--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez by Trey Parker and Matt Stone: TIME 100 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d2e23e88e2d08cb/69868b4cadae44ed54542a23/frozen-songwriters-robert-kristen-anderson-lopez-time-100-feat.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 24, 2014 # Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez by Trey Parker and Matt Stone  Songwriters Lopez and Anderson-Lopez at home in Brooklyn. Songwriters Lopez and Anderson-Lopez at home in Brooklyn.Therese + Joel for TIME As soon as Bobby and Kristen told us that they were working on the songs for _Frozen_ and what the movie was about, we knew it was a perfect fit. They are both completely steeped in the traditions of Broadway musicals, but they’re really smart and would never be happy just regurgitating what’s come before. And while we know they write for themselves and their peers, they also have two little girls who they definitely had in mind. Matt has a 3-year-old daughter who is obsessed with _Frozen_, and he hears the song “Let It Go” about 50 times a day. It’s like some of Bobby and Kristen’s musical DNA is going right into her — and little kids around the world. They really hit it with “Let It Go,” which won the Oscar for Best Original Song. It’s a perfect example of everything we tried to do on _Team America_ and _South Park_ — and with Bobby on _Book of Mormon_. It’s catchy and familiar and yet new. It’s that perfect mix where a songwriter can get a song you’ve never heard before stuck in your head in 30 seconds. We couldn’t be happier for them, but maybe just a little more happy for Kristen. _Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the creators of South Park and co-created The Book of Mormon with Lopez_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/70801/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-2014-time-100/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/70801/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-2014-time-100/"},"headline":"Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez","datePublished":"2014-04-24T03:10:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T22:59:36.040Z","description":"They told the world to \"Let It Go\"","url":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/70801/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-2014-time-100/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d2e23e88e2d08cb/69868b4cadae44ed54542a23/frozen-songwriters-robert-kristen-anderson-lopez-time-100-feat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d2e23e88e2d08cb/69868b4cadae44ed54542a23/frozen-songwriters-robert-kristen-anderson-lopez-time-100-feat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/70801/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-2014-time-100/","name":"Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez on Their Biggest Influences","description":"The husband and wife songwriting duo discus the importance of each other.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/rAsNBveB/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-04-24T10:24:33.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/rAsNBveB.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/70801/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-2014-time-100/","duration":"PT1M29S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/2014-time-100/70801/kristen-anderson-lopez-robert-lopez-2014-time-100/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```