March 10, 2024

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In The Song In Your Heart, according to Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, the inspiration for "A Happy Beginning" is that they wanted the wedding to be about all Storybrooke, and not just Emma and Hook. The song is about "how everyone is facing this together and how this family has come together", so they wanted to "start with [Emma and Hook singing], but then stretch out to everybody because that is the core of the show". "Wicked Always Wins" is "Zelena's moment to shine" as "Rebecca does a phenomenal job with that song". They added, "it's all sort of pertaining to the stuff that is happening". "Powerful Magic" has a "very pilot feel to it in a sense". They explain that Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas "were so excited to do the musical that when you watch them do their duet [...] their enthusiasm is like you can feel it", before adding "it's the Snow and Charming you love the most". "Love Doesn't Stand a Chance" is "very much a Regina song" as they "wanted the songs to reflect the people who are singing them". The tone is said to be a "kind of David Bowie meets Rocky Horror". Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner added that the song was also inspired by Blondie. "Emma's Theme" is "a super emotional song that really [...] kind of expresses essence of the character and, in may [sic] ways, sums up her journey thus far". Edward and Kitsis describe Jennifer Morrison as "amazing".