"Powerful Magic"

"Powerful Magic"

Song
Song Information
Written by	Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner
Duration	3:04
Release date	May 5, 2017
Show Information
Appears in	"The Song in Your Heart"
Song Chronology
Previous Song	"Only You"
Next Song	"The Queen Sings"

♫ Snow White: With music in our hearts, we'll defeat the Evil Queen.
Prince Charming: How?
Snow White: Cause love expressed through song is a weapon like the Queen has never seen. ♫

—Snow White and Prince Charming^src

"Powerful Magic" is a song featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner. It débuts in the twentieth episode of the sixth season.

This song was released on May 5, 2017, as part of Once Upon a Time: The Musical Episode.

History

Before First Curse

After wishing on a star the night before that she and her husband would have what they need to give their daughter her happy ending, Snow White wakes up to a bird singing to her. When she attempts to greet it, her words come out in song, much to her surprise. This effect is also true for Prince Charming, who comes into the room also singing, expressing his confidence in his voice. As he questions what happened, Snow realizes that the song was granted to them by her wish and will give them the power to defeat the Evil Queen, as the love expressed through their song is more powerful than any weapon the Queen has fought before. The song continues as Snow and Charming express that love is the most powerful magic of all and they have finally found the lucky break they needed to save their daughter's fate. ("The Song in Your Heart")

Snow and Charming later sing a version of "Powerful Magic" when they face off against the Evil Queen. However, using a Singing Spell sent to her by Zelena, the Evil Queen is able to extract the song from them and the rest of the kingdom, leaving them once again powerless to defeat her. After they return to their castle, Snow wonders why her wish didn't come true and is visited by the Blue Fairy, who reveals that she was responsible for the granting of the wish but never intended for the songs to be used against the Evil Queen. Instead, she puts all of the songs inside of Snow's unborn daughter's heart, erasing the kingdom's memories of the singing to protect them, as they will be used in the future to save Emma from the Black Fairy. ("The Song in Your Heart")

After Third Curse

After her family is frozen by the Black Fairy and Mr. Gold, Emma Swan believes that the only way to save them is to give the Black Fairy her heart. As she prepares to do this, Henry Mills discovers a page from his book showing the Blue Fairy put the kingdom's songs in Emma's heart and rushes to her, revealing as the Black Fairy fails to crush Emma's heart that the songs give Emma power. Henry returns Emma's heart to her as she begins to sing, realizing that her parents were with her throughout her life thanks to their song. ("The Song in Your Heart")

Singers

Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White
Josh Dallas as Prince Charming

Lyrics

A bird is whistling to the song's rhythm

Snow White

Good morning, friend

Oh, my dear

There's something wrong

Cause all my words are coming out in song

A rhythm stirs deep inside my soul

I'm saying things in ways I can't control

Prince Charming

Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhh

What's going on?

Someone cast a spell or curse

Cause what I say is coming out in verse

My voice just soars

Had no idea it could

Now I'm singing out, and my do I sound...good

What could be the reason?

Snow White

I think I know, my love

It's all because the wish I made upon the star above

With music in our hearts, we'll defeat the Evil Queen

Prince Charming

How?

Snow White

Cause love expressed through song

Is a weapon like the Queen has never seen

Snow White & Prince Charming

There's a powerful magic, when two hearts are one

A powerful magic bright as the sun

Prince Charming

Goodness will triumph, and evil's undone

When you dare to heed love's call

Snow White & Prince Charming

Cause love is the most powerful magic of all

It's a powerful magic, when two voices soar

Snow White

I'm ever more hopeful for what lies in store

Prince Charming

Nothing will stop us, no not anymore

Watch the wish you made come true

Snow White & Prince Charming

That is what love and its powerful magic can do

Feel the song inside our hearts

That is where the magic starts

Snow White

Oh, it grows with every note

Prince Charming

Soaring sweetly from my throat

Snow White

Every line ends with a rhyme

Snow White & Prince Charming

Don't know how, but it's sublime

With a melody so strong

How can we go wrong?

With our powerful magic, we now have the means

Cause love can defeat curses, potions, or beans

And the unhappy ending, let that be the Queen's

With our daughter's fate at stake

Seems we found a lucky break

Now let our song show the powerful magic

We can make

Trivia

Production Notes

Song Notes

About the song, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis say it has a "very pilot feel to it in a sense". They explain that Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas "were so excited to do the musical that when you watch them do their duet [...] their enthusiasm is like you can feel it", before adding "it's the Snow and Charming you love the most".^[1]
According to Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner:
- The bird whistling at the beginning of "Powerful Magic" is a homage to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Mary Poppins.^[2]
- When the Evil Queen is taking the song of Snow White and Prince Charming, a minor of "Powerful Magic" can be heard.^[3]

Videos

Powerful Magic - Sing-along

Powerful Magic - Rehearsal

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Six
"The Savior":	"A Bitter Draught":	"The Other Shoe":	"Strange Case":	"Street Rats":	"Dark Waters":	"Heartless":	"I'll Be Your Mirror":	"Changelings":	"Wish You Were Here":	"Tougher Than the Rest":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Murder Most Foul":	"Ill-Boding Patterns":	"Page 23":	"A Wondrous Place":	"Mother's Little Helper":	"Awake":	"Where Bluebirds Fly":	"The Black Fairy":	"The Song in Your Heart":	"The Final Battle Part 1":	"The Final Battle Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Archive

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.

References

↑ Aguilera, Leanne (May 1, 2017). EXCLUSIVE: 'Once Upon a Time' Bosses Break Down Our 5 Most Anticipated Songs from the Musical Episode!. Entertainment Tonight. “"Powerful Magic": "I think that what I love most about [Snow and Charming's] duet is there is a very pilot feel to it in a sense," Horowitz says. "[Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas] were so excited to do the musical that when you watch them do their duet -- in fact, throughout the whole episode -- their enthusiasm is like you can feel it. You see it on their face, and they're so excited, and it really just makes them come alive. I don’t know how to describe it other than It's the Snow and Charming you love the most."”
↑ Zachary and Weiner (@zacharynweiner) on X, formerly Twitter: The bird whistling is our homage to Snow White (+ a little Mary Poppins). So classic Disney! (May 8, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)
↑ Zachary and Weiner (@zacharynweiner) on X, formerly Twitter: Note the minor #PowerfulMagic music as the magic gets sucked away! (May 8, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)

[1] Aguilera, Leanne (May 1, 2017). EXCLUSIVE: 'Once Upon a Time' Bosses Break Down Our 5 Most Anticipated Songs from the Musical Episode!. Entertainment Tonight. “"Powerful Magic": "I think that what I love most about [Snow and Charming's] duet is there is a very pilot feel to it in a sense," Horowitz says. "[Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas] were so excited to do the musical that when you watch them do their duet -- in fact, throughout the whole episode -- their enthusiasm is like you can feel it. You see it on their face, and they're so excited, and it really just makes them come alive. I don’t know how to describe it other than It's the Snow and Charming you love the most."”

[2] Zachary and Weiner (@zacharynweiner) on X, formerly Twitter: The bird whistling is our homage to Snow White (+ a little Mary Poppins). So classic Disney! (May 8, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)

[3] Zachary and Weiner (@zacharynweiner) on X, formerly Twitter: Note the minor #PowerfulMagic music as the magic gets sucked away! (May 8, 2017). (backup link) (archive screenshot)

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