Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear called Lin-Manuel Miranda for advice while working on the hit animated Disney sequel Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songs for Moana were so influential that they won him a ...

For his next act, Broadway conqueror Lin-Manuel Miranda tries to impress Disney fans (and his 2-year-old son) with the music of animated film Moana. By Melinda Newman Walt Disney himself couldn ...

Disney movie fans were taken to the seas when Moana debuted in theaters. The heartwarming story followed a young girl named Moana (Auli'i Cravalho) trying to save her people by leaving the island ...

Lin-Manuel has been writing songs for Disney for a while — but he didn’t start with Moana. Did you know that before the 2016 hit, he actually composed two songs for Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

"Hamilton"’s Lin-Manuel Miranda is the composer behind Disney's “Moana.” — -- Disney’s newest animated feature film, "Moana," features highly anticipated original music from "Hamilton ...

The songwriter received an Oscar nomination for "How Far I'll Go" from 'Moana.' By Christy Piña ... a performer is really extraordinary.” Lin-Manuel Miranda sat down with THR ahead of the ...

Whereas Moana is a Disney movie with some of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s flavor, Encanto really involved Lin-Manuel Miranda being part of many more of the elements of the storytelling. He has a story ...

Moana composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose tune "How Far I'll Go ... the day he learned he had been hired to write the music for Disney’s latest animated movie. The 37-year-old had grown up ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda has addressed complaints about the songs that make up the soundtrack of Moana 2. The Disney animated sequel had big boots to fill following the success of the 2016 and despite ...

Without him, every song in Moana 2 is as flimsy and disposable as the last. Photo: Disney It’s perhaps a ... While the lyrics resemble Miranda’s just enough to make “Beyond” sound familiar ...

are essentially Miranda retreads. On the first, newcomer Rose Matafeo – voicing the brainy Loto, one of Moana’s crewmates – raps triplets like she’s Disney Eminem; on the second ...