The Princess and the Frog Discussion - Part II

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I doubt it's the Cheeta Girls song. It says Jennifer Lewis (Mama Odie's voice actress) next to "Dig a Little Deeper", so I'm going to assume it's the song featured in the film.
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Yeah, you must be right, but that was the first thought that had popped into my head. :p
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Wow,
Tiana stole Pocahontas' necklace.
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so few score tracks :( who's ne-yo?
do you still wait for me Dream Giver?
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akhenaten wrote:so few score tracks :( who's ne-yo?
Well, there are 7 score tracks, which I think is pretty on par with the Disney Renassiance films' soundtracks. And Ne-Yo is an R&B singer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne-Yo

Here's the video to his first single, "So Sick": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hvI9kAUTKA
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Ugh, yeah. I agree that the Ne-Yo track isn't be the first track. I don't see why they chose him anyway. I would have loved if Anika song a pop version of one of the songs also.
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Well, at least it isn't a Disney Channel star, such as Miley Cyrus or the Jonas Brothers singing the song. ;)
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DisneyJedi wrote:Well, at least it isn't a Disney Channel star, such as Miley Cyrus or the Jonas Brothers singing the song. ;)
I'm sure they will in the next Disneymania CD! LOL
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The Little Merboy wrote:New poster exclusive to BET
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http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/what ... -the-frog/
LOL had be an "exclusive" for BET.



This is already becoming to act like a "black pride" movie. That channel sucks anyway.
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you can listen to samples of each track here on the official website!

http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums ... dfrog.html
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PrinceAbubu wrote:you can listen to samples of each track here on the official website!

http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums ... dfrog.html
Thank you so much, PrinceAbubu!!! :D
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Loving the music. Sounds like Newman nailed it. I love "When We're Human", it has an awesome Jungle Book/Aristocats vibe.

The Ne-Yo song ain't half bad either. Could have been far worse for an R&B/pop track. It'll do well in the charts and only help create extra buzz for the film. And it is very suitable for the credits.
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Thank you sooo much, PrinceAbubu! I'm listening now.

They totally could've hired Corbin Bleu to sing Ne-Yo's song...it's his style. And Corbin would've been cheaper for Disney, since he's already an employee. And I would've been happier. :p Sounds better than some of the other pop songs, such as "Where the Dream Takes You" from Atlantis. I approve!

For "Down In New Orleans" (Prologue), is that the whole song? Just like we heard in the first 5 mins. clip?

I love "Down In New Orleans"! I'm so glad that it's Dr. John and not Randy Newman singing! :)

"Almost There" = <3

I like "Friends on the Other Side", though not as much as the other songs so far, but I can't wait to hear the whole song. I think that that'll be a song that will be even better once seen in context in the film.

Oh, Terrance Simien is a musician. That makes sense...I'm assuming that he's famous, since he's listed.

"When We're Human" sounds fun!

Wow, Ray sings a lot better than I was expecting!

"Ma Belle Evangeline" also = <3

"Dig a Little Deeper" sounds great. I had been curious for a while as to how a Randy Newman gospel song sounds!

"Down In New Orleans" (Finale) is even better than the original version of the song, IMO. I love Tiana's voice!!!


I"M SO EXCITED! This gon' be good!!!
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The full version of Ne-Yo's song is now on YouTube:
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I had my doubts about PatF's music, but these snippets sound fantastic. Thanks for posting, Prince Abubu!
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MOOKY!!! Thank you! Words cannot describe how much I am loving that song!

I still wish Corbin sung it, though. I don't know if Disney even ever thought of that, or how their process worked, but maybe they didn't want a Disney star attached to the proejct at all, to give it more credibility or something...
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Hehe, you're welcome! :) I really like it too.
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I've never really cared for Ne-yo, but I guess the song's alright.

I think I'm just a little upset that there isn't a nice ballad. I understand that the music is supposed to reflect jazz, but it feels like a lot of the songs have the same beat and move the same way. I can see why some people would say it's not anything too memorable. With that said however, I do really like some of the songs and am very excited to see them on screen. I just would've like a tiny bit of variety as well.
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Nothing spectacular [reference to soundtrack samples] but very appropriate. I want to see the images that go with these songs, as these low quality samples probably don't do it justice. Right now they just feel like a less catchy version of the Cat's Don't Dance soundtrack (which I like), but I'm sure in context, on the big screen, with the animation and at the full runtime these will give me a better impression.

BTW, is anyone else getting a Sebastion feeling with Ray?
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oh man, I'm trying NOT to listen to the songs before I see the movie this time.... :lol: but it's hard. I guess I can listen to clips of the songs I've already heard... like Almost There and Friends on the Other Side.

We'll see how I hold out... :P
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