The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning - wikipedia The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning DVD cover Directed by Peggy Holmes Produced by Kendra Halland Screenplay by Robert Reece ( screenwriter ) Evan Spiliotopoulos Story by Jule Selbo Jenny Wingfield Starring Jodi Benson Samuel E. Wright Sally Field Jim Cummings Music by James Dooley Production company Walt Disney Pictures DisneyToon Studios DisneyToon Studios Sydney, Australia Toon City Animation, Inc., Manila, Philippines Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Release date August 26, 2008 ( 2008 - 08 - 26 ) Running time 77 minutes Country United States Australia Japan Philippines Language English The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning ( also known as The Little Mermaid III ) is a 2008 American direct - to - video animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios, and a prequel to Disney 's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid. Directed by Peggy Holmes, the film 's story is set before the events of the original film, when Ariel is still young, and where all music has been banned from the underwater kingdom of Atlantica by King Triton, and Ariel attempts to challenge this law. The film features the voices of Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Sally Field, and Jim Cummings. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on August 26, 2008. Animation production of the film was by Toon City Animation, Inc., Manila, Philippines, supervising clean - up character lead animators May Laxamana, Alain Tagpuno, Buddy Maderazo, Adelfo Manao, Walt Disney Animation ( Japan ), Inc., as Walt Disney Animation Australia by 2008, unit director Pieter Lommerse, workbook supervisor Stephen Lumley, clean - up director David Hardy, inbetween director Miles Jenkinson, effects director Marvin Petilla, supervising color stylist Jenny North and Aaron Stannard. The film contradicts certain events of the television series, implying that it is an independent installment of Disney 's The Little Mermaid franchise. It is the last animated feature from Disney Animation Australia before it was closed down. Contents 1 Plot 2 Voice cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 Release 6 Reception 7 Censorship in the United Kingdom 8 References 9 External links Plot King Triton and his wife, Queen Athena, rule over the underwater kingdom of Atlantica, filled with music and laughter. They have seven young daughters : Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana, and the youngest of whom is Ariel. One day, the merpeople relax in a lagoon above water, and Triton gives Athena a music box. However, a pirate ship approaches. Everyone escapes except Athena, who is crushed to death by the ship when she tries to rescue the music box. Devastated by the death of his wife, Triton throws the music box away, and music is banned from Atlantica, forever. Ten years later, Ariel and her sisters live under a strict routine maintained by their governess, Marina Del Rey and her assistant, Benjamin. Marina dislikes being the girls ' governess and longs to be Triton 's attaché, a job currently filled by Sebastian the crab. Ariel hates their current lifestyle, which brings her into arguments with her father. Ariel encounters Flounder, whom she later follows to an underground music club. She is overjoyed by the presence of music, and is shocked when she sees Sebastian performing there. When her presence is revealed, the entire band stops playing and hides, believing Ariel will tell her father about them. Ariel sings a song explaining her love of music and the remembrance of her mother, and she joins the club with an oath. Ariel returns to the palace, and her sisters confront her over her disappearance. She explains where she was, and the following night the girls go to the club to have fun. Marina finds them and she later reports their activities to Triton, who destroys the club with his trident. Sebastian, Flounder, and the band are sent to prison, while Marina gets the job she wants. Triton confines his daughters to the palace and Ariel says that her mother would not have wanted music forbidden. She swims to the bedroom, with her sisters following, and everyone is not happy, aside from Marina. That night, Ariel frees her friends and leaves Atlantica. Sebastian leads them to a deserted place far away from the palace where Ariel finds Athena 's music box, as Sebastian hoped. One of her sisters informs Triton that Ariel is not in the palace, while Triton orders his guards to find Ariel, angering Marina. Marina is about to finish the job to have Sebastian killed and Ariel eliminated from the palace. Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian decide to return to Atlantica to bring the music box to Triton, hoping that it will change his mind, as he has not remembered how to be happy after Athena died. On the way back, they are confronted by Marina and her electric eels. Before music is restored back into Atlantica, the final battle begins when Ariel is banned from Atlantica by Marina. Marina wants to stop them so she will retain her position of power, and a struggle ensues. Flounder and Ariel are rescued from Marina 's electric eels by the band. While Triton arrives in time seeing that Ariel has helped the band defeat the eels by having them tangle themselves. Marina barrels towards Sebastian, but Ariel pushes her away, getting hit in the process. Triton witnesses the incident and blames himself. He sings the lyrics of `` Athena 's Song '', and Ariel recovers. Triton apologizes to Ariel for not listening to her and sends her home to the palace and restores music to Atlantica and appoints Sebastian as Atlantica 's first official court composer, much to everyone 's delight. Everyone, including Ariel and her sisters and their friends Flounder and Sebastian, rejoices except Marina who is sent to jail. Voice cast Jodi Benson as Ariel ( supervising clean - up character lead animator May Laxamana ). Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian ( supervising clean - up character lead animator Buddy Maderazo ). Jim Cummings as King Triton and Shelbow. The supervising clean - up character lead animator for King Triton was Adelfo Manao, and for Shelbow was Buddy Maderazo. Sally Field as Marina Del Rey ( supervising clean - up character lead animator Buddy Maderazo ). Parker Goris as Flounder ( supervising clean - up character lead animator Alain Tagpuno ). Tara Strong as Adella and Andrina ( supervising clean - up character lead animator May Laxamana ). Jennifer Hale as Alana ( supervising clean - up character lead animator May Laxamana ). Grey DeLisle as Aquata and Arista ( supervising clean - up character lead animator May Laxamana ). Kari Wahlgren as Attina ( supervising clean - up character lead animator May Laxamana ). Jeff Bennett as Benjamin the manatee and the Swordfish Guards Andrea Robinson as Queen Athena ( singing voice ) Lorelei Hill Butters as Queen Athena ( speaking voice ) Rob Paulsen as Ink Spot the octopus and Swifty the shrimp ( supervising clean - up character lead animator Alain Tagpuno ). Kevin Michael Richardson as Cheeks the blowfish and Ray - Ray the manta ray ( supervising clean - up character lead animator Alain Tagpuno ). Production This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2018 ) The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and DisneyToon Studios, animated by Toon City Animation, Inc., Manila, Philippines supervising clean - up character lead animator May Laxamana, Alain Tagpuno, Buddy Maderazo, Adelfo Manao by formerly Walt Disney Animation ( Japan ), Inc., Walt Disney Animation Australia, unit director Pieter Lommerse, workbook supervisor Stephen Lumley, clean - up director David Hardy, inbetween director Miles Jenkinson, effects director Marvin Petilla, supervising color stylist Jenny North and Aaron Stannard. The film 's working title was The Little Mermaid III, and it was originally scheduled for a mid-2007 release. When John Lasseter took over Disney Animation, more resources were spent on completing Cinderella III : A Twist in Time, and attention only returned to this film in July 2006 after the wrap up of Cinderella III. A teaser trailer and musical preview of the film ( an alternate version of `` Jump in the Line '' ) were attached to the Platinum Edition DVD of The Little Mermaid, which was released in October 2006. At the time, the working title The Little Mermaid III was still being used. Soundtrack The score to the film was composed by James Dooley, who recorded the score with a 72 - piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony, as well as a big band, at the Sony Scoring Stage. The film features new songs written by Jeanine Tesori, along with covers of previously recorded calypso songs that were arranged by Dooley. No soundtrack has been released yet for the film. The songs featured in the film are : `` Athena 's Song '' - Performed by Andrea Robinson ( Queen Athena ) `` Just One Mistake '' - Performed by Sally Field ( Marina Del Rey ) `` I Remember '' - Performed by Jodi Benson ( Ariel ) `` Jump in the Line ( Shake, Shake, Shake, Senora ) '' - Performed by Samuel E. Wright ( Sebastian ) and chorus `` Jump In The Line '' ( Shake, Shake, Shake, Senora ) A cappella version - Performed by Parker Goris ( Flounder ), Samuel E. Wright ( Sebastian ), Jodi Benson ( Ariel ) and chorus `` Man Smart, Woman Smarter '' ( instrumental only ) `` Just One Mistake '' ( reprise ) - Performed by Sally Field ( Marina Del Rey ) `` I Will Sing '' - Performed by Jeannette Bayardelle Release The film was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States on August 26, 2008, and on Region 2 DVD in the United Kingdom and Europe on September 22, 2008. The DVD contains special features including deleted scenes, a production featurette hosted by the director, games and activities, and a featurette hosted by Sierra Boggess ( who played Ariel on Broadway ) about the Broadway musical. On December 16, 2008, the film was released in a `` The Little Mermaid Trilogy '' boxed set that includes The Little Mermaid ( Platinum Edition ) and The Little Mermaid II : Return to the Sea. On November 19, 2013, it was released on Blu - ray as a 2 - movie collection alongside the sequel. Reception The DVD became the top - selling DVD for the week ending August 31, selling 980,237 copies. Reviews of the film from audiences were largely positive, though the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics ( 33 % on Rotten Tomatoes based on 6 reviews ). The new villain, Marina Del Rey, has been criticized as being a poor follow - up to Ursula. The animation quality of the film has been praised as being `` impressive '' for a direct - to - video and comparable to that of the original film. A mildly negative review has described that in the film `` goofiness often gets buried too often underneath a blah story that 's much too run - of - the - mill to allow the emotional oomph of the characters ' plights to truly impact ''. The music has also been criticized as being unmemorable, with one review stating that `` to label this a musical would be false advertising ''. Censorship in the United kingdom In the United Kingdom, the word `` spastic '' was cut from an interactive game in the extra features of the DVD and Blu - Ray releases by the BBFC to achieve a `` U '' rating. An uncut version was available rated `` 12 ''. The word however appears uncensored in all versions of the full - length feature. References ^ Jump up to : James Plath ( 2008 - 08 - 16 ). `` DVD review of Little Mermaid, The : Ariel 's Beginning - DVD Town ''. DVDTown.com. Archived from the original on 2008 - 09 - 16. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 16. Jump up ^ Dan Goldwasser ( July 4, 2008 ). `` Jim Dooley scores The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning with songs by Jeanine Tesori ''. ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved July 4, 2008. ^ Jump up to : James Plath ( August 16, 2008 ). `` DVD review of Little Mermaid, The : Ariel 's Beginning - DVD Town ''. DVDTown.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2008. Jump up ^ Irv Slifkin ( August 11, 2008 ). `` The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning 8 / 11 / 2008 Video Business ''. VideoBusiness.com. Retrieved August 17, 2008. Jump up ^ Bjorkman, James. `` The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning ( 2008 ) - Nice Prequel for the Little Mermaid Ariel ''. Animated Film Reviews. Retrieved May 25, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Sombrero Grande ( August 27, 2008 ). `` DVD Review : The Little Mermaid - Ariel 's Beginning ''. Blog Critic. Archived from the original on 2008 - 08 - 29. Retrieved September 8, 2008. ^ Jump up to : Michael Stailey. `` The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning at DVD Verdict ''. DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2008. ^ Jump up to : 90'sCartoonMan ( September 1, 2008 ). `` '' The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning `` : How To Keep Fish Fresh ''. Toon Zone. Retrieved September 10, 2008. Jump up ^ David Cornelius ( August 27, 2008 ). `` DVD Talk Review : The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning ''. DVD Talk. Retrieved September 8, 2008. Jump up ^ `` MERMAID DISCOVERY VANITY GAME British Board of Film Classification ''. www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved June 19, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Little Mermaid Ariel 's Beginning British Board of Film Classification ''. www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved July 30, 2017. External links Official website The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning on IMDb The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning at AllMovie The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning at Rotten Tomatoes The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning at The Big Cartoon DataBase Hans Christian Andersen 's `` The Little Mermaid '' Films The Daydreamer ( 1966 ) The Little Mermaid ( 1968 ) Hans Christian Andersen 's The Little Mermaid ( 1975 ) The Little Mermaid ( 1976 Czech film ) The Little Mermaid ( 1976 Russian film ) Mermaid ( 2007 ) The Little Mermaid ( 2018 ) Television Mahō no Mako - chan ( 1970 ) Adventures of the Little Mermaid ( 1991 ) The Idle Mermaid ( 2014 ) Other The Little Mermaid ( statue ) Mermaids The Lure Disney franchise Films The Little Mermaid ( 1989 ) The Little Mermaid II : Return to the Sea ( 2000 ) The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning ( 2008 ) Series The Little Mermaid ( 1992 -- 1994 ) episodes Characters Ariel Ursula Sebastian Music Albums The Little Mermaid Sebastian from The Little Mermaid Sebastian : Party Gras ! Songs from the Sea Splash Hits Songs `` Fathoms Below '' `` Part of Your World '' `` Under the Sea '' `` Poor Unfortunate Souls '' `` Les Poissons '' `` Kiss the Girl '' Related The Music Behind the Magic Adaptations Musical Once Upon a Time `` Ariel '' `` Dark Hollow '' `` The Jolly Roger '' `` Poor Unfortunate Soul '' Attractions Ariel 's Grotto Ariel 's Undersea Adventure King Triton 's Carousel of the Sea Mermaid Lagoon Scuttle 's Scooters Voyage of the Little Mermaid Video games The Little Mermaid Ariel the Little Mermaid Ariel 's Story Studio Disney 's The Little Mermaid Print Studio Disney 's The Little Mermaid Activity Center The Little Mermaid II : Pinball Frenzy Disney home entertainment animated features Sequels and other follow - ups The Return of Jafar ( 1994 ) Aladdin and the King of Thieves ( 1996 ) Beauty and the Beast : The Enchanted Christmas ( 1997 ) Belle 's Magical World ( 1998 ) Pocahontas II : Journey to a New World ( 1998 ) The Lion King II : Simba 's Pride ( 1998 ) An Extremely Goofy Movie ( 2000 ) The Little Mermaid II : Return to the Sea ( 2000 ) Lady and the Tramp II : Scamp 's Adventure ( 2001 ) Cinderella II : Dreams Come True ( 2002 ) The Hunchback of Notre Dame II ( 2002 ) Atlantis : Milo 's Return ( 2003 ) 101 Dalmatians II : Patch 's London Adventure ( 2003 ) The Lion King 11⁄2 ( 2004 ) Mulan II ( 2004 ) Tarzan II ( 2005 ) Lilo & Stitch 2 : Stitch Has a Glitch ( 2005 ) Kronk 's New Groove ( 2005 ) Bambi II ( 2006 ) Brother Bear 2 ( 2006 ) The Fox and the Hound 2 ( 2006 ) Cinderella III : A Twist in Time ( 2007 ) The Little Mermaid : Ariel 's Beginning ( 2008 ) Films based on TV series Recess Christmas : Miracle on Third Street ( 2001 ) Recess : Taking the Fifth Grade ( 2003 ) Recess : All Growed Down ( 2003 ) Leroy & Stitch ( 2006 ) TV series pilots and compilations Gargoyles the Movie : The Heroes Awaken ( 1995 ) Mighty Ducks the Movie : The First Face - Off ( 1997 ) Hercules : Zero to Hero ( 1998 ) Buzz Lightyear of Star Command : The Adventure Begins ( 2000 ) Tarzan & Jane ( 2002 ) A Very Merry Pooh Year ( 2002 ) Stitch ! The Movie ( 2003 ) Once Upon a Halloween ( 2005 ) Pooh 's Heffalump Halloween Movie ( 2005 ) Original stories Pooh 's Grand Adventure : The Search for Christopher Robin ( 1997 ) Mickey 's Once Upon a Christmas ( 1999 ) Springtime with Roo ( 2004 ) Mickey, Donald, Goofy : The Three Musketeers ( 2004 ) Mickey 's Twice Upon a Christmas ( 2004 ) Spin - offs Disney Princess Enchanted Tales : Follow Your Dreams ( 2007 ) Tinker Bell ( 2008 ) Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure ( 2009 ) Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue ( 2010 ) Secret of the Wings ( 2012 ) The Pirate Fairy ( 2014 ) Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast ( 2015 ) Adaptations Winnie the Pooh : Seasons of Giving ( 1999 ) Mickey 's Magical Christmas : Snowed in at the House of Mouse ( 2001 ) Tarzan & Jane ( 2002 ) Mickey 's House of Villains ( 2002 ) Disney Sing - Along Songs series ( 1986 -- 2006 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Little_Mermaid:_Ariel%27s_Beginning&oldid=854655441 '' Categories : 2008 films English - language films 2000s American animated films 2008 direct - to - video films 2000s fantasy films 2000s musical films American children 's animated fantasy films American films Animated musical films Direct - to - video prequel films Disney direct - to - video animated films DisneyToon Studios animated films The Little Mermaid ( franchise ) Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from June 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles needing additional references from August 2018 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2008 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Cebuano Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego Íslenska Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska ไทย Українська 中文 16 more Edit links This page was last edited on 12 August 2018, at 22 : 25 ( UTC ). 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