Several cast members of Disney's animated film 'Encanto' will be performing the movie's hit song 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' during the 94th Academy Awards, show producers Will Packer and Shayla Cowan announced Thursday.
This will be the first live performance of the song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is nominated for Best Original Song for the film's track"Dos Oruguitas."
Miranda's catchy tune has been streamed on Spotify more than 200 million times. The last Disney song to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart was"A Whole New World" from"Aladdin" in 1993. The Academy only accepts two songs from any one film by the same writer on its shortlist. Also, submission deadlines were in fall 2021, weeks before"Encanto's" meteoric rise in popularity.
"But on the other hand, we've all been locked up for two years," he continued."The notion of a bunch of voices happening within one home feels very resonant, with hindsight. There's kind of a part for everyone to play in singing along with the song. If you're not bopping to this melody, another melody is coming along in two seconds because almost every character gets a little feature in it.