Alan Menken

Ariel retreats to her secret grotto of human artifacts, expressing her deep longing to understand the world above the surface. She struggles with the conflict between her father's restrictions and her own burning curiosity to experience life as a human.

The Beast watches from his castle turrets as Belle departs to save her father, grappling with the agony of his newfound love and the despair of his isolation. He realizes that even in her absence, her memory will haunt and define his existence while he waits for a return he fears will never happen.