“Moana 2” is now in theaters and just like it’s predecessor, it is chock full of original songs. This time though, Lin-Manuel Miranda isn’t the one who wrote them. That task fell to ...
The original Moana film – released back in 2016 – included arguably some of the best new Disney songs of the 21st century, with the likes of How Far I'll Go, Shiny and Your Welcome all ...
Barlow is one half of Barlow and Bear (Emily Bear), the songwriting team behind the new songs featured in Disney’s “Moana 2.” Bear chimes in, “I would say that everyone has an opinion.” ...
“Music is always such an important part of all of our stories, whether it's a musical or not,” said producer Yvett Merino. “‘Moana 2’ is a stunning, sweeping musical, and music plays ...
I can understand why: His “Moana” songs were memorable (especially “How Far I’ll Go” and “You’re Welcome”), and he only upped his game with “Encanto,” an even more intricately ...
Barlow and Bear nail one thing: the foregrounding of Moana and Cravalho in the music. Moana anchors the ensemble-driven “We’re Back,” and later takes over lead vocals from Miranda on a redux ...