 Menken would later revise " Human Again " for inclusion in the 1994 Broadway stage version of Beauty and the Beast , and another revised version of the song was added to the film itself in a new sequence created for the film 's Special Edition re @-@ release in 2002 . Ashman died of AIDS @-@ related complications on March 14 , 1991 , eight months prior to the release of the film . He never saw the finished film , though he did get to see it in its unfinished format . Ashman 's work on Aladdin was completed by another lyricist , Tim Rice . Before Ashman 's death , members of the film 's production team visited him after the film 's well @-@ received first screening , with Don Hahn commenting that " the film would be a great success . Who 'd have thought it ? " , to which Ashman replied with " I would . " A tribute to the lyricist was included at the end of the credits crawl : " To our friend , Howard , who gave a mermaid her voice , and a beast his soul . We will be forever grateful . Howard Ashman : 1950 – 1991 . " A pop version of the " Beauty and the Beast " theme , performed by Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson over the end credits , was released as a commercial single from the film 's soundtrack , supported with a music video . The Dion / Bryson version of " Beauty and the Beast " became an international pop hit and performed considerably well on charts around the world . The song became Dion 's second single to land within the top @-@ 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at number nine . The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart . In Canada , " Beauty and the Beast " peaked at number two . Outside of North America , the song peaked within the top ten in New Zealand and the United Kingdom , while peaking within the top twenty in Australia , Netherlands and Ireland . The song sold over a million copies worldwide . This version of the song was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Grammys , and it won the Grammy for Dion and Bryson for Best Pop Duo / Group Vocal Performance . 
