Editing Mulan (1998 film) (section)

==Music==
{{Main|Mulan (1998 soundtrack)}}

The songs featured in the film were written by composer [[Matthew Wilder]] and lyricist [[David Zippel]]. [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]] was originally commissioned to write the songs for the film.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/1994/film/news/disney-puts-on-a-glitzy-lion-show-119347/ | last=Gray | first=Tim | title=Disney puts on a glitzy 'Lion' show | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=March 17, 1994 | access-date=November 18, 2014 | archive-date=December 26, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226001135/http://variety.com/1994/film/news/disney-puts-on-a-glitzy-lion-show-119347/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Following the research trip to China in June 1994, Schwartz was contacted by former Disney studio chairman [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] to compose songs for ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'', which he agreed. [[Peter Schneider (film executive)|Peter Schneider]], then-president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, threatened to have Schwartz's name removed from any publicity materials for ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' and ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. [[Michael Eisner]] phoned Schwartz, and urged him to back out of his commitment to [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]], but he refused and left the project.<ref>{{cite book |last=de Giere | first=Carol | title=Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked | publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation|Applause Books]] | date=September 8, 2008 | pages=250–252 |isbn=978-1-557-83745-5}}</ref> After Schwartz's departure, his three songs, "Written in Stone", "Destiny", and "China Doll", were dropped amid story and character changes by 1995.<ref name="Music of">{{cite news | title=The Music of Mulan | url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/5082/music.html | publisher=[[Geocities|OoCities]] | date=1997 | access-date=November 18, 2014 | archive-date=May 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504053805/http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/5082/music.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Stephen Schwartz comments on Other Shows and Songs | url=http://www.stephenschwartz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/other-shows-and-songs.pdf | website=stephenschwartz.com | date=2010 | access-date=November 18, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031060418/http://www.stephenschwartz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/other-shows-and-songs.pdf | archive-date=October 31, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Shortly after, Disney music executive Chris Montan heard [[Matthew Wilder]]'s demo for a stage musical adaptation of [[Anne Rice]]'s ''[[Cry to Heaven]]'', and selected Wilder to replace Schwartz.<ref name="Music of" /> In July 1997, [[David Zippel]] joined to write the lyrics.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/disney-s-spade-sting-along-1116676286/|author=''Variety'' Staff|title=Disney's Spade Sting-along|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 24, 1997|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208083444/http://variety.com/1997/film/news/disney-s-spade-sting-along-1116676286/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film featured five songs composed by Wilder and Zippel, with a sixth originally planned for Mushu, but dropped following Eddie Murphy's involvement with the character.<ref>{{cite video|title="Songs of Mulan" |location=''Mulan'' DVD|type=Documentary film|publisher = [[Walt Disney Home Entertainment]] | date = 2004 }}</ref>

Although [[Danny Elfman]] and [[Thomas Newman]] were considered to score the film, English composer [[Rachel Portman]] was selected as the film composer. However, Portman became pregnant during production, and decided to back out.<ref name="bancroft" /> Following Portman's departure, [[Randy Edelman]]—whose ''[[Dragonheart]]'' theme was used in the trailer—and [[Kitarō]] were considered,<ref name="Music of" /> until [[Jerry Goldsmith]] became available and signed on after dropping out of a project.<ref name="bancroft" /> The film's soundtrack is credited for starting the career of pop singer [[Christina Aguilera]], whose first song to be released in the U.S. was her rendition of "[[Reflection (Mulan song)|Reflection]]", the first single from the ''Mulan'' soundtrack. The song, and Aguilera's vocals, were so well received that it landed her a recording contract with [[RCA Records]].<ref name="ChrisAg">{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Andy|date=August 15, 1998|title=One talented teen|url=http://www.bignoisenow.com/christina/providencejournal.html|work=[[The Providence Journal]]|publisher=Big Noise|access-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919040621/http://www.bignoisenow.com/christina/providencejournal.html|archive-date=September 19, 2010}}</ref> In 1999, she would go on to release her [[Christina Aguilera (album)|self-titled debut album]], on which "Reflection" was also included. The pop version of "Reflection" has a Polish version ("Lustro" performed by [[Edyta Górniak]]) and two Spanish versions, for Spain (performed by [[Malú]]) and Hispanic America (performed by [[Lucero (actress)|Lucero]]). Other international versions include a Brazilian Portuguese version by [[Sandy & Junior]] ("Imagem"), a Korean version performed by [[Lena Park]], and a Mandarin version by [[Coco Lee]].

The music featured during the haircut scene, titled ''Mulan's Decision'', is different in the soundtrack album. The soundtrack album uses an orchestrated score while the movie uses heavy synthesizer music. The synthesizer version is available on the limited edition CD.<ref>{{cite web|last=Clemmensen|first=Christian|url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/mulan.html|title=Filmtracks: Mulan (Jerry Goldsmith)|website=[[Filmtracks.com]]|date=July 7, 2007|access-date=July 28, 2007|archive-date=July 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702033608/http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/mulan.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Salonga, who often sings movie music in her concerts, has done a Disney medley which climaxes with an expanded version of "Reflection" (not the same as those in Aguilera's version). Salonga also provided the singing voice for Mulan in the film's sequel, ''[[Mulan II]]''.