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’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. Instead, the music for Moana 2 — ...
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 ...
The songs in Moana 2 aren’t bad per se, but they pale in comparison to the original movie's iconic soundtrack — and there's a very simple reason for that. Moana 2 falls short of its predecessor across ...
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 ...
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 as the ...
Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear made history as the youngest composers and only all-woman songwriting team for a Disney animated film, with Moana 2. AULI'I CRAVALHO: (As Moana, singing) What lies beyond ...