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Encanto Soundtrack Tops Billboard

The Encanto Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring eight original songs by Tony and Grammy-winning songwriter/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) with an original score by SCL (Society of Composers and Lyricists)-nominated composer Germaine Franco has moved from No. No. 7 to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for the week ending Jan. 6, 2022. The set earned 72,000 equivalent album units (up 76%) in its sixth week on the chart. The album also maintains the top position on Billboard’s Soundtrack and Independent Album charts for the second consecutive week. According to Billboard, Encanto is the first soundtrack to reach No. 1 in more than two years since Frozen 2 topped the chart on Dec. 14, 2019. Read the Billboard.com story HERE.

Disney’s Encanto is now streaming on Disney+ and in theaters, arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on February 8. Listen to Lin-Manuel Miranda and Germaine Franco discuss the songs and score of Encanto on a new episode of Disney’s For Scores podcast HERE and enjoy the music featured on the Disney Hits Playlist. The Encanto vinyl album can be pre-ordered HERE.

About the Film

“Encanto” is directed by Byron Howard (Zootopia, Tangled) and Jared Bush (co-director of Zootopia), co-directed by Charise Castro Smith (writer of The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez) and produced by Clark Spencer and Yvett Merino. Bush and Castro Smith are screenwriters on the film.

In the film, the magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope. The voice cast includes Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Mauro Castillo, Angie Cepeda, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz, and Carolina Gaitaĭn.

Tracklist

  1. “The Family Madrigal” (Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz & Cast)
  2. “Waiting on a Miracle” (Stephanie Beatriz)
  3. “Surface Pressure” (Jessica Darrow)
  4. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (Carolina Gaiten, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, Cast)
  5. “What Else Can I Do?” (Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz)
  6. “Dos Oruguitas” (Sebastiaĭn Yatra)
  7. “All of You” (Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, John Leguizamo, Adassa, Maluma, Cast)
  8. “Colombia, Mi Encanto” (Carlos Vives)
  9. “Two Oruguitas” (Eng. Ver. of “Dos Oruguitas” performed by Sebastiaĭn Yatra)

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