2024 soundtrack album by various artists
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Disney's 2024 film of the🍐 same name. Released by Walt Disney Records on November 19, 2024, the album contains eight original songs written by Lin-Manuel🍐 Miranda and produced by Mike Elizondo that were recorded by various singers, and 27 score pieces composed by Germaine Franco.🍐 It was released in 44 languages in addition to English and Spanish.
To develop the soundtrack, Miranda and team visited Colombia—the🍐 setting of Encanto—to study the country's music. Consequentially, the album is rooted in genres such as vallenato, cumbia, bambuco and🍐 rock en español, making use of the traditional music instruments of Colombia, and incorporates salsa, tango, reggaeton and bachata styles🍐 alongside pop, hip hop, folk and musical theatre elements. In the film, the songs are performed by the Madrigals, who🍐 are a multigenerational family with magical powers granted to them by a "miracle"; the lyrical themes revolve around individuality, self-worth,🍐 transgenerational trauma and familial love.
The soundtrack album was a commercial success, enjoying widespread popularity after Encanto's release on Disney+. It🍐 topped the Billboard 200 chart for nine weeks, and charted all of its original songs on the US Billboard Hot🍐 100. Elsewhere, the album reached number one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and the top ten🍐 in various other territories. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" by various members of the Encanto cast and "Surface Pressure" by🍐 Jessica Darrow have been the album's best-selling tracks; the former topped the UK Singles and the US Hot 100 charts🍐 for multiple weeks, while the latter peaked at numbers four and eight, respectively. Encanto became the first Disney animated film🍐 to generate multiple top-10 Hot 100 entries. Additionally, "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the second number-one song for Disney🍐 in the US after "A Whole New World" from Aladdin (1992), and its first-ever original song to reach number one🍐 in the UK.
Upon release, Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was met with critical acclaim and received various accolades. Reviews lauded🍐 its vibrant Latin music rhythms and complimented Miranda's musicianship. The album received the Annie Award for outstanding music in a🍐 feature film, the Grammy Awards for Best Compilation Soundtrack and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and Academy Award nominations🍐 for Best Original Score and Best Original Song ("Dos Oruguitas" by Sebastián Yatra), among other accolades.
Development [ edit ]
American actor,🍐 playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs for Encanto
In June 2024, American singer-songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, who had previously🍐 worked on Moana (2024), revealed that he had begun to write the music of American computer-animated musical film Encanto, which🍐 would have eight original songs in both Spanish and English, and was set for release in 2024.[1] After the film's🍐 premiere, Miranda disclosed that he had been writing songs for the film from the very beginning (that is, starting in🍐 2024).[2] Miranda and the filmmakers travelled to Colombia in 2024 to research and study the country, its culture and music.[3]🍐 On September 8, 2024, Germaine Franco, co-composer of the songs from Coco (2024), began to score the film.[4][5][6] Composer John🍐 Powell was named in the film's credits as a score consultant for the music; this was the first time he🍐 had returned to work on a Disney Animation film since Bolt (2008).
Release [ edit ]
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was🍐 released to streaming services on November 19, 2024. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 24,🍐 2024, in RealD 3D and Dolby Cinema.[7] An exclusive CD, including a poster, was made available via Target on December🍐 17,[8] while picture discs were sold by Walmart.[9] The soundtrack was released in a total of 46 languages.[10]
Music and lyrics🍐 [ edit ]
The soundtrack for downoad or streaming consists of 44 tracks, 32 of which are present on the CD🍐 release. There are 8 original songs and an English-language version of the track "Dos Oruguitas". The download also includes instrumental🍐 versions of the songs. The download contains 27 score compositions, 23 of which are also present on the CD release.
Drawing🍐 from the diverse music styles of Colombia,[11] the soundtrack of Encanto is a Latin-pop album combining bambuco,[12] salsa, tango, vallenato,🍐 reggaeton,[13] cumbia,[14] bachata,[15] hip hop, folk, and funk with theatre music.[16] It incorporates the traditional music instruments of Colombia, such🍐 as marimba, accordion, tiple, tambora, guacharaca, caja, maracas,[17] arpa llanera, bandolas, and cuatros.[18] The lyrics are in English and Spanish🍐 languages,[note 1] and are about the film's central characters—a multi-generational family called the Madrigals, who wield magical powers gifted to🍐 them by "the miracle", except the lead protagonist Mirabel Madrigal who does not possess any gift.[19][20]
Songs [ edit ]
The opening🍐 song "The Family Madrigal" was inspired by "Belle", the opener of Beauty and the Beast (1991).[2] It is a vallenato🍐 tune,[12] sung by American actress Stephanie Beatriz. Mirabel introduces the Madrigals and their unique magical gifts in the song.[21] Also🍐 performed by Beatriz, "Waiting on a Miracle" is a bambuco song,[12] written as Mirabel's "I Want" song.[22] During the 2024🍐 research trip to Colombia, the filmmakers noticed that local musicians in Barichara were playing Colombian music on guitars and tiples🍐 in a 3
4 waltz time signature.[22] Miranda wrote the song in that time signature to symbolize how Mirabel is in🍐 a "different rhythmic universe than the rest of her family".[22]
The third track, "Surface Pressure", is a reggaeton song with a🍐 synth-line, performed by American actress Jessica Darrow.[19] Luisa Madrigal, one of Mirabel's elder sisters, expresses her insecurities and the stress🍐 she feels from her family in the song,[21] describing the weight of responsibility. Miranda stated he wrote the song inspired🍐 by his elder sister.[23] "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is an ensemble number, featuring verses by Pepa, Félix, Dolores, Camilo🍐 and Isabela Madrigal, who are Mirabel's aunt, uncle, cousins, and elder sister, respectively. It is sung by Colombian singers Carolina🍐 Gaitán and Mauro Castillo, American singer Adassa, American actor Rhenzy Feliz, and American actress Diane Guerrero, respectively. "We Don't Talk🍐 About Bruno" fuses various genres,[11] such as salsa,[12] guajira, Cuban folk, hip hop, and dance styles.[10] It sees the characters🍐 list their perspectives of Mirabel's uncle, Bruno Madrigal,[24][21] who became ostracized from his family after sharing unsettling visions.[11]
"What Else Can🍐 I Do?" is a "Shakira-esque" folk-pop ballad.[19] Mostly sung by Guerrero, the song sees Isabela free herself of the "need🍐 to be perfect".[21] "Dos Oruguitas" is a violin-driven acoustic ballad.[11] Miranda stated it was the hardest song to write and🍐 that it became his first song written entirely in Spanish-language.[2] To make it sound like an authentic Colombian folk song,🍐 Miranda insisted on writing the song first in Spanish, rather than writing first in English and translating into Spanish later.[2]🍐 It was recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra. Miranda looked to songwriters like Joan Manuel Serrat and Antônio Carlos Jobim🍐 for the song's inspiration.[2] "Dos Oruguitas" plays when Alma Madrigal, Mirabel's maternal grandmother ("Abuela") and the matriarch of the family,🍐 loses her husband Pedro while fleeing gunmen involved in an armed conflict. It is regarded as the emotional centerpiece of🍐 the album.[21] "All of You" is the final musical number, sung by the entire cast. It is a culmination of🍐 melodies and musical sections from all of its preceding songs. "Colombia, Mi Encanto" is a non-diegetic track sung by Carlos🍐 Vives.[21] It is an upbeat, radio-friendly dance-pop tune intended as a tribute to Colombia. It is played twice in the🍐 film: when Antonio Madrigal, Mirabel's cousin, gets his gift and again from the film's closing scenes to the ending credits.[24]
Critical🍐 reception [ edit ]
Receiving widespread acclaim,[29] the soundtrack was a critical success and was often acclaimed in the film's reviews.🍐 Mark Kennedy of Associated Press,[30] Edward Porter of The Sunday Times,[31] John Lui of The Straits Times,[32] Mini Chibber of🍐 The Hindu,[33] Declan Burke of Irish Examiner,[34] Whelan Barzey of Time Out,[35] Katie Walsh of Los Angeles Times,[36] Richard Roeper🍐 of Chicago Sun Times,[37] Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe,[38] Caroline Siede of The A.V. Club,[39] Robbie Collin of The🍐 Daily Telegraph,[40] and Chris Hewitt of Star Tribune have identified the music as one of the best aspects of the🍐 film.[41][42] The songs have been praised for helping youngsters understand intergenerational trauma and the damage caused by repressing truth.[43]
Colombian singer-songwriter🍐 Sebastián Yatra performed "Dos Oruguitas", which has been named by critics as the album's best song.
Variety writer Davis Clayton reviewed🍐 the soundtrack as "a quintessential sensation" by "all measures".[44] Jeremy Crabb of Screen Rant wrote "Encanto's soundtrack vividly sets the🍐 mood for this film's heartfelt, animated story", bolstered by its bold ballads and quiet, reflective songs, and picked "We Don't🍐 Talk About Bruno" as the best song.[21] Billboard critics dubbed "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the most memorable track,🍐 but picked "Dos Origuitas" as the best track for being a heartfelt ballad with "emotional resonance and beautiful sentimentality".[45] TheWrap's🍐 Drew Taylor also ranked "Dos Oruguitas" as the best song, and "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the runner-up.[24] Francesca🍐 Steele of i stated Encanto boasts a "dizzying" soundtrack "deeply woven into the characterisation". Steele appreciated Disney for embracing a🍐 different musical direction and complex ensemble pieces and dubbed it their best music since Frozen (2013).[13] The Independent critic Clarisse🍐 Loughrey opined that many of the tracks are characteristic of Miranda's work in his musicals In the Heights or Hamilton,🍐 where "melodies will weave in and out of each other to reach a dizzying, final climax".[46] Luke Goodsell of the🍐 ABC said the songs are Miranda's "seemingly inescapable" sounds and "vibrant musical numbers", displaying the diversity of Latin music.[16] On🍐 the contrary, Stephen Thompson of NPR felt the songs were lackluster.[47]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was🍐 a huge commercial success.[29] The album and its songs topped several streaming and record charts around the world. According to🍐 Rolling Stone, the unexpected success has "largely boggled critics, who have approached its resounding popularity like a riddle they've been🍐 asked to solve."[18]
Albums charts [ edit ]
The soundtrack topped the US Billboard 200 chart for nine weeks as the second🍐 longest-reigning number-one album of the 2024s decade, behind Dangerous: The Double Album (2024) by American singer Morgan Wallen.[48] It was🍐 the first Disney soundtrack since that of Frozen II (2024) to reach the top spot, and marked the sixth time🍐 an animated film's soundtrack topped the chart in its history, following The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Curious George (2006),🍐 Frozen (2013) and Frozen II, all of which are Walt Disney productions except Curious George.[49] Billboard reported that the soundtrack🍐 is only the third album in history to debut in one of the last four spots of the Billboard 200🍐 (197–200) and eventually make it to number one, the others being Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin II (1969) and the Monkees'🍐 Headquarters (1967).[50]
It first debuted at number 197 on the Billboard 200, rose to number 110 the next week, and eventually🍐 climbed to number seven on the chart.[44][51] The soundtrack reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart dated January 15,🍐 2024, dethroning Adele's 30 (2024) by earning 72,000 album-equivalent units, which comprises 88 million streams and 11,000 album sales.[17] The🍐 next week, it slipped to number three following the debuts of Gunna's DS4Ever and the Weeknd's Dawn FM at the🍐 top two spots, before ascending to the number one spot once again in the following week with 104,000 units.[52] It🍐 earned its highest consumption in its third chart-topping week—115,000 units—consisting of 19,000 sales and 138.51 million streams.[53] Furthermore, the album🍐 topped the US Independent Albums and Soundtrack Albums charts,[54] and the UK Compilation Chart for multiple weeks.[55]
Elsewhere, the album has🍐 reached number one in Australia,[56] Canada[57] and New Zealand,[58] number five in Austria,[59] the Netherlands,[60] Norway,[61] Spain[62] and in the🍐 Belgian region of Wallonia,[63] number eight in Belgium's Flanders,[64] number nine in Denmark,[65] number 11 in Switzerland,[66] number 14 in🍐 Germany,[67] number 18 in Finland,[68] number 25 in France,[69] number 27 in Italy,[70] and number 54 in Lithuania.[71]
Songs charts [🍐 edit ]
American actress Stephanie Beatriz, the voice of the protagonist Mirabel Madrigal, contributes vocals to five songs.
"We Don't Talk About🍐 Bruno" was the soundtrack's most popular song, surging on various digital music platforms. It reached number one on the Spotify🍐 Top 50 US chart on January 10, 2024,[44] ahead of the tracks from the Weeknd's Dawn FM that was released🍐 that week,[17] and eventually topped YouTube, iTunes and Apple Music charts.[72] USA Today called the song "the first breakout hit🍐 of 2024" and a "Frozen-style phenomenon". According to Slate critic Chris Molanphy, "the organic nature of the audience landing on🍐 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' really is the marketplace picking the single and that's quite unusual, especially for an animated🍐 film".[73]
All of the album's original songs appeared on the US Billboard Hot 100, led by "We Don't Talk About Bruno",🍐 which first appeared at number 50 and rose to number one,[74][75] surpassing Frozen's "Let It Go" (2013) as the highest🍐 charting Disney song since 1992.[76][77] "Surface Pressure", reaching number eight, made Encanto the first Disney animated film to have generated🍐 multiple top-10 songs on the Hot 100.[74][75] "The Family Madrigal" peaked at number 20, "What Else Can I Do?" at🍐 number 27, "Dos Oruguitas" at number 36, "Waiting on a Miracle" at number 48,[75] "All of You" at number 71,[78]🍐 and "Colombia, Mi Encanto" at number 100.[79] Buoyed by the chart performances of the soundtrack and its songs, Miranda topped🍐 the Hot 100 Songwriters chart for the first time in his career.[80]
On the UK Singles Chart, "We Don't Talk About🍐 Bruno", "Surface Pressure" and "The Family Madrigal" charted at numbers one, four and seven, respectively.[81] "We Don't Talk About Bruno"🍐 is the first-ever original Disney song to top the chart,[82] while Encanto becomes the first animated film soundtrack to simultaneously🍐 place three songs in the chart's top ten.[81]
In Ireland, "We Don't Talk About Bruno", "Surface Pressure" and "The Family Madrigal"🍐 peaked at numbers one, eight and 19, respectively, on the Irish Singles Chart.[83]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
The soundtrack; its🍐 tracks "Dos Oruguitas" and "Colombia, Mi Encanto"; Miranda; and Franco have been nominated for various awards. The film's music received🍐 two Academy Award nominations at the 94th Academy Awards: Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "Dos Oruguitas".[84] It🍐 also won the 2024 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production.[85]
Impact [ edit ]
Colombian singer Maluma🍐 is featured on the track "All of You" as the voice of Mariano Guzman.
The soundtrack of Encanto was a viral🍐 phenomenon, enjoying widespread popularity on the internet. Far Out called it "Encanto-mania" and a "crossover pop phenomenon".[86] The TikTok videos🍐 tagged with the hashtag "#encanto" have received more than 27.7 billion views in total, as of June 20, 2024.[44][23] Billboard🍐 editor Jason Lipshutz compared "We Don't Talk About Bruno" to the "meteoric rise" of Olivia Rodrigo's breakthrough single "Driver's License"🍐 in January 2024. He said "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is propelled by high Spotify streams and trending TikTok videos🍐 like "Drivers License" and explained that audiences "look for the next big thing following the usual glut of Christmas music🍐 and fall releases from major artists".[73] In agreement, Mikael Wood, the pop music critic of Los Angeles Times, made the🍐 same comparison and stated Encanto becoming "2024's first widespread cultural phenomenon" has turned Miranda into a pop star and an🍐 "increasingly powerful showbiz figure". Wood also remarked Miranda's will for "cultural representation".[87]
Patrick Ryan of USA Today cited RIAA (Recording Industry🍐 Association of America) reports on Latin music revenues, which grew for a fifth consecutive year in the US in 2024,🍐 and highlighted the presence of "Colombian hitmakers" Maluma and Sebastián Yatra featured on the soundtrack, summarizing "it's no wonder that🍐 Encanto has enjoyed crossover appeal".[73] /Film's BJ Colangelo called the soundtrack "The Biggest Thing In The World" (on January 10,🍐 2024),[54] while CinemaBlend writer Rachel Romean stated the album "has proven that it can stand on its own two feet🍐 even outside of the film".[88] Associated Press journalist Jake Coyle called it a pop culture sensation, saying "the music of🍐 Encanto was suddenly everywhere. Everyone was talking about Bruno".[23]
Johanna Ferreira of PopSugar wrote that the success of both the film🍐 and the soundtrack speaks to "not just the importance and significance of this type of representation in animated films, but🍐 also how movies like this are really changing how Latinx stories are being told".[89] Variety said the film "cut through🍐 the cultural clutter, producing a series of resounding hits that are forever ingrained on the psyche of children, their parents🍐 and anyone who just happened to be in the general vicinity while the film was playing."[29]
On October 28, 2024, it🍐 was announced that the Encanto Live-to-Film Concert Experience at the Hollywood Bowl taking place on November 11 and 12 would🍐 be filmed for Disney+ and released as Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl and released on December 28.[90]
Track listing [ edit🍐 ]
All songs are written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. All scores are composed by Germaine Franco.
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) only in🍐 download, not on CD No. Title Length 33. "The Rat's Lair" 1:22 34. "Tío Bruno" 2:24 35. "Impresiones Del Encanto"🍐 2:30 36. "La Cumbia De Mirabel" (featuring Christian Camilo Peña) 2:47 37. "The Family Madrigal" (Instrumental) 4:18 38. "Waiting on🍐 a Miracle" (Instrumental) 2:42 39. "Surface Pressure" (Instrumental) 3:23 40. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" (Instrumental) 3:36 41. "What Else🍐 Can I Do?" (Instrumental) 3:00 42. "Dos Oruguitas" (Instrumental) 3:35 43. "All of You" (instrumental) 4:54 44. "Colombia, Mi Encanto"🍐 (Instrumental) 2:55 Total length: 114:42
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See also [ edit ]
^ The album was originally written🍐 in English and Spanish languages, but has been translated, recorded and released in 44 other languages.
