How was working with composer Randy Newman?
ANR: It was a lot of fun. Working in a room with live music and being able to be a part of the creation of the soundtrack with Randy sitting right there, changing notes and flipping things around, was really a lot of fun. I’m pretty sure that I’m the first princess to voice the part and sing the music. What a blessing that is. Most times they have two people doing that; so I feel lucky that I could do both. In the film, Tiana’s parents are voiced by Oprah Winfrey and Terrence Howard. Did you get to speak with either of them during the filming, in particular Terrence since you starred together in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?’ ANR: We didn’t even see each other. It’s such a solitary thing. We did not once cross paths until the premiere happened and I saw him there. I hadn’t seen Terrence in a year, but Oprah wasn’t at the premiere, so I didn’t see her to talk about the film. That’s not surprising because you’re really in that booth by yourself. You can see people through a window and you hear
