion. I just find "Savages" to be more emotionally compelling.

[Vlad]

I enjoy reading what you have to say, even if our opinions are generally polar opposite.

Aaaaw, you're so sweet

I never meant to trash "The Mob Song" and of course it's not ought to be like "Savages". But I stand with my opinion. I just find "Savages" to be more emotionally compelling.

Me, too! The song itself is kinda boring, but the orchestration is brilliant!

[disneyprincess11]

We have a hint of what Dan and Emma will look like:

https://instagram.com/p/6dXQptmThD/

[Atlantica]

Interesting, and a great find ! So its their twist on the iconic film / Broadway rose poster ... I like it. Looks like (from that) Dan will have more of a mans face it seems ? With Beastly parts ?

[Disney Duster]

I don't like that logo. Emma doesn't look like much of a beauty and Dan doesn't look like much of a beast. I know it's probably just a mock-up/placement holder for what they will really look like...right? Because if the Beast looks more like his handsome prince self, that ruins some of the message of loving someone completely for their inside, and, it just doesn't make sense: Belle is supposed to think he's a beast with a man's soul/mind, not a man at all. Yes, perhaps she thinks he's a beast under a spell like the enchanted objects, but she has no idea he's really a man...except maybe by that painting in his room? If she thinks he is a man, it will change how the story and message work a little. But I guess she'd still be falling for a rather ugly man and that would keep most of the message.

But I hope they come up with a more original, creative, and sense-making poster/logo. I mean really, it is like they just stole from the Broadway poster, like Atlantica pointed out.

[Sotiris]

New interviews with Luke Evans.

Q: I'm a huge Bill Condon fan and I'm really anticipating something special with Beauty and the Beast. What can you tease people?

Luke Evans: Well, I’m a huge fan as well and to get to work with Bill — not only to get to work with Bill Condon, but also to be able to do Beauty and the Beast with Bill Condon, I couldn’t have dreamed that magic cocktail up in my head. And the fact that I got to do it — I got to sing, I got to play one of Disney’s most famous bad guys. I can mention Gaston to anybody in the world and they will sing me a line from the song. It’s extraordinary. This is 18 months before the film comes out and I’m already hearing “I use antlers in all of my decorating”, and it’s like wow, “I eat four dozen eggs every morning”, and all that stuff. It’s extraordinary the impact that animated film had all the way back in 1991 when I was 12. It’s part of my life, part of my childhood and I got to bring him to life under the amazing, detailed attention of Bill who loved every second of it, is the happiest man I know and the most pleasant human being I could ever wish to be directed by. He was having the time of his life; we all were. Come on, it’s Disney. Everything about this film was a treat to see, to look, to watch, to be on set. It was magical. I just can't believe we have to wait a year and a half before it comes out.

Q: I'm curious about where you guys were recording on set. Were you singing live? Was it all pre-recorded?

Luke Evans: We pre-recorded everything, but some of us sang live on set as well, during the takes. We were mic’d and they recorded that and I think afterwords, in sound, they’ll be able to chose whether the live version is better than the pre-recorded version. We’ll never know! But I’m a singer, so I’ve always been used to singing live on stage, doing eight shows a week for a year or more. So I’m very used to not miming. I’ve never mimed in my life, so I didn’t mime, I sang full out every take to my own voice in the background. So did Josh. Josh and I really loved every minute of it, we’re proper theater lovers, me and Josh.

Q: I'm a huge fan of Josh. I think Josh is great. What was it like working with him? Because he's a funny guy. When you're doing something like that where you have to sing and everything is pretty scripted, is there room for improv?

Luke Evans: Josh Gad lives for improv, but what’s wonderful about Josh Gad — he’s a funny man, but he’s an incredibly sensitive actor, and at no point was it “The Josh Gad Show”. Josh is so funny, but he’s so generous as an actor that he helped me be funny many, many times. He’s a very, very generous man. And we were a duo. We want people to love Gaston and Le Fou, and we didn’t have to try, because I love Josh. He was an absolute dream to work with. He left, sadly, two weeks before I wrapped and it was not the same. For me, it was just not the same. I missed him terribly because his energy is just contagious. He’s just a wonderful person to be around. I feel like the chemistry that we had together off screen — I mean we used to literally giggle to the point of wetting ourselves laughing at points on set. You know, those long nights on set, and we laughed and we giggled and he’s just so easy to be around, but it came to our characters. We brought it into our characters. So our dynamic and our timing just came from who we were as who we were as Luke and Josh, it came into Gaston and Le Fou very easily. So I’m hoping when we see the final cut in 2017, that that energy and that dynamic and that chemistry that we felt, and everybody seemed to see it, will be there.

Q: What I'm also really excited about is that there's going to be new music, new songs. What was your reaction hearing those new songs for the first time 'cause I know, like me, you're a huge fan of the material.

Luke Evans: Well, I’m lucky enough to be one of the first people in the world to have heard those two songs, which will become songs that children will sing, adults will sing, people in musicals will end up singing them at some point, they’ll become audition pieces, they will become part of this amazing legacy of a film we already have, a story that is so ingrained in our — in my childhood memory. These two songs. They’re beautiful, they complement everything so well, but they are incredibly unique and different. And the thought and love that has gone into those two songs honor the work of the original so well. It will be a nice thing, especially for the fans, to hear these two new songs on top of what we already have. It;s going to be great.

Source: http://collider.com/beauty-and-the-beas ... uke-evans/

At Toronto International Film Festival in support of the upcoming film “High-Rise,” Evans called singing “a wonderful thing,” gushing about his time on the set of “Beauty and the Beast” and what a “feisty” woman Emma Watson is. In a word, he said Watson, who plays Belle in the movie, was “wonderful.”

“She’s great,” he said. “She epitomizes what Belle should be in the 21st century to young girls; she’s a strong woman. We all know Emma as Emma, a strong woman, she has a voice, she uses it very effectively and I admire her for that. She’s brought some of that to Belle. She’s not just a Disney princess, she’s more than a Disney princess, and she has a beautiful sensitive side to her. She’s quite delicate to look at, but she’s not at all. She’s a really strong, feisty woman and we have some fantastic scenes in the film. I was making her laugh more than she should have been laughing.”

And does she have the pipes to belt the musical’s iconic songs? Yes, Evans confirmed. “Great singing voice to boot. She’s a triple threat. Makes me sick.”

The cast wrapped a month ago, after a long shoot that included seven weeks of rehearsal before a camera was even turned on. Evans said he’s especially looking forward to audiences seeing his big number, “Gaston.”

“That took four and a half weeks, five weeks to rehearse,” he said. “I can’t even tell you what’s in the scene but believe you me it’s beautiful. Josh [Gad] and I were very proud of the work that we put in, and it’s fantastic. It was very sad when we finished the scene, because it felt that we’d shot a whole damn movie in the time.”

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/2270949/luke-ev ... the-beast/

Q: I was just wondering how that experience was for you and what we can expect.

Luke Evans: Bill Condon, the director, and Disney didn’t want to rock the boat too much. We know it’s an amazing animation that I remember almost word for word. As a child, seeing it for the first time in the cinema…We’re trying to tell that story. We were telling that story adding a few magical moments that you couldn’t do in animation that you can do in live-action but apart from that I’d say most people are going to be completely absorbed into a memory and it’s going to be the most beautiful experience. I’ve been lucky enough to see a very, very early screening where there’s a lot of work still left to be done but…I didn’t want it to finish. It’s like being in the theater. It’s breathtaking.

Source: http://www.heyuguys.com/beauty-beast-movie-luke-evans/

Next year Evans will let loose on a mic in Bill Condon's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Best. He plays barrel-chested hunter Gaston, who vies for the affections of Emma Watson's Belle while hanging out with the bumbling Le Fou (Josh Gad). "Gaston, he's larger than life and he has this incredible journey," Evans explains, the star's effusive enthusiasm for the role evident from the moment the film is mentioned. "He starts off as this loveable rogue who people find funny but slightly annoying, and he's got this ridiculous self-respect which is hilarious to watch. And then you see this man crack. He starts to not get what he wants, and basically turns into the monster at the end of the film."

Evans cites the 1991 Disney animation as one of his favourites due to the "iconic" story and songs, which Condon's version will retain while adding several new toe-tappers. "It's incredibly loyal to the story. All the music is there. I literally can't wait to see this. It's very exciting."

Source: http://www.pressreader.com/australia/to ... 4/TextView

Luke Evans: It was just a wonderful joy to actually get to sing on the screen. It's what I did for 10 years of my life. I sang on the West End stage and so to finally do it on screen was a really wonderful moment for me. I loved every second of it.

Q: Do you think fans will be pleased?

Luke Evans: Pleased? They're going to be over the moon. It's a real treat. It will be a wonderful thing for the people that remember the animation and for the young ones who've never seen the animation to live this live-action portrayal of the things we loved. It's very special.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUql8A06UEU

Q: Can you talk a bit about your role in Beauty and the Beast?

Luke Evans: I play Gaston. It was a real honor to work for, first of all, such a legendary studio such as Disney and also to bring to life a character that I was brought up with. Beauty and Beast came out when I was twelve. I remember seeing it in the cinema. It’s amazing how quickly you remember the song. It’s so memorable. When I got the job I was over the moon. I was primarily a singer. That’s what I did when I first became an actor – I sang in the theater. It’s taken eight years in my film career to finally get the job where I was able to sing and enjoy every minute of it. It was an amazing job. Everybody involved was happy to come to work. The set was huge and the cast was wonderful. I had a great time with Emma (Watson), Dan (Stevens), Josh (Gad) and Kevin (Cline). Having Bill Condon directing it simply made it a dream package.

Source: http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/lu ... 016/05/20/

Q: Have you had a chance yet to see more footage from it?

Luke Evans: I've seen like three cuts of it now and every time I see it it's moved further and further to the final product. But there's a lot do. I'm sure they're almost there. You finally get to see the clock talk and the candelabra move and the Beast. Obviously, when we shot the film we didn't see any of that. For a lot of the human characters in the film, we really have a huge moment when we're actually going see to what we're reacting. Yeah, it's exciting. What I've seen, the reaction of the audience, was unbelievable with even a half a film. So, it's going to be great.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwgWpi8j_PQ

Q: How did you get cast as Gaston in Beauty in the Beast? What was the process like?

Luke Evans: I had to audition. They wanted to hear everybody. I can tell you huge names that were in the room before me and after me. I was like, "Fuck." Everybody was being seen for these roles, and for Gaston especially. It's a great role, and he has this big song—well, there are a few big songs. I went in and met Bill Condon and it was quite nice. Sometimes when you audition it's quite a nerve wracking thing, you're quite exposed and maybe have only had the script for a few days before. I remember going in and I knew the song and I knew that I could sing it really well—that's what I've done my whole career up until this point. It was one of those moments where I could relax and thoroughly enjoy every minute of it, knowing that vocally I could do it. It was quite nice to see Mr. Condon's face at the end of it smiling away. I was like, "Okay, well I think I've done something right in this room." But I went back twice to try different things and it was great. It's quite nice to audition sometimes. I'm in a fortunate position that sometimes you just get offered roles—they're not necessarily the roles you take, but to get offered a film is amazing. I think the work you've done before that is why you get it. But when you audition for something you do feel a little bit more legit. It's a validation that you are the right person for the job because they've chosen and they've seen you do something connected to that role. I loved every second of [the film]. It was thrilling. You just felt like you were on a big MGM set of a musical. It's huge and it's breathtaking, some of the stuff that we shot. I can't wait to see the final cut.

Source: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/luke-evans

Q: You have Beauty and the Beast coming up as well. What can we expect from that?

Luke Evans: It's wonderful. It's truly wonderful. I've seen it and it's exactly what I would want from a live-action version of one of Disney's most loved animations. To bring one of their most famous villains to life was a gift for anybody.

Source: http://metro.co.uk/2016/10/05/watch-luk ... t-6171661/

When Yahoo sat down with Luke Evans to talk about The Girl on the Train, we couldn’t resist asking him about the spring 2017 release of Disney’s new live-action version of the 1991 animated feature Beauty and the Beast. “It was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my career so far, working with Bill Condon, who is an incredible director. He was thoroughly enjoying the experience as much as we were,” Evans said.

Evans plays the self-centered Gaston competing for Belle’s love, and his sidekick LeFou is played by Josh Gad, who also played Olaf in Frozen. “I got to have banter with Josh Gad, who’s a very funny man. We worked very well as a duo, and it was really, really exciting. I loved every second of it.”

It’s been two and a half decades since the release of the original animated film, which was also nominated for best picture. So, when fans head to the theaters next year, how will the new film compare? “They won’t just recognize it. They’ll feel like they’re watching the animation. At certain points, the loyalty to the original 25-year-old animation is staggering,” Evans said.

Just how loyal will the new film be? When we asked Evans if he’ll be ripping off his shirt like Gaston did in the original, this is what he had to say: “You’ll just have to watch the movie, won’t you. I’m not going to give anything away.”

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/movies/beauty-and ... 43889.html

Q: Another character who I feel you might have to make those preemptive defenses for is Gaston. Could you talk a little bit about playing him?

Luke Evans: Yeah, well he always wears everything on his sleeve, from his heart to his arrogance to his egocentric behavior. I find it super-enjoyable to play someone like him. I had forgotten how much of an arc that character has in the story of Beauty and the Beast, because he’s sort of the lovable rogue, slightly self-absorbed. Very self-absorbed. Has never been told no by anybody or anything, and you watch this persona, which is sort of solidified in strong charisma start to crack, and it starts to fade into what—essentially he becomes the sort of monster in the film.

Q: He does. How is the singing on-set going?

Luke Evans: It’s a wonderful scene. It’s brilliant in the film. We went to town on that scene. I’m a singer, so I really enjoyed that moment. It was the best bit.

Source: http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/the- ... -the-beast

Q: You also have “Beauty and the Beast” next year, in which you play Gaston. How intimidating was it, going out for that part?

Luke Evans: Amazing. Quite a responsibility, I have to say. But loads of prep. I rehearsed for quite a few weeks because it’s quite choreographed and took plenty of time to get into the character. I mean, my hair is longer than Emma Watson’s in it, I think. And also because I’m a singer, I finally got to do it. I finally got to sing on screen in such a brilliant role, so it’s gonna be great.

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/luke-evans- ... ro-movies/

I had the pleasure of hopping on the phone with Luke Evans this past week -- and while most of our conversation centered on his latest movie, I used my last couple questions to ask about Gaston and Beauty and the Beast. Curious about his performance, I asked if he was able to translate the cartoonishness of the character in his performance, and he shared that it was actually one of the rare pleasures he got from playing the part. Said Evans, "There's definitely a theatricality that I can bring to this role that I don't usually get to do. There's a slight heightened reality to the film. It's Disney and we're re-creating a much loved Disney story. He's larger than life in every respect. No, it's definitely really fun to play, and I did get to do more theatricality".

Of course, it's important that Gaston not just be a silly, over-the-top idiot, as that wound undercut just how villainous his actions get towards the end of the narrative. Fortunately, this is something that Luke Evans and director Bill Condon fully understood, and as such actually had a really strong arc for the character bending across the length of Beauty and the Beast. He may come across as a goofy, muscle-headed buffoon when we first meet him, but by the end he becomes a legitimate threat to the heroes you want to see live happily ever after. The actor explained, "It was really fun to play this character, because it's such a great arc, such a great like arc. He starts as a kind of lovable rogue - says all these self-absorbed egocentric phrases and has his crazy sidekick. And then once he starts to realize he's not going to get his own way, the facade starts to crack, and there's a monster appears, and he ends up being quite the villain".

Source: http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1563630 ... evans-says

Q: There's a ridiculous amount of interest in this movie. Are you aware of this?

Luke Evans: Yes, very much so. When they released that 30-second teaser trailer earlier this year and it broke all the records, like 91.8 million views in 24 hours and beat Star Wars, Avengers, Captain America, you go 'OK'. I don't think even Disney were ready for that to happen. No one was prepared to see those numbers which makes you realize how loved and how excited the world is about this film. I just think it will deliver for all those people on so many levels, including some new levels because of the new technology that we have and how epic the whole film is. It's just fantastic. [Bill Condon] is perfect. You couldn't have chosen a better person to helm this movie and take it to where it needed to go. What I love about Billy... He's like 'If it isn't broke, don't fix it' and in a way that's what he's done. He's brought everything you want from the original into this film and some special moments that we can't even talk about.

Source: http://collider.com/luke-evans-girl-on- ... interview/

Evans told Moviefone, "It's very similar to the animated [movie]. Extremely similar. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" That includes the same songs, including the famous boastful showstopper song "Gaston." "It's huge, it's a huge production number, it's extremely brilliant," he says. When we asked if his chest as hairy as the 1991 version, he laughed. "I do have a hairy chest, but nothing like Gaston's!"

While you might not think of "The Hobbit" star as a singer, he actually has a musical theater background. "I spent the early years of my career on stage in the West End doing musicals and plays," he explained. "A lot of people don't know that, so this is great, because it will be quite a revelation when they finally see me sing."

He (naturally) had nothing but nice things to say about Emma Watson, who plays Belle. "She's wonderful. She's very committed to the role. She puts so much into it. She learned how to sing for it. She's extraordinary. She put her heart and soul into it."

As for Evans, he'd love to do more comedy. "I like smiling and laughing. I like making people laugh. I got a bit of a bug when I did the Gaston character, it was so much fun, so I wouldn't mind trying a bit more of that."

Source: https://www.moviefone.com/2016/10/06/gi ... st-remake/

Q: So switching gears: 'Beauty and the Beast.' I know that you're Gaston and that Emma Watson is Belle, but that's sort of all.

Luke Evans: Yeah, that's what we want to give you. [laughs] I'll tell you a little fun fact about the film, though. Me, the little boy playing Chip, Emma Thompson, and Emma Watson, all have the same birthday. We were all in on the same day and they all sang us "Happy Birthday." That will never happen in my life again: Four of us having the same birthday on the same film, and we're all in on the same day. It was an extraordinary thing.

Source: http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a ... old-drink/

Q: What should we expect? Is it just more amazing that I think it's going to be?

Luke Evans: It really is 'cause I've seen it. It's hard to put into words without ruining it. It'll be everything you expect but adding the fact that we now have 21st century technology and it's live-action. So, Disney's gone to town. There's moments in the film for real die-hard fans. They'll literally won't be staying in their seats. They'll be so excited. I went to the recording of the soundtrack, well the music to my song, in Abbey Road Studios where Beatles recorded. It was incredible.

Q: Is there new music in it?

Luke Evans: Yes, there is. But everything you want, you'll get and loads more.

Q: When you get a phone call that they say 'Hey we want you for Beauty and the Beast', what goes through your head?

Luke Evans: It was amazing because I come from singing. I sang in musicals, I did plays in the West End. It's powerful. So, I've just been waiting for that moment, waiting for the right job, the right character and this was it. This is it.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMyPYeCD5Q4

Q: Beauty and the Beast is coming out soon. Is Emma Watson going to blow us all away?

Luke Evans: Absolutely. She is Belle. She really is. She looks fantastic and sounds amazing. She's packaged with an incredible cast and sets that are mind-blowing. I think it will deliver on ever level.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1-_ZPsrz_M

Q: They're doing a live-action version of Beauty and the Beast and I understand you're playing Gaston.

Luke Evans: I am playing Gaston, yeah. Very excited.

Q: Is it something that you want to do? Do you want to do more musical stuff or is it just as it comes?

Luke Evans: Obviously, having a nine-year career in musical theater, I always thought 'Well, there's going to be moment where I'm going to be able to merge the two together'. It took eight years but this one finally came along. A lot of people don't even know that I can sing so it's gotta be the right one. I just thought 'Yeah, this is the one'. It's such an amazing role. The songs are all from the animation which just celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYvExa2YGFo

He can sing, too. This will be less of a secret come next March, when Disney releases its live-action Beauty And The Beast, in which Mr Evans plays the hulking, preening villain Gaston. It’s the sort of meaty musical role he’d been waiting for, and he backed out of an upcoming film by his friend (and High-Rise collaborator) Mr Ben Wheatley in order to do it. Ask Mr Evans whether seven years off the stage has weakened his vocal chords and he laughs indulgently. “They’re made of well-used leather,” he says. “They’ve never been out of use for long, in fact. It’s just that, as Gaston, I got to sing more often, and in front of people, instead of on my own in my living room.”

Source: https://www.mrporter.com/journal/the-lo ... evans/1262

[Disney Duster]

Ooohhh very nice to hear!!! It sounds like they are putting so much great stuff into this piece and doing it well, carefully, and fully! I hope that Gaston and Le Fou do have that great chemistry! But of course, the most important chemistry will be between Belle and the Beast. That must be the best! It better be!

[Maria_Potter]

Emma Watson interview, where she talks a bit about Beauty and the Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUpp1PfwJNo

[Disney Duster]

They're going deeper into the story and characters! Telling more than the animated film could because the animated film was shorter. Very good!

[disneyprincess11]

I have to ask you, Alan, about the live-action Beauty and the Beast.
MENKEN: They’re editing it now.
Are they just taking all the songs from the movie?
MENKEN: The songs from the movie are in. Actually, none of the songs from the Broadway made the film. I would’ve taken “If I Can’t Love Her,” but the problem is that was for a very specific moment to end Act I of the Broadway show. There’s a moment where the Beast drives her away and he regrets that. But I think Bill [Condon] built a more promising moment for the film, which is when he lets her go and he watches her leave. And as he watches her leave, he sings.
MUSKER: So you wrote a new song?
MENKEN: A new song with Tim Rice. There’s actually three new songs written for the movie. It’s called “Forever More,” and there’s also a song called “Days in the Sun.”
MUSKER: Is it based on any of the melodies from the film?
MENKEN: Similar. Sort of a cousin of “If I Can’t Love Her.” So yes, there’s new songs and I’ll be scoring that in the spring. It’s exciting.

I mean, we knew, but I'm still sad that NONE of the songs made it... I was really hoping for "Home". Oh well.
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/13/aladdin-roundtable

[Disney Duster]

Thanks for the info! But then what are the three songs? He only named two.

[Disney's Divinity]

I think a song when Belle leaves would be perfect. Even "IICLH" would've fit right there, since it's the real moment in the film where he gives up hope.