In February 1998 , Alan Menken had signed a long-term agreement with the Walt Disney Studios to compose songs and/or scores for animated and live-action motion pictures . Following this , according to Menken , he was attached to provide music for '' Sweating Bullets '' " maybe a year and a half after '' Hercules '' " . Shortly after winning the ASCAP/Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award , lyricist Glenn Slater was brought to the attention of Menken , who later invited Slater to work with him on '' Sweating Bullets '' . Together , they wrote the first of the film 's six original songs back in 1999 ; the first of which was " Little Patch of Heaven " recorded by k.d. lang before Finn and Sanford were brought on board as directors . The following songs including the villain song " Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo , " which incorporates the " William Tell Overture , " Beethoven 's Ninth Symphony , and the " 1812 Overture " into the yodel dance , were added following several story changes throughout production . Following the September 11 attacks , Menken composed the song " Will the Sun Ever Shine Again " in reaction , which was performed by Bonnie Raitt
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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