Warning: This post contains spoilers for Disenchanted
Fifteen years after 2007’s Enchanted stole the hearts of audiences, Disenchanted, the long-awaited sequel, released to Disney+ on November 18 and revealed a bevy of new songs. Amy Adams, who played Giselle, originally an animated character from the kingdom of Andalasia, reprises her role in Disenchanted alongside several others. Does the Arrival and American Hustle actress sing Giselle’s songs in Disney’s latest sequel?
Adams is an actress of many talents, and one of them is indeed singing. As in Enchanted, Adams not only stars in Disenchanted, but performs all of Giselle’s songs in the film. Adams previously sang in the musical film Dear Evan Hansen, in which she performed “Requiem.” The rest of Disenchanted’s cast — including James Marsden,Idina Menzel, and Patrick Dempsey, who sings for the first time — also provide the singing voice for their characters throughout Disenchanted. While the original film has a number of memorable hits, music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, respectively, the Disney sequel has quite a few more musical additions, including Menzel’s “Love Power.”
Which Songs Amy Adams Sings In Disenchanted
Amy Adams sings six songs in total throughout Disenchanted (vs. the three she sang in Enchanted). The first one, “Even More Enchanted,” comes at the start of the film, and just as Giselle and her family are moving to Monroeville. “Fairytale Life (The Wish)” is sung by Adams as Giselle prepares to make a wish, while “Fairytale Life (After the Spell)” comes immediately after Monroeville is transformed into Monroelasia. “Badder” is the song Adams sings with Maya Rudolph, who portrays Malvina Monroe, whose fairy tale counterpart wants to rule Monroelasia. Adams’ final two Disenchanted songs are a reprise of “Love Power” and “Even More Enchanted,” rounding out the Disney sequel.
How Amy Adams' Disenchanted Songs Compare To Enchanted
Disenchanted sees a new side to Giselle’s personality due to her transformation into an evil stepmother, thus giving Amy Adams a unique set of songs to perform, some of which are different from the ones she sang in Enchanted. For the most part, Disenchanted retains that same fairy tale nature that Giselle has maintained despite moving to New York City, which gives the first few songs in the sequel a nostalgic, and similar, feel to the songs in Enchanted (despite standing on their own). But compared to Enchanted’s songs, Disenchanted’s songs are not as catchy, nor are they as memorable as the first film’s musical numbers.
However, Disenchanted’s songs still hold some magic, especially with “Love Power.” The fact that Adams gets to sing a song like “Badder,” which sees Malvina and Giselle one-upping each other, speaks to the risks the Enchanted sequel takes with its new musical slate. Giselle is no longer singing about the magic of life, but about rising to the top in a devious turn for Adams’ typically genial character. Still, while there may be more music in Disenchanted, the numbers are contained by comparison. Whereas the original film's songs intentionally parodied fairy tales, Disenchanted’s songs act as more of an extension of Enchanted's story and train of thought instead of standing entirely on their own.