POLL: APRIL MAYHEM TIME! Round of 32 continues! #1 I See the Light vs #13 We Know the Way
This week's matchups:
Adventureland Region
1 I See the Light vs 8 We Know the Way
2 A Whole New World vs 10 Do You Want to Build a Snowman
3 How Far I'll Go vs 6 Into the Unknown
13 Reflection vs 12 I've Got a Dream
Frontierland Region
1 Under the Sea vs 9 You’re Welcome
2 You'll Be in My Heart vs 10 Let’s Go Fly a Kite
3 We Don't Talk About Bruno vs 6 The Bare Necessities
4 Remember Me vs 5 Can You Feel the Love Tonight
I See the Light - Written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for Tangled (2010). A duet originally recorded by American recording artist and actress Mandy Moore and American actor Zachary Levi in their respective film roles as main characters Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, the folk-inspired pop ballad serves as both the film's love and theme song. The song was nominated for the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Original Song in 2011.
Menken and Slater had originally intended for the song to sound more "anthem-like". The songwriters eventually changed their minds, deciding to re-write it into a gentler, more folk-oriented song. Menken spoke of the creative writing process, "we began throwing melodies up, doing songs and riffs and harmonies, and we waited for something to stick". Additionally, Menken later admitted that, out of Tangled's five songs and musical numbers, he is most proud of "I See the Light" because it "is a great moment in the film and I am very happy with the beauty and simplicity of the song."
We Know the Way - Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i, with lyrics in English, Samoan, Tokelauan and Tuvaluan for Moana (2016). Performed by Opetaia Foa'i and Lin-Manuel Miranda. This was the first song they completed, which Foa'i began after his first meeting with Disney in December 2013. The trio worked together in New Zealand and in Los Angeles. At the same time, Miranda was also developing and starring in the Broadway musical Hamilton, which meant he was able to recruit Hamilton stars Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, and Renée Elise Goldsberry as well as In The Heights star Marcy Harriell to help him record demos of his songs.