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Bonus Sora:

Something I’ve seen discussed is how this moment changes the genre of Mulan. It abruptly cuts off the film’s last song - A Girl Worth Fighting For - and the rest of the film plays out like an action film/war film. There is a brief reprise of I’ll Make A Man Out of You, but it’s non-diegetic. The characters don’t sing again, Mulan is not a musical from this point.

But something I haven’t seen discussed is that Walt Disney Animation Studios did not release a traditional musical for eleven-years after Mulan.

Mulan was followed by Tarzan, a film with a strong soundtrack that isn’t a traditional musical. It had one song sung by characters in the film, but even with that I think most would agree it’s not necessarily a musical.

Tarzan is seen as the last film of the Disney Renaissance, a period of critical acclaim and financial success for Walt Disney Animation Studios since the release of The Little Mermaid. The next decade of Disney animation would be defined by experimental storytelling. Films that dabbled in genres, themes, animation techniques, and subjects Disney was not known for. Some, like Tarzan, used music prominently in their film and/or had one song sung by the film’s characters. But none could be considered musicals in the traditional sense until The Princess and the Frog in 2009.

Considering the real world context, this scene in Mulan doesn’t just signal a tonal shift for the film. It represents a changing focus at Walt Disney Animation Studios. A move that shows they were not happy resting on their laurels and wanted to take risks audiences didn’t expect.

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