The following contains spoilers for Moana 2, now playing in theatersMoana 2 and the film that proceeded it boast some impressive songs, the strongest of which rank among the best musical ...

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 ...

“Moana 2” is now in theaters and just like it’s predecessor, it is chock full of original songs. This time though, Lin-Manuel Miranda isn’t the one who wrote them. That task fell to ...

Barlow is one half of Barlow and Bear (Emily Bear), the songwriting team behind the new songs featured in Disney’s “Moana 2.” Bear chimes in, “I would say that everyone has an opinion.” ...

The starring track on this upcoming Moana 2 soundtrack appears to be a song called “Beyond,” which is being billed as something of a follow-up to “How Far I’ll Go.” That original Moana ...

But now, their collaboration is about to hit the mainstream. Barlow & Bear’s music for Moana 2, in theaters Nov. 27, will make them the youngest (and only all-women) songwriting duo to create a ...

“Music is always such an important part of all of our stories, whether it's a musical or not,” said producer Yvett Merino. “‘Moana 2’ is a stunning, sweeping musical, and music plays ...

I can understand why: His “Moana” songs were memorable (especially “How Far I’ll Go” and “You’re Welcome”), and he only upped his game with “Encanto,” an even more intricately ...

With its beautiful, textured animation and its propulsive adventure to the far ends of the ocean, Moana 2 is another win for Disney animation. The only major letdown? The film's songs, which are ...

The latter project is the one to which Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the most memorable “Moana” songs, decamped. The other composers and songwriters from “Moana,” Mark Mancina and Opetaia ...