Project Description
Moana
Songwriter
Vocalist
Released in 2016, Walt Disney Pictures’ 56th animated feature film tells the story of Moana, the strong-willed daughter of a Polynesian village’s chief who is chosen by the ocean to locate Maui, a legendary demigod, that assists her in reuniting a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti. Lin-Manuel contributed music, lyrics and vocals to the movie, which was nominated for 2 Academy Awards — Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “How Far I’ll Go.”
Directors: John Musker, Ron Clements
Co-Directors: Chris Williams, Don Hall
P.G.A: Osnat Shurer
Executive Producer: John Lasseter
Associate Producer: Nicole P. Hearon
Screenplay: Jared Bush
Story: John Musker, Ron Clements, Chris Williams, Don Hall, Pamela Ribon, Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell
Writer: Taika Waititi
Original Music: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina
Original Score: Mark Mancina
Editor: Jeff Draheim, A.C.E;
Visual Effects Supervisor: Kyle Odermatt
Production Designer: Ian Gooding
Art Director Environment and Color: Andy Harkness
Art Director Characters: Bill Schwab
Production Manager: Yvett Merino
Heads of Story: David Pimentel, John Ripa
Heads of Animation: Hyrum Virl Osmond, Amty Lawson Smeed
Director of Cinematography Layout: Rob Dressel
Director of Cinematography Lighting: Adolph Lusinsky
Technical Supervisor: Hank Driskill
Head of Characters and Technical Animation: Carlos Cabral
Head of Environments: Larry Wu
Heads of Effects Animation: Dale Mayeda, Marlon West
Stereoscopic Supervisor: Robert Neuman
Modeling Supervisors: Chad Stubblefield (Characters), Brien Hindman (Environments)
Look Development Supervisors: Jack Fulmer (Characters), Colin Eckart (Environments and Set Extension)
Character Rigging Supervisor: Matt Schiller
Simulation Supervisor: Marc Thyng
Technical Animation Supervisors: Christopher Evart, Mark Empey
Animation Supervisors: Adam Green, Jennifer Hager, Mack Kablan, Daniel James Klug, Malcon B. Pierce III
Hand-Drawn Animation Supervisor: Eric Goldberg
Crowds Supervisor: Yasser Hamed
Associate Technical Supervisors: Brett Achorn, Sean Palmer
Layout Finaling Supervisor: Michael Talarico
Lighting Supervisors: Corey Butler, Gregory Culp, Daniel Rice, Chris Springfield, Jennifer Yu
Sound Designer & Supervising Sound Editor: Tim Nielsen
Post Production Executive: Bérénice Robinson
Executive Music Producers: Tom MacDougall, Chris Montan
Senior Production Supervisor: Karen Ryan
Production Planning & Finance Manager: Belinda M. Hsu
Casting: Jamie Sparer Roberts, CSA
Cast:
Auli’i Cravalho (Moana)
Dwayne Johnson (Maui)
Rachel House (Gramma Tala)
Temuera Morrison (Chief Tui)
Jemaine Clement (Tamatoa)
Nicole Scherzinger (Sina)
Alan Tudyk (Heihei/Villager #3)
Oscar Kightley (Fisherman)
Troy Polamalu (Villager #1)
Puanani Cravalho (Villager #2)
Louise Bush (Toddler Moana)
2017 Academy Awards – 2 Nominations
Animated Feature Film
Original Song Music – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Original Song Lyrics – Lin-Manuel Miranda
2017 British Academy of Film and Television Awards – 1 Nomination
Animated Film
2017 Golden Globes Nominations – 2 Nominations
Best Motion Picture – Animated
Best Original Song Motion Picture – Lin-Manuel Miranda
2018 Grammy Awards – 2 Nominations, 1 Win
Best Song Written for Visual Media – Lin-Manuel Miranda, “How Far I’ll Go”
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Opetaia Foa’I, Tom MacDougall, Mark Mancina, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Nom.)