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The challenge was to find new ways to musically depict the characters, the period, the locale, and the darker aspects of the fairy tale, while retaining now-classic tunes like "Be Our Guest. " When Bill Condon ("Chicago" screenwriter and "Dreamgirls" writer-director) was announced to helm the new "Beauty, " Menken was encouraged. "This is a really smart man who loves musical theater. He and I both wanted more of a sense of the 18th century, of France, of the culture in musical terms. " As the screenplay delved further into the backstory of Belle, her father, and the prince-turned-beast, Menken and Condon found places where new songs might deepen the emotional context. Tim Rice, who had stepped in to provide lyrics for the Broadway version after the death of original lyricist Howard Ashman, reunited with Menken for the current incarnation. One of the songs, "Days in the Sun, " was actually begun years before during an early burst of work on "Beauty. " Notes Menken, "It was basically a lullaby for the enchanted objects in the castle, each remembering what it was like before the darkness came over their lives. "