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|albums =''[[Tangled (soundtrack)]]<br>[[Disney Classics|Disney Modern Classics]]'' |
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− | |attractions =''[[Tangled: The Musical]]<br>[[Once Upon a Time (fireworks show|Once Upon a Time |
+ | |attractions =''[[Tangled: The Musical]]''<br>[[Once Upon a Time (fireworks show)|Once Upon a Time]] (Tokyo Disneyland version)<br>[[Celebrate the Magic]]<br>[[Mickey and the Magical Map]]<br>[[Happily Ever After (fireworks show)|Happily Ever After]] |
− | |preceded_by ="[[I've Got a Dream]]" |
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− | |video =Tangled - I See the Light (HD)}}"'''I See the Light'''" is the love theme from Disney's [[2010]] animated feature film, ''[[Tangled]]''. |
+ | |video =Tangled - I See the Light (HD)}}"'''I See the Light'''" is the love theme from [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]]'s [[2010]] animated feature film, ''[[Tangled]]''. Written by composer [[Alan Menken]] and lyricist [[Glenn Slater]], it is a down-tempo love ballad that combines elements of folk, musical theatre and pop music, as performed by [[Rapunzel]] and [[Flynn Rider]]. |
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⚫ | "I See the Light" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 83rd Academy Awards in [[2011]], becoming composer Alan Menken's fourteenth nomination in the category, but lost to [[Randy Newman]]'s "[[We Belong Together]]" from |
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[[Rapunzel]]'s dream to see the "floating lights" was finally fulfilled with the help of [[Flynn Rider]]. That evening, [[Flynn Rider|Flynn]] rowed Rapunzel out in a small dinghy to the middle of an adjacent lake to get a good view of the lantern release. Later on, both she and Flynn release their own lanterns into the sky. Now that she has finally realized her dream, she discovers that she wants to pursue a relationship with Flynn. Meanwhile, Flynn realizes that his previous dream of becoming rich was nearsighted, and they both find that their new dream is each other. |
[[Rapunzel]]'s dream to see the "floating lights" was finally fulfilled with the help of [[Flynn Rider]]. That evening, [[Flynn Rider|Flynn]] rowed Rapunzel out in a small dinghy to the middle of an adjacent lake to get a good view of the lantern release. Later on, both she and Flynn release their own lanterns into the sky. Now that she has finally realized her dream, she discovers that she wants to pursue a relationship with Flynn. Meanwhile, Flynn realizes that his previous dream of becoming rich was nearsighted, and they both find that their new dream is each other. |
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==Lyrics== |
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Now that I see you |
Now that I see you |
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+ | '''Rapunzel:''' (Spoken) Hmm. I have something to give you, too. |
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+ | (She holds up his satchel bag) |
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+ | I know I should've given it to you earlier, but I was just scared, and the thing is, I'm not so scared anymore. You know what I mean? |
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+ | '''Eugene:''' (Spoken) I'm starting, too. |
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+ | (Instrumental Bridge) |
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All those days chasing down a daydream |
All those days chasing down a daydream |
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All those years living in a blur |
All those years living in a blur |
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'''Both:''' And at last I see the light |
'''Both:''' And at last I see the light |
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'''Both:''' And at last I see the light |
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'''Rapunzel:''' And it's like the sky is new |
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− | Soon after completing scores for ''[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]'' (2006) and ''[[Enchanted]]'' (2007), eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken was called upon to score and compose new songs for ''[[Tangled]]'', then originally titled ''Rapunzel''. Menken asked lyricist Glenn Slater to collaborate with him. |
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⚫ | Originally, Menken and Slater wrote a song called "You Are My Forever", which was to be sung to Rapunzel first by Mother Gothel in a motherly way, and then by Flynn in a romantic rendition. The song was eventually scrapped and replaced by two new songs, Gothel's "Mother Knows Best" and a duet between lovers Rapunzel and Flynn called "I See the Light". |
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− | "I See the Light" was written by Alan Menken (Music) and Glenn Slater (Lyrics) with dialogue from the film's only writer. In the film, the song is performed by Rapunzel ([[Mandy Moore]]) and "Flynn Rider" ([[Zachary Levi]]) during the launching of thousands of flying lanterns. |
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− | *Jackie Evancho included the song on her 2012 album ''Songs from the Silver Screen''. |
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− | * On 2012 album ''Disney - Koe no Oujisama Vol.2'' ({{lang|ja|ディズニー 声の王子様 第2章}}), which features various seiyus covering Disney songs, this song was covered by Hikaru Midorikawa and Takahiro Sakurai |
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− | * David Harris included the song (as a duet with Lucy Durack) on his 2011 album 'At This Stage' |
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− | ==Awards and Nominations== |
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− | ! colspan=5 align=center |'''83rd Academy Awards''' |
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− | | 2010 || Best Original Song || Tangled: Official Soundtrack || Nominated |
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− | ! colspan=5 align=center |'''Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2010''' |
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− | | 2010 || Best Song || Tangled: Official Soundtrack || Nominated |
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− | ! colspan=5 align=center |'''68th Golden Globe Awards''' |
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− | | 2010 || Best Song || Tangled: Official Soundtrack || Nominated |
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− | ! colspan=5 align=center |'''Las Vegas Film Critics Society''' |
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− | | 2010 || Best Song || Tangled: Official Soundtrack || Won |
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− | ! colspan=5 align=center |'''54th Grammy Awards''' |
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− | | 2011 || Best Song Written For Visual Media || Tangled: Official Soundtrack || Won |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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⚫ | *Originally, Menken and Slater wrote a song called "You Are My Forever", which was to be sung to Rapunzel first by Mother Gothel in a motherly way, and then by Flynn in a romantic rendition. The song was eventually scrapped and replaced by two new songs, Gothel's "Mother Knows Best" and a duet between lovers Rapunzel and Flynn called "I See the Light". |
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⚫ | *The romantic moment/scene has often been compared to the famous, romantic [[Beauty and the Beast (song)|ballroom dance]] from ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', the [[Kiss the Girl]] scene from ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' and [[A Whole New World]] from ''[[Aladdin |
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+ | *The song won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written For Visual Media as well as Best Song at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society. |
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⚫ | *The romantic moment/scene has often been compared to the famous, romantic [[Beauty and the Beast (song)|ballroom dance]] from ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', the [[Kiss the Girl]] scene from ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' and [[A Whole New World]] from ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]''. |
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*At one point, a lantern floats very low and near the boat and Rapunzel gently guides it back up to the sky. It appears that this is the lantern her parents released, because it has a sun print on it, which is what the King and Queen lifted up, and virtually every other lantern does not have a sun print and are different. |
*At one point, a lantern floats very low and near the boat and Rapunzel gently guides it back up to the sky. It appears that this is the lantern her parents released, because it has a sun print on it, which is what the King and Queen lifted up, and virtually every other lantern does not have a sun print and are different. |
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− | *''I See The Light'' is the fifth duet performed by a Disney Princess and Prince, the first being ''So This Is Love'' from Cinderella, the second being ''Once Upon a Dream'' from Sleeping Beauty, the third being ''A Whole New World'' from Aladdin, and the fourth being ''If I Never Knew You'' from the special edition of Pocahontas. This is also the second duet not sung onscreen; the first was ''So This Is Love''. |
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"I See the Light" is the love theme from Disney's 2010 animated feature film, Tangled. Written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater, it is a down-tempo love ballad that combines elements of folk, musical theatre and pop music, as performed by Rapunzel and Flynn Rider.
Summary
Rapunzel's dream to see the "floating lights" was finally fulfilled with the help of Flynn Rider. That evening, Flynn rowed Rapunzel out in a small dinghy to the middle of an adjacent lake to get a good view of the lantern release. Later on, both she and Flynn release their own lanterns into the sky. Now that she has finally realized her dream, she discovers that she wants to pursue a relationship with Flynn. Meanwhile, Flynn realizes that his previous dream of becoming rich was nearsighted, and they both find that their new dream is each other.
Lyrics
Rapunzel:
All those days watching from the windows
All those years outside looking in
All that time never even knowing
Just how blind I've been
Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's all so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be
And at last I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once everything looks different
Now that I see you
(Rapunzel turns around and Eugene (Flynn) is holding two floating lights. She sits and speaks)
Rapunzel: (Spoken) Hmm. I have something to give you, too.
(She holds up his satchel bag)
I know I should've given it to you earlier, but I was just scared, and the thing is, I'm not so scared anymore. You know what I mean?
Eugene: (Spoken) I'm starting, too.
(Instrumental Bridge)
Eugene:
All those days chasing down a daydream
All those years living in a blur
All that time never truly seeing
Things the way they were
Now she's here shining in the starlight
Now she's here, suddenly I know
If she's here it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go
Both: And at last I see the light
Eugene: And it's like the fog has lifted
Both: And at last I see the light
Rapunzel: And it's like the sky is new
Both:
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything is different
Now that I see you
Now that I see you...
All those years hidden in this tower
All this time staring at the sun
All those lights burning on my birthday
Could I?
Am I?
Trivia
- Originally, Menken and Slater wrote a song called "You Are My Forever", which was to be sung to Rapunzel first by Mother Gothel in a motherly way, and then by Flynn in a romantic rendition. The song was eventually scrapped and replaced by two new songs, Gothel's "Mother Knows Best" and a duet between lovers Rapunzel and Flynn called "I See the Light".
- "I See the Light" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011, becoming composer Alan Menken's fourteenth nomination in the category, but lost to Randy Newman's "We Belong Together" from Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3.
- The song won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written For Visual Media as well as Best Song at the Las Vegas Film Critics Society.
- The romantic moment/scene has often been compared to the famous, romantic ballroom dance from Beauty and the Beast, the Kiss the Girl scene from The Little Mermaid and A Whole New World from Aladdin.
- At one point, a lantern floats very low and near the boat and Rapunzel gently guides it back up to the sky. It appears that this is the lantern her parents released, because it has a sun print on it, which is what the King and Queen lifted up, and virtually every other lantern does not have a sun print and are different.