Part of the time Los Angeles songwriting duo Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear were working on music for “Moana 2,” Bear was on tour with Beyonce. With Bear playing keyboards in the mononymous superstar’s ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s songs for Moana were so influential that they won him a Grammy award but the songwriter didn’t return to make music for the Disney movie’s sequel. Instead, the music for Moana 2 — ...

In writing their first film soundtrack together, the TikTok duo of Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear looked to those influences and “Anchorman.” Of course. By Sarah Bahr Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear were ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda at premiere of Disney's "Mufasa: The Lion King" at Dolby Theatre on December 09, 2024 in Hollywood, California. Miranda added that he’s “really proud" that composers Opetaia Foa'i, ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda has said he is “thrilled” by the success of Moana 2 after he was replaced as songwriter for the sequel by duo Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear. The Disney animation has proved one of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Moana 2 made history with the biggest-ever box office opening for an animated film. Mike Kemp / In ...

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear made history as the youngest composers and only all-woman songwriting team for a Disney animated film, with Moana 2. AULI'I CRAVALHO: (As Moana, singing) What lies beyond ...