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Q: You and Idina Menzel play sisters in this movie. Did you become close during the making of this film? Bell: She was so intimidating to me to begin with simply because I didn’t know her personally. She’s one of the best singers on the planet, in my opinion. Q: But you completely hold your own. You have an amazing voice! Bell: Well, thank you. I can hold a tune; don’t get me wrong. I studied music and I’m very proud of my capabilities, but she has a voice that has ferocity to it. It’s the next level. There are a couple of singers on the planet who have the ability. I can practice and I can emphasize my range of a few notes on the bottom and a few notes on the top. Her belting comes from her guts. Q: So how was she to work with? Bell: I was really intimidated when I first met her, especially because she plays the stronger, tougher character. But she’s so warm in real life that it was just a treat. She was able to comfort me really quickly. We would rehearse at her house by the piano. I’m like, “What am I doing here?” After I’d sing my verse, she’d go, “You sounded really good.” And I’d be looking around for someone to say, “Did anybody see what she said to me?” So it’s really cool to be able to sing with her.

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Idina Menzel ft Kristen Bell - For The First Time... - Glee Cast Single

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sounds beautiful

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[karamel]

it's too bad idina wasnt able to make the premiere

[Mason30]

yeah. would have been nice if she could have joined in on the fun.

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Disney's Frozen: Interviews with Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel & Jonathan Groff #DisneyFrozen | Lady and the Blog
Behind The Voice Actors - Interview With The Frozen Voice Cast

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Roundtable Interview With Kristen Bell On Frozen

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Originally Posted by holipeti (View Post) here is the ET Canada interview: Frozen Cast Impressed By Kristen Bell.mp4

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6. Singing with Idina Menzel rocked: Although voice actors often work alone, Bell and Menzel, who won a Tony as Elphaba in “Wicked,” recorded their duet together. “She has such a range and such force behind her voice,” Bell raves. “ I can hold a tune — don’t get me wrong. But she is a different creature altogether. Being able to sing with her was really a dream come true.” Husband-and-wife team Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“Winnie the Pooh”) and Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon”) wrote eight original songs for the film, including Bell and Menzel’s power ballad “For the First Time in Forever.”

10 things you need to know about Kristen Bell | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

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'Frozen' songwriters on working with Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel

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yea it's too bad she couldn't make it to the premiere. busy with if/then

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Question: The director said you and Kristen Bell became like sisters. Idina Menzel: We're buddies and I'm a huge fan of hers, and we got to work together a lot for your normal animated film. We were in the studio a couple of days and worked off of each other, and we sang together. We did “Wind Beneath My Wings” because there was no music written yet. It was Kristen's idea. We were trying to find a song that was good for both our voices, that can be like a sisterly duet. We had this guy come over to my house who played and helped us arrange it, and then they sat John Lasseter in between the two of us and we just sang.

Mania Interview: Idina Menzel - Mania.com

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