The Moana 2 soundtrack debuts in the top 10 across three Billboard album charts, as the set arrives at No. 2 on Kid Albums, No. 10 on Soundtracks and No. 10 on World Albums (all charts dated Dec.

Moana 2 would have made for a very nice television series – as it was originally meant to be. But as a reskinned theatrical sequel to one of Disney Animation’s biggest hits, it’s a little ...

“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 Abigail Barlow and ...

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 inspired entertainment.

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Disney’s Moana 2 continued its remarkable box office run in its second weekend of release. The animated sequel broke records over the ...

To further capture that sound, they listened to Pacific Island music to discover and identify patterns that could assist in the new songs. When the Moana sequel was initially announced ...

Perhaps the biggest worry – how would the new songs hold up? – may still be keeping a lid on renewed Moana mania, at least until the lights go down. By the time they come back up, however ...

READ: The Alabama connection to a Disney blockbuster that’s already raked in $225M “Moana 2″ has been the top film in the ... Barlow and Bear’s songs are at the heart of the success ...