![]() But basically when this song came to us, we were on a little stroll through Prospect Park in Brooklyn near our house, and we both started to sort of improv what Elsa might be feeling like. LOPEZ: Let the storm rage on, the cold never bothered me anyway, was meant to, if we were going down that villain path, it would fall in line with that lyric. She was blue-skinned, and she had spiky hair, and at the end of the movie, she came down the mountain with an army of evil snowmen to ransack, the town, which is very different from the way the movie now ends, but it took a long time to get there.Īnd one of the focal moments of when that started to change was when we wrote "Let It Go," and we wrote "Let It Go" so that she still might be the villain. ROBERT LOPEZ: She was the villain at that point, yeah. At the time she was mostly a villain still. KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ: Well, we wrote "Let It Go" knowing that we had this moment where Elsa's powers that she'd been keeping secret came out and that she was going to head - be chased out of a village, head up a mountain and transform into the Snow Queen. Would you tell us the story of writing the song? That song is a real turning point in the movie, when the older sister feels safe to unleash her power. ![]() Congratulations on the Oscar, and thank you so much for being here. GROSS: That's "Let It Go," from the soundtrack of "Frozen," written by my guests Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Let the storm rage on, the cold never bothered me anyway. (As Elsa) (Singing) I don't care what they're going to say. Let it go, let it go, turn away and slam the door. Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore. Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know. (As Elsa) (Singing) Don't let them in, don't let them see. Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried. The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside. A kingdom of isolation, and it looks like I'm the queen. IDINA MENZEL: (As Elsa) (Singing) The snow glows white on the mountain tonight, not a footprint to be seen. Ever since, Elsa has isolated herself to prevent her magic from causing harm.Īfter she runs away from her kingdom to protect it from her magic and is completely alone in her ice castle, she feels safe to unleash her powers, and that's where she sings "Let It Go," the song that won the Oscar. As a child, that power got out of control and hurt her younger sister. The older sister has a magical power: the ability to turn things and even people into ice. ![]() Kristen and Robert wrote the songs for the 2011 Disney animated musical "Winnie the Pooh." "Frozen" is about two sisters, a princess, Anna, and her older sister Elsa, who becomes the young queen. He's an EGOT, and that's the acronym for the select few who have won the four major awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Robert Lopez also co-wrote the satirical Broadway musicals "Avenue Q" and "The Book of Mormon," which is now touring. The movie just came out on DVD and Blu-Ray. My guests wrote the songs for "Frozen." Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are married and have two children, who each sing on the soundtrack. One of the songs, "Let It Go," won the Oscar this year for Best Original Song. If you have young children, you may know by heart the songs from the Disney animated musical "Frozen." A lot of kids are playing those songs over and over and over. The song was a part of the Jerry Garcia Band repertoire from 1976 until 1995, with multiple versions featured on the Garcia Live series.This is FRESH AIR. In 1991 Jerry Garcia released a live version on Jerry Garcia Band.In Canada, the song reached number 9 in the Dance charts and number 57 in the Pop charts. The song was Hayes' most successful entry on the disco chart, peaking at number 3. In 1979 Isaac Hayes recorded a disco version of the song peaking at number 11 on the soul chart and number 18 on the Hot 100.It was ranked number 9 on the Canadian Dance chart for August 5, 1978. In 1978 Tony Orlando as a disco single and on his album Tony Orlando.In 1974 Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen recorded this song for the Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen and it went to number 56 on the US charts in 1975 and number 85 in Canada.The MGM single reached number 11 in the US Country chart. In 1974 Mel Tillis and Sherry Bryce recorded the song.In 1964 The Four Seasons recorded this song on their Dawn and 11 Other Great Songs album.The Roy Hamilton version reached number 2 on the R&B charts and number 13 on the pop charts. The song was first a hit for Roy Hamilton in 1958. " Don't Let Go" is a song written by Jesse Stone.
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