▁in ▁Al add in , ▁was ▁initially ▁cast ▁to ▁provide ▁both ▁Mul an ' s ▁speaking ▁and ▁singing ▁voices , ▁but ▁the ▁direct ors ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁her ▁attempt ▁at ▁a ▁deeper ▁speaking ▁voice ▁when ▁Mul an ▁imp erson ated ▁P ing ▁convin cing , ▁so ▁M ing - Na ▁W en ▁was ▁brought ▁in ▁to ▁speak ▁the ▁role . ▁Sal ong a ▁returned ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁singing ▁voice . ▁W en ▁herself ▁land ed ▁the ▁role ▁after ▁the ▁film m akers ▁listened ▁to ▁her ▁narr ation ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁The ▁Joy ▁L uck ▁Club . ▁Co ats ▁reflected ▁on ▁her ▁decision , ▁stating , ▁" When ▁we ▁heard ▁M ing - Na ▁doing ▁that ▁voice - over , ▁we ▁knew ▁we ▁had ▁our ▁Mul an . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁lik able ▁and ▁lov ely ▁voice , ▁and ▁those ▁are ▁the ▁qual ities ▁we ▁were ▁looking ▁for ." ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁M ush u , ▁Disney ▁was ▁aim ing ▁for ▁top ▁Hollywood ▁talent ▁in ▁the ▁ve in ▁of ▁Robin ▁Williams ' s ▁performance ▁as ▁the ▁Gen ie ▁in ▁Al add in , ▁and ▁approached ▁Edd ie ▁Mur phy , ▁who ▁at ▁first ▁b alk ed ▁when ▁asked ▁to ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁Disney ▁stud ios . ▁He ▁then ▁asked ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁voice ▁in ▁his ▁bas ement ▁at ▁his ▁B ubble ▁Hill ▁m ansion ▁in ▁Eng le wood , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁speaking ▁voice ▁of ▁Captain ▁Li ▁Shang , ▁B D ▁W ong ▁was ▁h ired ,