Encanto (soundtrack)

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The third track, "Surface Pressure", is a reggaeton song with a synth-line, performed by American actress Jessica Darrow. [25] Luisa Madrigal, one of Mirabel's elder sisters, expresses her insecurities and the stress she feels from her family in the song, [27] describing the weight of responsibility. Miranda stated he wrote the song inspired by his elder sister. [29] "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is an ensemble number, featuring verses by Pepa, Félix, Dolores, Camilo and Isabela Madrigal, who are Mirabel's aunt, uncle, cousins, and elder sister, respectively. It is sung by Colombian singers Carolina Gaitán and Mauro Castillo, American singer Adassa, American actor Rhenzy Feliz, and American actress Diane Guerrero, respectively. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" fuses various genres, [17] such as salsa, [18] guajira, Cuban folk, hip hop, and dance styles. [11] It sees the characters list their perspectives of Mirabel's uncle, Bruno Madrigal, [30] [27] who became ostracized from his family after sharing unsettling visions. [17]

"What Else Can I Do?" is a "Shakira-esque" rock ballad. [25] Mostly sung by Guerrero, the song shows Isabela free herself of the "need to be perfect". [27] "Dos Oruguitas" is a violin-driven acoustic ballad. [17] Miranda stated it was the hardest song to write and that it became his first song written entirely in Spanish-language. [2] To make it sound like an authentic Colombian folk song, Miranda insisted on writing the song first in Spanish, rather than writing first in English and translating into Spanish later. [2] It was recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra. Miranda looked to songwriters like Joan Manuel Serrat and Antônio Carlos Jobim for the song's inspiration. [2] "Dos Oruguitas" plays when Alma Madrigal, Mirabel's maternal grandmother ("Abuela") and the matriarch of the family, loses her husband Pedro while fleeing gunmen involved in an armed conflict. It is regarded as the emotional centerpiece of the album. [27] "All of You" is the final musical number, sung by the entire cast. It is a culmination of melodies and musical sections from all of its preceding songs. "Colombia, Mi Encanto" is a non-diegetic track sung by Carlos Vives. [27] It is an upbeat, radio-friendly dance-pop tune intended as a tribute to Colombia. It is played twice in the film: when Antonio Madrigal, Mirabel's cousin, gets his gift and again from the film's closing scenes to the ending credits. [30]

Critical reception

Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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English-language version cover
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedNovember 19, 2021 (2021-11-19)
Studio
Genre
Length114:41
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
Label Walt Disney
Producer
Walt Disney Animation Studios chronology
Raya and the Last Dragon
(2021)
Encanto
(2021)
Strange World
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 75/100 [31]
Review scores
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Sputnikmusic3.5/5 [34]

Receiving widespread acclaim, [35] the soundtrack was a critical success and was often acclaimed in the film's reviews. Mark Kennedy of Associated Press, [36] Edward Porter of The Sunday Times , [37] John Lui of The Straits Times , [38] Mini Chibber of The Hindu , [39] Declan Burke of Irish Examiner , [40] Whelan Barzey of Time Out , [41] Katie Walsh of Los Angeles Times , [42] Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun Times , [43] Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe, [44] Caroline Siede of The A.V. Club , [45] Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph , [46] and Chris Hewitt of Star Tribune have identified the music as one of the best aspects of the film. [47] [48] The songs have been praised for helping youngsters understand intergenerational trauma and the damage caused by repressing truth. [49]

Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastian Yatra performed "Dos Oruguitas", which has been named by critics as the album's best song. SEBASTIAN YATRA EN BABAHOYO 2018 (cropped).jpg
Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra performed "Dos Oruguitas", which has been named by critics as the album's best song.

Variety writer Davis Clayton reviewed the soundtrack as "a quintessential sensation" by "all measures". [50] Jeremy Crabb of Screen Rant wrote "Encanto's soundtrack vividly sets the mood for this film's heartfelt, animated story", bolstered by its bold ballads and quiet, reflective songs, and picked "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the best song. [27] Billboard critics dubbed "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the most memorable track, but picked "Dos Origuitas" as the best track for being a heartfelt ballad with "emotional resonance and beautiful sentimentality". [51] TheWrap 's Drew Taylor also ranked "Dos Oruguitas" as the best song, and "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the runner-up. [30] Francesca Steele of i stated Encanto boasts a "dizzying" soundtrack "deeply woven into the characterisation". Steele appreciated Disney for embracing a different musical direction and complex ensemble pieces and dubbed it their best music since Frozen (2013). [19] The Independent critic Clarisse Loughrey opined that many of the tracks are characteristic of Miranda's work in his musicals In the Heights or Hamilton , where "melodies will weave in and out of each other to reach a dizzying, final climax". [52] Luke Goodsell of the ABC said the songs are Miranda's "seemingly inescapable" sounds and "vibrant musical numbers", displaying the diversity of Latin music. [22] On the contrary, Stephen Thompson of NPR felt the songs were lackluster. [53]

Commercial performance

Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was a huge commercial success. [35] The album and its songs topped several streaming and record charts around the world. According to Rolling Stone , the unexpected success has "largely boggled critics, who have approached its resounding popularity like a riddle they've been asked to solve." [24]

Albums charts

The soundtrack topped the US Billboard 200 chart for nine weeks as the second longest-reigning number-one album of the 2020s decade, behind Dangerous: The Double Album (2020) by American singer Morgan Wallen. [54] It was the first Disney soundtrack since Frozen II (2019) to reach the top spot, and marked the sixth time an animated film's soundtrack topped the chart in its history, following The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Curious George (2006), Frozen (2013) and Frozen II, all of which are Walt Disney productions except Curious George. [55] Billboard reported that the soundtrack is only the third album in history to debut in one of the last four spots of the Billboard 200 (197–200) and eventually make it to number one, the others being Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin II (1969) and the Monkees' Headquarters (1967). [56]

It debuted at number 197 on the Billboard 200, rose to number 110 the next week, and eventually climbed to number seven on the chart. [50] [57] The soundtrack reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart dated January 15, 2022, dethroning Adele's 30 (2021) by earning 72,000 album-equivalent units, which comprises 88 million streams and 11,000 album sales. [23] The next week, it slipped to number three following the debuts of Gunna's DS4Ever and the Weeknd's Dawn FM at the top two spots, before ascending to the number one spot once again in the following week with 104,000 units. [58] It earned its highest consumption in its third chart-topping week—115,000 units—consisting of 19,000 sales and 138.51 million streams. [12] Furthermore, the album topped the US Independent Albums and Soundtrack Albums charts, [59] and the UK Compilation Chart for multiple weeks. [60]

Elsewhere, the album has reached number one in Australia, [61] Canada [62] and New Zealand, [63] number five in Austria, [64] the Netherlands, [65] Norway, [66] Spain [67] and in the Belgian region of Wallonia, [68] number eight in Belgium's Flanders, [69] number nine in Denmark, [70] number 11 in Switzerland, [71] number 14 in Germany, [72] number 18 in Finland, [73] number 25 in France, [74] number 27 in Italy, [75] and number 54 in Lithuania. [76]

Songs charts

American actress Stephanie Beatriz, the voice of the protagonist Mirabel Madrigal, contributes vocals to five songs. Stephanie Beatriz 2018.jpg
American actress Stephanie Beatriz, the voice of the protagonist Mirabel Madrigal, contributes vocals to five songs.

"We Don't Talk About Bruno" was the soundtrack's most popular song, surging on various digital music platforms. It reached number one on the Spotify Top 50 US chart on January 10, 2022, [50] ahead of the tracks from the Weeknd's Dawn FM, which was released that week, [23] and eventually topped YouTube, iTunes and Apple Music charts. [77] USA Today called the song "the first breakout hit of 2022" and a "Frozen-style phenomenon". According to Slate critic Chris Molanphy, "the organic nature of the audience landing on 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' really is the marketplace picking the single and that's quite unusual, especially for an animated film". [78]

All of the album's original songs appeared on the US Billboard Hot 100, led by "We Don't Talk About Bruno", which first appeared at number 50 and rose to number one, [79] [80] surpassing Frozen's "Let It Go" (2013) as the highest charting Disney song since 1992. [81] [82] "Surface Pressure", reaching number eight, made Encanto the first Disney animated film to have generated multiple top-10 songs on the Hot 100. [79] [80] "The Family Madrigal" peaked at number 20, "What Else Can I Do?" at number 27, "Dos Oruguitas" at number 36, "Waiting on a Miracle" at number 48, [80] "All of You" at number 71, [83] and "Colombia, Mi Encanto" at number 100. [84] Buoyed by the chart performances of the soundtrack and its songs, Miranda topped the Hot 100 Songwriters chart for the first time in his career. [85]

On the UK Singles Chart, "We Don't Talk About Bruno", "Surface Pressure" and "The Family Madrigal" charted at numbers one, four and seven, respectively. [86] "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the first-ever original Disney song to top the chart, [87] while Encanto becomes the first animated film soundtrack to simultaneously place three songs in the chart's top ten. [86]

In Ireland, "We Don't Talk About Bruno", "Surface Pressure" and "The Family Madrigal" peaked at numbers one, eight and 19, respectively, on the Irish Singles Chart. [88]

Awards and nominations

The soundtrack, and its tracks "Dos Oruguitas" and "Colombia, Mi Encanto" have been nominated for various awards. Mirando and Franco were also nominated individually. The film's music received two Academy Award nominations at the 94th Academy Awards: Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "Dos Oruguitas". [89] It also won the 2022 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production. [90]

Impact

Colombian singer Maluma is featured on the track "All of You" as the voice of Mariano Guzman. Maluma in 2018.jpg
Colombian singer Maluma is featured on the track "All of You" as the voice of Mariano Guzman.

The soundtrack of Encanto was a viral phenomenon, enjoying widespread popularity on the internet. Far Out called it "Encanto-mania" and a "crossover pop phenomenon". [91] The TikTok videos tagged with the hashtag "#encanto" have received more than 27.7 billion views in total, as of June 20, 2022. [50] [29] Billboard editor Jason Lipshutz compared "We Don't Talk About Bruno" to the "meteoric rise" of Olivia Rodrigo's breakthrough single "Driver's License" in January 2021. He said "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is propelled by high Spotify streams and trending TikTok videos like "Drivers License" and explained that audiences "look for the next big thing following the usual glut of Christmas music and fall releases from major artists". [78] In agreement, Mikael Wood, the pop music critic of Los Angeles Times , made the same comparison and stated Encanto becoming "2022's first widespread cultural phenomenon" has turned Miranda into a pop star and an "increasingly powerful showbiz figure". Wood also remarked Miranda's will for "cultural representation". [92]

Patrick Ryan of USA Today cited RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) reports on Latin music revenues, which grew for a fifth consecutive year in the US in 2020, and highlighted the presence of "Colombian hitmakers" Maluma and Sebastián Yatra featured on the soundtrack, summarizing "it's no wonder that Encanto has enjoyed crossover appeal". [78] /Film 's BJ Colangelo called the soundtrack "The Biggest Thing In The World" (on January 10, 2022), [59] while CinemaBlend writer Rachel Romean stated the album "has proven that it can stand on its own two feet even outside of the film". [93] Associated Press journalist Jake Coyle called it a pop culture sensation, saying "the music of Encanto was suddenly everywhere. Everyone was talking about Bruno". [29]

Johanna Ferreira of PopSugar wrote that the success of both the film and the soundtrack speaks to "not just the importance and significance of this type of representation in animated films, but also how movies like this are really changing how Latinx stories are being told". [94] Variety said the film "cut through the cultural clutter, producing a series of resounding hits that are forever ingrained on the psyche of children, their parents and anyone who just happened to be in the general vicinity while the film was playing." [35]

On October 28, 2022, it was announced that the Encanto Live-to-Film Concert Experience at the Hollywood Bowl taking place on November 11 and 12 would be filmed for Disney+ and released as Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl and released on December 28. [95]

Track listing

All songs are written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. All scores are composed by Germaine Franco. [16]

Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) both in download and on CD
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."The Family Madrigal" Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz & cast of Encanto4:18
2."Waiting on a Miracle"Beatriz2:42
3."Surface Pressure" Jessica Darrow 3:24
4."We Don't Talk About Bruno" Adassa, Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Rhenzy Feliz, Carolina Gaitán, Diane Guerrero & cast of Encanto3:37
5."What Else Can I Do?"Beatriz & Guerrero3:00
6."Dos Oruguitas" Sebastián Yatra 3:35
7."All of You"Adassa, Beatriz, John Leguizamo, Merediz, Maluma & cast of Encanto4:39
8."¡Hola Casita!" 0:47
9."Colombia, Mi Encanto" Carlos Vives 2:56
10."Two Oruguitas"Yatra3:35
11."Abre Los Ojos" 3:17
12."Meet La Familia" 2:09
13."I Need You" 2:28
14."Antonio's Voice" 2:15
15."El Baile Madrigal" 2:51
16."The Cracks Emerge" 1:23
17."Tenacious Mirabel" 1:36
18."Breakfast Questions" 1:26
19."Bruno's Tower" 0:53
20."Mirabel's Discovery" 2:57
21."The Dysfunctional Tango" 2:43
22."Chasing the Past" 2:27
23."Family Allies" 1:16
24."The Ultimate Vision" 2:11
25."Isabela La Perfecta" 1:21
26."Las Hermanas Pelean" 1:18
27."The House Knows" 1:29
28."La Candela" 3:21
29."El Río" 1:28
30."It Was Me" 1:21
31."El Camino De Mirabel" 2:10
32."Mirabel's Cumbia" 2:49
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) only in download, not on CD
No.TitleLength
33."The Rat's Lair"1:22
34."Tío Bruno"2:24
35."Impresiones Del Encanto"2:30
36."La Cumbia De Mirabel" (featuring Christian Camilo Peña)2:47
37."The Family Madrigal" (Instrumental)4:18
38."Waiting on a Miracle" (Instrumental)2:42
39."Surface Pressure" (Instrumental)3:23
40."We Don't Talk About Bruno" (Instrumental)3:36
41."What Else Can I Do?" (Instrumental)3:00
42."Dos Oruguitas" (Instrumental)3:35
43."All of You" (Instrumental)4:54
44."Colombia, Mi Encanto" (Instrumental)2:55
Total length:114:42

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [119] Platinum20,000
Canada (Music Canada) [120] Platinum80,000
France (SNEP) [121] Gold50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [122] Gold7,500
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [123] Gold20,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [124] Platinum20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [125] Platinum300,000
United States (RIAA) [126] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

Footnote

  1. The album was originally written in English and Spanish languages, but has been translated, recorded and released in 44 other languages.

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