Moana 2 featured an abundance of songs for followers to take pleasure in. As a consequence of this, many are questioning who wrote Moana 2’s music. Did Lin-Manuel Miranda write the movie’s music? Did another writers contribute to it?
Here’s what we’ve realized on the subject.
Who wrote the music in Moana 2?
Moana 2’s music was written by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear.
Barlow and Bear are identified for having written The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, which had gone viral on TikTok and gained the 2022 Grammy Award for Finest Musical Theater Album. Additionally they wrote Mexican Pizza: The Musical for Taco Bell.
Nevertheless, Barlow and Bear had been mentored by Miranda on Moana 2’s songwriting. They confirmed this in an interview with ABC News. “He was actually actually useful, particularly within the inception after we determined to set sail,” Barlow mentioned. She additionally talked about that Miranda had given her true rhyme and musical theater storytelling books to assist in the method.
“We reached out for some recommendation a number of instances!,” Bear added, mentioning that Miranda was solely “a facetime name away.”
Why Lin-Manuel Miranda didn’t write Moana 2’s music
It’s unclear why Lin-Manuel Miranda didn’t write Moana 2’s music.
Nevertheless, it’s theorized that Miranda was busy engaged on the songs for Mufasa: The Lion King, scheduled to hit theaters on December 20. This explains why he couldn’t contribute to the Moana sequel’s songs.
Regardless of this, Miranda continues to be hooked up to the Moana franchise. Dwayne Johnson confirmed in an interview with Entertainment Tonight earlier this 12 months, that the Tick, Tick…Boom! director will likely be concerned in writing the songs for Moana’s live-action remake, set to launch in 2026, and the place Johnson will reprise his position as Maui.
Moana 2 is at present enjoying in theaters. Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualalai Chung, Rose Matafeo, Awhimai Fraser, and David Fane make up the movie’s core solid.
