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