Into the Unknown (song)

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Into the Unknown is a song written for the Disney film Frozen II ( Frozen 2 ) by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez . It will be sung by Idina Menzel . In the German version of the film the song is called "Where nobody was" and is sung by Willemijn Verkaik . The song was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe in the Best Song 2020 category.

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Into the Unknown plays a role in one of the film's key scenes. Elsa is alone and reacts to a voice ( Aurora Aksnes ) that calls her. If she is initially negative towards the voice and resists the call, she changes her mind with the song and is now ready to embark on the adventure. The original version of the song is considered to be   Panic! Electric guitar music played at the Disco replayed during closing credits. In the German version, a version sung by Mark Forster can be heard during the credits.

On the official soundtrack released on November 15, 2019, the version sung by Idina Menzel is the third and that of Panic! Cover version played at the Disco for the ninth track. The versions by Menzel and Panic! at the Disco can also be found on the German soundtrack (numbers 26 and 9). Willemijn Verkaik's version of Where No One Was is No. 3, Mark Forster's No. 12 on the German soundtrack.

Idina Menzel sang the song at the Oscar gala, but was supported by the interpreters for the versions in Denmark , Germany , Japan , Latin America , Norway , Poland , Russia , Spain and Thailand , who each sang lines in their language versions.

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Like the film, the song takes up inspiration from traditional Norwegian culture . The melody sung by the background voice is based on a Norwegian shepherd's call with which cows were called back to the stable. The high pitch of the voice corresponds to that with which the women of Norway communicated over greater distances.

reception

Into The Unknown is understood as a continuation of the song Let It Go from the first part The Ice Queen . If Elsa recognized her powers with Let It Go , she now accept the reputation of the associated responsibility with Into The Unknown . She sings this song, as well as Let It Go and the Show Yourself sung by Elsa later in Frozen , when she is alone and makes a decision. This would emphasize Elsa's introverted nature. On the other hand, it is interpreted that Elsa expresses loneliness with her powers at the end of the song. However, with the end of Elsa's uncertainties and pressing questions remain unresolved.

International versions

When it was released in cinemas, the film had 47 dubbed versions worldwide, the song Into the Unknown 46 versions in total: the French version, sung by Charlotte Hervieux, was used in both the dubbed version in France and French Canada, although the rest of the dubbing was independent. Dubbing released also included versions in Tamil , Telugu, and Northern Sami , which were recorded for the sequel, although the first film was never dubbed in those languages.

As in the first part of Frozen , the Dutch musical actress Willemijn Verkaik sang both the Dutch and the German version.

On December 13, 2019, a multilingual video of the song with 29 of the 47 existing versions was released on Disney's Vevo channel.

On February 9, 2020 played Menzel and Aurora the song during the 92nd Academy Awards were singing along with nine international singer of the song that comes in nine languages: Maria Lucia Heiberg Rosenberg on Danish , Willemijn Verkaik in German, Takako Matsu on Japanese , Carmen Sarahí in Latin American Spanish , Lisa Stokke in Norwegian , Kasia Łaska in Polish , Anna Buturlina in Russian , Gisela in European Spanish and Gam Wichayanee in Thai .

Awards and nominations (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Elena Nicolaou, The Lyrics of Frozen 2's "Into the Unknown," Decoded , Ophra Magazine, December 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ 'Into the Unknown' from Frozen 2: who sings it and what are the lyrics? , Classic fm on February 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ Thomas Klingenmaier, Mark Forster and the Ice Queen , Stuttgarter Zeitung, November 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Frozen 2 (Original Motion Picture Sondtrack) on Allmusic .
  5. ↑ Frozen 2 on Allmusic .
  6. ↑ Christy Piña, Oscars: Idina Menzel Belts “Frozen 2's” “Into the Unknown” With 9 Other “Elsas” Hollywood Reporter of February 9th, 2020.
  7. ↑ Leah Marilla Thomas, It's Official: The “Into the Unknown” Song From 'Frozen 2' Is the New “Let It Go” , Cosmopolitan of February 7, 2020.
  8. ↑ a b c Elsa .
  9. ↑ Various Artists - Into the Unknown (In 29 Languages) (From "Frozen 2") ( en ) Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ Ryan McPhee: Watch Idina Menzel and 9 Fellow Elsas Sing Frozen 2's 'Into the Unknown' at the Oscars ( en ) February 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ Various Artists - Into the Unknown (In 29 Languages) (From "Frozen 2") ( en ) Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  12. ↑ Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2019 at IMDb .
  13. ↑ 2019 Satellite Awards .
  14. ↑ Sandra Gonzalez, Oscars winners 2020: Full list by category , CNN of February 11, 2020.
  15. ↑ Critics' Choice Awards 2020: See the full winners list , Entertainment Weekly from January 13, 2020.
  16. ↑ Winners & Nominees 2020 on Goldenglobes.com.