''This Wish'' is a song in Disney's 2023 animated feature film Wish, sung by Asha, the main protagonist of the film. It expresses Asha's desire to have something more for herself and her people than the oppressive rule of the tyrannical King Magnifico, who has banned all forms of magic in the kingdom of Rosas. The song also serves as the film's main theme and the source of its title.
The song was first introduced at the 2022 D23 Expo, performed live by Ariana DeBose (the voice of Asha). It was written by pop singer-songwriter Julia Michaels and her frequent collaborator Benjamin Rice, who also served as the vocal producer for the film's soundtrack. Michaels and Rice wrote six original songs for the film, inspired by the themes of hope, courage, and friendship. The film's score was composed by David Metzger, who had previously worked with the film's co-director Chris Buck on Frozen and Frozen II.
The song has two versions in the film: the first version, which is sung by Asha alone after she is unable to get her family to realize King Magnifico's true nature and ventures into the forest, where she meets Star, a living star who has fallen from the sky; and the reprise version, which is sung by Asha and the other characters as they rally together to overthrow Magnifico and restore magic to Rosas. The reprise version also features the voices of Angelique Cabral as Queen Amaya; Jennifer Kumiyama as Dahlia, Asha's best friend; Victor Garber as Sabino, Asha's grandfather; Natasha Rothwell as Sakina, Asha's mother; and Harvey Guillén, Della Saba, Niko Vargas, Ramy Youssef, and Jon Rudnitsky as Gabo, Bazeema, Hal, Safi, and Dario, respectively, Asha's allies among the teens.
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When the song was originally performed at the 2022 D23 Expo, it was initially called "More For Us", but when the lyrics and score song were filed to the United States Copyright Office on April 28, 2023, the title was changed to "This Wish".
