According to Miranda, "Shiny" was inspired by the Flight of the Conchords' tribute to David Bowie at the Aspen Comedy Festival in 2004, as well as listening to Bowie's songs on a loop shortly after the singer's death in January 2016.
The Best Song in Moana Is This David Bowie–Inspired Ode to Materialism Sung by a Flamboyant Purple Crab. He may appear in just one scene, but Tamatoa, the glam-rock crustacean voiced by Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement, is quite possibly Moana's most appealing character.
That you can practically hear his singing voice in “Encanto,” in which he doesn't actually appear as a cast member, demonstrates how distinctive the vocal patterns he creates have become.
Clement is of Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu) descent through his mother, and a direct descendant of the rangatira (chief) Iraia Te Ama-o-te-rangi Te Whaiti, who is his great-great-great grandfather.
5) In the film's novelization, Moana's age is given as 16. This makes her the only Disney princess to be voiced by an actress younger than herself. Moana was released on Cravalho's 16th birthday.
Although Moana is from the fictional island Motunui some 3,000 years ago, the story and culture of Moana is based on the very real heritage and history of Polynesian islands such as Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and Tahiti. In fact, once you start looking for ties to Polynesian culture in Moana, it's hard to stop!
The iconic Mickey Mouse is made up of three stones in Tamatoa's lair. The golden flower from Tangled comes back to life at the end of the movie. Wreck-it-Ralph appears during the credits in a tapa cloth design. Tamatoa makes a reference to Sebastian from The Little Mermaid in the after-credits scene.
Background. Tamatoa is a gargantuan coconut crab that hails from Lalotai, a realm inhabited by monsters. Living in a giant seashell within the realm's depths, Tamatoa is known as a "beady-eyed bottom feeder," a social reputation he greatly despises.
Describes his heritage as "part Maori, part European.". He was raised by his mother and grandmother, his father was never involved in his life. When with The Flight of the Conchords, he variously plays guitar, bass and keyboards.
Jemaine Clement (born January 10, 1974) is a musician, actor, filmmaker, and comedian from New Zealand who in 2016 provided the voice of Sauron for The Lego Batman Movie, which was released the following year. Much of his filmography includes work in animated films such as Moana, Rio, Rio 2, and Despicable Me.
On February 8, 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Frozen 3 is in the works, along with Toy Story 5 and Zootopia 2. While news of a third Frozen film was a welcome one, we have yet to hear more details about the movie or see a trailer. Here's everything we know about Frozen 3.
Set to premiere on Disney+ in 2024, Moana's sequel series should bring back many of the main characters from the original movie and should bring in a new antagonist and potential threats to Moana and Maui's new friendship.
Encanto is the latest musical effort from Miranda and gave people around the world breakout songs like "We Don't Talk About Bruno." Throughout Encanto's songs, the influence of Hamilton can be heard, but the movie also included a visual reference to the musical.
Adassa voices Dolores, Mirabel's cousin, who can, quite literally, hear a pin drop. Dolores plays a crucial role in the film, when she reveals to the family that she heard Mirabel talking to her dad about Bruno's vision of Mirabel standing in front of a broken Casita.
