March 15, 2024

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In The Song In Your Heart, according to Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner, the bird whistling at the beginning of "Powerful Magic" is a homage to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Mary Poppins. Hook's song is inspired by Queen's "Somebody to Love". They jokingly referred to "Wicked Always Wins" as "Total Eclipse of the Witch", as the song is inspired by Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart". When the Evil Queen is taking the song of Snow White and Prince Charming, a part of "Powerful Magic" can be heard. Adapting the main theme of the show, written by Mark Isham, as the song in Emma's heart was their first idea. The chorus of "A Happy Beginning" is composed of them, their wives and other singers. The wedding song was supposed to be a completely different one, titled "Once Upon a Time". However, they thought it needed to be more romantic and inspiring, so they wrote "A Happy Beginning" instead. A line from this version is: "Every fairy tale has a timeless trend/On the final page there's a happy end...".