The song stops just as Ling, Chien Po, and Yao are about to start a snowball fight with Ping/Mulan, but stop at the sight of a destroyed village which darkens the mood and depresses everyone, especially when they see Captain Li Shang's father, the General, and all of his troops massacred by the Huns. Of course, being one-of-the-guys at the time, Ling, Chien Po, and Yao cannot stop fooling around for "Ping's" amusement (only Yao manages to make Ping/Mulan smile, by secretly calling Chi-Fu a "mama's boy"). In the original version of the song (see lyrics below), the soldiers do their best to keep their minds off the pains of marching by "talking" about their dream girls as fitting to what the society of the time believes women should be, much to the distaste of Mulan, as "Ping", who is momentarily outcasted for his/her taste for the kind of girl who is smart and speaks her mind openly. ↑ "Filmtracks: Mulan (Jerry Goldsmith)". ![]() ↑ "Mulan (1998): Co-Review | taestful reviews".↑ "A Girl Worth Fighting For - Digital Sheet Music". ![]() "'Mulan': The story behind 'I'll Make a Man Out of You' and its other hit songs" (in en). "Tony Bancroft balances the yin and the yang in directing Mulan – Animated Views" (in en-US). Taestful Reviews wrote "A Girl Worth Fighting For" is as funny as Disney songs get, second to only " Gaston." wrote "the comical piece performed by Harvey Fierstein ("A Girl Worth Fighting For") proves that people with annoying speaking voices don't sound any better when they sing". ![]() Still, the songs stick with stereotypical gender themes, and they still promote the idea that guys have all the fun fighting and killing". Critical receptionĪrthur Hu for Asian Focus (Seattle) wrote "A Girl Worth Fighting For" sounds a bit like South Pacific 's " There is Nothing Like a Dame" another hit musical comedy about war between Asian powers. It starts in the key of E major, and is written in alla breve with the tempo of a "walking march". "A Girl Worth Fighting For" is described as a "delightfully ironic comic number". It also builds on Mulan's inability to play the role of a stereotypical male, adding suspense to the later reveal. The song itself acts as a source of comic relief for the audience as the men sing about their dream girls and the roles they'll play in the family to distract for their fatigue and pain. "A Girl Worth Fighting For" begins as the army of men march towards the battle. Wilder cites his experience being the stand-in vocalist as "just so much fun and so unexpected". ĭuring the recording process, Wilder provided the singing voice for the character Ling, when Gedde Watanabe was not able to provide adequate vocals for the song. Zippel described the abrupt end of the song as "a really powerful moment" Wilder noted that the song's ending "directly inspired and informed the narrative and how the animators would bring that moment to life". ![]() "A Girl Worth Fighting For" ends suddenly when the military reinforcements discover an encampment burned to the ground. Based on its ironic lyrics, the song is described by Wilder as "a comedy song". Lyricist David Zippel and composer Matthew Wilder were hired by Disney to write songs for Mulan, based on the belief that the pair could "give kind of different sound to each of the songs".
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