OK, I’m Sold On The New Songwriters After Being Bummed Before
When the original Moana debuted, I became seriously obsessed with the soundtrack. So, when I learned that the sequel didn't involve OG songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, I wasn't as excited for the musical component of the movie. However, now I’m warming up to the idea of Miranda passing the baton to Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear. I wasn't super familiar with the writers behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical but, during the press day, I heard some of their music in the context of the movie and saw them perform some tracks live.
For one, Moana 2 finds a lot of ways to utilize the soundtrack from the original movie. There were a lot of sonic callbacks to the acclaimed film that hit me in my feels and showed reverence for what Lin-Manuel Miranda worked on with composers Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foaʻi. The 2024 movie release is composed by the aforementioned pair again, but Barlow and Bear bring a youthful and fresh energy to the world of Motunui that feels very much in line with the spirit of the first film.
The filmmakers spoke about the new songwriters being a good fit, because they can empathize more with Moana’s journey -- and that was palpable through the songwriting. Bear and Barlow also sang a tune -- that we didn't actually see a scene for -- that seems to be linked to the movie’s mysterious villain, and I seriously wanted to put it on repeat after hearing it.
AW: Emily Bear
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