What song was added to the 2002 IMAX re-release of Beauty and the Beast?

The song added to the 2002 IMAX re-release of Beauty and the Beast was “Human Again.”

“Human Again” was written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for the original 1991 production but was cut before release because its story created pacing and continuity problems. The song imagines the enchanted household objects becoming human again after the Beast breaks his curse.

For the IMAX special edition, Disney restored and animated a new sequence built around the song. It appears during the film’s second act, while Belle and the Beast’s relationship is developing. This makes it different from the songs “Be Our Guest,” “Gaston,” and “Belle,” all of which were already part of the original theatrical version.

A later version of “Human Again” also appeared in the 1994 stage musical, where it was expanded and repositioned. The 2002 restoration therefore gave audiences a chance to see material that had long existed only as a deleted song, while adding a new musical chapter without changing the film’s central ending.