(SINGING) Me me me me me me me me--

(VOCALIZING)

Meeeee!

If anyone is still watching, this is "What's Up, Disney+,"

where we talk all things Disney+.

Yes, if you're a Disney Music fan, this episode is no joke.

Today, we are talking with Kristen Anderson-Lopez

and Robert Lopez, the songwriters

behind "Frozen" and "Frozen 2."

We'll be checking in with DCapella.

And we'll be discussing some of Disney's

2021 award-nominated tunes.

The music is in us today, Andre.

Let's get started.

Andre, since we're entering awards season,

we have to talk about the most iconic nominated

Disney singles.

What were some of your favorites?

Well, you got to talk about "Frozen 2."

"Frozen" gave us so much good music,

and so in the second one, we've got even more.

The whole soundtrack was nominated, as well

as the song "Into the Unknown," which is a great song for Elsa.

I really loved it, even though I'm

personally a fan of "Lost in the Woods,"

because I love my '80s ballads.

But that song for Elsa was just so great.

In addition to "Frozen 2," "Onward" also had a song get

nominated: "Carry Me With You."

And this is a fun movie, with some great emotional moments,

so it's good to have a song like that be a part of it,

and also get that nomination.

It gave me many a goosebump.

You know what also gives me goosebumps?

Anything by John Williams.

Yes.

Or Johnny Williams, as Pete Docter called him.

John Williams is really good.

I mean he always brings it with "Star Wars,"

and definitely brought it again with "The Rise of Skywalker."

Definitely gets you in the mood of the movie.

And you know, just like John Williams,

where you don't need to say anything other than his name.

Yeah.

Beyoncé.

Beyoncé's gotta take it that next level.

It's one thing to get a song, or a soundtrack, nominated.

She got an entire film nominated with "Black Is King."

Which totally makes sense, because not only

do you get this great music that was

inspired by "The Lion King," -- of course,

with that Beyoncé flair --

but then you also get this movie that's a mix of "Lion King"

inspiration, Beyoncé inspiration, brand-

new elements, cameo appearances, representation

and culture, just all mixed together into one

visually stunning film.

I mean, there was "Hamilton" and "Clouds."

We had "Soul," we had "High School

Musical: The Musical: The Series" and "Holiday Special."

We had Taylor Swift, with "Folklore:

The Long Pond Studio Sessions."

There was a lot of music going on on Disney+,

and definitely a lot more to come this year, I'm sure.

Now, without further ado, please

enjoy this exclusive performance by our friends, DCapella.

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[MUSIC PLAYING - DCAPELLA, "BORN TO BE BRAVE"]

(SINGING) 'Cause I was born to be brave.

I know who I am inside, and I won't apologize.

Made my mistakes, and they gave me wings

to fly to my castle in the sky.

[MUSIC PLAYING - DCAPELLA, "CARRY ME WITH YOU"]

(SINGING) 'Cause you carry me with you.

Carry me with you.

From the highest of the peaks, to the darkness of the blue.

I was just too blind to see.

Like a lighthouse in a storm, you were always guiding me.

Yeah, it's true.

You carry me with you.

[MUSIC PLAYING - DCAPELLA, "COLLARD

GREENS AND CORNBREAD STRUT"]

(SCATTING)

[MUSIC PLAYING - DCAPELLA, "INTO THE UNKNOWN"]

(SINGING) Into the unknown.

Into the unknown.

Into the unknown.

Into the unknown.

Into the unknown!

Into the unknown!

Here to tell us all about their talents,

please welcome Antonio Fernandez and Morgan Keene from DCapella.

What's up, guys? - Hi!

Hey.

OK, so for people who may be discovering

DCapella for the first time, tell

us what the group is all about.

Well, we sing all Disney music with 100%

only our voices.

In our own DCapella, Disney fashion, we'll

sing some of your favorites

from way back from "Three Little Pigs,"

all the way up to "Frozen 2," "Moana,"

all the Disney stuff in between.

Tell us what it's like to be a part of DCapella.

It's a dream.

It has been such a wild ride, to be with these amazing, talented

people.

Yeah, it's been so fun.

And the project has been constantly

changing since the conception.

So it's been really, really cool to be along on the ride.

OK, so tell us who's who in the group, and everyone's role.

I'm Morgan, I'm the soprano.

I sing the highest, out of all the girls.

Kalen, who is the mezzo soprano, she's

kind of in between the soprano and the alto.

Kelly, who is our alto, so she sings all the lower

notes out of all of the girls.

RJ, he's the tenor, he sings all the fun high stuff.

Orlando, who is the baritone, so he's kind of in the middle.

Joe, who's the bass, so he sings all

the nice, low, beautiful notes.

Antonio, who is the vocal percussionist of the group,

he does all the really cool sounds.

And I'm sure he would love to show

you a little bit, right now.

Oh yeah.

(BEATBOXING)

Oh, wow!

That is so cool.

I was not expecting that.

You don't get many intros that end with a musical performance.

So that was great.

That sounded so real, like you had a drum set in your mouth.

What has been your favorite performance, so far?

Not necessarily, like, performance.

But I do have a favorite song that we do get to perform.

And that is the "Just Around the Riverbend/Colors of the Wind"

medley.

I love "Pocahontas."

I always have.

Those are two of my favorite songs.

I definitely loved when we were in Japan,

and we sang "Beauty and the Beast."

And just singing "Beauty and the Beast," in Japanese,

and seeing our Japanese audience there was so moving.

It was just one of those times where you don't worry

that you're performing at all.

You're just connecting with the audience.

And it's such a beautiful energy.

That was a beautiful moment, for me.

Who are some of your biggest Disney musical inspirations?

Oh my gosh.

It was definitely the music from "Toy Story,"

from "The Lion King."

The Disney story in so many lyrics--

"Go the Distance," "How Far I'll Go"--

has this just saturated story that's about persistence.

And to be able to live through that, with DCapella,

is such an honor.

Well, Antonio and Morgan, thank you so much for being

here and talking with us today.

Yes, and thank you so much for that

incredible musical performance.

Thank you so much for having us.

This just in, Andre.

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Now, we are honored to be joined by the creative geniuses

responsible for the original songs

from Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Frozen"

and "Frozen 2."

A big Disney+ welcome to our guests, Kristen Anderson-Lopez

and Robert Lopez.

Hi, guys. - Hi.

Hey.

We absolutely loved seeing your creative process in "Into

the Unknown: Making Frozen 2."

And so tell us a little bit more about how

you two work together.

Well, it always starts with story and character.

It always-- making sure that we are

thinking the same way about what the character is feeling.

Making sure that the character is in a moment

that his or her feelings are so strong, she has to sing them

instead of speak them.

And also a decision.

A moment where that emotion will turn into a decision that

continues the story forward.

Right, and takes it to a place where it can't ever turn back.

And we do a lot of talking, finding phrases

and musical phrases that might guide us.

And then, by the end of the discussion-- which I usually

stop us from writing, until we kind of have

the song just on a notebook.

And then we just put the song together.

What was the biggest difference

between writing music for "Frozen" versus "Frozen 2"?

Writing the music for "Frozen,"

we were actually still seeking the characters.

We didn't know the personality of Elsa, or Anna, or Kristoff.

Right, there was a draft where Elsa was a villain.

And we had to just erase that, and start over.

We had written a bunch of songs for those characters.

But when we were doing "Frozen 2," which

is the sequel, the challenge-- we thought

we knew the characters, but we really had to bring

them to a different place.

To give them something new to sing about.

Because if we've done our job right for the first

one, there's nothing left to sing about.

The metaphor is-- if you do your job right,

it's like you squeezed all of the toothpaste

out of the toothpaste tube.

Knowing that we had to write a sequel, meant we had to say,

like, where is there still toothpaste?

And for "Frozen 2," the toothpaste was,

is Elsa really where she belongs?

Who is your favorite character to write songs for, and why?

I guess for me, it's Elsa.

I really-- I enjoy, kind of, having an excuse

to become uber-feminine and--

He does.

Powerful, and, you know, self, self-evolving.

I love writing for Kristoff.

We didn't get to write for Kristoff very much

in the first movie, because he wasn't

able to feel his feelings enough to really sing.

But this time around--

I loved writing an '80s ballad for that man

who was just learning to be in touch with his own feelings.

I really had a great time finding that right place,

between goofy and emotional.

So Kristin and Bobby, you have

created some iconic songs from both "Frozen" and "Frozen 2."