"[36] Similarly, Elissa Smith of Paper Droids wrote that while the audience is fully aware of Gothel's evil intentions, Rapunzel is denied "the outsider's point of view. "[32] According to Simon Miraudo of Quickflix, Gothel craftily uses the song to guilt trip Rapunzel "into staying in the tower ... frightened into imagining the horrors that lay outside her door. Menken and Slater wrote "Mother Knows Best" as a musical theater-inspired song at the behest of directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno,[1] who specifically asked the songwriters to provide Tangled with "a musical theatre moment". [72], "Mother Knows Best" has garnered universal acclaim from both film and music critics, several of whom admitted to enjoying the song despite being unimpressed with the majority of Tangled's music. "[86] The Austin Chronicle's Marjorie Baumgarten praised Murphy for "bring[ing] stage showmanship to her musical interludes as Mother Gothel. Sign up for exclusive discounts and save up to 50% on tickets! Watch the 1st Teaser Trailer for Netflix's, In the News: Judith Ivey, T.R Knight, Joe Morton Set for, Audra McDonald and Steven Pasquale Will Star in. "[39], According to the song's official sheet music, which has been published by Walt Disney Music Publishing at Musicnotes.com, "Mother Knows Best" is a "brash,"[40] upbeat[32] Broadway musical-inspired[41] show tune[42] written in the key of F major at a moderate tempo of 66 beats per minute, performed "with rubato. [32] Disney.com awarded the song a score of six out of 10, complimenting Murphy's "amazing singing voice and showmanship. Primarily a Broadway actress, Donna Murphy had never voiced an animated character prior to Tangled, and decided to audition for the role spontaneously. A Serbian dubbing was originally under development, but the project was eventually dropped due to financial issues. Great people live here, as do villains and thieves, hippies, heiresses, and political grifters, and a remarkable number of them keep falling in love. [8] Because of the actress' extensive Broadway and musical theatre background, Menken and the directors were open to her ideas and suggestions about Gothel's music, on one occasion suggesting an alternate arrangement of "Mother Knows Best". and was so successful that a Broadway transfer was inevitable. #EncoresArchives, ��: @DMurphyOfficial & @LauraBenanti "Ohio" Encores! "We’ll choose a different theme each week, maybe focused on a composer or an era, or a performer who selects their favorite moments or…well, why not wait and see? By Andrew Gans, Dan Meyer, Ryan McPhee | 10/21/2020, Plus: Check out a teaser for an innovative virtual production of. Votes: 398,627 | Gross: $200.82M. The third week of videos, part of the venue's series featuring highlights from New York City Center's Encores!, spotlights musicals set in New York. "[46] According to Tom Charity of CNN, "Mother Knows Best" is a "grand, theatrical number"[47] with both jazz[30] and pop[48] influences. "[70] According to Bitch, the song's reprise "features far darker harmonies and a slightly revised melody as compared to the original rendition of the song. "[30] Brian Galindo of BuzzFeed wrote that the song, its purpose having been summarized by Curt Holman of Creative Loafing as "simply to manipulate Rapunzel into staying at home,"[31] "perfectly disguises Mother Gothel's true motives. "[55] On the song's subtle darkness, Filmtracks.com wrote that its "lovely romantic melody and instrumentation is betrayed by its absolutely evil lyrics. "[88] Christian Blauvelt of Slant Magazine wrote, "If a couple of Menken's songs feel less than soaring, it's due only to the limited pop-star vocals of Mandy Moore as Rapunzel", concluding, "when Broadway vet Murphy takes to scaling Menken's octave-climbing melodies like a vocal escalator, it's a different story. Alex Brightman narrates the behind-the-scenes drama featuring Lillias White, Ariana DeBose, James Monroe Iglehart, Lesli Margherita, Ashley Park, and more. "[80] Calling the song one of the film's "potential Broadway showstoppers", Steve Persall of the Tampa Bay Times described "Mother Knows Best" as "a knockout. Me here at last on the ground, you in midair - send in the clowns. "[22] Amid Amidi of Cartoon Brew felt that the scene is both funny and scary, citing Gothel's "theatrical gestures" and "claustrophobia-inducing stark black backgrounds" as examples of both. Today's video is of Donna Murphy singing "Could I Leave You?" Watch the performances below. [2] Before writing "Mother Knows Best", Menken and Slater researched appropriate moments in the film during which its main characters could perform, ultimately determining that "Mother Knows Best" "flows directly out of the conflict between" Mother Gothel and Rapunzel. Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, and newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman star in the film adaptation of the musical. productions. Are we a pair? "[62] Likewise, Ken Hanke of the Mountain Xpress highlighted "Mother Knows Best" as the "standout" song surrounded by "passable ones. The 1994 studio recording, also featuring Julia McKenzie and John Barrowman, is (finally) being released on the Jay Records label. For another, their archness (Gothel sings with a forearm to her forehead) suggests that the filmmakers want to have it both ways — to be sincere and to sneer. The cover failed to chart in America where English comedian Lance Percival's version charted. "[48], In one of the song's rare mixed reviews, Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe enjoyed the song itself but felt that it was unnecessary and melodramatic, writing, "The movie doesn't need [songs], for one thing. "[30] The lyric "mother knows best" was recognized and quoted in the book The Quotable Mom: Appreciation from the Greatest Minds in History by Familius.

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