Believed by everyone to have died, Kai's tragedy makes its way to Gerda, who, with the help of nature and prayer, sets off to discover the truth and set her brother free. One winter day, Kai is struck by a snow bee and is, in turn, led away by their leader, the Snow Queen. Though they may not be bees, per se, they do carry quite a sting they're actually bits and pieces of a broken mirror crafted by the devil that, when inserted into the human body, turn the heart into ice and filter everything the victim sees into nasty and vile distortions of reality. "The Snow Queen" centers around a brother and a sister - Kai and Gerda - who live in a world plagued by what their grandmother calls "the snow bees". Whenever she tried chatter between songs, she came off as someone I would very much not want to be around.When placed under a magnifying glass with the fairy tale it is loosely inspired by, Frozen's "Let It Go" may very well have been the centerpiece of a Disney villain. A great deal of the 2013 animated film departed from the events of "The Snow Queen", Hans Christian Andersen's epic 1844 story. That being said, the fairy tale's highlighted themes of family and the love it generates conquering a great evil still pierce through Disney's beloved film. I saw her a year or so ago, and while the singing was great, she was super awkward on stage. Menzel is just ridiculously great at singing. Regarding your strikethrough text, interestingly enough both "Reflection" and "Let It Go" function pretty well as coming out songs (or maybe for the former, fearing coming out.) The "Reflection" write-up discussed how novel it was for Disney to write such an introspective song, and I think writing a giant "Fuck all the haters I'm gonna be me" song is pretty novel for The Mouse as well. Idina Menzel's voice really works for that apparently.
This song carries with it the inevitable comparisons to "Defying Gravity," and frankly they're both killer songs with similar messages of rejecting real or perceived societal issues and freeing yourself. I think this song is underrated (in general, not necessarily in the rankdown.but also a little bit in this rankdown,) because of how much of a juggernaut it was and the resulting backlash. If you'd like a much better and much more in-depth review of the song, here's one that I think is wonderfulĪgreed. It's funny how some distance makes everything seem smallĪnd the fears that once controlled me can't get to me at allīy the end of the song though, the seeds of her isolation from Arendelle have been sown, and we see her shut herself off from the world. We see her accept her powers and embrace them. Lyrically, the song does a wonderful job giving Elsa some character development. I'm just a plebian with no musical background).
From here the song takes off into the climax, finishing with that line we all know from Elsa, full of sass, "The cold never bothered me anyway." (I'm sorry I can't go more in depth about the actual composition other than how it sounds. Menzel's voice grows stronger and stronger as she strides into the second chorus. This carries over into the second verse, continually building behind the vocals. The change in the mood of the music shifts as we see Elsa begin to accept her powers. It's very somber at first, but as we build into the initial chorus, it becomes more positive.
Let It Go starts out with the piano, those notes I'm sure we all know by now, and Menzel comes in with the first verse. In fact, the song was written specifically for Menzel. And what better combination is there than the powerhouse vocals of Idina Menzel and the musical composition of the Lopezes. Call me a sucker, but there's just something about a slow build and a HUGE voice that tickles my fancy. Musically, I have always loved power ballads. I'd like to take a little bit of a dive into this song. As a Frozen stan, this greatly pleases me. Finally, we are at endgame!Ĭoming in as the very last song of Frozen, "Let It Go" goes out solidly with the #8 spot. But I have enjoyed every second of it and have made some new friends along the way.