Lin-Manuel Miranda reveals why he hasn’t returned to the world Moana for the recently released sequel.
The Tony winner, 44, told PEOPLE at Mufasa: The Lion King premiere on Monday, December 9, to participate in Moana 2 was not entirely in the cards for him. Miranda wrote the music for the original 2016 film, which starred Auliʻi Cravalho as Moana and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the demigod Maui.
Miranda, who was nominated for an Oscar for his work on Moana, exclusively told PEOPLE that “there was never an opportunity to be on Moana 2.” He explained that the production “already had its own songwriters” because it was a TV series that became a movie. The film sequel was announced in February 2024 by Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Miranda added that he was “really proud” that composers Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear worked on the animated sequel.
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Maui and Moana in “Moana”.
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Although fans won’t hear Miranda’s music and lyrics Moana 2he returned to help adapt the film for a live-action remake and worked with Disney on it Mufasa.
He told PEOPLE on Mufasa premiere that composition The lion king the prequel soundtrack was a “labor of love”.
“Barry Jenkins is a genius,” said Fr Moonlight Oscar-winning director.
The Encanto the composer added that when he decided to join Mufasahe “insisted” on that original The lion king singer-songwriter Lebo M. collaborates with him.
“He is the secret sound The lion king. He’s the first voice we hear in that original film,” he said of the South African musician, known for singing a Zulu chant in the film’s opening song. “So I needed him in my corner.”
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Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Dolby Theater on December 9, 2024 in Hollywood, California.
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During the performance at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon On December 3, Miranda said he felt pressure while writing the soundtrack because he wanted to write songs that lived up to the original The lion king the result, which he described as “every punch, no skip”. He also talked about the differences in the writing for this animated film compared to the ones he’s done in the past.
“I remember reading online that someone said, ‘Lin doesn’t write songs for villains.’ Like Michael Jordan, I took it personally. I wrote a song for the villains and Mads Mikkelsen sings it because he’s the big villain in the movie and he’s terrifying.”
With Mikkelsen, Mufasa: The Lion King also features the voices of Donald Glover, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Thandiwa Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Tiffany Boone, Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter.
The official synopsis for the film reads: “Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined to have his cub follow in his paw prints as the origins of his late father Mufasa are investigated.”
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Mufasa in the movie “Mufasa: The Lion King”.
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Mufasa: The Lion King premiere in theaters on December 20. Moana 2 it’s currently in theaters.
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