“The Little Mermaid” was Written by the Author of “The Little Mermaid.”
It is not necessary to be depressed simply because something is dark. What could be ghoulish than attaching your favorite Disney flick from the 1990s to an even scarier story? After The Black Cauldron’s underwhelming box office result, Disney was looking for a new face to replace the original cast members.
Because of this, they hired Howard Ashman to write the music for The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast, among other movies. That name should be familiar to you because he composed the soundtrack for the film Little Shop of Horrors.