Frozen has indeed taken the world by storm. After being named as the top-grossing animated film of all time by garnering $1 billion worldwide, "Frozen" has now 25 more reasons to be enjoyed by people all over the world.
Aside from its superb plot, one can easily say that one of the biggest reasons for its success is because of the infectious songs such as "For the First Time in Forever", "Love is an Open Door", and "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" to name a few. But the one song that stood out the most is "Let it Go", sang by Idina Menzel. The song encourages people to express one's inner self, without fear of other people's judgment.
Frozen has truly become an international phenomenon and as a testament to its global success, singers from different nations collaborated to sing the hit song "Let it Go" in their native tongue.
Rick Dempsey, senior executive at Disney's Character Voices International Unit said to Yahoo in a recent email exchange that, "Translating "Frozen" into so many different languages is exceptionally challenging. It's a difficult juggling act to get the right intent of the lyrics and also have it match rhythmically to the music, and then you have to go back and adjust for lip sync! [It]... requires a lot of patience and precision."
"Casting the right singers and actors then becomes another challenge. "Idina's voice (or Kristen's voice for Anna) becomes our blueprint. We try to match it as close as possible," said the Disney exec.
"Two hundred singers tested for 41 slots. And not all vocalists were fit to act the part for which they were singing. Sometimes we find a great vocal match with a singer and a great acting match with a different actress," said Dempsey. "There are close to 15 versions out there that have two different talents performing the role."
The casting process was particularly complex because native speakers were required. "It's the only way to really ensure that the film feels 'local,'" Dempsey said.
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