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the Princess and Frog [Original Songs Score]
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the Princess and Frog [Original Songs Score]
Current price: $12.99
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the Princess and Frog [Original Songs Score]
Current price: $12.99
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set
, its first-ever film with an African-American lead, in New Orleans, and wisely chose
as its scorer/songwriter.
not only has a long lineage as a film composer, but his music has deep roots in the Big Easy, making him an ideal choice for the project. Both sides surface here, with the score leaning toward lush Hollywood romanticism, leaving the songs as the place for jazz, zydeco, and R&B to play. Naturally, cast members
,
, and
take the majority of the leads - N'awlins favorite son
does get to sing the fanfare
-- but there's a strong dose of local flavor courtesy of
and
, helping this soundtrack to feel a little less Broadway, a little more authentically New Orleans, and a whole lot more fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine