![]() ![]() ![]() Lin-Manuel Miranda and JJ Abrams rapping "Jaba Flow" in 2016. We want to make a movie they can be proud of and that they can point to with pride," Miranda said.īut his love for Disney really came full circle in 2019, when he started writing lyrics for the live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid." He's working alongside the movie's original composer, Alan Menken. "The thing that the directors really imparted to me was this is a part of the world that almost never gets represented onscreen, the Pacific Islands, so we want to honor them. ![]() Miranda told GMA it was important for him and his cowriters Opetaia Tavita Foa'i and Mark Mancina to create an authentic Polynesian soundtrack that would represent that region of the world. In 2016, he cowrote the score for "Moana" and got to work for codirectors Ron Clements and John Musker, the duo responsible for multiple Disney films including "The Little Mermaid." Miranda is a huge Disney fan - he told "Good Morning America" host Lara Spencer in 2016 that "The Little Mermaid" is why he started writing music. Lin-Manuel Miranda at the AFI FEST 2016's premier of Disney's "Moana" on November 14, 2016. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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