Menzel's 'Let It Go' Gets Gender Switch; Check Out 'Male' Version of the Hit Song!

By: Jan. 06, 2014
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We've all fallen love with Idina Menzel's Elsa, from Disney's new animated film FROZEN, now in theaters. But what if the lead character had been written as a male instead? An animation student recently used audio editing to lower the pitch on Menzel's version of 'Let It Go.' Along with the recording, the artist included a sketch of what Elsa's male counterpart may have looked like!

Check out the lower pitched version of the song here!

Disney's newest animated film recently topped the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office following a successful run over the Christmas holiday. The film, featuring the voices of Broadway stars Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad, earned approximately $250 million both domestically and internationally making it the fourth Disney film to reach the milestone. Domestically, the movie is Disney's most successful animated film in North American following The Lion King, which earned $422.8 million.

Hitting theaters on November 27th the film, which recently received a Golden Globe nomination, pulled in $93.6 million for its five-day holiday debut, setting a new record for the largest Thanksgiving debut in history. It will also hits the record books for being the largest opening ever for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.

About FROZEN:

Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind "Tangled" and "Wreck-It Ralph," presents FROZEN, a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey-teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven-to find her sister Elsa (voice ofIdina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

The film is directed by Chris Buck ("Tarzan," "Surf's Up") and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter, "Wreck-It Ralph"), who also wrote the screenplay. It is produced by Peter Del Vecho ("Winnie the Pooh," "The Princess and the Frog"). Featuring original songs from Tony winner Robert Lopez ("The Book of Mormon," "Avenue Q") and Kristen Anderson-Lopez ("In Transit," "Winnie the Pooh"), and an original score by Christophe Beck ("The Muppets," Oscar-winning short "Paperman"), "Frozen" hits theaters in 3D on Nov. 27, 2013.

In "Frozen," fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice ofJonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad)in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.



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