Moana (soundtrack)

Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released November 19, 2016 (2016-11-19)
Recorded 2016
Studio

Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros., Los Angeles (score)

Elbo Studios, Avatar Studios, The Hit Factory, NRG Recording Studios, Red Horse Studios, University of the South Pacific
Genre
Length 69:40
Language English, Tokelauan, Tuvalu, Samoan
Label Walt Disney
Producer
Walt Disney Animation Studios chronology
Zootopia
(2016)Zootopia2016		 Moana
(2016)		 Wreck-It Ralph 2
(2018)Wreck-It Ralph 22018
Mark Mancina chronology
Planes: Fire & Rescue
(2014) Planes: Fire & Rescue2014		 Moana
(2016) Moana2016
Singles from Moana
  1. "How Far I'll Go (Alessia Cara version)"
    Released: November 3, 2016
  2. "You're Welcome (Dwayne Johnson version)"
    Released: December 7, 2016

Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2016 Disney animated film Moana. 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 Tuvalu. The two-disc deluxe edition includes the score, which was composed by Mancina, as well as demos, outtakes and instrumental karaoke tracks.

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]

Recording

For the soundtrack, Disney wanted to combine traditional South Pacific culture with pop and Broadway sensibilities, which led to the hiring of Broadway playwright, songwriter and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer Mark Mancina and Tokelauan singer-songwriter Opetaia Foa'i. The first song they completed was "We Know the Way", which Foa'i began after his first meeting with Disney in December 2013. The trio worked together in New Zealand and in Los Angeles.[5][6] At the same time, Miranda was also developing and starring in the Broadway musical Hamilton, which meant he was able to recruit Hamilton stars Phillipa Soo, Christopher Jackson, and Renée Elise Goldsberry as well as In The Heights star Marcy Harriell to help him record demos of his songs.[7]

The songs feature Foa'i's New Zealand-based vocal group Te Vaka, as well as a choir from Fiji.[6] The soundtrack contains seven original songs, two reprises, and two end-credits versions of songs from the film.[8] Mancina composed the score and produced both the score and the songs. In addition to guitars and strings, the score features Polynesian vocals and percussion, woodwinds made from bamboo from the South Pacific, and traditional hide-covered Tyka drums.[5]

According to Miranda, "Shiny" was inspired by the Flight of the Conchords' tribute to David Bowie at the Aspen Comedy Festival in 2004, as well as listening to Bowie's songs on a loop shortly after the singer's death in January 2016.[9]

Commercial performance

"How Far I'll Go" appears during the film performed by actress Auli'i Cravalho, and during the end credits performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara.[10] A music video for Cara's version of the song was released on November 3, 2016.[11] It reached number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 17, 2016.[12] South African singer Lira[13] and Filipino singer Janella Salvador[14] recorded two English-language versions of “How Far I’ll Go” that will play over the end credits on the South African and Filipino release of the film, while Indonesian singer Maudy Ayunda and Malaysian singer Ayda Jebat recorded their own versions of the song respectively in Indonesian[15] and Malaysian[16] language.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jordan Fisher sing a duet on "You're Welcome", which plays over the end credits. The song as performed by Dwayne Johnson appears in the film.[17] Johnson's version of "You're Welcome" peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 17, 2016.[18] The soundtrack also features Jemaine Clement, who voices the coconut crab Tamatoa.[19]

The album has so far sold a total of 509,000 copies in the United States making it the third soundtrack to surpass a half-million in sales in 2017, following Suicide Squad and Trolls.[20]

Accolades

At the 74th Golden Globe Awards, "How Far I'll Go" was nominated for Best Original Song.[3] It also received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards.[4]

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22]
Vaiana		 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]
Vaiana		 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24]
Vaiana		 48
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[26]
Vaiana		 12
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[27]
Vaiana		 50
French Albums (SNEP)[28]
Vaiana		 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29]
Vaiana		 11
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[31] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32]
Vaiana		 5
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[33]
Vaiana		 39
Scottish Albums (OCC)[34] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[35]
Vaiana		 61
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[36]
Vaiana		 18
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[37] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 7
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)[39] 1
US Billboard 200[40]
[2]		 2
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[41] 1

Tracks

Track title Performer(s) Peak positions
US
[12][18][42]		 AUS
[43]		 CAN
[44]		 NZ
[45]		 UK
[46][47]
"How Far I'll Go" Auli'i Cravalho 41 49 58 —[upper-alpha 1] 84
"How Far I'll Go" Alessia Cara 56 15 46 3 49
"You're Welcome" Dwayne Johnson 65 77 85 —[upper-alpha 2] —
"We Know the Way" Opetaia Foa'i & Lin-Manuel Miranda 93 — — —[upper-alpha 3] —
"Shiny" Jemaine Clement —[upper-alpha 4] — — —[upper-alpha 5] —
"Where You Are" Christopher Jackson, Rachel House, Nicole Scherzinger, Auli'i Cravalho & Louise Bush — — — —[upper-alpha 6] —
"I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)" Rachel House & Auli'i Cravalho — — — —[upper-alpha 7] —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[49] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[50] Gold 50,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[51] Gold 30,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[53] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[54] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. ↑ "How Far I'll Go" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[45]
  2. ↑ "You're Welcome" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[45]
  3. ↑ "We Know the Way" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[45]
  4. ↑ "Shiny" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[48]
  5. ↑ "Shiny" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[45]
  6. ↑ "Where You Are" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[45]
  7. ↑ "I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[45]

References

  1. ↑ Hugh McIntyre, "The 'Moana' Soundtrack Blasts Into The Top 10 While The Weeknd Is On Top", Forbes, December 4, 2016.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 "Golden Globe Nominations: Complete List", Variety, December 12, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "2016 Academy Awards Nominee Ballot" (PDF). January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Melinda Newman, "Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina & Opetaia Foa'i on Creating Disney's 'Moana' Music as 'Hamilton' Exploded", Billboard, November 23, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Tim Greiving, "In 'Moana,' New Voices Both Uphold And Challenge The Disney Tradition", NPR, November 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ Quinn, Dave (24 February 2017). "How Lin-Manuel Miranda's Oscar-Nominated Moana Track Evolved into Disney's Most Unique Ballad". People. New York: Time Inc. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Disney's Moana Soundtrack, Featuring Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Out Today", broadwayworld.com, November 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ Warner, Kara (December 20, 2016). "How Lin-Manuel Miranda Pays Tribute to David Bowie with Moana Song "Shiny"". People. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  10. ↑ Jessica Goodman, "Alessia Cara debuts new Moana song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda", Entertainment Weekly, October 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ Ashley Lee, "'Moana': Alessia Cara Sings Lin-Manuel Miranda's Anthem 'How Far I'll Go' in New Music Video", Billbaord, November 3, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Alessia Cara chart, Billboard. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ El Broide, "Lira Lends Her Voice To Disney's Moana Soundtrack", People, November 28, 2016.
  14. ↑ Walt Disney Studios Philippines (2016-11-16), Disney's Moana - MV teaser - Janella Salvador, retrieved 2016-12-14
  15. ↑ Walt Disney Indonesia (2016-11-09), Disney's Moana: Maudy Ayunda - Seb'rapa Jauh Ku Melangkah/How Far I'll Go, retrieved 2016-12-14
  16. ↑ Walt Disney Studios, Malaysia (2016-11-09), Disney's Moana "How Far I'll Go" - Ayda Jebat, retrieved 2016-12-14
  17. ↑ Dave Quinn, "Jordan Fisher's Friends Hounded Him for Hamilton Tickets 18 Minutes After He Was Cast", People, December 5, 2016.
  18. 1 2 Trevor Anderson, "Thanks to 'Moana,' Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Debuts on Hot 100", Billboard, December 7, 2016.
  19. ↑ Mark Kermode, "Moana review - sail of the century from Disney", The Guardian, December 4, 2016.
  20. ↑ Keith Caulfield (April 21, 2017). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Twenty One Pilots' 'Blurryface' Hits 100th Consecutive Week on List". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Moana". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Vaiana" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Vaiana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Vaiana" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  25. ↑ "On The Charts...This Week". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Hitlisten.NU - Album Top-40 Uge 8, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Vaiana" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Week 16, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Vaiana" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Irish Albums Chart: 21 April 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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  32. ↑ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 6, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
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  35. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Vaiana". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  36. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Vaiana". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
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  38. ↑ "{{{artist}}} | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  39. ↑ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  40. ↑ "Soundtrack – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Soundtrack. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  41. ↑ "Soundtrack – Chart history" Billboard Soundtrack Albums for Soundtrack. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  42. ↑ Billboard Hot 100, December 17, 2016.
  43. ↑ Peaks of Moana songs in Australia:
  44. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/7593101/aulii-cravalho/chart?f=793
  45. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  46. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/50642/AULII-CRAVALHO
  47. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48259/alessia-cara/
  48. ↑ "Jemaine Clement – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  49. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  50. ↑ "French album certifications – Multi Interprètes – Vaiana - La légende de bout du monde" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  51. ↑ "Certificados Musicales Amprofon - May 2017". Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  52. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  53. ↑ "British album certifications – Various artists – Moana". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 May 2017. Enter Moana in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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