"How Far I'll Go" appears during the film performed by actress Auliʻi Cravalho, and during the end credits performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara. A music video for Cara's version of the song was released on November 3, 2016.
It was performed in the film by Auliʻi Cravalho, while Alessia Cara also recorded it for the end credits. It was nominated for Best Original Song at both the Oscars and Golden Globes and won the Grammy for Best Song Written For Visual Media.
The voice cast features Auli'i Cravalho as Moana Waialiki, Dwayne Johnson as Maui, Rachel House as Gramma Tala, Temuera Morrison as Chief Tui Waialiki, Christopher Jackson as the singing voice of Tui, Nicole Scherzinger as Sina Waialiki, Jemaine Clement as Tamatoa, Alan Tudyk as Hei Hei, Oscar Kightley as Fisherman, ...
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.”
Aulii Cravalho is an American actress and singer who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the 2016 Disney 3D computer-animated musical feature film Moana.
The song begins in Samoan and the chorus is in Tokelauan. After the first chorus, the song uses English lyrics. The English languages are changed in international translations, but most dubs of Moana keep the Polynesian lyrics unaltered.
Phillipa Soo is an American singer and actress, best known for her appearance in the Broadway musical Hamilton. Soo plays the role of a villager from Motunui, Moana's home island. She is also credited with singing the early draft for the song "How Far I'll Go".
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!
That's why Cinema Pro Studio published a trailer with the Euphoria star joining The Rock in the film, with a very accurate description: "Here's our concept trailer for 'Moana Live Action,' an exhilarating cinematic journey that brings Zendaya's Moana and Dwayne Johnson's Maui to life in a captivating new adaptation.
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.
Moana's home island, Motunui, is fictional, but the production team drew a map of Moana's journey (which can be found in the book The Art of Moana) that places Motunui east of Tonga, near the real-world location of Niue. Te Fiti's island was based on Tahiti.
Moana as she appears in Moana (2016). Inspired by Polynesian mythology, Moana is depicted as the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
It is a beautiful Hawaiian given name meaning "ocean, sea, or expanse of water." The name has been a firm favorite among Polynesian communities for years, gaining global popularity with the release of Disney's epic animated film in 2016.
In the Disney film Moana, the relationship between Moana and Maui is not romantic because Moana is a sixteen year old girl and Maui is thousands of years old. This is a step up from prior Disney movies.
The story of the demigod Maui stretches across the Pacific and is estimated to be over 1000 years old. Always on a quest to empower mankind, Maui has become an endearing icon to the people of Polynesia.
"Pua the pet pig was originally going on the journey with Moana, but the issue was that in a classic hero's journey, the hero leaves all comforts behind. And so we made the difficult decision to leave poor Pua at home, so that all things of Moana's family are left behind," says Shurer.
