However, Moana’s character evolved and so did the song. Miranda felt the song should be about Moana loving her island and family yet feeling she’s destined for something other than the life he ...

EXCLUSIVE: “My songwriting process is really simple. I put myself in the character’s shoes, I talk to myself until what comes out feels honest and then I write it down,” says multi-Tony ...

I put myself in the character’s ... winning Hamilton creator-actor-composer Lin-Manuel Miranda on breathing life into Disney’s Moana. Of the seven songs he penned for the ...

On Sunday night, Lin-Manuel Miranda took the Oscars stage with Auli’i Cravalho, the voice of the title character in Moana, to perform “How Far I’ll Go,” nominated for Best Original Song.

Moana composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose tune "How Far I'll Go" is nominated for Oscars' Best Original Song, reflects on what the experience has meant for his family ...

Moana is the daughter of the chief and a friend to the ocean. However, according to musical mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda, this “princess” almost had eight brothers in her family. Here’s ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songs for Moana were so influential that they won him a Grammy award but the songwriter didn’t return to make music for the Disney movie’s sequel.

Miranda was also full of praise for Auliʻi Cravalho, 24, who has returned for Moana 2 after first voicing the titular character when she was 14. He told the publication: “The real joy for me ...

Since Lin-Manuel Miranda is now an established collaborator with Disney Animation and of Puerto Rican descent, he might be the right guy to work on a script for the studio’s first Latina main ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda opened up about why he didn't return for 'Moana 2,' noting it had nothing to do with it overlapping with 'Mufasa: The Lion King. Why Lin-Manuel Miranda Didn't Return for 'Moana 2' ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda opened up about why he didn't return for 'Moana 2,' noting it had nothing to do with it overlapping with 'Mufasa: The Lion King.