It’s Analysis Friday! Here’s some hidden symbolism via music in Frozen!
Do you remember the majestic voice calling out to Elsa in Frozen II? It is called kulning, a Scandinavian form of singing used as a herding call, or for fun.
Able to bounce off mountains and travel far distances, shepherdesses (and a few shepherds) used this technique to call their livestock home, communicate with other shepherdesses, and locate lost animals.
But the craziest, coolest part? Many kulning songs were passed down by the family, or by previous shepherdesses. These special songs also often contained names of animals under their care.
The song we hear throughout the film is in every way kulning: it summons Elsa, who comes to the call; it carries far distances, of which have even been sealed off to the world; and it is passed down from mother to nature to daughter.
