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Two disc set huh? Any bets the second disc will be a song compilation? Also understand why Disney changed the name too "Frozen". The Russian's already produced a CGI animated "Snow Queen" feature which an American distributor will surely use to steal Disney's thunder. The Russians also brought out their own version of the Andersen tale, THE SNOW QUEEN, back in 1957, which was Americanized, with a prologue with Art Linkletter, as well as interpolated songs, sung by the likes of Sandra Dee and Tommy Kirk, in 1959. Both are available on Amazon, and you can even watch both entire films online. Further, Alan Menken, of LITTLE MERMAID and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST fame, wrote an entire score for Disney, apparently for an earlier version of the story, which was abandoned. (Would love to hear what Menken wrote; it will probably be used in something else at some point.)
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Dec 21, 2013 - 2:02 PM
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Upon first listen, I thought the songs were quite weak and not a patch on the work of Menken and co. After a second play, Do You Want To Build A Snowman, First Time In Forever and Let It Go sounded pretty okay-ish. By play 3, I couldn't get the damned things outta my head!! Some of the score tracks by Beck are equally beautiful, if a tad short. I've re-assembled a killer 42 minute programme which combines score and songs (I hate the way Disney stick all the songs up-front, with the score following) and it's pretty much been in constant rotation this past week. Now, if only I could get over the, like, totally annoyING Valley speak from the trailer and attempt to watch the (supposedly) very good film.
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Agreed MattyO, this has been my most played CD of the past few weeks. It really improves with repeated listens and Beck's subtle interpolations of the song melodies is, at times, inspired. The 3 Norwegian choir cues (Main Title, Heimr Arnadalr and The Great Thaw) are quite brilliant and I can't stop playing them. Heimr Arnadalr has become THE tune of Christmas 2013 for me (together with Do You Wanna Build A Snowman). I also finally saw the film between Christmas and New Year (too many trusted allies have enthused about it, so I tried to forget the awful trailer I saw awhile back) and it is indeed very excellent. You can see a seamless transition from the cinema screen to Broadway without any trouble. The snowy animation vistas and atmosphere are incredible, making it a real December treat. Probably one of the Top 5 films I've seen this year (2013), without a doubt.
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