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It follows Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second in a two-part film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Wicked was first announced to be split into two films in April 2022, with composer Stephen Schwartz explaining, “The truth is, we tried for a while to make it a movie [that] required us to cut or omit things that we wanted to include and that we think fans of the series and the story will appreciate.” He added, “We found it very difficult to get through ‘Defying Gravity’ without a break. That song was written specifically as a curtain raiser, and any scene that followed without a break felt extremely anticlimactic.” Featured in AniMat’s Crazy Cartoon Cast: Chip n’ Dale: A New Legacy (2022). No One Mourns the Wicked (Reprise) Written by Stephen Schwartz Performed by Ensemble