Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Between 'This Wish' from Wish, 'Beyond' from Moana 2, and 'Waiting On A Wish' from the new live action Snow White - Disney CANNOT make a good 'I Want' song lately. But why? What does an 'I Want' song need in order to work not only for the plot, but also for the viewer to get emotionally invested? By comparing old Disney to New Disney, we are covering 5 questions every 'I Want' song must answer, and 5 tools that writers use to do it (or... not do it 💀)! This video is all about character building and storytelling as we dive into why Disney was so magical and how they've lost their magic!
00:00 - Why make a musical anyway?
02:12 - Tool 1. Every (compelling) Disney lead has THIS in common
07:46 - Tool 2. We always see characters DO THIS
13:00 - Tool 3. Characters must express a willingness to...
17:25 - Tool 4. What makes us care?
21:46 - Secret Tool 5. What new Disney movies FAIL to do
24:48 - NEVER Make this mistake
References:
Brandon Sanderson: youtube.com/@UC3g-w83Cb5pEAu5UmRrge-A
"The Disney Villain" by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
Dahlia Katz for her Character Building Pyramid
Asha's "I Want" Song Is Worse Than You Think [Wish]: youtu.be/O5dG345ZM_I
The Real Problem With Snow White's New Music: youtu.be/ixDV3pAm3YA
What Went Wrong With Beyond's Songwriting? [Moana 2]: youtu.be/FkUPfWvmbpI
The Real Reason Disney Movie Musicals Suck Now: youtu.be/XR_ApIa1w2g
Various Musical Theatre Songwriting Resources
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about the Live Action and Animated Musical Movies created by The Walt Disney Company. This video essays discusses movies such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tangled, as well as Moana 2, Wish, and Snow White from the new live action Snow White - and why characters such as Ariel, Belle, Aladdin, Quasimodo, and Rapunzel are written well, while characters like Asha, Moana, and Snow White (2025) are not, especially within their 'I Want' songs!
#Disney #snowwhite #moana2 #wish
Between 'This Wish' from Wish, 'Beyond' from Moana 2, and 'Waiting On A Wish' from the new live action Snow White - Disney CANNOT make a good 'I Want' song lately. But why? What does an 'I Want' song need in order to work not only for the plot, but also for the viewer to get emotionally invested? By comparing old Disney to New Disney, we are covering 5 questions every 'I Want' song must answer, and 5 tools that writers use to do it (or... not do it 💀)! This video is all about character building and storytelling as we dive into why Disney was so magical and how they've lost their magic!
00:00 - Why make a musical anyway?
02:12 - Tool 1. Every (compelling) Disney lead has THIS in common
07:46 - Tool 2. We always see characters DO THIS
13:00 - Tool 3. Characters must express a willingness to...
17:25 - Tool 4. What makes us care?
21:46 - Secret Tool 5. What new Disney movies FAIL to do
24:48 - NEVER Make this mistake
References:
Brandon Sanderson: youtube.com/@UC3g-w83Cb5pEAu5UmRrge-A
"The Disney Villain" by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
Dahlia Katz for her Character Building Pyramid
Asha's "I Want" Song Is Worse Than You Think [Wish]: youtu.be/O5dG345ZM_I
The Real Problem With Snow White's New Music: youtu.be/ixDV3pAm3YA
What Went Wrong With Beyond's Songwriting? [Moana 2]: youtu.be/FkUPfWvmbpI
The Real Reason Disney Movie Musicals Suck Now: youtu.be/XR_ApIa1w2g
Various Musical Theatre Songwriting Resources
♛ If you also ‘Care Too Much’… ♛
☆ Patreon: patreon.com/Calxiyn ☆
☆
YouTube Membership:
youtube.com/channel/UC9fseENfTKjgSxzc5bvbm1Q/join ☆
☆ Calxiyn Cares Too Much Mascot by Edward / Beatlinked!: beatlinked.carrd.co ☆
☆ Discord: discord.gg/2s5xjdqvH6 ☆
☆ Twitch: twitch.tv/calxiyn ☆
☆ Twitter: twitter.com/calxiyn ☆
☆ Instagram: instagram.com/Calxiyn_Official ☆
☆ Donations / Tips: calxiyn.com or paypal.me/CalxiynOfficial ☆
☆ Commission Me: ko-fi.com/calxiyn ☆
☆ Calxiyn Main Channel: youtube.com/@calxiyn/videos ☆
Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about the Live Action and Animated Musical Movies created by The Walt Disney Company. This video essays discusses movies such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tangled, as well as Moana 2, Wish, and Snow White from the new live action Snow White - and why characters such as Ariel, Belle, Aladdin, Quasimodo, and Rapunzel are written well, while characters like Asha, Moana, and Snow White (2025) are not, especially within their 'I Want' songs!
#Disney #snowwhite #moana2 #wish
