ðə kˈiː wʌz lˈoʊɚd slˈaɪtli tə ðə kˈiː ʌv sˈiː ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˈæʃmən ænd mˈɛŋkən ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ðɛɹ ɪnˈɪʃəl dˈɛmoʊz fɚðə lˈɪɾəl mˈɜːmeɪd.
The key was lowered slightly to the key of C (in which Ashman and Menken recorded their initial demos for The Little Mermaid'').