| Song | Original Flaw | Fixed Version Improvement | | --- | --- | --- | | Arabian Nights | Missing frame drum intro | Frame drum restored; clearer bass vocal | | One Jump Ahead | Sibilance on “street rat” | De-essed, plus added crowd chatter track | | Friend Like Me | Williams’ voice clips in chorus | Seamless phrasing; extra “pop” on brass hits | | Prince Ali | Chorus overpowers lead | Rebalanced; you can now hear the backup singers’ harmonies clearly | | A Whole New World | Missing viola section (proven) | Viola and cello countermelody returned |
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But counter-argument: Alan Menken himself has publicly lamented the rushed final mix. In a 2015 interview, he said: “We never got the brass right in ‘Friend Like Me.’ We ran out of time. If I could go back, I’d fix the equalization.” | Song | Original Flaw | Fixed Version
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