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The husband and wife songwriting duo discus the importance of each other._ by [Harry Swartout](https://time.com/author/harry-swartout/) ## Harry Swartout Apr 24, 2014 10:06 PM UTC The husband and wife songwriting duo discus the importance of each other. by [Harry Swartout](https://time.com/author/harry-swartout/) ## Harry Swartout Apr 24, 2014 10:06 PM UTC They’ve been name one of the most influential couples in the world, but the husband and wife who wrote the music for “Frozen” think someone might have made a mistake. “The fact that we’re even on this list made us laugh really hard,” says composer Kristen Anderson-Lopez.”We wrote the music for a Disney princess movie!” Not just _a_ Disney princess movie, _THE_ Disney princess movie. _Frozen_ is the highest grossing animated film of all time and a bona fide cultural phenomenon, as anyone knows who’s enjoyed the indelible ear worm from the film, _Let it Go_. The song-writing stars are hardly strangers to success, having won Tonys, Emmys, and Grammys for their work on hit Broadway musicals like _Avenue Q,_ _The Book of Mormon_, and the children’s TV hit _The Wonder Pets._ But it was their soundtrack for _Frozen_ that sold 2.3 million copies and won them a (first) Oscar. That made Robert Lopez a member of an elite group who have scored an EGOT — Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] The fact [00:04] that we're even on this list has made [00:08] us laugh really hard. [ LAUGH ] [ LAUGH ] We wrote a, [00:12] we wrote songs for a, a Disney princess movie. [00:14] [ LAUGH ] We think they should count again. [ MUSIC ] [00:19] The [00:21] people who have been the most influential in my life. [00:24] You're gonna totally answer some time, right? No, not [00:26] at all. [ LAUGH ] My mother, she was the one who got [00:30] me the piano to begin with. And said you can have this [00:33] piano, but if you don't practice, I'm gonna make you [00:36] eat it. My father taught me how to really analyze [00:40] you know, what you were going to say before you said [00:42] it. And then [ INAUDIBLE ] I gotta say. You don't have to [00:45] say it, it's alright. [ CROSSTALK ] My life, my life [00:49] took a huge leap when I met this woman here. [00:52] [ MUSIC ] First [00:57] person is my dad. I've grown up with him [01:00] spontaneously breaking into original song. And the [01:03] second person is my mom. My mom really taught me [01:06] to be kind and think about other people. And then the [01:09] third is this guy right here, I have a partner [01:13] who compliments me and inspires me every day. And [01:17] he's funny, and he's cute. Thank you sweetie [01:20] [ LAUGH ], that's beautiful. Yay. She's beautiful. We're [01:22] family people I guess. 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