Animation Disney's 'Moana'

[Lily Adler]

Not sure how to feel about this song. It's no How Far I'll Go.

 

[Snow Queen]

Not sure how to feel about this song. It's no How Far I'll Go.

It's not terrible but it feels very uninspired. Much like the rest of the soundtrack. There is one that's not bad, but otherwise it all just felt very routine. Except the Rock's song, which is like a drill in the ear. Lin's greatest accomplishment is making him listenable in the first one.

 

[Lily Adler]

After Moana 2, We All Owe Lin-Manuel Miranda an Apology

Without him, every song in the sequel is as flimsy and disposable as the last.

www.vulture.com

The Vulture coming after the soundtrack.

 

[Snow Queen]

After Moana 2, We All Owe Lin-Manuel Miranda an Apology

Without him, every song in the sequel is as flimsy and disposable as the last.

www.vulture.com

The Vulture coming after the soundtrack.

Deservedly. You can get away with a lot in a musical if the music is great. It wouldn't save this movie with no other changes, but it would make a significantly more enjoyable experience. But this feels like the low rent version you'd get from... well, a mid TV show. Some of Miranda's extracurriculars are... embarrassing. And some of those live action songs are big misses. But the guy's talented and knows what he's doing.

 

[flickchick85]

Not sure how to feel about this song. It's no How Far I'll Go.

I'll be honest, based on all the trash talk I've heard about these songs, I was expecting worse. It's not great, but not terrible imo.

 

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[Mysteryman]

INDEED!

 

[Drizzle]

I just wish it was under better circumstances (i.e. a movie that wasn't cobbled together from a series and given the proper amount of time with Lin Manuel Miranda's involvement).

 

[Pennywise]

 

[blueharvest]

Moana 2's Auliʻi Cravalho's multicultural heritage reflects Hawaii's rich history

Cravalho is connected to her character through her own Native Hawaiian descent, but she also has Puerto Rican, Chinese, Irish and Portuguese ancestries, reflecting Hawaii's history.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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[DarkKnight88]

So with TWO theatrical Moana series with all the same characters going on at the same time, this will all eventually lead to a Roger Rabbit multiverse live-action version meeting animated version movie, right?

I mean, it’s Disney!

 

[Drizzle]

So with TWO theatrical Moana series with all the same characters going on at the same time, this will all eventually lead to a Roger Rabbit multiverse live-action version meeting animated version movie, right?

I mean, it’s Disney!

I mean, Dwayne Johnson is desperate enough to do that but Disney might have calmed down enough after bouncing back from the terrible 2023 they had to pull a stunt like that. Let's not tempt fate though.

 

[Snow Queen]

So with TWO theatrical Moana series with all the same characters going on at the same time, this will all eventually lead to a Roger Rabbit multiverse live-action version meeting animated version movie, right?

I mean, it’s Disney!

The real question is: given the reception to the music in this movie, for 2028's live action Moana 2, do they get Lin back to write an all-new soundtrack?

 

[Drizzle]

The real question is: given the reception to the music in this movie, for 2028's live action Moana 2, do they get Lin back to write an all-new soundtrack?

They're sending the dump truck full of cash to his house as we speak.

 

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[Dave McFly]

reminds me of a joke about frozen "for all those parents are getting tired of Frozen, just let it go."

 

[Lily Adler]

With Wicked being such a success, I hope Disney brings back Stephen Schwartz to help write some new songs on future projects.

 

[Drizzle]

With Wicked being such a success, I hope Disney brings back Stephen Schwartz to help write some new songs on future projects.

I had to look up what he did for Disney. They last worked with him on Disenchanted but they really should let him have a go at one of their animated movies in the last 15 years since the Disney Revival/2nd Renaissance. For some reason I thought he collaborated with Alan Menken for the songs on Hercules (he didn't) but he worked on Pocahontas, Hunchback and Enchanted. He's basically legend status for Hunchback alone. Also he apparently worked on Mulan but all the songs were deleted and they went with someone else. I'm surprised he even came back to work with them after that.

 

[Lily Adler]

I had to look up what he did for Disney. They last worked with him on Disenchanted but they really should let him have a go at one of their animated movies. For some reason I thought he collaborated with Alan Menken for the songs on Hercules (he didn't) but he worked on Pocahontas, Hunchback and Enchanted. He's basically legend status for Hunchback alone. Also he apparently worked on Mulan but all the songs were deleted and they went with someone else. I'm surprised he even came back to work with them after that.

The Pocahontas soundtrack had some of Disney's most iconic songs... Minus Savages which had questionable lyrical choices. He's certainly better than Menken's other writing partner, Glenn Slater (who likes to write lists as songs).

 

[Drizzle]

The Pocahontas soundtrack had some of Disney's most iconic songs... Minus Savages which had questionable lyrical choices. He's certainly better than Menken's other writing partner, Glenn Slater (who likes to write lists as songs).

I get it but it's pretty catchy for a tune with racist lyrics.

Kidding aside, you're never gonna find it on Disney playlists at a kids' birthday party but taking into consideration that the questionable lyrics are the point of the song and pointing out the errors of both sides' mob mentality, musically it's a well-constructed piece, especially the part in the reprise where Pocahontas joins in.

Pocahontas is my least favorite of the Renaissance movies (not counting Rescuers Down Under) but the songs are all indeed bangers.