Update: The Spirits of Frozen II (2019)

nNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Elsa IS the fifth spirit! AERGHH How am I going to resolve this in the saga UGGGGHHHHH Right I’m just going to pretend it’s not there Or I don’t know, maybe the Knowledge/Unity spirit was wandering about screaming ‘ah-ah, ah-aah’ at Elsa the whole time and couldn’t appear in the sky

Reflections on Frozen: the Musical on Broadway

While writing this post (20 Feb 2020), I found out that the actresses Patti Murin and Caissie Levy, who acted as Anna and Elsa respectively, have left the production – in fact, they left this month. I wish them all the best in their future endeavours, and I wish the incoming actresses all the bestContinue reading “Reflections on Frozen: the Musical on Broadway”

Fanmade: 如釋冰 (文言文/Classical Chinese) [Let It Go]

This is perhaps one of the coolest fan-made versions of ‘Let It Go’ I have seen. Basically, the creator translated ‘Let It Go’ into Classical Chinese – a thoroughly impressive feat considering no one uses Classical Chinese on a daily basis anymore – and it sounds and feels much better than any of the contemporaryContinue reading “Fanmade: 如釋冰 (文言文/Classical Chinese) [Let It Go]”

The Names of the Spirits in Frozen II

(Originally posted to the Disney Frozen Amino on 15 Jan 2020. Edits made.) The names of the spirits have been bothering me for a while. I preferred to know them before they were named (except for Gale, they are not called by any ‘proper’ names in the movie, and I didn’t look at the creditsContinue reading “The Names of the Spirits in Frozen II”

I ukjent land (Norsk/Norwegian) [Into the Unknown]

Written by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert LopezComposed by: Christophe BeckPerformed by: Lisa Stokke, AURORALyrics from: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/i-ukjent-land-unknown-unknown-lands.htmlTranslation from: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/i-ukjent-land-unknown-unknown-lands.html; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvSNzMN97GQ Honestly, Lisa Stokke’s voice has developed so much since she voiced Elsa 6 years ago and performed ‘La den gå’ (not my favourite version at all). Kudos to her! Lyrics (Norwegian): ​Jeg har hørt deg her i kveldDet lukter trøbbel, detContinue reading “I ukjent land (Norsk/Norwegian) [Into the Unknown]”

Elsa’s Coronation Song: Heimr Àrnadalr (with comments)

(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)”

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]”

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