Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The opening number for a musical is ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL for making or breaking an entire show - and because of this, Welcome to Rosa's may have DESTROYED Disney's Wish. This opening number does not come close to the musical numbers in the classic Disney movies, but why? This Video Essay will break down lyrics, rhythm issues and characterization, as well as show examples of how these elements could be 'fixed'.
00:00 - 'Welcome To Rosas' is an absolute disaster of an opening number
1:19 - Why does the instrumentation fail on every level?
5:41 - Verse 1: Why these lyrics are terrible
16:16 - Rewriting Wish: This is what they SHOULD HAVE done
26:34 - Chorus: This is worse than you think
31:11 - Verse 2: The importance of a verse is lost on these writers
36:34 - Rewriting Wish: Why this entire section NEEDS TO GO
40:05 - Verse 3: This is a complete train-wreck
48:08 - Rewriting Wish: How to take these characters on a JOURNEY
50:40 - THE KEY LESSON THAT YOU NEED TO HEAR!
EDITED BY KYE! Thank you to Kye for doing amazing work on this video essay!: twitter.com/CRCipher
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about Disney Animated Movies.
Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about Disney Animated Movies from the Walt Disney Company. This video essays breaks down 'Welcome To Rosas' and how it fails from a songwriting perspective, and provides a comparison between Wish and other animated movie musicals such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame from the Disney Renaissance. This video will talk about the soulless death of the Disney movie musical, what is happening to Disney movies in the present day, why Disney songs suck so bad lately, and who or what is responsible for this downfall.
#Disney #Wish
The opening number for a musical is ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL for making or breaking an entire show - and because of this, Welcome to Rosa's may have DESTROYED Disney's Wish. This opening number does not come close to the musical numbers in the classic Disney movies, but why? This Video Essay will break down lyrics, rhythm issues and characterization, as well as show examples of how these elements could be 'fixed'.
00:00 - 'Welcome To Rosas' is an absolute disaster of an opening number
1:19 - Why does the instrumentation fail on every level?
5:41 - Verse 1: Why these lyrics are terrible
16:16 - Rewriting Wish: This is what they SHOULD HAVE done
26:34 - Chorus: This is worse than you think
31:11 - Verse 2: The importance of a verse is lost on these writers
36:34 - Rewriting Wish: Why this entire section NEEDS TO GO
40:05 - Verse 3: This is a complete train-wreck
48:08 - Rewriting Wish: How to take these characters on a JOURNEY
50:40 - THE KEY LESSON THAT YOU NEED TO HEAR!
EDITED BY KYE! Thank you to Kye for doing amazing work on this video essay!: twitter.com/CRCipher
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about Disney Animated Movies.
Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about Disney Animated Movies from the Walt Disney Company. This video essays breaks down 'Welcome To Rosas' and how it fails from a songwriting perspective, and provides a comparison between Wish and other animated movie musicals such as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame from the Disney Renaissance. This video will talk about the soulless death of the Disney movie musical, what is happening to Disney movies in the present day, why Disney songs suck so bad lately, and who or what is responsible for this downfall.
#Disney #Wish
![How Disney Ruined Snow Whites Prince... [Snow White 2025 Song Analysis]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V6LPZ70v518/mqdefault.jpg "How Disney Ruined Snow Whites Prince... [Snow White 2025 Song Analysis]
Princess Problems from the new live-action Snow White is now my most hated Disney song - shallow, vapid, and bordering on cruel, Disney will pat themselves on the back for making a Princess who doesnt dream of true love and wont be saved by the man, but in the same movie, create a male love interest who takes huge steps backwards compared to the 1930s animated prince. This Video Essay will break down the problems with Jonathans characterization from multiple angles (promise/progress/payoff, likeability/competence/initiative) and explain the problem with Disneys Leading Men beyond just this movie.
00:00 - Princess Problems butchers Snow Whites Empowerment
00:51 - Why Songwriting Fundamentals Are WASTED Here (Composition & Instrumentation)
04:21 - How Jonathan Wastes Our Time (Storytelling/Lyric Issues)
09:00 - Why Jonathan Is So Easy To Hate (Storytelling/Lyric Issues)
12:13 - Snow White Wont Be Saved By The Prince But Her Abuse Will Be Minimized By This Chronic Mansplainer
15:05 - How Id Fix Princess Problems Against My Will (Premise Rewrite)
17:15 - Every Character NEEDS To Have THIS (Premise Rewrite)
22:40 - Disney Is Sending Harmful Messages To Young Boys
Thanks to Robin Rising for editing down the raw footage so I could focus on being funny!: https://www.youtube.com/@robinrising_/videos
References:
Brandon Sanderson: https://www.youtube.com/@UC3g-w83Cb5pEAu5UmRrge-A
AUTHOR RESOURCES: https://www.rothwrites.com/author-resources
The Disney Villain by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
Dahlia Katz for her Character Building Pyramid
Various Musical Theatre Songwriting Resources
i watched the live action snow white movie so you dont have to 🍎💀💋 (snow white review): https://youtu.be/6eqli0ZVhOk?si=U_OtnFr4JUaH5HK-
I had to use the Modern Gurlz review for footage because looking for any footage of Jonathan was like trying to get a photo of big foot. There is no official material for this man or Princess Problems yet.
Disney Musicals Will Never Be Good Again. Heres Why: https://youtu.be/XR_ApIa1w2g
A Necessary Roast of Snow Whites Soulless I Want Song: https://youtu.be/ixDV3pAm3YA
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about the animated movie musicals and live action musicals from The Walt Disney Company. This video essay discusses the new musical number for Snow Whites love interest in the 2025 version, Jonathan, and why it fails as a musical theatre song from a songwriting perspective.
#Disney #SnowWhite")
![This Song Changes EVERYTHING About Cinderella [Twice Charmed]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VT4zpeWdTXc/mqdefault.jpg "This Song Changes EVERYTHING About Cinderella [Twice Charmed]
Could one of the greatest Disney songs be one youve NEVER heard of? Disney Cruise Line has Broadway Calibre productions and Twice Charmed is one of their wholly original shows! Join Calxiyn as she explains what secret songwriting techniques that make Believe In Me is a masterpiece! This Video Essay will break down the instrumentation, rhythm, rhyme structure, characterization, and provide an in-depth analysis of the lyrics line by line!
00:00 - Why we NEED to talk about this UNDERRATED DISNEY SONG
1:08 - What is Twice Charmed? What is the plot and how is it different from Cinderella 3?
3:13 - What makes this song AMAZING musically and lyrically?
9:34 - Analyzing Lyrical Meaning: Every show NEEDS this
17:03 - THIS is the heart and soul of the song!
22:48 - How to write a FULFILLING and EMPOWERING ending!
29:03 - THE KEY LESSON THAT YOU NEED TO HEAR!
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about the Disney Princess Franchise and the musicals created by the Walt Disney Company. This video essay breaks down Believe In Me from Twice Charmed, a stage show that is exclusive to Disney Cruise Line on the Disney Magic.
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![Ursulas Song Is EVEN BETTER Than You Remember! [Disney Song Analysis]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ViCNwFE4MGo/mqdefault.jpg "Ursulas Song Is EVEN BETTER Than You Remember! [Disney Song Analysis]
Disney has a SECRET in-house formula for writing the perfect villain, and today we are going to do a song analysis deep-dive on Poor Unfortunate Souls and Ursula as a character to showcase what it is, and how we can replicate it. This Video Essay will break down the instrumentation, rhythm, rhyme structure, and characterization as well as provide an in-depth analysis of the lyrics line by line - showcasing how Ursula created the golden standard for creating a compelling villain - and why Disney cant replicate their past successes.
00:00 - Did You Know Disney Has A SECRET Formula For Writing Villains?
1:11 - Why Do Villains Not Sing In Classic Disney Movies?
3:39 - How The Little Mermaid Saved Disney From Bankruptcy
8:38 - Why The Villains Introduction Is CRUCIAL
14:50 - Making The Audience Care About The Villain
16:46 - Missing THIS Will Ruin A Villain
18:27 - The Villain Does THIS, The Hero Does THAT
25:30 - Song Analysis Starts: How To Craft The Perfect Verse (Verse 1)
37:18 - Verse 2: How To Keep Your Audience Hooked
43:51 - The Chorus: How To Make The Chorus The Heart Of The Song
51:41 - Writing a Twist Into Your Song
57:29 - Making A Speaking Section That Is Not Boring
58:45 - Verse Evolutions: How The Villain Changes Tactics
1:10:12 - Is Ursula SEXIST?!
1:15:18 - Crafting The Perfect Ending To Your Song
1:22:40 - THE KEY LESSON: EVERY DISNEY MOVIE MUST HAVE THIS THING
Sources & Credits:
Poor Unfortunate Souls (The Little Mermaid)
The Disney Villain by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
Howard Ashman - Poor Unfortunate Souls (Complete Version): https://youtu.be/h3wMqkrH4XI?si=38djQYWvi8prCLNF
The Little Mermaid - Howards Lecture: https://youtu.be/5h06FSVoqr4?si=3VPoWnwFjhjOz9ca
The Little Mermaid (1989 Extras): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhOndNwQYfNBHL2Qa3uzME_vX6rR1P6K3
The Disney Classics - Pat Carroll: https://www.thedisneyclassics.com/blog/pat-carroll
Part of His World: The Little Mermaid in the Papers of Howard Ashman: https://blogs.loc.gov/music/2023/07/part-of-his-world-the-little-mermaid-in-the-papers-of-howard-ashman/
Howard Ashman - Howards Work - The Little Mermaid: https://www.howardashman.com/howards-work/the-little-mermaid
The Remarkable Story of Howard Ashman: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/the-remarkable-story-of-howard-ashman-who-changed-disney-forever-while-battling-aids-1.5943730
John Musker Question Countdown: https://www.howardashman.com/blog/john-musker-question-countdown-6
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Calxiyn Cares Too Much is a professional musical theatre performer and songwriter who makes video essays about Disney Animated Movies from the Walt Disney Company. This video essays is a deep dive into Poor Unfortunate Souls from The Little Mermaid and why it is one of the BEST Villain Songs Disney has ever made. This video will cover the soulless death of the Disney movie musical in present day, why Disneys movie musicals are so different now, why Disney songs suck so bad lately, and who or what is responsible for this downfall.
#disney")
