ni Reggee Bonoan - @Sheet Matters | March 4, 2021
Kabilang na si KZ Tandingan sa mga Filipino singers na napili ng Disney Philippines na kumanta ng theme song ng Disney movies. Nauna na sina Janella Salvador (How Far I’ll Go for Moana), Moira dela Torre (Reflection for Mulan), Darren Espanto at Morissette Amon (A Whole New World for Aladdin).
Ang pagkakaiba lang kay KZ ay siya ang magbibigay-boses sa first-ever Filipino-language song na Gabay sa upcoming project ng Disney, ang Southeast Asia-themed animation na Raya and the Last Dragon.
Ayon sa Studio Marketing head na si Allie Benedicto, ang pelikula ay hango sa Southeast Asian culture kabilang na ang Pilipinas, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia at Malaysia.
Sa Marso 5 unang mapapakinggan ang Gabay, coinciding with the Disney+ premiere of Raya and the Last Dragon in the United States, at susunod naman sa Pilipinas.
Sabi ni KZ, “I’m very grateful and I feel very proud to be singing in my language, and show off its beauty to the rest of the world. I am proud to be part of history. I grew up watching Disney movies. Finally, there is a Disney Princess who I can feel a very strong connection to, and that is Raya as the first one inspired by Southeast Asia.
“I love that the song reminds us that sometimes we feel we are weak, especially when we are alone, but if we just learn to trust each other, to come together, and to unite, only then are we able to change the world.”