‘Encanto': Germaine Franco on Being the First Female Composer of a Disney Animated Feature

is celebrating their recent Oscar nominations with a super fun singalong!Only ET has the new exclusive clip, which features cast members singing and dancing in their homes to the animated film's chart-topping hit, «We Don't Talk About Bruno.»The behind-the-scenes fun features so many members of the on-screen Madrigal family: Adassa, who voices Dolores, Jessica Darrow, who plays Luisa, Mauro Castillo (along with his son, Daniel!), who plays Felix, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, who voices Antonio, and Wilmer Valderrama, who plays Agustín, dancing along with his adorable baby daughter, Nakano Oceana. They're also joined by Colombian music legend Carlos Vives, who performed «Colombia, Mi Encanto» for the soundtrack.Watch the full clip above and sing and dance along!Earlier this week, ET spoke with Carolina Gaitan, who plays Pepa Madrigal, about the movie's recent Oscar nominations — the film scored nods on Tuesday for Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Score and Best Original Song for «Dos Orugitas» — and the viral success of «We Don't Talk About Bruno.»«I really loved the song from the first moment and I really love that it's not reggaeton…This is so much more,» she recalled of her first impression.

Terry Flores The VIEW Conference in association with Baobab Studios and OGR is presenting free virtual panels with the creatives behind some of the season’s most critically acclaimed animated films.First up is a free virtual screening and conversation with the filmmakers behind “Namoo,” the shortlisted animated short by Oscar-nominated Erick Oh. In addition to Oh, speakers will include Baobab Studios’ co-founders Maureen Fan and Eric Darnell, who produced “Namoo,” art director Eusong Lee and lead Quill artist Nick Ladd.

Disney’s Gaitán, who voices the character Pepa Madrigal in the animated film, is also shattering records after her song, «We Don't Talk About Bruno,» reached the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Global 200 charts. Plus, it’s also become a viral hit on TikTok.«It's crazy! It's absolutely unbelievable. It's surreal, it's magical realism.

“Encanto” was one of several Disney films released first as a theatrically exclusive title this past fall after the box office success of Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” With turnout still well below pre-2020 levels because of the pandemic, the film grossed just $94.7 million domestic and $237 million worldwide. But on Christmas Eve, 30 days after its Thanksgiving weekend opening, “Encanto” was released on Disney+ and became an instant hit, with Disney reporting on its earnings call that it became the fastest title on the service to reach 200 million hours of viewing time by users.

them. (We didn’t get to chat with the filmmakers behind “Flee,” which was also nominated in the Foreign Language and Documentary categories.) As “Luca” director Enrico Casarosa said, “It’s so hard to make these movies, especially through the pandemic, so I think everyone in the 2021 batch of movies should be so proud.” Yes they should.While “Encanto” is set in sunny Colombia, director Byron Howard found himself in a far chillier predicament this morning. “They announce these things so early and I am not good at getting up in the morning.

best original song in Oscar history, it was inevitable that there would be some big and beloved names left out what that field got narrowed from 15 to five. Among the music stars not making the cut: Jay-Z, U2, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Brian Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, Carole King, Sparks and last year’s winner in the category, H.E.R.

Jane Campion made film history on Tuesday February 8, when she became the first female director to be nominated twice for Academy Awards. The 67-year-old auteur received the nod for “Best Achievement in Directing” for the 94th Academy Awards for her Western drama The Power of The Dog, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons. The critically-acclaimed movie led the 2022 Oscars with a whopping total of 12 nominees, including the coveted ‘Best Picture’ nomination. Find out everything you need to know about Jane and her movie career here!

Jane Campion made Oscar history this morning as the first female director to be nominated for Best Director twice, after The Power of the Dog. She was previously nominated in the category for The Piano in 1994, but won in the original screenplay category.

Lin-Manuel Miranda saw his second career Oscar nomination today in the Best Song Category for “Dos Oruguitas” from the Disney animated movie Encanto, putting him on track once again to reach EGOT status. Encanto counted three noms this morning overall with noms for Best Animated Feature and Germaine Franco’s Original Score.

Christopher Vourlias Russian production and distribution powerhouse Central Partnership will launch two new animated features at this year’s European Film Market, along with a live-action film that will have its world premiere in competition at SXSW next month.“The Swiss Adventure” (pictured) is the first big-screen animated film from SMF Animation Studio, the venerable Russian animation house formerly known as Soyuzmultfilm. It tells the story of a 16-year-old servant who falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy merchant, who’s determined to marry her off to a rival of high social standing and low moral values.

Robin Herman, who broke a significant barrier when she became one of the first female journalists to gain access to players in National Hockey League locker rooms, has died. She was 70 and died Tuesday at home in Waltham, Mass. from ovarian cancer, according to her husband.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the massive success of Spider-man: No Way Home, Sony is looking to to expand on its Marvel Cinematic Universe as sources tell Deadline that Dakota Johnson is in talks to star in the studio’s Madame Web movie. S.J. Clarkson is on board to direct the pic.Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. penned the screenplay.

Chris Willman Music Writer“We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” the surprise hit off the “Encanto” soundtrack, has gone where even “Let It Go” couldn’t: It’s become the first song from a Disney movie to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart since “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin” did it in 1993.It joins the “Encanto” album itself as a chart-topper, as the animated film’s soundtrack remains atop the Billboard 200 chart for the third time in the last four weeks.Some other stats Billboard points out: “Bruno,” solely penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda, becomes the first Hot 100 chart-topper to have been written by a solo writer in more than four years, Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” having been the last. It’s the first time a Miranda tune has topped the chart.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSherri Chung has been elected governor of the music branch of the Television Academy, where she’ll serve alongside Jeff Russo, replacing Rickey Minor. Chung is the first female governor for the music branch.Chung, who continues to work as a composer on “Kung Fu” and co-composer on “Batwoman” and “Riverdale,” is currently working on the upcoming HBO Max series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.” On the film side, Chung recently scored “The Lost Husband,” for which she was nominated for a Society of Composers and Lyricists award, and has two upcoming features, “The Long Night” and “Savage Destiny.”Chung tells Variety, “It’s really an honor to serve as governor of the Television Academy’s Music Peer Group, and I hope I’m the first of many women to do so.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda made a virtual appearance on “The Tonight Show”, which led to an embarrassing moment while playing a musical game with host Jimmy Fallon.

“Encanto” features a soundtrack of catchy hits from Miranda that are providing parents with a much-needed respite from Elsa and Co. “It is so refreshing to have something else to listen to,” exulted Riverdale mom-of-two Yael Buechler. “It was time to let ‘Frozen’ go,” she added, noting that “Surface Pressure” from “Encanto” is now more popular with her 3-year-old and 5-year-old than “Let It Go.” “Encanto,” which opened in theaters in November and started streaming on Disney+ at the end of December, tells the story of a quirky 15-year-old Colombian girl named Mirabel Madrigal who’s frustrated that she seems to lack the magical powers that everyone else in her family possesses.