A key part ofMoana’s massive success in 2016 and beyond was thanks to the soundtrack.
Some ofMoana 2’s new charactersget great little musical showcases, like Awhimai Fraser’s incredibly fun villain song.
It’s a solid number of additions to the Disney canon of songs.
It’s a stirring song that isn’t translated to English, retaining the Polynesian roots inherent to theMoanafilms.
“What Could Be Better Than This?”
plays while Moana is trying to inspire unity with her crewmates.
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Moni and Leto join in on the song as they become more to sailing.
The song’s ending sets the stage for the confrontation with the Kakamora.
The song functions as a contrast to “You’re Welcome” fromMoanabut is far less self-serving.
It also sets upMoana 2’s ending, which has a number of other small minor musical touches.
It creates another thematic bond between the two films.
The soundtrack is also already available to be streamedon other apps like Spotify and websites like YouTube.
