[2] Wish marked Michaels' maiden songwriting stint for a feature film after her earlier association for artists such as Britney Spears, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas and Dua Lipa, amongst others.

[3][4] Michaels described the songwriting process as "overwhelming pressure" as Disney's music has been embedded within its legacy and so the expectation for what she had to create for this film compared to the past works.

She tried to incorporate some of the classical feel of Disney whilst keeping it modern and used to play with cadences and time signatures as well as making it true to the story as possible.

His involvement was confirmed after Matthew Walker, vice president of Music at Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios considered him as the composer for the film.

[8] Metzger utilised ethnic percussion (such as castanets and finger cymbals) as well as "instruments from the Mediterranean region such as guitars to bring color to the score and evoke that kingdom" that exists in the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.

[29] Owen Gleiberman of Variety described the musical numbers as "catchy, though in a consumable way that makes it hard not to notice how much they’re imitating the Lin-Manuel Miranda school of verbal aggression wrapped in hooks.

"[30] Brian Truitt of USA Today described the musical numbers as "solid" and called "This Wish" as the "obvious highlight, soon to become a staple on many a little girl’s streaming playlist".

[31] Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter said that the music "attempts a similar type of fusion, mixing infectious contemporary pop beats with lyrics honoring singalong-friendly roots.

"[32] Damon Wise, in his review for Deadline Hollywood, was critical of the musical numbers as it lacked the "catchy primacy" of the soundtrack of Frozen (2013).

"[34] Rachel Labonte of Screen Rant also said "there are several songs within the movie's soundtrack that feel poised to become hits" but the album in its entirety "may not stand the test of time".