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Lin-Manuel Miranda has penned a caller opus for nan live-action remake of Disney’s Moana. The caller opus is titled “Along nan Way” and features some Moana actresses successful nan vocals.
Auli‘i Cravalho, who voiced Moana successful nan animated films Moana (2016) and Moana 2 (2024), Catherine Laga’aia, who plays Moana successful nan upcoming film, and Dwayne Johnson execute nan caller opus for nan live-action film.
In a featurette for nan making of “Along nan Way,” head Thomas Kail said that they “really wanted to do thing that could beryllium chopped to this film” and came up pinch nan thought of having some Moanas singing together.
Laga’aia noted that nan opus is “the cleanable symbolism for this moving,” adding, “Dwayne and Auli’i each singing astir uncovering maine on nan measurement and our journeys colliding.”
“What’s really awesome is that Auli’i is simply a shaper connected this film,” Miranda added. “So we thought, ‘What if there’s a philharmonic speech betwixt Auli’i’s Moana and [Catherine’s] Moana?’ That became nan thought for nan song.”
Johnson noted that nan opus was typical because “it’s our OG Moana and your live-action Moana coming together, and past it’s your boy Maui coming in.”
Moana opens successful theaters July 10. The formed of nan movie besides includes John Tui arsenic Chief Tui (Moana’s father), Frankie Adams arsenic Sina (Moana’s mother), Rena Owen arsenic Gramma Tala (Moana’s grandma and Tui’s mother), and Jemaine Clement arsenic Tamatoa (the treasure-hoarding coconut crab).
Take a sneak peek astatine “Along nan Way” successful nan video below.
