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Frozen (franchise)
''Frozen'' is a The Walt Disney Company, Disney media franchise started by the 2013 American animated feature film ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'', which was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (filmmaker), Jennifer Lee, screenplay by Lee and produced by Peter Del Vecho, music score by Christophe Beck, and songs written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. John Lasseter, then-chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, served as the film's executive producer. The original film was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, "The Snow Queen". Since the film's release in November 2013, the franchise has expanded very rapidly. To date, the franchise includes various Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney theme park attractions, merchandise, toys, video games, books, a Disney on Ice show, a Broadway theatre, Broadway Frozen (musical), stage musical and two short animated films. Disney has also released ''Frozen 2'' in 2019, and a new book series. In Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Buck
Christopher James Buck (born February 24, 1958) is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter known for co-directing '' Tarzan'' (1999), '' Surf's Up'' (2007) (which was nominated for the 2007 Oscar for Best Animated Feature), '' Frozen'' (2013; which won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2014), '' Frozen II'' (2019), and '' Wish'' (2023). He also worked as a supervising animator and story artist on ''Pocahontas'' (1995) and '' Home on the Range'' (2004). He has won for one Academy Award, Annie Award and BAFTA Award, and has been nominated for two Academy, two BAFTA and five Annie Awards. Life and career A native of Wichita, Kansas, Buck was inspired to explore animation by the first film he ever saw in a movie theatre as a child: ''Pinocchio'' (1940). His family eventually moved to Placentia, California, where he graduated from El Dorado High School. Buck studied character animation for two years at CalArts, where he also taught from 1988 to 1993. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LittleBigPlanet 3
''LittleBigPlanet 3'' is a 2014 puzzle-platform video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. It is the third main installment in the ''LittleBigPlanet'' series and sixth entry overall. It was announced at Sony's E3 2014 media briefing on 9 June 2014. It was developed primarily by Sumo Digital, with XDev and series creator Media Molecule assisting in an undisclosed capacity. ''LittleBigPlanet 3'' received generally positive reviews upon release. Critics praised the visuals, the create mode, and new gameplay elements such as the addition of the new characters. The game did however draw criticism for its technical issues and the short length of its campaign mode. Gameplay ''LittleBigPlanet 3'' features gameplay elements very similar to the first two games in the main ''LittleBigPlanet'' series, ''LittleBigPlanet'' and '' LittleBigPlanet 2''. It is a puzzle-platform game with elements of a sandbox ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Want To Build A Snowman?
"Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" is a song from the 2013 Disney animated musical feature film '' Frozen'', with music and lyrics composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. The song is also present in the musical adaptation. , the total sales of the digital track stands at 1,600,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan, placing it second on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles in SoundScan history (behind Mariah Carey's 1994 hit single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"). Synopsis After Elsa accidentally harms Anna with her ice powers, she locks herself in her bedroom. The song captures three different moments in which Anna tries and fails to persuade Elsa to spend time with her: as children, teenagers, and adults. Within the film, the last of these moments occurs after the sisters' parents have died at sea in a storm. Production At one point Disney considered removing the song from the film because, as originally composed, it was to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frozen Heart
"Frozen Heart" is a song from the 2013 Disney animated film '' Frozen'', with music and lyrics by Kristen-Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez and performed in the film's prologue by a group of icemen. Production and writing The Lopez songwriting duo explained that the song "has origins in a type of song used in past Disney films, like the 'Song of the Roustabouts' from ''Dumbo'' and 'Fathoms Below' from ''The Little Mermaid''". Kristen said, "I guess we were in a meeting, and I kept saying: ‘if we could just have a song which basically said the ice is beautiful and dangerous and set up a little mystery'", while Robert added that the "masculine energy of the song establishes the expansiveness of the story". He said, "I think that’s why 'Fathoms Below' is in ''The Little Mermaid''. It’s telling the boys this is going to be a story with songs, but there’s going to be something in it for everyone... It’s not just a princess movie. And ''Frozen'' isn't just a princess movie. Itâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frozen 2 (soundtrack)
''Frozen 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the soundtrack album to the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney's 2019 Frozen 2, animated film of the same name. It was mainly composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, in addition to the end credits covers of three of the songs by Panic! at the Disco, Kacey Musgraves, and Weezer. The album was released on November 15, 2019, on digital, CD and vinyl formats, and it consisted of seven songs along with a remix of "Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People" from the original ''Frozen''. The deluxe edition features a second disc of score tracks by composer Christophe Beck, cut songs, and instrumentals to the seven songs in the film. In December 2019, it reached number one on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 December 2019, making it the first soundtrack of an animated film to hit the position since its Frozen (soundtrack), predecessor. The single "Into the Unknown (song), Into the Unknown" was nominated for the Golden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Making Today A Perfect Day
"Making Today a Perfect Day" is a song from the 2015 Walt Disney Animation Studios animated short film '' Frozen Fever'', with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and performed throughout most of the short. It was released as a single in the United States on March 12, 2015. Production and writing On September 2, 2014, during the ABC airing of '' The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic'', Walt Disney Animation Studios' chief creative officer John Lasseter announced that a ''Frozen'' short film with a new song would be released in the future. On the same day, '' Variety'' announced that the short would be released in early 2015 under the title ''Frozen Fever'', with Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee returning as co-directors, Peter Del Vecho returning as producer, and a new song by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. In a mid-October interview, Idina Menzel revealed that the cast had already recorded their vocal tracks, stating "We just work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frozen (soundtrack)
''Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album to Disney's 2013 film of the same name with eight songs written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and 22 score pieces composed by Christophe Beck. The soundtrack includes two versions of the critically acclaimed song "Let It Go", one performed during the film by Idina Menzel, and another performed over the end credits by Demi Lovato. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Song, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Two editions of the soundtrack were released by Walt Disney Records on November 25, 2013: a single-disc regular edition, and a two-disc digipak deluxe edition, containing original demo recordings of songs and score compositions, unused outtake recordings, and instrumental versions of the film's main songs. On October 21, 2013, the soundtrack's l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Mirrorverse
''Disney Mirrorverse'' was a 2022 mobile role-playing game developed and produced as a collaboration between Disney and Kabam. The game is a crossover set in a fictional universe adjacent to other Disney canon and features characters from many films and franchises re-envisioned in a new storyline. Released internationally on June 23, 2022, it was positively received by players, while critics were more ambivalent towards the game. The game shut down on December 16, 2024. Gameplay and premise ''Disney Mirrorverse'' is an action role-playing game. The story takes place in a parallel universe called the "Mirrorverse" where locations from Walt Disney Pictures' films, such as Port Royal from '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' and Agrabah from ''Aladdin'', have been transformed by dark and light magic. In the game, a sorcerer version of Mickey Mouse finds the mystical Stellar Mirror, which the Fractured (crystal-like monsters) want to destroy in order to break apart the Mirrorverse. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Hearts III
is a 2019 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, and Nintendo Switch. It is the third main installment in the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series and the twelfth game overall, and serves as a conclusion of the "Dark Seeker Saga" story arc that began with the original game. Set after the events of '' Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'', returning protagonist Sora is joined by Donald Duck, Goofy, King Mickey, and Riku in their search for seven guardians of light as they attempt to thwart Xehanort's plan to bring about a second Keyblade War. Their journey has them cross paths with characters and visit worlds based on different Disney and Pixar intellectual properties (being also the first game in the series to include content based on Pixar productions). Concepts for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' began as early as 2005 after the release of '' Kingdom Hearts II'' in Japan, with the game's development not being officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Penguin Island
''Club Penguin Island'' was a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) and was considered a successor to '' Club Penguin''. The game was released worldwide on March 29, 2017 and was created by Disney Canada Inc. in order to keep the ''Club Penguin'' franchise alive following the sudden closing its predecessor, ''Club Penguin'', by Disney Interactive. The game's public beta testing period took place in Australia and New Zealand from December 15, 2016 to its worldwide release, and in Canada from January 13, 2017 to its worldwide release. The game was discontinued on December 20, 2018. The gameplay is similar to that of the original ''Club Penguin'', though it runs on the game engine Unity rather than Adobe Flash Player. ''Club Penguin Island'' received mixed reviews from critics and many negative reviews from some of the original game's old players upon its worldwide release for lacking many features of the original version at launch as well as a lack of featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Emoji Blitz
''Disney Emoji Blitz'' is a match three puzzle mobile game originally created by Disney Interactive, and formerly published by Disney Mobile. The general concept of the game is to match three Disney characters in the form of stylized emojis scattered throughout one board. Development In November 2017, ''Star Wars'' was introduced to the game during the "Star Wars Villain" event, with emojis of Rey, Finn, BB-8, and Kylo Ren being added to promote the release of '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi''. In 2019, Jam City took over the development and publishing operations as a result of Disney's decision to directly pull out of the video game industry a few years earlier, by closing their in-house units and instead licensing their properties to other developers. From February 15 to 18, 2020, players had the opportunity to unlock the titular character and The Child from ''The Mandalorian'' during the "Star Wars Challenge Event", with the characters returning later that year throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney Magic Kingdoms
''Disney Magic Kingdoms'' is a 2016 city-building game developed and published by Gameloft for iOS, Android, and Windows. It is themed off the Disney Parks. The game was officially launched on March 17, 2016. Gameplay and story The game takes place in the Kingdom, a place primarily based on Magic Kingdom and Disneyland. Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ... is the protector of the Kingdom. When Maleficent casts an evil spell on the Kingdom, ridding it of all its powerful magic, the players have to help it get back, creating their own park. Occasionally, Merlin appears as a guide to advance the story. Progressing through the storyline unlocks more characters and attractions. Players can earn Magic and Experience by sending characters on quests and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
