Enchanted (cut title song) | Idina Menzel, James Marsden & Alan Menken

Here is a rough reconstruction of a deleted scene from Enchanted, featuring the cut title song with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. This edit features both the intro sung by Idina Menzel and James Marsden and a 2006 demo by composer Alan Menken. Footage and recordings were provided by an anonymous source.

Special thanks to Garrett Gilchrist ‪@TheThiefArchive‬ for the helping with the watermark on this upload.

The full, unedited deleted scene can be found here:    • Enchanted (cut title song) | Full Int...  

The full, unedited intro recording by Idina and James can be found here:    • Enchanted (cut song) | Full Deleted S...  

Alan Menken's full, unedited demo can be found here:    • Enchanted (cut title song) | Demo | A...  

The deletion of the song meant that Idina Menzel, most famous for her work on Broadway and later as Elsa in the Frozen series, no longer had any singing moments in the film. In a promotional interview, Idina explained, "Nancy wasn't written with any songs, honestly. Patrick's character and my character are the New York people, and we don't sing. It was never written that way, and I actually was really flattered to be hired as an actress."

Alan further explained, "Stephen was really pushing for concluding the film with a song sequence and something new, not just a little reprise moment. And we wrote a title song called 'Enchanted,' where Edward and Nancy first connect, and then it opens up into a montage. Really, on practical terms, it was just really extremely difficult that late in the game to deliver that kind of song." ("No Songs For Enchanted Star", Sci-Fi Wire, Cindy White.)

Though there seems to have been some plans to include the song on the film's DVD release, the song was once again cut and has never been officially released in the years since. Idina would later sing in the film's 2022 sequel, Disenchanted.

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LYRICS
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It's a perfect fit.

(sung)
I'VE BEEN DREAMING OF A...
I'VE BEEN DREAMING...

REAL WORDS, I'VE NEVER SPOKEN
FEELINGS, NEWLY AWOKEN
HAVE YOU CAUSED THIS CHANGE IN ME, BEAUTIFUL STRANGER?

SOMEHOW I'M FEELING ENCHANTED
IS THIS A MAGIC SPELL YOU'VE CAST ON ME
THAT'S MADE ME SOMEONE NEW?
IF I'M ENCHANTED, I THINK IT'S WHAT I'VE WANTED
WON'T YOU COME AND SHARE WHAT LIFE CAN BE
NOW THAT YOU'VE ENCHANTED ME?

SMART GIRLS LEARN WHEN THEY GROW UP
PRINCES AIN'T GONNA SHOW UP
SO HOW CAN YOU BE STANDING HERE, MY BEAUTIFUL STRANGER?
AND ALTHOUGH I'M REALLY NOT THE KIND TO BE BURSTIN' INTO SONG
IF I'VE FINALLY GONE AND LOST MY MIND
LET IT LAST MY WHOLE LIFE LONG!
MY WHOLE LIFE LONG
MY WHOLE LIFE LONG

LET'S BE ENCHANTED! ENCHANTED!
COME PUT YOUR FOOLISH HAND IN MINE
AND WE'LL GO DANCING IN THE STREET
THIS IS A FEELING WE MUSTN'T TAKE FOR GRANTED
WHEN A CAUTIOUS, WOUNDED HEART CAN FIND
A BRAVE NEW WAY TO BE

CALL IT ENCHANTED! ENCHANTED!
AND WE'LL BELIEVE AGAIN IN HAPPY ENDS
AND WISHING ON A STAR!
WE'LL BE ENCHANTED!
AND HOPELESSLY ROMANTIC
AND WE MAY FIND OUT TO OUR SURPRISE
THAT'S WHO WE REALLY ARE!

COME ON, LET'S ALL BE ENCHANTED!
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THIS WHOLE SAD WORLD
COULD BE ENCHANTED TOO?
I THINK WE'D ALL SAY
"IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED!"
AND THE FAITH IN LOVE I THOUGHT WAS THROUGH
IS SUDDENLY REDEEMED
AND I SEE DREAMS REALLY CAN COME TRUE
IN WAYS I NEVER DREAMED

COME ON, WE'LL ALL BE ENCHANTED!
CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THIS WHOLE SAD WORLD
COULD BE ENCHANTED TOO?
I THINK WE'D ALL SAY
"IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED!"
DIDN'T KNOW THAT I COULD FEEL THIS WAY
BUT NOW MY LIFE I'LL SPEND
HOPING THIS IS HOW I'LL ALWAYS STAY
FOREVERMORE
ENCHANTED!
THE END!

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