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 ...

Part of the time Los Angeles songwriting duo Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear were working on music for “Moana 2,” Bear was on tour with Beyonce. With Bear playing keyboards in the mononymous superstar’s ...

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, ...

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 ...

Warning: Some SPOILERS for Moana 2.Moana 2 found its way to big-screen box-office success after a winding journey that began with its initial conception as a television series. The movie takes place a ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda at premiere of Disney's "Mufasa: The Lion King" at Dolby Theatre on December 09, 2024 in Hollywood, California. Miranda added that he’s “really proud" that composers Opetaia Foa'i, ...

Auliʻi Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson both returned to voice their iconic characters, but to any eagle-eyed viewers, there was a notable name missing from the credits. Lin-Manuel has been writing songs ...

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 ...