Disney's 'Enchanted' with Carrie Underwood

The American princess circle is complete.

Disney has made another song available from "Enchanted," this one the film's final number, "Ever Ever After," sung by "American Idol"-turned-country star Carrie Underwood.

Judging by her frothy pastel look at last week's Country Music Awards, Underwood is already comfortable looking the part of a Disney princess (cutesy insects worth a reported $6M affixed to hip? Check).

Coupled with the two songs shown here last week, it's clear Disney is making a huge push to showcase the tunes from its latest animated/live-action musical hybrid, which is due in theaters Nov. 21. One day earlier on Nov. 20, the 'Enchanted' soundtrack will be released.

Underwood's song isn't quite this writer's cup of Mad Hatter tea -- and violates Extended Play's Movie Song Rule No. 4 (quotes the name of the movie in the lyrics) -- but it is a fitting closer to the film, as it wraps the charming fairy tale up with a contemporary spin.

But even after repeated listens, it still sounds a bit too much like something one would hear at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, at least for my tastes.

Yet Disney and Underwood fans will surely enjoy the video, which gives Underwood an animated make-over before being stalked in New York City, and contains more than one reference to the studio's classic animated films.

Give it a whirl -- and watch "Happy Working Song" and "That's How You Know," if you haven't - and then vote for your favorite down below.

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An early look at Disney's 'Enchanted' (with video)

Those longing for Walt Disney to return to the classic animated style of yore are in luck – in a way.

The studio’s “Enchanted,” due in theaters Nov. 21, is a throwback to Disney animated features “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Cinderella” and “Sleeping Beauty.” “Enchanted’s” opening 10 minutes, in fact, play-out like a long-lost 1940s animated film, complete with old-school, 2-D-style animation.

And then its main character, the Snow White-like Giselle, played by Amy Adams, is transported to modern-day Manhattan, where cute and cuddly forest critters are replaced by dancing, computer-animated roaches.

The fairy tale, directed by Kevin Lima (“Tarzan,” “102 Dalmatians”) is part homage to traditional Disney musicals, with references to everything from “Sleeping Beauty” to “The Little Mermaid” to “Beauty and the Beast,” in addition to a re-imagining of the classic, princess-finds-her-prince yarn.

Banished to New York by the jealous Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon), who pulls the ol’ poison apple trick to wreak revenge, Adams give a star-making performance as Giselle, playing the character’s naivety straight.

But as Giselle awaits the inevitable rescue by her Prince Edward (James Marsden), she’s forced to come of age away from her magic kingdom, and learns from handsome divorce lawyer Robert Phillip (Patrick Dempsey) that adult relationships aren’t always the happily-ever-after cliché.

But for all its modern twists, “Enchanted” fits firmly in the traditional Disney model. The film’s charm and innocence is an unabashed nod to a pre-“Shrek,” pre-“Alladin” era of irony and edginess.

“It’ll be nice if people feel nostalgia for 2-D animation,” says Steven Schwartz, who wrote lyrics for five original songs with composer Alan Menken. The pair collaborated on 1996's “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and 1995's “Pocahontas,” which won Oscars for Best Song and Best Original Score, and Menken has composed music for such Disney classics as “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast,” among others.

“Enchanted” presented the Schwartz and Menken with distinct challenges. The pair were directed to reference Disney favorites. In fact, “Enchanted’s” “Happy Working Song,” for instance, takes inspiration from “Snow White’s” “Whistle While You Work.” Yet, the writers had to be careful not to bombard the audience with plot-distracting allusions.

Additionally, as the musical moves to the non-animated world of New York, audiences will need to believe that Giselle’s way with a tune can get the denizens of Central Park dancing.

Here, Menken and Schwartz discuss the songs of “Enchanted,” and share clips of two of the film's non-animated numbers, “Happy Working Song” and “That’s How You Know,” for your viewing pleasure.