Frozen II

DIRECTORS JENNIFER LEE and Chris Buck and producer Peter Del Vecho talk the songs and standout moments of Anna and Elsa’s second adventure.

MOTHER’S MELODY

Disney’s mega-sequel begins in surprisingly low-key fashion — a lullaby-laden flashback with a young Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel) being serenaded by their mysterious mum, now voiced by Evan Rachel Wood. “The mother has one line in , so little they had me do it,” says Lee. “On this one we actually got an actress who can act and sing.” Wood proved the perfect fit. “Her singing voice is right between Idina’s and foreshadows Elsa’s quest to mythical river Ahtohallan. “The secret lies in that song, the gift a mother gives to her daughters,” explains Lee. “Every single line ties not just to the plot, but this journey of the maturation of life.”