Opening in theaters nationwide is Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King directed by Barry Jenkins and starring Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Anika Noni Rose,Keith David, Seth Rogen, Thandiwe Newton, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.The film’s original songs are written by and the movie’s original score is […]
Posts Tagged ‘Lin-Manuel Miranda’
Mark Mancina to Return for Disney’s Live-Action ‘Moana’ Movie
Posted: December 9, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, Moana, Thomas Kali
Mark Mancina (Twister, Tarzan, Moana, Speed, Bad Boys, Brother Bear, August Rush, Cry Macho, The Sea Beast) has confirmed in a recent interview with Film Music Live that he will be involved in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney’s animated hit feature Moana. The film is directed by Thomas Kail (Fosse/Verdon) and stars Catherine Laga‘ai in the title […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda to Serve as Producer on Disney’s ‘Moana’ Live-Action Film
Posted: June 12, 2024 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Moana, Thomas Kail
Disney announced today that Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights, Encanto) will serve as a producer on the studio’s upcoming live-action remake of the 2016 animated feature Moana. The movie will be directed by Thomas Kail (Fosse/Verdon, We Were the Lucky Ones) and star Catherine Laga‘aia in the title role of the adventurous teenager who […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Original Song ‘Esperando Pelitos’ from ‘Big Mouth’ Season 7 Released
Posted: November 1, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Music AlbumsTags: Big Mouth, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Netflix
Netflix Music has released the original song Esperando Pelitos from the seventh season of the Netflix original animated series Big Mouth. The track is written by Academy Award nominee and Grammy/Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights, Encanto, Moana) and performed by the show’s voice cast featuring Robin de Jesús & PJ Sin […]
Unused Song ‘Impossible Child’ from Rob Marshall’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Released
Posted: September 8, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Alan Menken, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rob Marshall, The Little Mermaid
Walt Disney Records has released the original song Impossible Child written for Disney’s live-action adaptation of the animated classic The Little Mermaid. The track, which was recorded for the movie, but ended up being cut from the final version of the film, is written by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) & Lin-Manuel […]
Original Song ‘Wild Uncharted Waters’ from ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Be Submitted for Awards Consideration
Posted: August 30, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Menken, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rob Marshall, The Little Mermaid
Disney has revealed that the studio will submit the original song Wild Uncharted Waters from the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid for awards consideration. The song written by the film’s composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) and featuring lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Moana, Encanto) is performed on screen […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 26, 2023)
Posted: May 27, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: About My Father, Alan Menken, David Buckley, Howard Ashman, Joseph Trapanese, Kandahar, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michael Andrews, Nima Fakhrara, Stephanie Economou, The Little Mermaid, The Machine, The Wrath of Becky, You Hurt My Feelings
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid directed by Rob Marshall and starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Jacob Tremblay, Daveed Diggs and Awkwafina. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted) and the movie’s songs are written […]
