In the event you grew up within the 2000s, Disney Channel’s The Proud Family consumed your childhood. Now, Disney+ is tapping again into that nostalgia with the upcoming reboot of the beloved animated present, The Proud Household: Louder and Prouder. The brand new present picks up the place the earlier one left off, following the on a regular basis adventures of Penny Proud, a 14-year-old attempting to develop and develop her personal identification within the midst of her typically foolish, sort of dysfunctional, however at all times loving and supportive household. Followers of the unique sequence will instantly discover that the long-lasting “Proud Household” theme tune for the reboot sounds totally different than the model sung by Solange Knowles and Future’s Baby. That is as a result of, together with a ravishing new animation model, the present has a revamped theme tune carried out by R&B artist Joyce Wrice.
Wrice gained recognition following the discharge of her 2021 album, Overgown. On the album, she collaborated with a handful of fashionable artists, together with Freddie Gibbs, KAYTRANADA, Fortunate Daye, and Masego. Relating to her music model, Wrice was inspired by the silky smooth R&B sounds of ’90s and early 2000s artists, like Aaliyah, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliot, and Mary J. Blige, in keeping with i-D. Wrice’s model embraces the groovy and soulful sounds of R&B with a contemporary twist, making her an ideal match to observe within the footsteps of Solange and Destiny’s Child.
Remixing the tune is significant for Wrice as she was a fan of Proud Household and its authentic theme tune rising up. “The theme tune is simply so iconic. It is timeless; it’s traditional. Future’s Baby and Solange sang it, and I could not cease singing it . . . for me to kinda like, take the baton and do it, it is superb,” Wrice shared in a Disney+ featurette.
Music composer of the present Kurt Farquhar spoke about Wrice’s distinctive aptitude within the tune, saying, “If we had been to think about Penny Proud as a pop star, that is who she could be. We needed to make an individual who grew up with it really feel like that is nonetheless their tune however, on the similar time, we needed it to really feel prefer it’s been introduced into a brand new time.”
I’m so excited to share that I’ll be singing the reimagined theme tune for #TheProudFamilyLouderAndProuder. I’m an enormous fan of the unique sequence and am honored to be part of the #DisneyPlus Revival. I am unable to wait so that you can hear it!! pic.twitter.com/vrr1DKBKCE
— Joyce Wrice (@joycewrice) January 14, 2022
The reboot will function the identical authentic voices from the unique sequence, together with Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud, Tommy Davidson as father Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker as mom Trudy Proud, and Jo Marie Payton as spunky grandmother Suga Mama, to call a couple of. On high of the unique solid, the present may even function the voices of different stars, like Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Chance the Rapper, and more.
The reboot is sure to the touch followers of the unique present whereas additionally reaching a brand new era of viewers. You do not need to miss the brand new adventures of Penny Proud and her household! Watch The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder when it hits Disney+ on Feb. 23.
