The song playing in the opening scene of Frozen when the men are cutting ice is called “Frozen Heart.”

Quick Scoop

  • The “frozen song when they are cutting ice” is officially titled “Frozen Heart.”
  • It’s the very first song in the movie, sung by a group of ice harvesters on a frozen lake.
  • The beat of the song is timed to the rhythmic chopping and sawing of ice , which doubles as both music and sound effects.

What Happens In That Scene?

In the scene, a team of ice harvesters is cutting huge blocks of ice from a frozen lake at night while singing “Frozen Heart.” Kristoff and his reindeer Sven appear as small tag-along helpers, trying to imitate the adult workers and load ice onto a sled.

The lyrics talk about how ice is “beautiful, powerful, dangerous, cold” and “stronger than a hundred men,” setting the tone for Elsa’s powers and the dangers ahead in the story. The repeated warning to “beware the frozen heart” foreshadows the magical injury Anna will suffer and the importance of true love later in the film.

Many fans point out that this opening number cleverly works as both a work song for the ice cutters and a kind of prophecy about the entire plot.

Extra Trivia & Context

  • Songwriters: “Frozen Heart” was written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, the same duo behind “Let It Go.”
  • Style & feel: It has a rugged, work-chant vibe, with strong male chorus vocals and percussive sounds from the ice tools.
  • Place in the movie: It plays right at the start , before we even see young Elsa and Anna, acting like a musical prologue.

Mini FAQ

  1. What is the Frozen ice-cutting song called?
    • It’s called “Frozen Heart.”
  1. Is it the same as “Let It Go”?
    • No, “Let It Go” is Elsa’s big solo later in the movie; “Frozen Heart” is the men’s work song at the beginning while cutting ice.
  1. Where can I listen to it?
    • It appears on the official Frozen soundtrack and in clips of the opening scene online under the name “Frozen Heart” or “Ice Harvesters Song.”

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