Gaston (song)
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"Gaston" is a comedic, character-driven musical number from Disney's Beauty and the Beast that humorously glorifies the brash, self-absorbed hunter Gaston through the adoration of the townsfolk.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterFeatured |
Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
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LeFou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alan Menken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | praised for humor and character writing ⓘ |
| diegetic | true ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | Walt Disney Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInSoundtrack | Belle (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Disney’s Beauty and the Beast franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
character song
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comedy song ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Gaston (2017 live-action film version)
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Gaston (stage musical version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Howard Ashman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film soundtrack
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stage musical score ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
character development
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comic relief ⓘ villain characterization ⓘ |
| notableLine | No one’s slick as Gaston, no one’s quick as Gaston ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| originalWorkMedium | animated film ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
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Beauty and the Beast (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Chorus of villagers (Beauty and the Beast)
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Jesse Corti NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryVocalRange | baritone lead GENERATED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Feature Animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Walt Disney Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Tavern in provincial French village ⓘ |
| structure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| style | Broadway-style musical number ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family ⓘ |
| theme |
hero worship
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narcissism ⓘ toxic masculinity (comic portrayal) ⓘ |
| title | Gaston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalType | ensemble number ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
LeFou (Beauty and the Beast, 2017 film)