Moana (soundtrack)

Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedNovember 19, 2016 (2016-11-19)
Recorded2016
StudioEastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros. Studios, Los Angeles (score) Elbo Studios, Avatar Studios, The Hit Factory, NRG Recording Studios, Red Horse Studios, University of the South Pacific
Genre
Length1:09:40
LanguageEnglish, Tokelauan, Tuvaluan, Samoan
LabelWalt Disney
Producer
Mark Mancina chronology
Planes: Fire & Rescue
(2014)
Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2016)
Singles from Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "How Far I'll Go (Alessia Cara version)"
    Released: November 3, 2016
  2. "You're Welcome (Dwayne Johnson version)"
    Released: December 7, 2016
  3. "You're Welcome (Jordan Fisher version)"
    Released: March 1, 2017

Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2016 Disney animated film of the same name. The soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on November 19, 2016. It features songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa'i, with lyrics in English, Samoan, Tokelauan and Tuvaluan. The two-disc deluxe edition includes the score, which was composed by Mancina, as well as demos, outtakes and instrumental karaoke tracks. The record also produced two singles.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 16 and peaked at number 2, kept off the top spot by The Weeknd's Starboy.[1][2] "How Far I'll Go" was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song[3] and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.[4]

  1. ^ Hugh McIntyre, "The 'Moana' Soundtrack Blasts Into The Top 10 While The Weeknd Is On Top", Forbes, December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 9, 2017). "The Weeknd Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200, 'Moana' Soundtrack Zooms to No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List", Variety, December 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Academy Awards Nominee Ballot" (PDF). January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.