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Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack for the live action remake of the classic Disney film of the same name, released by Walt Disney Records in May 2019. The soundtrack features a cover of "A Whole New World" by Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward, songs from the original film, a new song written by the original film's composer Alan Menken and Pasek & Paul, and a score composed by Menken. Menken said that his score "is obviously pulled from the themes of the songs, almost exclusively, but it is much more live action in its textures and its tone" than the original film's. Menken, Pasek and Paul also wrote new lyrics for the original film's song "Arabian Nights", which was reworked as a musical number that introduces the film's story and characters to the audience. Menken said that "the job really was to be following along with the camera as it soars through Agrabah, setting up this world for the audience", to which "[he, Pasek, and Paul] rewrote some of the lyrics to go with the visuals that Guy had in mind, introducing Jafar and basically setting the stage for the rest of the film", and said that "it's a much bigger, much more ambitious number than it was [in the original film]". Pasek, Paul, and Menken also rewrote the song "Prince Ali", in order to fit the Genie's actor Will Smith's personality. Smith said that "[Guy] knew how he wanted it to sound and how he wanted it to feel but gave [Smith] the freedom to use [his] hip‐hop background and bring a fresh vibe to [the song]". The film also features two re-worked versions of the song "Friend Like Me" from the original film; one performed in the film by Smith as the Genie, which was described as "a rap with melody"; and an end-credits version performed by Smith and DJ Khaled, with Khaled also producing the end-credits version.