Comes on green vinyl LP. Includes song book and poster.
Miranda’s unmatched showtune-writing skills, the power of Disney — none of the people who worked on the project can sum up 100 million streams and several barrier-breaking records quite as concisely. Instead, they point to tons of research, a trip to Colombia, and months of trying to capture the tone of magical realism that directors Jared Bush and Byron Howard and co-director Charise Castro Smith wanted the film to reflect.
Both the soundtrack and the score tell the story of the Madrigals, a magical family living in an enchanted house high in the mountains of Colombia. Each Madrigal child has been bestowed with a supernatural power — except for the altruistic young protagonist Mirabel, who ends up having to save the day after she discovers a long-held family secret. The winding plot and vibrant cast of characters gave Miranda and Franco plenty to work with, and their collaboration helped shape a phenomenon that’s given Miranda a shot at an EGOT and made Franco the first Latina composer nominated for an Oscar. And while the music has shattered multiple records, it’s also complex — and it’s surfaced conversations about representations of Latin America and the negotiations between authentic and universal sounds (source is www.rollingstone.com)
