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Moana Has the Best Collection of Music and Songs for a Disney Movie in a long time.
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sixteen-bit
Member
I need to watch this now that it's on netflix.
Poltergust
Member
"We Know The Way" made a particularly strong impression on me, but I loved pretty much all the songs.
hogendaz85
Member
Some not Bowie/Clement fans in here haha.
My son was obsessed with this movie for a long time and my daughter still is. Has some catchy tunes for sure but most importantly it's a great movie.
My son was obsessed with this movie for a long time and my daughter still is. Has some catchy tunes for sure but most importantly it's a great movie.
WE READ THE WIND AND THE SKYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
WHEN THE SUN IS HIGH
Never stops giving me chills. Miranda actually sounds good here too
Yeah I loved how it as a song and especially with its use during the flashback scene to the ancestors. Tines about passing down their stories from generation to generation in an endless cycle really struck a cord with me. Then again it strikes close to home in general like the rest of the movie.
I mentioned it when I started the thread.
Trigonometrize.
Member
Basically, if you take out the slow section, it's an escalation from laid back to intense all the way through. And since I don't mind the laid back part that much, that's pretty much what it is to me, so I really like it. It does go on a tad(pole) too long though.
Caddywompus
Member
I remember seeing it in theaters and thinking damn someone has clearly been listening to Hamilton and then I saw the credits.
Good not great soundtrack, they at least made an attempt by replicating past success with the same formula
Good not great soundtrack, they at least made an attempt by replicating past success with the same formula
LilWayneSuckz
Member
I was obsessed with How Far I'll Go for like 3 solid months.
The score during the song gives me chills.
The score during the song gives me chills.
One Eyed Willy
Member
Shiny is the only song I like in Moana
agreed, Lin nailed the music. probably my fav disney musical since the 90s, both the actual movie and the soundtrack. return to form, after the messy (but not terrible) Frozen
we know the way, where you are, i am moana, shiny, youre welcome... lol was going to list my favs but i think that's nearly all of them?
i think where you are is my favourite though. love the drive of it, constantly pushing forward.
we know the way, where you are, i am moana, shiny, youre welcome... lol was going to list my favs but i think that's nearly all of them?
i think where you are is my favourite though. love the drive of it, constantly pushing forward.
peppermints
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Never knew Shiny was so divisive. It's my 3 year old's least favorite but I think it's just because it's not Moana singing it.
As a father of a Disney obsessed kid, Moana is a breath of fresh air.
As a father of a Disney obsessed kid, Moana is a breath of fresh air.
andythinkpad
Member
None of the recent Disney musical can stand up to the murderer's row from the 90s.
And the GOAT children's musical is still Wizard of Oz.
And the GOAT children's musical is still Wizard of Oz.
Crimson_Echidna
Banned
Yeah, he's literally sing-talking but he's still able to sell it lol
lightskintwin
Banned
The Wiz has betters songs tbh.
Dice//
Banned
Oh god no, I thought that was a waste of singer+actress combo. They were charming, but not even close to GOAT.... :/
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
The coconut song, guys. That's the best.
peppermints
Member
The what?
viciouskillersquirrel
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The Shiny haters in here, my goodness. You all need to repent.
Thanks man, I will have to check out the movie! In for it even if only the OST is great.
Nydius
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Then I guess I'm a "hater" because despite enjoying the movie and having watched it more times than I can remember, I find that most of the songs to be utterly forgettable. Raxus listed the 5 good songs back on page one (quoted below). Everything else on the soundtrack is absolute "meh".
For all the way people gushed over the soundtrack before the movie came out, especially given the critical success of Hamilton, I expected better.
Be realistic, how many people do you think even know all five of those, let alone more? I'd say most probably only remember three. Granted, that's better than the one trick pony that was Frozen. But as an old fart, I have to say Moana's soundtrack doesn't hold a candle to Aladdin. Not even close.
Chezzymann
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How far I'll go, Where you are, You're Welcome, We Know the Way and Shiny are great
I am moana is the best though
I'd say How far I'll go and Where You Are are good too but there arent many more full songs outside of those 7. Everything else is mostly reprisals and instrumental stuff. So if you like those 5 you basically like the soundtrack lol
I am moana is the best though
I'd say How far I'll go and Where You Are are good too but there arent many more full songs outside of those 7. Everything else is mostly reprisals and instrumental stuff. So if you like those 5 you basically like the soundtrack lol
lightskintwin
Banned
Worth at least watching one time, now that you have me thinking about it, I'm pretty certain the awesome song Shadowlands will probably be included in the live action Lion King remake, because otherwise why go hard in recruiting Beyonce for the role of Nala if she has no featured songs in it. Shadowlands fixes that as it's Nala's song in the Broadway Musical.
No different than them writing the great song "Listen" for the Dreamgirls movie adaptation which was never in the musical, in order for Beyonce to have her own moment, and now the song is used in future stagings of the musical only contextualized as a duet between the Effie and Deena characters.
titiklabingapat
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We know the way, along with the visuals was chill inducing.
Astral Dog
Member
im MOANA!!!
best music since Tangled
best music since Tangled
SiegfriedFM
Member
I got the bluray and rewatched it, and it's still a STUNNING movie. Seriously, the art direction is literally perfect. Breathtakingly beautiful and then you add the characters and the music on top of that. All the songs are great but Moana's songs are a step above.
That penultimate, slow-motion shot of
... tears everytime. I think it's equal to the charge of the Rohirrim in terms of cinematic perfection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSaiHbVjg84
(spoilers obviously)
Which reminds me, I really need to check out Lin's work. Also, the bluray specifically points out that there were three composers: him, Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa'i. Credit where credit is due.
That penultimate, slow-motion shot of
Te Ka towering over Moana on the ocean floor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSaiHbVjg84
(spoilers obviously)
Which reminds me, I really need to check out Lin's work. Also, the bluray specifically points out that there were three composers: him, Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa'i. Credit where credit is due.
elrechazado
Banned
It's amazing. They all hate David Bowie.
Caddywompus
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BarringGaffner
Member
I'd say 1/3 are great and 2/3 are completely forgettable.
but way way waaay better than frozen.
Martinski43
Member
Loved the OST, listened to it a ton after i saw the movie in theatres. The movie deserved a better fate and success tho.
ForkNetwork
Banned
Look, we got as closest to a David Bowie song that Disney is going to get. That alone makes it high tier