"All Is Found" is a song from the 2019 Disney film ''

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''. The song is performed by

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as Queen Iduna, the mother of Elsa and

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, and written by

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and

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Production

The song was the first to be composed for the film, and its composers sought inspiration from "

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" and Norwegian lullabies. It was written before Wood was cast.

International versions

As happened in '' Moana'' with a Tahitian,

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and Hawaiian version, a special

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dubbing was made specifically for the movie, given the inspiration it took from

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, with the song "All is Found" being performed by Norwegian singer Eva Jeanette Iversen with the title "Gávnnat Buot". Norwegian-Swedish composer Christine Hals, who had previously taken part in the composition of the

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for the movie '' Frozen'', writing the lyrics in

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for the song "Heimr Árnadalr" and performing

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for Beck to use it in his score, returned in the sequel to voice Queen Iduna in the Norwegian dubbing, singing the Norwegian version of the song with the title "I Elven Finnes Alt/In The River There Is Everything".

End credits version by Kacey Musgraves

The film features a version of the song played over the end credits, performed by American country singer

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. Musgraves recorded her version of the song in

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, Tennessee. The song was released on November 15, 2019, as part of the Frozen 2 soundtrack. In most dubbings of the film, Musgraves' version is played during the end credits. Musgraves' rendition of the song offers a more stripped-down and folk-inspired interpretation compared to the original, which is sung by

as Queen Iduna. Adding to the enchanting arrangement, Grammy Award winning mandolinist and singer-songwriter

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, accompanies Musgraves' version with his masterful mandolin playing and harmonizing vocals.

International end credits version

There are six versions of the song in other languages. The

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and

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versions were performed by

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n singer

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, who also lent her voice for the character Iduna in the same languages. In the

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version, actress Smita Malhotra performed the end credits version of the song and provided the voice for the character Iduna as well.

Charts

Evan Rachel Wood version

Kacey Musgraves version

Certifications

Reception

The ''

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'' deemed it the fourth best song from the film. '' Vox'' called the song a "beautiful refrain".

References

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