When it comes to making a Disney Animation musical, there’s always going to be high pressure for the songwriters in particular, simply because of the sheer number of bangers that presumably made the ...

Make no mistake about it, “Moana 2” is a hit. The Disney sequel set a Thanksgiving box office record with $225 million over the five-day holiday frame. While audiences have flocked to movie theaters, ...

Lin-manuel Miranda at the Gala Screening of 'Moana' on November 20, 2016 at Bafta in London, England ; Moana in Disney's 'Moana 2' (2024). Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songs for Moana were so influential that ...

AULI'I CRAVALHO: (As Moana, singing) What lies beyond, under skies I've never seen? Will I lose myself between my home and what's unknown? SHAPIRO: That is from "Moana 2," which made history this week ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda has said he is “thrilled” by the success of Moana 2 after he was replaced as songwriter for the sequel by duo Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear. The Disney animation has proved one of ...

Original Moana songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda explains why he didn't return to write any songs for Moana 2. Though Moana was a respectable success in theaters upon its release in 2016, the film really ...

Moana 2 would have made for a very nice television series – as it was originally meant to be. But as a reskinned theatrical sequel to one of Disney Animation’s biggest hits, it’s a little harder to ...

In writing their first film soundtrack together, the TikTok duo of Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear looked to those influences and “Anchorman.” Of course. By Sarah Bahr Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear were ...

Disney’s “Moana” live-to-film concert comes to Cerritos on Nov. 15, and the star singer of the concert is homegrown artist, Nina Sosefina. The concert is a medley of all the songs from the Disney ...