I just pulled section where they talk about them music. For the full article
go to:
http://torontosun.com/Entertainment/Movies/2006/11/12/2326589-sun.html
Happy Feet is dense with pop music, from Beatles (Golden Slumbers sung by
k.d. lang), Queen (Somebody To Love, sung by Wood's female lead Brittany
Murphy) and Beach Boys tunes, to bits of Sir Mix-a-lot, Prince, and the
Brand New Heavies' Jump N Move, with a chorus of divas that includes Patti
LaBelle, Fantasia Barrino and Pink.
"We spent a lot of time talking about music," says Miller. "We went for
iconic music, from having to differentiate between the penguins by giving
each one a song specific to themselves. Who's more iconic than Elvis, for
example, or Prince?"
In fact, Miller scored a bit of a coup with the artist formerly known as
'The Artist Formerly Known As ...' The songs Sign Of The Times and Kiss both
had their lyrics rewritten, with rare permission by the artist. "Prince
never changes the lyrics to his songs, and Gary LeMel (from Warner Music)
said 'If he ever saw the movie, he'd see it was appropriate.' They went to
Minneapolis, showed him the movie, and apparently he picked up his guitar,
started strumming and said 'Give me two weeks.' And he not only let us
change the lyrics, but he gave us this beautiful song, The Song Of The
Heart, for the end. And I thought 'Wow, he likes the movie!' "
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