Polygon

Moana 2 adds one good song to the Disney canon, but not much else

AN EXPANSIVE NEW VOYAGE -- Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” sends Moana (voice of Auli‘i Cravalho) on an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. Kele ...
Yahoo

‘Moana 2’ Review: The Songs Lack That Lin-Manuel Miranda Magic, but This More Dutiful Than Inspired Sequel Turns Into a Catchy Action Fairy Tale

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the end of “Moana,” which came out eight years ago, our plucky Polynesian heroine-who’s-not-a-princess had defeated the giant ...
Comic Book Movie

MOANA 2 Social Media Reactions Promise A (Mostly) Worthy Sequel...Even If The Songs Aren't As Good

Yesterday, Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson joined stars, filmmakers and special guests at the Lanikūhonua Cultural Institute in Kapolei, Hawaii for Moana 2's world premiere. The event kicked off ...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Moana 2 Absence Defended By Composer, Who Praises His Mufasa Songs: "People Are Going To Really Like Them"

Moana 2 composer Mark Mancina addresses Lin-Manuel Miranda's absence in the movie, teasing the songwriter's upcoming work in Mufasa: The Lion King. Mancina has scored over 60 films and television ...
Cinema Blend

Moana 2 Songwriters Shared With Us The Real Number Of Songs They Actually Wrote For The Disney Sequel (And Wow!)

When it comes to making a Disney Animation musical, there’s always going to be high pressure for the songwriters in particular, simply because of the sheer number of bangers that presumably made the ...