Background
In September 2022,in an interview to Drew Taylor of TheWrap ,Alan Silvestri,who composed the original animated film,had stated that while the live action film was under production,he did not have any news regarding his involvement,but indicated on returning for the sequel. [1] However,in February 2025,it was announced that Dan Romer would score the film. [2]
The soundtrack features almost all of the songs from the original film,including the Elvis Presley songs "(You're the) Devil in Disguise","Hound Dog","Heartbreak Hotel," "Stuck on You",and "Suspicious Minds" and a new cover of "Burning Love" produced by Bruno Mars and performed by his nephews Nyjah Music and Zyah Rhythm. [3] [4] [5] Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu and The Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus returned to record a retitled version of "He Mele No Lilo" from the original movie called "He Lei Pāpahi No Lilo a me Stitch";the chorus was conducted by the choir director Lynell K. Bright,who also worked on the animated film and whose son is one of the 2025 film's screenwriters Chris Kekaniokalani Bright. [4] Iam Tongi and the Chorus also recorded a new version of "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride", [6] which was featured in the first trailer. [7] [8] [9]
Liliʻuokalani's "Aloha ʻOe," a song featured prominently throughout the animated continuity,returns for the 2025 film in a duet performed by Sydney Agudong and Maia Kealoha as Nani and Lilo respectively. [4] Tia Carrere,who plays Mrs. Kekoa in this film and was the voice of Nani Pelekai in the animated continuity,would later tell Agudong during an interview that the latter's pronunciation of the song's lyrics was more accurate than when Carrere herself performed the song for the 2002 film,claiming that her grandmother "gave [her] the wrong words" to the song before she performed it for that film. [10]
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