Toon My Heart - Episode 9: Showtune My Heart: "God Help the Outcasts" with iCritic

Episode 9: Showtune My Heart: "God Help the Outcasts" with iCritic

08/06/24 • 41 min

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Welcome to the first episode of a new ongoing bonus series called "Showtune My Heart," in which Toon My Heart host Tracy Herold and a guest will discuss a song from an animated film from a Christian faith perspective. In this episode, Tracy is joined by Kevin T. Rodriguez, also known as iCritic, to discuss the song "God Help the Outcasts," written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame. We talk about the story behind the song and how it almost didn't end up in the film, admire the accompanying animation, discover Bible passages that the lyrics reminds us of, discuss how Esmeralda's feelings and character are revealed in the course of the song, contrast it with the other "prayer" song from the movie (the villain Frollo's "Hellfire",) ponder whether it's true that "we all [are] the children of God," and more!
Mentioned in this episode:

https://www.icritic.net
https://www.youtube.com/@KevinTRod
Heidi Mollenhauer's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597012/
Romani Rants: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney) critiques and concerns: https://www.tumblr.com/romani-in-art/121214077396/romani-rants-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-disney
"Is everyone a child of God?" from Bible.org: https://bible.org/question/everyone-child-god

Music by REDproductions, sourced from Pixabay.com
If you have an idea for a song you'd like to discuss in a "Showtune My Heart" episode, please email [email protected]

https://www.icritic.net
https://www.youtube.com/@KevinTRod
Heidi Mollenhauer's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0597012/
Romani Rants: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney) critiques and concerns: https://www.tumblr.com/romani-in-art/121214077396/romani-rants-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-disney
"Is everyone a child of God?" from Bible.org: https://bible.org/question/everyone-child-god

Music by REDproductions, sourced from Pixabay.com
If you have an idea for a song you'd like to discuss in a "Showtune My Heart" episode, please email [email protected]

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