ACT III: REFLECTION - Venus
3:12, partial use only
(0:00 - 1:26)
With “Venus” and Act III, the composition grows peaceful and serene as we focus briefly on man’s earliest attempts at flight.
Mt. Olympus sinks away, replaced by cloud projections. Now two globe floats appear in Langley Lagoon, each drifting around the blackened central stage and each featuring projections from Aladdin. It’s the “Whole New World” sequence, with Aladdin and Jasmine flying the night air on their Magic Carpet. The drones, hovering in place in a 3D grid pattern, turn their lights on and off like twinkling starlight.
(1:27 - 3:12)
With a key change, the drones all fade into a warm orangish red as they float peacefully like sky lanterns. Projections on Mt. Helios transform it into the fairy tale Corona castle from Tangled. The lagoon globes feature footage of Rapunzel and Flynn together in a rowboat, the poetic and romantic “I See the Light” sequence.
As the music quiets, every visible light fades away in unison. There is a tranquil silence just waiting to be broken...
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