"Beauty and the Beast" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures' 1991 animated feature film of the same name, serving as its theme song originally recorded by Angela Lansbury in her film role as Mrs. Potts. Commonly identified as the film's theme song, its lyrics describe the relationship between the film's two main characters, Belle and the Beast. It specifically addresses how it has managed to transform them, allowing their friendship (and later, love) to grow as Lumière, Cogsworth, and Chip watch on.