Magical musical moments: How Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the songs of 'Encanto'


Get an insight into how the acclaimed musician came up with the songs and music that is so integral to Disney's latest animated feature, 'Encanto'.

Lin-Manuel Miranda has been on a roll this year. The 41-year-old playwright/musician/director/actor has been involved heavily in four projects that were released in 2021, in different capacities, including writing the original songs for Encanto, Disney's landmark 60th animated feature.

Before this, there was the feature film adaptation of his musical Into The Heights, animated feature Vivo, and his directorial debut, Tick Tick... Boom, a musical biopic based on Jonathan Larson’s stage production of the same name.

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