It's got to feel, the pulse has to feel like this part of the world, the instrumentation has to be true to that, and so, between him, [composer] Mark Mancina and myself, we really chased that, while serving our story Moana].
Lin-Manuel MirandaI had friends who only listened to hip-hop. I had friends who only listened to musicals, and I stood proudly in the middle.
Lin-Manuel MirandaI got to fall in love. I got to win a war. I got to write words that inspired a nation.
Lin-Manuel MirandaIt's hard to pick. I mean, I think the one that is most emblematic of the collaboration that occurred is "We Know The Way." That's the first song we wrote for the movie [Moana]. We actually got it written that weekend in New Zealand, so we're all in New Zealand, we're all absorbing this culture, and Opetaia [Foa'i] brought it in.
Lin-Manuel Miranda