Encanto

Encanto album description:

The "Encanto" soundtrack is basically cool Latin American drum beats over a nice story structure. The clever songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda were the apt background score for the wondrous country of the Madrigal family: rendered with virtuosic relish, articulating each of the characters' strengths and struggles with quite a number of music textures. "The Family Madrigal," "Surface Pressure," and "Dos Oruguitas" give Miranda no respite, scoring the most complicated feelings you could ever imagine straight into music, manning front and center.

Specifically, the emotional heart of the soundtrack was Miranda's homage to Colombian traditional rhythms with "Dos Oruguitas," purposely written entirely in Spanish. Such nuggets include the guajira-based "We Don't Talk About Bruno" and the Latin rock tune "What Else Can I Do?"—an example of groups other than vallenato or cumbia coming from the wide musical landscapades of Colombia. The piece honors Colombian culture, and the entire world can respond to the universal themes with which it vibrates: family, burden, and self-realization.

For example, Germaine Franco is the first female and the first Latina composer to score for a Disney animated feature. She can use the traditional Colombian instruments and genres in the score for authenticity. It is through her work and in combination with the work of Miranda that the magical realism of Colombia is caught and audio guided through the rich music history of the country.

Further, the "Encanto" soundtrack has been pinned up in viral spaces like TikTok, where songs—yes, including "Surface Pressure"—were just sweeping up, not only because of the timeliness of their different vocal styles but also their harmonies. Miranda's music has been digitally affirmed: it is received, esteemed around the globe, and full of emotional depth. This "Encanto" soundtrack depicts the burst of colors and hues in the celebration of Colombian traditions, at the same time opening up the ability of music to rise up profound emotions. Unlocking the indefinable borders of Madrigals through different musical styles and rich content of the narrative, the "Encanto" soundtrack presents itself with a new approach to the development of the narrative and cultural interpretation that cannot be left without an impression.

May, 22nd 2024

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