(Originally posted on 30 Nov 2019. Slight edits made.) You see the words on the picture? I didn’t pull them out of thin air. This song was written by Christine Hals, a Norwegian-Swedish film composer. In fact, the movie also consulted Old Norse expert Dr. Jackson Crawford for accuracy. Lyrics:Verðug dróttning stór.Hjarta af gulli skína.KronumContinue reading “Elsa’s Coronation Song: Heimr Àrnadalr (with comments)”
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The Official Multilingual Version of ‘Into the Unknown’ (with rant)
(Originally posted 15 Dec 2019. Slight edits made.) What. On. Earth. Is. This? We knew this was coming. There was no way the 25-language version of “Let It Go” was about to be the only one of its kind. And yes, I know this song is harder to give equally to multiple languages, because theContinue reading “The Official Multilingual Version of ‘Into the Unknown’ (with rant)”
La Berceuse d’Ahtohallan (Français) [All is Found]
(Originally posted 3 Dec 2019. Slight edits made.) This version feels more like a real lullaby. It still contains some elements of the foreshadowing of the English version (and kudos to the localisation team for that), but much less of the spirit-y undertones at the end that sets up Queen Iduna’s return from the graveContinue reading “La Berceuse d’Ahtohallan (Français) [All is Found]”
A Line-by-Line Look at ‘All Is Found’
(Originally published 1 Dec 2019. Slight edits made.) I’ve been listening to the Frozen 2 songs a lot since I saw the movie (yesterday). And ‘All Is Found’ is interesting. In the movie, it’s a lullaby that Queen Iduna (or Iðunn according to her headstone, says the Disney Wiki) sings to her children (Anna andContinue reading “A Line-by-Line Look at ‘All Is Found’”
