Princess & The Frog: Return Of The Animated Musical

7:26 pm EST November 25th, 2009 | News | 9 Comments

One of the things I think people don’t get about a good musical is that the music should move the story forward. One of the biggest reason non-Disney animated films often clunk it up is that the entire action stops for the music. In a movie like (my favorite) The Lion King, the music is key in setting up the circle of life (“The Circle Of Life”, “I Can’t Wait To Be King”), explaining Scar’s ambitions (“Be Prepared” one of the best explorations of fascism ever in film), Simba’s time in the jungle (“Hakuna Matata”), and Simba and Nala’s romance (“Can You Feel The Love Tonight”). The music is key to the plot.

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

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9 Responses to “Princess & The Frog: Return Of The Animated Musical”

  1. Quaker in a Basement says:
    November 25, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    Randy Newman and Dr. John?

    I’m in!

  2. cj says:
    November 25, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    I just hope it doesn’t have too much music in it.

  3. cj says:
    November 25, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    I mean if there is a lot of singing by the characters. I don’t like it when every time the characters speak they somehow fall into a song. That gets annoying real fast.

  4. Ignatz says:
    November 25, 2009 at 10:46 pm

    Whoa. I wasn’t sure about this movie – all the delays made me suspicious, but that looks awesome. And Randy Newman is a genius.

  5. SpiderJ says:
    November 26, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    You mean…you hope it’s not a musical?

  6. GagGufftraurf says:
    November 26, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    True words, some authentic words dude. Thanx for making my day!

  7. metricpenny says:
    November 26, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    Now that’s a trailer!

    The one airing on broadcast TV in metro-Atlanta never shows the Princess – the star of the movie. We get to see the “human” Prince with a blond blue-eyed woman, and the wildlife. No “colored” characters at all.

    What’s up with that Disney?

  8. cj says:
    November 26, 2009 at 3:25 pm

    Are you serious!?

  9. cj says:
    November 26, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    Yea I’m not much of a musical lover, but Disney have made animation in the past where singing was involved just not so much of it. That’s what I mean.

    Like Beauty and the Beast, or the Little Mermaid had singing but not too much in my opinion.