What happens when you put a straight-up power ballad in the middle of a Disney movie? "Let it Go" happens, that's what. On this episode, Kirk climbs to the top of a snowy peak and summons all his magical powers to figure out why Elsa of Arendelle's self-coronation song rocks as hard as it does, and what it says about the evolution of Disney musical numbers over the past 30 years.
Band/Artist: Idina Menzel
Album: Frozen Original Soundtrack, 2013
Composed by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
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ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:
- "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey from Escape, 1981
- "Part of Your World" by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman from The Little Mermaid, 1989
- "A Whole New World" by Alan Menken and Tim Rice from Aladdin, 1992
- "When Will My Life Begin?" by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater from Tangled, 2010
- "Defying Gravity" by Stephen Schwartz from Wicked, 2003
- "How Far I'll Go" by Lin-Manuel Miranda from Moana, 2016
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