The standout song from Let It Go". Going into it, there was one likely contender for the film's big showstopper, and while it's still quite good, it isn't the standout.
Frozen 2 reunites the whole crew from the first installment (Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf) as they venture north to uncover a long-lost mystery. Elsa has been hearing a mysterious voice, and, while pondering it accidentally reawakens setting a new Disney Animation box office record in its first weekend.
It was inevitable that Elsa would get a big solo song in Frozen 2, but in actuality she gets two. The first, "Into the Unknown", was positioned to be Frozen 2's "Let It Go". Disney released it as a single weeks before the film hit theaters, and Panic! at the Disco even did a cover of the song that is featured in the credits. This is similar to how Demi Lovato covered "Let It Go" for the first movie. "Into the Unknown" comes when Elsa is contemplating the voice she keeps hearing. It represents her desire to understand what it is and where it is coming from, but also her reluctance to actively pursue it because of the danger it may pose. It's a good starting out point for the story and shows where Elsa's mind is at before the real adventure begins. However, it's her second song that really steals the show.
Elsa's "Show Yourself" is Frozen 2's Standout Song
Elsa's second song, "Show Yourself", comes at a pivotal moment in the plot. Elsa's obsession with the voice leads her across Frozen was about Elsa overcoming her fears about her powers, but Frozen 2 is about her owning them and using them for good.
As one of the lines from "Show Yourself" says, Elsa is "no longer trembling." She has grown into her abilities and become a new person. Because of that, "Show Yourself" is the real standout song in Frozen 2. "Into the Unknown" is certainly a showstopper in its own right, thanks to Idina Menzel's incredible voice, but "Show Yourself" has more emotion behind it. It's a song that really digs into Elsa's character development and even features a cameo from her mother Iduna. Plus, the animation throughout the whole sequence adds to its goose-bump-inducing vibe. Does it beat "Let It Go"? That is less certain, but it's still a powerful song that can easily be defined as one of Frozen 2's best.
