Who composed the score for the film Frozen?

Christophe Beck composed the score for the film Frozen. His orchestral music supports the story’s atmosphere, action, character emotions, and Norwegian- and Sámi-inspired setting.

Beck was hired in February 2013, after previously working on Disney’s Oscar-winning animated short Paperman. He collaborated with songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez so that the instrumental score and songs would feel like one connected musical journey rather than separate parts of the film.

The Lopezes wrote Frozen’s songs, including “Let It Go,” but they did not compose the orchestral score. That distinction explains a frequent quiz mistake: Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are the songwriters, while Beck is the score composer. Beck incorporated regional colors such as the bukkehorn and vocal techniques including kulning, reflecting the film’s Scandinavian inspiration. Frode Fjellheim also co-composed elements of two soundtrack tracks.