Menken spoke of the creative writing process, 'we began throwing melodies up, doing songs and riffs and harmonies, and we waited for something to stick'. The songwriters eventually changed their minds, deciding to re-write 'I See the Light' into a gentler, more folk-oriented song. Menken and Slater had originally intended for 'I See the Light' to sound more ' anthem-like'. flows pretty much out of the sense of completion and finally sees the lanterns and has this moment. When it came to writing the film's songs and musical numbers, Menken and Slater 'looked for what is going to be an appropriate song moment for the main characters.' In the specific case of 'I See the Light', Menken elaborated, 'The lantern song. Writing and recording Р”Р„s the respective voices of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, singer-songwriter Mandy Moore and actor Zachary Levi recorded 'I See the Light' for the film and its soundtrack. Inspired by the ongoing motif of Rapunzel's 'long hair and the freedom she wanted', Menken decided to draw particular influence from the musical genre of 1960s folk rock, citing the musicianship and artistry of Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell as a major source of musical inspiration. Р”Р„ware that Tangled would not be 'a musical like Beauty and the Beast or ', on both of which Menken worked as a composer, Menken described the film as a 'hybrid' because it is 'far from classic break into song musical.' For Tangled, Menken challenged himself to come up with a different, unique sound that would differ significantly from the musical styles of his previous Broadway musical-influenced film projects and compositions. Upon accepting, Menken invited frequent collaborator Glenn Slater, with whom he had previously worked on Disney's Home on the Range (2004) and the Broadway musical adaptation of The Little Mermaid (1989), to serve alongside him as his co-writing lyricist once again. Veteran Disney composer Alan Menken had just recently completed scoring Walt Disney Pictures' Enchanted (2007) when he received a telephone call from Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2008, who invited him to compose the music for the studio's then-upcoming animated film Tangled. The concept of an animated film based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale ' Rapunzel' originated from Disney animator Glen Keane in 1996. Since its release, the song has been recorded and covered by various musical artists, including musical theatre performers David Harris and Lucy Durack, and classical singer Jackie Evancho. Subsequently, 'I See the Light' won both the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. The song was nominated for the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Original Song in 2011, losing both, the former to ' We Belong Together' from Toy Story 3 (2010) and the latter to ' You Haven't Seen the Last of Me' from Burlesque (2010). In spite of its mixed reviews, 'I See the Light' has garnered numerous awards and accolades. Critically, both the song and the scene have been compared to similar romantic musical sequences from preceding Disney animated films, including ' Kiss the Girl' from The Little Mermaid (1989) and ' A Whole New World' from Aladdin (1992), both of which are love songs also composed by Menken. However, the 'lantern sequence', during which 'I See the Light' is performed by Rapunzel and Flynn, received high critical acclaim, with journalists and commentators praising its visuals and use of 3-D. 'I See the Light' received polarized reviews from film and music critics, who were largely ambivalent towards the song's content, questioning its originality. Menken would later reveal that, out of Tangled's 5 songs and musical numbers, he is most proud of 'I See the Light'. Initially, Menken and Slater had written a more anthemic version of 'I See the Light' before finally re-working it into a gentler, simpler and more folk-oriented song. Subsequently, Walt Disney Animation Studios hired veteran Disney composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater to write the film's songs. Tangled was originally conceived by Disney animator Glen Keane. Lyrically, 'I See the Light' describes the developing romantic relationship between Rapunzel and Flynn, and is featured as the seventh track on the film's soundtrack album. A duet originally recorded by American recording artist and actress Mandy Moore and American actor Zachary Levi in their respective film roles as main characters Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, the folk-inspired pop ballad serves as both the film's love and theme song. ' I See the Light' is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film Tangled (2010).

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