This song is honestly really good, but dang it…THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE NEXT ‘I SEE THE LIGHT’! Starboy and Asha singing this to each other would have been amazing!
I've been a fan of Chris Pine since Into The Woods and then another movie he starred in with Lindsay Lohan " Just My Luck "( I Think That Was The Name of It) 🤔
A lot of people have said that this is supposed to be a romantic love song, because that is what most Disney movies have, but I didn't get that vibe here. I agree that if I were to sing this song it would be to my children, it does have a very sweet and soothing rhythm to it.
This song has become the lullaby my husband and I sing every night to our little one ♥ It is special to us because somehow the scene reminds us also (with all the blue bubbles) the two ones we had lost before birth and that remains in our hearts.
It’s because it was originally a duet between Asha and star’s old version of a mute star boy (who would’ve probably been singing in the head) who was Asha’s love interest. So it was originally a love song
In the Japanese lyrics, they sing, "I will never leave you behind" "I won't leave your side" I love that the subtle difference in wording shows the difference in the sense of justice between the two people.
@@lewismoreton4856 Also, the king was also distracted by the wish and did not realize the fact that he was singing while leaving Asha's feelings behind. It's sad, but I like this kind of relationship😭
I love it so much, added it to my wedding playlist right away. I expected the rest of the movie to be just as amazing but it was all downhill after this song
@@silviadiaz1248I don’t understand why people thought it was bad. The wishing star has been in serval movies but it never had a movie of its own. And making a movie of the heart of Disney is not easy.
@@alexisclinton717 well the concept for this film is arguably better, this song used to be a love song between the Starboy and Asha. The song sounds like a love song, it doesn't fit as well as the original concept
You can tell the moment Asha snaps where she goes from caring about all wishes to just her father's. Meanwhile King Magnifico saw each one as something to behold and to be protected.
You can see it when Asha runs to hold her grandfather's wish and "destroys" the order with the wishes that were forming a circle when the view turn to top view
There's so many things that make this song amazing. The beautiful vocals of Chris and Ariana, the memorizing visuals, THE HARMONY OF THE CHORUS. Everything about this song is perfectly crafted together to emphasize the genuine declaration of protection that the characters are promising. This is easily my favorite song in a movie full of great ones, and I've been watching it every day since I heard it.
Probably bc its the only song from the original version and even then its clear as day that this was supposed to be a love song and makes it very out of place in the movie
@@jimthedog2604 by live song do you mean something a celebrity would release on an album? Because modern pop doesn't sound like this at all. It was perfect for a movie
@@DevilNeverKnowshe meant “love” song, meaning that it was suppose to be a love duet between Asha and Starboy which got scrapped. Still feeling disappointed that this move could’ve shown more potentials and Disney dropped the ball on that.
@@eronjacobbuenaflor1127 I honestly think starboy as a love interest would have ruined the movie, I like the story we got. I just wish Asha wasn't so "quirky"
I have quite a few gripes with this movie, but I will say that this is the best piece in the soundtrack. The demo piece is even better, since it was originally supposed to be a love song between Asha and Star.
@@Alex-mh5mu What are you talking about??? Saba, her 100 year old grandfather, is alive in the movie. He’s one of the first side characters we see from the very beginning and his 100 year birthday is made a point in the first 2 minutes. The romance plot was scrapped in pre-production and Star’s original design can be seen in concept art. You can also find a demo version of “At All Costs” on RU-vid, where the lyrics are changed ever so slightly to resemble a love song between Asha and Star.
@@sydm5237 sweetie it's in the artbook there are pics online, the grandpa passed away and became starboy which is her spiritual guide in the concept art, it was scrapped because they decided to keep him alive instead
I don't care what anyone says about this movie, this is one of the best Disney songs ever created. Period. Their voices are so beautiful and harmonise together perfectly.
@@Alexander-wv3tb It was meant to be a love song that's why it's so out of place, they scraped a lot of the old plot where Star was meant to be a Starboy who fell in love with Asha and this was going to be their song
This is a love song. It fits Magnifico's relationship with the wishes, and only reinforces how he's a sincere and good king. It doesn't fit Asha's relationship with Magnifico, nor her relationship with the wishes, since she's biased towards one. Feels off that her adolescent passions should be portrayed as heroic, when they're just a part of growing up & impulsive like other teens' desires. Not exactly the heroine that I want my kids to be inspired by.
The day my son and I came home from the NICU, I asked our Alexa to play us lullabies and this was one of the songs it played. It was so beautiful. It’s one of our lullaby songs now. ❤️
I nearly cried listening to this song. It was love at first hearing and both Chris and Ariana did a fantastic job!!! Easily my favorite song of the movie! 😭💖
The fact that Magnifico was singing to all the wishes, he really loved his people and wanted nothing but the best for them and he knew that if he granted every single wish then they would become very greedy, which they already were greedy. But as soon as she seems her grandpa or whoever it is she pushed everyone else aside and goes straight to his forgetting about the rest, she showed him she was too selfish and naive to make the hard choices
So close. Magnifico only cared about the wishes becasue controlling how they got granted gave him power and adoration. Asha never ask for every wish to be granted. Just for people to have their wished BACK so they can pursue them of their own free will.
How is she selfish? Do 18 - 100 see how many years she's been waiting I'm not hating if u think that but macnifico was sorta rude anyway he kept wishes for years qnd years and never granted them
How in the course of 30 min after this does he transition to a villian? Just because he doesn't grant every wish? He went from be this kind generous king to to a power hungry manic in one day!
Because, not only does he not grant EVERY wish. He doesn’t grant nearly *ALL*wishes, even if there not dangerous for Rosas but he *NEVER* gives them back either, he also shows signs of Narcissism and completely overreacts when his kingdom gets suspicious of him, and when he sees some harmless “amateur”magic he chooses to open the book he swore he would never open because he knew the consequences, Asha acknowledges that some wishes may be dangerous “some might be dangerous but we can stop them”and the king also says “I DECIDE WHAT EVERYONE DESERVES!”A king only decides what’s best for his kingdom, not what they deserve human wise or wish wise. He seems like a good king and yes, maybe for the first part of the movie he’s truly genuine about that, but someone can change that quick believe it or not.
I know. Honestly Asha with her "You should grant everyone's wish" is more like a villain. The moral of the story should change to "you can make your wish true" or "try hard to make your wish true" instead of "you can just sit here and wait and your wish will come true without any work on its own".
@@vikaziza1506anyone who says asha is the villain either hates women or watched the movie with their eyes closed. she *literally* suggests for him to return the wishes he won't grant so that his people can work to make their dreams come true themselves, but he refuses and insists that *he* gets to decide what they deserve. i don't know how you got "sit there and do nothing" from her words.
I overlooked this song. But now, I'm taking I'm the lyrics and when I become a parent, this will be the first song I introduce to you. Legit teary-eyed while writing this
Love this song! Really had me rooting for Magnifico tbh, I wish he had a redemption at the end. I think he had good intentions but went awry with the power and fear of uncertainty.
I know! I would have liked to see more of him, he has a very interesting background and motivations, and as a writer it breaks my mind that they didn't do it! The fact that he didn't have desires for power but because they give him a feeling of fulfillment is very intriguing, it makes me wonder if he even had desires at all and that's why he wanted to have other people's wishes for him, because he no longer had any after he lost almost everything he loved. Also his relationship with Asha, which could have been the means to explore that past or really give it a selfish or more malevolent side to justify the ending.
Technically this was originally sang by Starboy instead of the king. And Starboy was revealed to be her grandfather but younger (her grandfather was originally dead-)
The very first time i watched this movie with my 3&7 year old this song made me overwhelmed with emotions ! I instantly teared up ! this song speaks to me as a mother the intense love i have my children and the need to protect them from the world. " I will protect you at all cost" hits really different when you really have people you love this much❤👨👩👧👦
Easily one of the best songs in the entire films. This and the reprise of This Wish gave me goosebumps and chills. Hopefully, this film gets more love over time, because it deserves it.
It was suppose to be a love duet between Asha and Starboy which got scrapped. Still feeling disappointed that this move could’ve shown more potentials and Disney dropped the ball on that. Romance is one of the central core themes in Disney animation and it’s one of the main reasons that made Disney…. well Disney in the first place.
Despite being a duet between protagonist and villain, this is such a beautiful song that it tugs at my heartstrings. Seriously when I hear it I get chills from how beautiful it is and the emotion and the feeling that is in the song ✨🫧💙
Look at yourself in the mirror and sing this song. Or if no mirror, sing this to yourself. It’s powerful. Especially if you forgot how to love and protect yourself. Make this sort of loving promise to yourself. ♥️ On repeat. Thank you to the writers and singers for such a beautiful song.
I snot-cried in the theater at this scene. I was trying to hold it together sitting between my two daughters! The lyrics, the vocals, the harmonies, the cadence, the melody.....It's just such a beautiful song 😭
I remember watching this in theaters. I was so mesmerized by how beautiful it was. I loved the film. Hopefully, in a few years people can look back at the film without hate.
Most people didn't hate on the movie just to hate. It was just a bad movie 😂. Apart from this one good song, the story and characters were really bad. Generic, boring, and made no sense. People these days think that any negative constructive criticism is hate or toxic when it's not.
It's so hard to find a song about feeling protected and safe and I am so happy this was made so I could add it to my "safety" list for those moments I don't feel safe or like anyone cares about protecting me ❤
@Alphawolf2017 Yyyyyeah. Not its best movie. I grew up with the stage play , and having Disney cut out a lot of the darker elements in Act 2, that just didn't sit right with me.
@@emilyglass5313 I know! I personally prefer the stage production, yet Disney made...an attempt 10 years ago...I won't say it was good...just...it was attempt...although I did rather like Johnny Depp as the Big Bad Wolf.
There is no way the antagonist of the story can sing such a compelling, heartfelt song without being a twist villain. You can HEAR in his voice, he really means what he says...
It was still Asha and Magnifico singing, but Asha was singing to Starboy and Magnifico was singing to Amaya. It would have been nice to see given how the lyrics would make more sense in that context.
@@ozvuchkibilla It actually was. They changed it to just have this scene with Asha and Magnifico singing to the wishes but intended it to sound like a lullaby or love song or whatever suits you when taken out of context. One of the things they envisioned was playing the song at a wedding.
No matter how bad or great each of us thinks this movie is, no one can deny the beauty of this song. It's very emotional to see these characters sing together, with one same goal
When I first see the visuals of this song in the cinema, I was trully inlove how they sang the song on their own perspective and how the movement of the wish bubbles makes a good background of the song.
To me it’s like they were trying to find something to hate about him & use it to make him a villain. But I genuinely think he was just a victim from losing everything when he was a child & then built himself back up when he built his own kingdom & got a wife that he genuinely loved & wanted to protect her & his people. The problem is that everyone in the kingdom was so greedy & selfish that they wanted him to grant everyone’s wishes & they took him for granted. They thought they could use him as their personal sorcerer but he didn’t want to grant everyone their wishes because of that. He’s a king first of all, he doesn’t have to be fair. He didn’t have to be a caring & kind king but he wanted to be loving & caring to his people & wanted to protect their wishes. It’s like when he doesn’t grant someone their wish they suddenly have a personal vendetta against him. That’s part of life. You can’t get everything your way & you can’t get everything your way. For some people he’s probably doing them a favor in keeping their wishes bc they’re not always realistic & sometimes they’re not good wishes to grant
Probably the best song in the movie but I have to admit that I reacted a lot to when Asha saw her grandfather's wish so did Magnifico keep singing about protecting all whishes but she suddenly only focused on one that she cared for personaly, cant stop seeing that Ashas motivations are all egotistical and I fully understood why Magnifico would challange that, I mean she wanted and expected the working with the king perks before even getting the job 🤣
Magnifico didn't really care about the wishes though, apart from how they served to stroke his own ego. They were a symbol of his control over his subjects. And the minute his control was challenged, he couldn't handle it and went off the deep end.
??? She was looking at and loving all the wishes she saw for most of the song. Of course when she sees her grandpa's she's gonna run to it. Y'all r so weird and misogynistic honestly
@@supremeoverlorde2109 He constantly talks about protecting the wishes equally, protecting his people and making sure the past tragedy could not repeat, on that so did he create a country where people happily moved to and the entire deal was in the open, sure when Asha turned traitor and started stealing from him he thought the treat was larger then it was and it started going downward but this stress of protection an entire kingdom from the old tragedy was getting to him, he needed a vacation 😆
@@jinkieez Only one buzzword? Why not use racist and nazi too while your at it 🤣 ,the entire story started because of Ashas greed, she wanted to steal her family's wishes from him and spends a lot of brain gymnastics to justify her theft, so she is not only a traitor and a thief, she is also the cause for everything bad happening in the movie 😆
@jinkieez Only one buzzword? Why not use more or did the YT censors hold you back? 😆 ,the funny thing is the entire story starts moving from Ashas greed, she wanted the working for the king perks before even getting the job so when she was told no she immediately decided to steal her parents wishes and did all the mental gymnastics needed to justify her theft, so shes not only a traitor and a thief, she is also the cause of all bad things that happens in the movie 😆
You're not alone. But then when you look at it, his past hurt and loss he experienced fueled what he did to keep others from experiencing the hurt and loss he experienced. He was doing a bad thing with good intentions. She because of that, he lost himself along the way and forgot why he did what he did in the first place.
I thought I was the only one. I really liked him in the beginning. he just lost sight of the reason he build the kingdom in the first place. a victim of his past.
❤. I tear up every time I see this video. Especially when Asha takes and sees her Grandfather’s sweet wish. Makes me think about my Grandfather and what his wish could have been for me and my family before parting this world. 😢. Beautiful song in every sense.
Finally saw the movie yesterday and loved it! Just saying, this song shows the difference between Asha and Magnifico from the beginning and how they look at the wishes. Asha is fascinated, wants to keep the wishes safe and sound and want all of them come true. Magnifico just want to possess them like a collection, because having all wishes means he can contol others. Espeacially how Magnifico plays with them like it´s nothing, but the wishes embrace and surrounds Asha like a hug. This song is really deep.
True, apart from the fact that the wish spheres turn a slightly purple tone when they are around her. Although from what I know, supposedly in the extra material of, (If I remember correctly) the novelized version of the film indicates that Magnífico partly keeps them there because he belives he can find a certain feeling of fulfillment in having them (?
@@janusthekitten9692I Feel like if Asha wasn't tempting him and if Magnifico got therapy he would be less overprotective Let me remind you, Magnifico literally lost both his mom and dad, So it's probably the major reason he was so overprotective and acted too quickly, Magnifico was never a villain, he was being used by the people around him
It sounds weird in the video. Sounds like they are saying each other but they are singing to the wishes (?? It sounds REALLY weird. You can tell this was a love song
@@user-ej4th4pq9k It was suppose to be a love duet between Asha and Starboy which got scrapped. Still feeling disappointed that this move could’ve shown more potentials and Disney dropped the ball on that. Romance is one of the central core themes in Disney animation and it’s one of the main reasons that made Disney…. well Disney in the first place.
FACT:This song was originally supposed to be a love duet between Asha and the Star Boy but that idea was scrapped but the song was so good they had to keep it
@@waverider9920 No! What I mentioned was revealed by the producers in an interview! Wish I would never have a romance! Because they are already past this stage.
I didn't hear any of the other songs prior to when this finally came to Disney Plus but when this played at that time... Man. It's just one of those times where i wish i saw this in theaters with those dang speakers. Been a long time since a song like this got me teary-eyed at all. Screw This Wish, THIS should've been the standout song of the whole film!
I absolutely ADORE this movie. Disney killed it. The fact we have an actual villain, a real villain, somebody that started out with good intentions but ended up being consumed by his ambition, insecurities and resentment (due to past trauma). The fact that the good in him can be appreciated in this precise moment and it combines with Asha’s goodness is so refreshing and mesmerizing. This teaches kids that bad people are just people that stop caring for others, and that looks can be so deceiving, that your wish is your own and you need to pursue it yourself, not hope somebody else grants it through “promises” and pretty words… AMAZING movie. MORE movies like this please!
You are 100% right but many people don't seem to get this movie... It became a box office bomb :( It is still one of the best Disney movies of the last twenty years!
Honestly, this movie didn't need a villain, it's so cruel to have a character with so many unresolved things end up punished like this, considering that characters like Elsa left her kingdom behind without stopping to think about how her people and sister would deal with the matter, in addition to refusing to return even after knowing how serious the winter situation was and that at the same time Magnífico does not have a redemption or a better development to become cruel is the result of little interest in character development and wanting to please the absurd demand of a villain that is bad only for the sake of being bad.
Well, I don't see anyone trying to do anything to make it a reality, so... Also, no money excuses. There have been independent content creators who go far with few resources. If so many fans support the idea, let them all get together (or at least a bunch who can add what is necessary to give it quality) and do something.
At least I find it a slight improvement from Strange World over a year ago. I was a little worried how this one was going to turn out. But I came home relieved of what I got.
More i watch this, more i understand. "I will protect you" Magnifico is talking to the power of this wishes, the power that he want and he will protect at all cost just for use it for himself; Asha is talking to the people that create those wishes. Same words, different meanings
I genuinely believe king magnifico had good intentions, he did originally and he has a good point, a wish cant be ambiguous, he’s traumatized and it’s protective, this song.
this has to be my favorite song from the movie. it’s so magical and beautiful, one of the best duets i’ve ever heard. ALSO, am i just emotional or did other people cry when Star got taken? plssss i need to know 😭
This is song is so amazingly beautiful. I can’t stop listening! How is it so underrated. The lyrics, Chris and Ariana voices together, I mean…. So so so talented, tears in my eyes, my heart so full 🥹
Thank you so much for posting one of my favorite Disney songs (and now one of my favorite Disney songs in general). 💞 "People think wishes are just ideas. Wishes are a part of your heart. The very best part." I honestly love that line. Regardless of what happened to Magnifico later on in the movie. 🥰
This is my favorite song from wish and it was kinda upsetting to see Asha and magnifico go against each other after they were sooo nice to each other beginning and music in this song is so gorgeous and magical⭐️✨🎵🎶
Anyone else feels like this would have been an amazing love duet? The words don't quite make sense when sung to some glowing wish orbs, but it's what you'd say to a lover.
They ARE singing to their 'loves', though. Magnifico loves his people (yes he actually DOES, but Asha kinda ruined it) and Asha loves her Grandfather. He is singing to the wishes of his people, she is singing it 'to' her granddad.
Of course, because love and devotion belong to romance. How disgusting are the people who comment on these kinds of things, because you can even love an idea, a movement and also a group of people whom you seek to protect, literally that should be the goal and feeling that every ruler should have for their people.
Its so beatiful when Asha abd King Magnificio sings togethter even when they are enemies, but always remember, "The enemy of your enemy is your friend"
As a Christian This song reminds of something that will be meaning to you: God Says that that He will protect you at all costs Remember that when you're down and low and need help remember that God will protect you at all costs Thx Julia and Benjamin for the Song
