Encanto (soundtrack)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = soundtrack
| cover = Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).png
| caption = English-language version cover
| alt =
| artist = various artists
| released = {{start date|2021|11|19}}
| studio = {{hlist|Newman Scoring Stage, Fox Studio Lot|Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros. Studios|Criteria Studios|Cyclops Sound, Los Angeles|EastWest Studios|NRG Studios|Phantom Studios, Gallatin, Tennessee|Power Station at Berklee-NYC}}
| genre =
| length = 114:41
| language = {{hlist|English|Spanish}}
| label = Walt Disney
| producer =
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Mike Elizondo
- Germaine Franco
- Tom MacDougall
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Walt Disney Animation Studios soundtrack
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = Raya and the Last Dragon
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Encanto
| year = 2021
| next_title = Strange World
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Lin-Manuel Miranda
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title = Vivo
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Encanto
| year = 2021
| next_title = The Little Mermaid
| next_year = 2023
}}
{{Singles
| name = Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = We Don't Talk About Bruno
| single1date = November 19, 2021
}}
}}
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Disney's 2021 film of the same name. Released by Walt Disney Records on November 19, 2021, the album contains eight original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and produced by Mike Elizondo that were recorded by various singers, and 27 score pieces composed by Germaine Franco. It was released in 44 languages in addition to English and Spanish.
To develop the soundtrack, Miranda and team visited Colombia—the setting of Encanto—to study the country's music. Consequently, the album is rooted in genres such as vallenato, cumbia, bambuco and rock en español, making use of the traditional music instruments of Colombia, and incorporates salsa, tango, reggaeton and bachata styles alongside pop, hip hop, folk and musical theatre elements. In the film, the songs are performed by the Madrigals, who are a multigenerational family with magical powers granted to them by a "miracle"; the lyrical themes revolve around individuality, self-worth, transgenerational trauma and familial love.
The soundtrack album was a commercial success, enjoying widespread popularity after Encanto{{'}}s release on Disney+. It topped the Billboard 200 chart for nine weeks, and charted all of its original songs on the US Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, the album reached number one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and the top ten in various other territories. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" by various members of the Encanto cast and "Surface Pressure" by Jessica Darrow have been the album's best-selling tracks; the former topped the UK Singles and the US Hot 100 charts for multiple weeks, while the latter peaked at numbers four and eight, respectively. Encanto became the first Disney animated film to generate multiple Hot 100 top-10 entries. Additionally, "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the second number-one song for Disney in the US after "A Whole New World" from Aladdin (1992), and its first-ever original song to reach number one in the UK.
Upon release, Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was met with critical acclaim and received various accolades. Reviews lauded its vibrant Latin music rhythms and complimented Miranda's musicianship. The album received the Annie Award for outstanding music in a feature film; the Grammy Awards for Best Compilation Soundtrack and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media; and the Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song ("Dos Oruguitas" by Sebastián Yatra), among other accolades.
Development and release
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In June 2020, American singer-songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, who had previously worked on Moana (2016), revealed that he had begun to write the music of American animated musical film Encanto, which would have eight original songs in both Spanish and English, and was set for release in 2021.{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Confirms New Disney Animated Movie Set In Colombia|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/lin-manuel-miranda-new-disney-animated-movie-colombia-good-morning-america-1202966143/|date=June 22, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622202046/https://deadline.com/2020/06/lin-manuel-miranda-new-disney-animated-movie-colombia-good-morning-america-1202966143/|archive-date=June 22, 2020|url-status=live}} After the film's premiere, Miranda disclosed that he had been writing songs for the film from the very beginning (that is, starting in 2016). Miranda and the filmmakers travelled to Colombia in 2018 to research and study the country, its culture and music.{{Cite web|last=Conde|first=Arturo|title=Encanto: The music, joy and superpower of a multigenerational Latino family|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/encanto-music-joy-superpower-multigenerational-latino-family-rcna6461|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-23|website=NBC News|date=November 24, 2021 |language=en|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123084548/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/encanto-music-joy-superpower-multigenerational-latino-family-rcna6461}} On September 8, 2021, Germaine Franco, co-composer of the songs from Coco (2017), began to score the film.{{Cite tweet |author=Jared Bush|author-link=Jared Bush|user=thejaredbush|number=1435404620495405061|title=I feel so lucky to be surrounded by amazing artists all collectively bringing a new story to life. DAY ONE of score recording is such an incomparable highlight. This score is a triumph. Can't wait to share who wrote it and for you all to hear it and cry your eyes out.🦋🦋#Encanto}}{{cite tweet|number=1436422318524272642|user=filmmusicrep|title=Dora and the Lost City of Gold & Tag composer Germaine Franco scores Walt Disney Animation Studios' Encanto.... |date=September 10, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Messer|first=Lesley|date=September 10, 2021|title=Encanto: All the details of Disney's new film revealed|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/encanto-details-disneys-film-revealed-79927992|access-date=September 10, 2021|website=Good Morning America|archive-date=September 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910104213/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/encanto-details-disneys-film-revealed-79927992|url-status=live}} Composer John Powell was named in the film's credits as a score advisor for the music; this was the first time he had returned to work on a Disney Animation film since Bolt (2008).{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=January 25, 2022 |title=Encanto Composer Germaine Franco on the New Disney Classic |url=https://www.thewrap.com/encanto-composer-germaine-franco-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125172133/https://www.thewrap.com/encanto-composer-germaine-franco-interview/ |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=TheWrap}}
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released to streaming services on November 19, 2021. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 24, 2021, in RealD 3D and Dolby Cinema.{{cite web|last=Feser|first=Molly|date=December 14, 2020|title=Disney's Encanto Animated Movie Release Date Announced|url=https://screenrant.com/encanto-movie-release-date-2021-disney/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219081552/https://screenrant.com/encanto-movie-release-date-2021-disney/|archive-date=19 December 2020|access-date=20 June 2021|website=Screen Rant}} An exclusive CD, including a poster, was made available via Target on December 17,{{Cite web|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda, Germaine Franco, Encanto – Cast – Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Target Exclusive, CD)|url=https://www.target.com/p/lin-manuel-miranda-germaine-franco-encanto-8211-cast-encanto-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-84139732|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112203627/https://www.target.com/p/lin-manuel-miranda-germaine-franco-encanto-8211-cast-encanto-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-84139732|archive-date=January 12, 2022|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Target.com|language=en}} while picture discs were sold by Walmart.{{Cite web|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda – Encanto Soundtrack (Walmart Exclusive) – Vinyl [Exclusive]|url=https://www.walmart.com/blocked?url=https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lin-Manuel-Miranda-Encanto-Soundtrack-Walmart-Exclusive-Vinyl-Exclusive/536925967==&uuid=dd2fc38f-73e6-11ec-8f6e-714b6947504e&vid=&g=b|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112203210/https://www.walmart.com/blocked?url=L2lwL01pcmFuZGEtTGluLU1hbnVlbC1FbmNhbnRvLUNhc3QtRW5jYW50by1Tb3VuZHRyYWNrLVdhbG1hcnQtRXhjbHVzaXZlLVZpbnlsLUV4Y2x1c2l2ZS81MzY5MjU5Njc=&uuid=b7c33a82-73e6-11ec-ade4-7246576e706b&vid=&g=b|archive-date=January 12, 2022|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Walmart.com}} The soundtrack was released in a total of 46 languages.
Music and lyrics
The soundtrack for download or streaming consists of 44 tracks, 32 of which are present on the CD release. There are 8 original songs and an English-language version of the track "Dos Oruguitas".{{Cite magazine |last=Cremona |first=Patrick |date=November 24, 2021 |title=Encanto soundtrack: all the songs in the new Disney musical |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/encanto-soundtrack-disney-musical/ |magazine=Radio Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126030705/https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/encanto-soundtrack-disney-musical/ |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=March 15, 2024}}{{Cite magazine |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Here Are the Spanish & English Lyrics to Sebastian Yatra's 'Dos Oruguitas' From Encanto |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lyrics/dos-oruguitas-lyrics-spanish-english-translated-encanto-sebastian-yatra-translation-1235023877/ |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128064715/https://www.billboard.com/music/lyrics/dos-oruguitas-lyrics-spanish-english-translated-encanto-sebastian-yatra-translation-1235023877/ |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=March 15, 2024}} The download also includes instrumental versions of the songs.{{Cite web |title=Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/encanto-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1594677532 |publisher=Apple Music (US) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119083916/https://music.apple.com/us/album/encanto-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1594677532 |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=March 16, 2024}} The download contains 27 score compositions, 23 of which are also present on the CD release.
Drawing from the diverse music of Colombia,{{Cite news|last=Butler|first=Bethonie|date=January 15, 2022|title=How Encanto and its vibrant soundtrack became a viral phenomenon|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/15/encanto-soundtrack-disney/|url-status=live|access-date=January 15, 2022|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115130813/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/15/encanto-soundtrack-disney/}} the soundtrack of Encanto is a Latin-pop album combining bambuco, salsa, tango, vallenato, reggaeton,{{Cite web|date=2021-11-25|title=Disney's Encanto is spectacular, intimate and has the best soundtrack since Frozen|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/encanto-review-movie-film-disney-lin-manuel-miranda-frozen-1319056|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-12|website=i|language=en|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182930/https://inews.co.uk/culture/encanto-review-movie-film-disney-lin-manuel-miranda-frozen-1319056}} cumbia,{{Cite web|last=Krause|first=Gabriela|title=The Latin American Artists Behind The Encanto Soundtrack – LatinAmerican Post|url=https://latinamericanpost.com/39112-the-latin-american-artists-behind-the-encanto-soundtrack|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Latin American Post|date=November 25, 2021 |language=en-gb|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182348/https://latinamericanpost.com/39112-the-latin-american-artists-behind-the-encanto-soundtrack}} bachata,{{Cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=2022-01-24|title=Encanto Soundtrack Returns to No. 1, Beating Gunna and the Weeknd|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/24/arts/music/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-chart.html|access-date=2022-01-25|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125195127/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/24/arts/music/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-chart.html|url-status=live}} hip hop, folk, and funk with theatre music. It incorporates the folk instruments of Colombia, such as marimba, accordion, tiple, tambora, guacharaca, caja, maracas,{{Cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|date=2022-01-10|title=Encanto Soundtrack Ousts Adele From No. 1|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/arts/music/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-chart.html|access-date=2022-01-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112201219/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/arts/music/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-chart.html|url-status=live}} arpa llanera, bandolas, and cuatros. The lyrics are in English and Spanish languages,{{NoteTag|The album was originally written in English and Spanish languages, but has been translated, recorded and released in 44 other languages.}} and are about the film's central characters—a multi-generational family called the Madrigals, who wield magical powers gifted to them by "the miracle", except the lead protagonist Mirabel Madrigal who does not possess any gift.{{Cite web|title='Seven-foot frame, rats along on his back': The Encanto soundtrack has taken over my life|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/seven-foot-frame-rats-along-on-his-back-the-encanto-soundtrack-has-taken-over-my-life-20220114-p59o6q.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-14|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=January 14, 2022 |archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114114724/https://amp.smh.com.au/culture/music/seven-foot-frame-rats-along-on-his-back-the-encanto-soundtrack-has-taken-over-my-life-20220114-p59o6q.html}}{{Cite magazine|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=2022-01-12|title=With Encanto, Colombia Is Finally Seen and Not Just Heard|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/encanto-colombia-positive-image-1235017931/|access-date=2022-01-14|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114115033/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/encanto-colombia-positive-image-1235017931/|url-status=live}}
= Songs =
The opening song "The Family Madrigal" was inspired by "Belle", the opener of Beauty and the Beast (1991).{{cite news |last1=Ordona |first1=Michael |title=Encanto: A melange of music, magic and a dash of Miranda |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2021-12-01/encanto-a-mix-of-music-magic-miranda |access-date=3 January 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 1, 2021 |archive-date=January 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103012938/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2021-12-01/encanto-a-mix-of-music-magic-miranda |url-status=live }} It is a vallenato tune,{{Cite web|title=How "We Don't Talk About Bruno" turned Encanto into a sleeper hit|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/22894837/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-billboard-tik-tok-structure-music|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Vox|date=January 27, 2022 |language=en}} sung by American actress Stephanie Beatriz. Mirabel introduces the Madrigals and their unique magical gifts in the song. Also performed by Beatriz, "Waiting on a Miracle" is a bambuco song, written as Mirabel's "I Want" song.{{cite news |last=Cavna |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Cavna |title=How Lin-Manuel Miranda became a go-to songwriter for Disney |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/11/23/lin-manuel-miranda-encanto-disney-songs/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=January 3, 2022 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125233558/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/11/23/lin-manuel-miranda-encanto-disney-songs/ |url-status=live }} During the 2018 research trip to Colombia, the filmmakers noticed that local musicians in Barichara were playing Colombian music on guitars and tiples in a Triple metre waltz time signature. Miranda wrote the song in that time signature to symbolize how Mirabel is in a "different rhythmic universe than the rest of her family".
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The third track, "Surface Pressure", is a reggaeton song with a synth-line, performed by American actress Jessica Darrow. Luisa Madrigal, one of Mirabel's elder sisters, expresses her insecurities and the stress she feels from her family in the song, describing the weight of responsibility. Miranda stated he wrote the song inspired by his elder sister. "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, such as salsa, guajira, Cuban folk, hip hop, and dance styles.{{Cite news|last=Janin|first=Alex|date=2022-01-19|title=How Encanto's 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' Became Bigger Than 'Let It Go'|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-encantos-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-became-bigger-than-let-it-go-11642608106|access-date=2022-01-19|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125121007/https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-encantos-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-became-bigger-than-let-it-go-11642608106|url-status=live}} It sees the characters list their perspectives of Mirabel's uncle, Bruno Madrigal, who became ostracized from his family after sharing unsettling visions.
"What Else Can I Do?" is a "Shakira-esque" rock ballad. Mostly sung by Guerrero, the song shows Isabela free herself of the "need to be perfect". "Dos Oruguitas" is a violin-driven acoustic ballad. Miranda stated it was the hardest song to write and that it became his first song written entirely in Spanish-language. 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. 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. "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. "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. 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.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 75/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/encanto-2021|title=Encanto Reviews|website=Metacritic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611062446/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/encanto-2021|archive-date=June 11, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2022}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.6|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/encanto-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0003600003|title=Encanto [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|date=June 9, 2022|website=AllMusic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611060521/https://www.allmusic.com/album/encanto-original-motion-picture-soundtrack--mw0003600003|archive-date=June 11, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=June 11, 2022}}
| rev2 = Rolling Stone
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/encanto-music-creative-process-1301928/|title=The Music of 'Encanto' Is a Huge Success. Its Creators Walked a Cultural Tightrope to Get There|last=Lopez|first=Julyssa|date=February 22, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610131846/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/encanto-music-creative-process-1301928/amp/|archive-date=June 10, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=June 22, 2022}}
| rev3 = [https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/encanto.html Filmtracks]
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}
|rev4 = Sputnikmusic
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Receiving widespread acclaim,{{Cite web |last=Wass |first=Mike |date=2022-10-14 |title=Grammy Predictions: We Need to Talk About 'Encanto' as a Major Contender |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/awards/grammy-predictions-nominations-encanto-lin-manuel-miranda-1235402021/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014160833/https://variety.com/2022/music/awards/grammy-predictions-nominations-encanto-lin-manuel-miranda-1235402021/ |archive-date=2022-10-14 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} the soundtrack was a critical success and was often acclaimed in the film's reviews. Mark Kennedy of Associated Press,{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=2021-11-22|title=Review: Disney's animated Encanto effortlessly enchants|url=https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-reviews-arts-and-entertainment-movies-d04ad9807894c297d5860020ca463abc|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205015122/https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-reviews-arts-and-entertainment-movies-d04ad9807894c297d5860020ca463abc|archive-date=December 5, 2021|access-date=2021-12-05|website=Associated Press|language=en}} Edward Porter of The Sunday Times,{{Cite news|last1=Porter|first1=Edward|last2=Shone|first2=Tom|title=Best new films this weekend: The Unforgivable, Encanto and more|language=en|work=The Sunday Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/best-new-films-this-weekend-the-unforgivable-encanto-and-more-2km99wqf6|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211192831/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-new-films-this-weekend-the-unforgivable-encanto-and-more-2km99wqf6|archive-date=December 11, 2021|issn=0140-0460}} John Lui of The Straits Times,{{Cite news|last=Lui|first=John|date=2021-11-24|title=At The Movies: The Rescue a gripping revisit of 2018 Thai cave rescue|language=en|work=The Straits Times|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/at-the-movies-the-rescue-a-gripping-revisit-of-2018-thai-cave-rescue|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205002257/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/at-the-movies-the-rescue-a-gripping-revisit-of-2018-thai-cave-rescue|archive-date=December 5, 2021|issn=0585-3923}} Mini Chibber of The Hindu,{{Cite news|last=Chhibber|first=Mini Anthikad|date=2021-11-26|title=Encanto movie review: No sign of Disney magic wearing off|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/encanto-movie-review-no-sign-of-disney-magic-wearing-off/article37701460.ece|access-date=2022-01-16|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182321/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/encanto-movie-review-no-sign-of-disney-magic-wearing-off/article37701460.ece|url-status=live}} Declan Burke of Irish Examiner,{{Cite web|last=Burke|first=Declan|date=2021-11-26|title=Movie review: There is much to like in Encanto – particularly the stunning animation|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40752249.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Irish Examiner|language=en|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116190427/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40752249.html|url-status=live}} Whelan Barzey of Time Out,{{Cite web|last=Barzey|first=Whelan|title=Encanto review: Disney gets magical realistic|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/encanto-disney-review|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Time Out Worldwide|date=November 26, 2021 |language=en-GB|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118153736/https://www.timeout.com/movies/encanto-disney-review|url-status=live}} Katie Walsh of Los Angeles Times,{{Cite web|date=2021-11-23|title=Review: Disney's animated musical Encanto delivers an empathetic brand of charm|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-11-23/review-encanto-disney|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118153735/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-11-23/review-encanto-disney|url-status=live}} Richard Roeper of Chicago Sun Times,{{Cite web|last=Roeper|first=Richard|date=2021-11-22|title=Encanto: Joyful, colorful Disney musical teaches the value of family|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/11/22/22789395/encanto-review-disney-movie-lin-manuel-miranda-colombia|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116190428/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2021/11/22/22789395/encanto-review-disney-movie-lin-manuel-miranda-colombia|url-status=live}} Mark Feeney of The Boston Globe,{{Cite web|first=Mark|last=Feeney|date=November 22, 2021|title=Encanto delivers magical realism, Disney style|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/22/arts/encanto-delivers-magical-realism-disney-style/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=The Boston Globe|language=en-US|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118153736/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/22/arts/encanto-delivers-magical-realism-disney-style/|url-status=live}} Caroline Siede of The A.V. Club,{{Cite web |title=Encanto review: Disney Animation bends without breaking the mold|url=https://www.avclub.com/encanto-upends-disney-tradition-with-an-adventure-that-1848020401/amp|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=A. V. Club|date=November 15, 2021 |archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116190428/https://www.avclub.com/encanto-upends-disney-tradition-with-an-adventure-that-1848020401/amp}} Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph,{{Cite news|last=Collin|first=Robbie|date=2021-11-25|title=Encanto, review: a lusciously rendered swashbuckling adventure|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/encanto-review-lusciously-rendered-swashbuckling-adventure/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2022-01-16|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118153735/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/encanto-review-lusciously-rendered-swashbuckling-adventure/|url-status=live}} and Chris Hewitt of Star Tribune have identified the music as one of the best aspects of the film.{{Cite web|last=Hewitt|first=Chris|date=November 23, 2021|title=Encanto completes Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2021 musical hat trick|url=https://www.startribune.com/encanto-completes-lin-manuel-mirandas-2021-musical-hat-trick/600119994/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=Star Tribune|language=en|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116190448/https://www.startribune.com/encanto-completes-lin-manuel-mirandas-2021-musical-hat-trick/600119994/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Disney's Encanto enchants with catchy tunes from Hamilton{{'}}s Lin-Manuel Miranda|url=https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/movies/article/3156226/review-disneys-encanto-enchants-awkward-teen|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-16|website=South China Morning Post|date=November 17, 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182353/https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/entertainment/movies/article/3156226/review-disneys-encanto-enchants-awkward-teen}} The songs have been praised for helping youngsters understand intergenerational trauma and the damage caused by repressing truth.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-18|title=Viral Disney Encanto song 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' heading for UK number one|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-disney-encanto-song-uk-number-one-1407865|access-date=2022-01-31|website=i|language=en}}
File:SEBASTIÁN YATRA EN BABAHOYO 2018 (cropped).jpg 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".{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Clayton|date=2022-01-06|title=Encanto{{'}}s 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' Is Topping the Charts. So Why Didn't Disney Submit It for Oscars?|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-encanto-oscars-1235147940/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Variety|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125035207/https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-encanto-oscars-1235147940/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-29|title=Encanto: All 8 Songs Ranked|url=https://screenrant.com/encanto-disney-movie-musical-songs-ranked-worst-best/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118183113/https://screenrant.com/encanto-disney-movie-musical-songs-ranked-worst-best/|url-status=live}} 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".{{Cite magazine|author=|date=2022-01-11|title=Five Burning Questions: Encanto Soundtrack Takes Over the Charts|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-soundtrack-bruno-five-burning-questions-1235017730/|access-date=2022-01-13|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125003603/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-soundtrack-bruno-five-burning-questions-1235017730/|url-status=live}} TheWrap{{'s}} Drew Taylor also ranked "Dos Oruguitas" as the best song, and "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the runner-up.{{Cite web|date=January 10, 2022|title=Encanto Songs Ranked: Where Does We Don't Talk About Bruno Fit?|url=https://www.thewrap.com/encanto-songs-ranked-we-dont-talk-about-bruno/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=TheWrap|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114113108/https://www.thewrap.com/encanto-songs-ranked-we-dont-talk-about-bruno/|url-status=live}} 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). 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".{{Cite web|date=2021-11-25|title=Encanto is one of the best Disney films of the modern era – review|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/encanto-review-disney-b1957884.html|access-date=2022-01-12|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122033646/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/encanto-review-disney-b1957884.html|url-status=live}} Luke Goodsell of the ABC said the songs are Miranda's "seemingly inescapable" sounds and "vibrant musical numbers", displaying the diversity of Latin music.{{Cite news|title=Disney's Encanto celebrates family, Colombian culture – and the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda – ABC News|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-03/encanto-film-review-lin-manuel-miranda-and-colombian-music/100668930|access-date=2022-01-12|newspaper=ABC News|date=December 3, 2021 |archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112213107/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-03/encanto-film-review-lin-manuel-miranda-and-colombian-music/100668930|url-status=live}} On the contrary, Stephen Thompson of NPR felt the songs were lackluster.{{Cite news|title=Encanto is a Disney film filled with charming visuals and lackluster songs : Pop Culture Happy Hour|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/11/1054865863/encanto-is-a-disney-film-filled-with-charming-visuals-and-lackluster-songs|access-date=2022-01-12|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111050120/https://www.npr.org/2021/11/11/1054865863/encanto-is-a-disney-film-filled-with-charming-visuals-and-lackluster-songs|url-status=live}}
Commercial performance
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was a huge commercial success. 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."{{Cite magazine |date=2022-02-18 |title=The Music of 'Encanto' Is a Huge Success. Its Creators Walked a Cultural Tightrope to Get There |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/encanto-music-creative-process-1301928/ |access-date=2022-03-20 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
= 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.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=March 13, 2022 |title='Encanto' Makes It Nine Weeks Atop Billboard 200 Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-billboard-200-chart-ninth-week-1235043470/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314000245/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-billboard-200-chart-ninth-week-1235043470/ |archive-date=March 14, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}} 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-soundtrack-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235016951/|title=Encanto Soundtrack Surges to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=January 9, 2022|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109213706/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-soundtrack-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235016951/|url-status=live}} 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).{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=2022-01-10|title=Encanto Becomes First Soundtrack Album to Reach No. 1 in Two Years; 'Bruno' Song Hits Top 5|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-chart-bruno-song-album-1235150780/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Variety|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112060437/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-chart-bruno-song-album-1235150780/|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web|date=January 10, 2022|title=Encanto Soundtrack Hits No.1 On Billboard 200 Chart|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-charts/|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2022|website=uDiscoverMusic|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114113532/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-charts/amp/}} 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. 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.{{Cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=2022-01-23|title=Encanto Soundtrack Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-soundtrack-returns-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235021892/|access-date=2022-01-23|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123205727/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-soundtrack-returns-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235021892/|url-status=live}} It earned its highest consumption in its third chart-topping week—115,000 units—consisting of 19,000 sales and 138.51 million streams.{{Cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=January 30, 2022|title=Encanto Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-200-number-one-third-week-1235025054/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2022}} Furthermore, the album topped the US Independent Albums and Soundtrack Albums charts,{{Cite web|last=Colangelo|first=B. J.|date=2022-01-10|title=The Encanto Soundtrack Is Now The Biggest Thing In The World|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/729755/the-encanto-soundtrack-is-now-the-biggest-thing-in-the-world/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-13|website=/Film|language=en-US|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113114608/https://www.slashfilm.com/729755/the-encanto-soundtrack-is-now-the-biggest-thing-in-the-world/}} and the UK Compilation Chart for multiple weeks.
Elsewhere, the album has reached number one in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, number five in Austria, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and in the Belgian region of Wallonia, number eight in Belgium's Flanders, number nine in Denmark, number 11 in Switzerland, number 14 in Germany, number 18 in Finland, number 25 in France,{{cite web |url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=15?&annee=2022&categorie=Top%20Albums |title=Top Albums (Week 15, 2022) |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique}} number 27 in Italy, and number 54 in Lithuania.
= Songs charts =
File:Stephanie Beatriz 2018.jpg, 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, ahead of the tracks from the Weeknd's Dawn FM, which was released that week, and eventually topped YouTube, iTunes and Apple Music charts.{{Cite news|last=Spencer|first=Ashley|date=2022-01-13|title=We're Going to Talk About 'Bruno', Yes, Yes, Yes|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/movies/disney-encanto-talk-about-bruno.html|access-date=2022-01-30|issn=0362-4331}} 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".{{Cite web|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|title='We Don't Talk About Bruno' from Encanto is now a Top 5 hit on the charts. How did that happen?|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/01/11/we-dont-talk-bruno-encanto-hit-song/9168886002/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=USA Today|language=en-US|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112060709/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/01/11/we-dont-talk-bruno-encanto-hit-song/9168886002/|url-status=live}}
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,{{Cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=2022-01-24|title=Adele's 'Easy on Me' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Milestone 10th Week|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-easy-on-me-hot-100-number-one-10-weeks-1235022127/|access-date=2022-01-24|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125091015/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-easy-on-me-hot-100-number-one-10-weeks-1235022127/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2022-01-31 |title='We Don't Talk About Bruno', From Encanto, Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-encanto-number-one-hot-100-1235025313/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131193414/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-encanto-number-one-hot-100-1235025313/ |archive-date=2022-01-31 |access-date=2022-01-31 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} surpassing Frozen{{'s}} "Let It Go" (2013) as the highest charting Disney song since 1992.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-bruno-encanto-elton-john-dua-lipa-kodak-black-hot-100-1235017217/ |title=Adele Back Atop Hot 100, 'Bruno', Elton John & Dua Lipa, Kodak Black Hit Top 10 |magazine=Billboard |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=January 10, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124205602/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/adele-bruno-encanto-elton-john-dua-lipa-kodak-black-hot-100-1235017217/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|last=Nolfi|first=Joey Nolfi|date=January 18, 2022|title=Encanto song tops 'Let It Go' as biggest Disney animation hit since 1995|url=https://ew.com/movies/encanto-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-biggest-disney-movie-song-billboard/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-19|website=Entertainmenr Weekly|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119045144/https://ew.com/movies/encanto-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-biggest-disney-movie-song-billboard/}} "Surface Pressure", reaching number eight, made Encanto the first Disney animated film to have generated multiple top-10 songs on the Hot 100. "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, "All of You" at number 71,{{cite magazine |date= |title=Hot 100: Week of February 19, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-02-19/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214172510/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-02-19/ |archive-date=2022-02-14 |access-date=February 23, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}} and "Colombia, Mi Encanto" at number 100.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2022-02-07 |title='We Don't Talk About Bruno', From Encanto, Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-encanto-number-one-hot-100-second-week-1235028035/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207182737/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/we-dont-talk-about-bruno-encanto-number-one-hot-100-second-week-1235028035/ |archive-date=2022-02-07 |access-date=2022-02-07 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite magazine|last=Xander Zellner|date=2022-01-11|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda Hits No. 1 on Hot 100 Songwriters Chart for First Time, Thanks to Encanto|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lin-manuel-miranda-hot-100-songwriters-chart-encanto-1235017828/|access-date=2022-01-13|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113114019/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lin-manuel-miranda-hot-100-songwriters-chart-encanto-1235017828/|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |date=February 4, 2022 |title=Disney's Encanto becomes first animated film soundtrack in history to land three simultaneous Top 10s on the Official Singles Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/disney-s-encanto-becomes-first-animated-film-soundtrack-in-history-to-land-three-simultaneous-top-10s-on-the-official-singles-chart-__35173/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204221353/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/disney-s-encanto-becomes-first-animated-film-soundtrack-in-history-to-land-three-simultaneous-top-10s-on-the-official-singles-chart-__35173/ |archive-date=2022-02-04 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |work=Official Charts Company}} "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the first-ever original Disney song to top the chart,{{Cite web|date=2022-01-21|title=Encanto{{'}}s We Don't Talk About Bruno becomes first Disney song to reach UK No 1|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/encanto-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-becomes-first-disney-song-to-reach-uk-no-1|access-date=2022-01-23|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125130822/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/21/encanto-we-dont-talk-about-bruno-becomes-first-disney-song-to-reach-uk-no-1|url-status=live}} while Encanto becomes the first animated film soundtrack to simultaneously place three songs in the chart's top ten.
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.{{Cite web |title=We Don't Talk About Bruno climbs to Number 1 on Irish Singles Chart |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/we-don-t-talk-about-bruno-from-encanto-climbs-to-number-1-on-irish-singles-chart__35171/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204151626/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/we-don-t-talk-about-bruno-from-encanto-climbs-to-number-1-on-irish-singles-chart__35171/ |archive-date=2022-02-04 |access-date=2022-02-05 |website=Official Charts Company |language=en}}
Awards and nominations
{{Main|List of accolades received by Encanto}}
The soundtrack, and its tracks "Dos Oruguitas" and "Colombia, Mi Encanto" have been nominated for various awards. Miranda 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".{{Cite news |last=Cohn |first=Gabe |date=2022-02-08 |title=2022 Oscars Nominees List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/2022-oscars-nominees-list.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208132358/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/2022-oscars-nominees-list.html |archive-date=2022-02-08 |access-date=2022-02-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} It also won the 2022 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production.{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=2022-03-13 |title='The Mitchells vs. the Machines' Wins Big at Annie Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annie-awards-2022-winners-list-1235109740/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313050727/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/annie-awards-2022-winners-list-1235109740/ |archive-date=2022-03-13 |access-date=2022-03-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Impact
{{See also|Encanto#Impact and response}}
File:Maluma in 2018.jpg 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".{{Cite web|date=2022-01-27|title=The Week in Number Ones: We talk about Bruno & Stevie Wonder|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-week-in-number-ones-bruno-stevie-wonder/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=Far Out|language=en-US|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129145635/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-week-in-number-ones-bruno-stevie-wonder/|url-status=live}} The TikTok videos tagged with the hashtag "#encanto" have received more than 27.7 billion views in total, as of June 20, 2022.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-21|title=Miranda talks about Bruno, and the Encanto phenomenon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/miranda-encanto-new-york-colombia-billboard-b1998319.html|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-23|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123081216/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/miranda-encanto-new-york-colombia-billboard-b1998319.html}} 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". 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".{{Cite web|date=2022-01-20|title=What do 8-year-olds and Nancy Pelosi have in common? Their favorite pop star is Lin-Manuel Miranda|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-01-20/lin-manuel-miranda-encanto-lets-talk-about-bruno|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122201321/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-01-20/lin-manuel-miranda-encanto-lets-talk-about-bruno|url-status=live}}
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". /Film{{'s}} BJ Colangelo called the soundtrack "The Biggest Thing In The World" (on January 10, 2022), while CinemaBlend writer Rachel Romean stated the album "has proven that it can stand on its own two feet even outside of the film".{{Cite web|last=Romean|first=Rachel|date=2022-01-12|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda's Encanto Soundtrack Hit a Massive Milestone|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/lin-manuel-mirandas-encanto-soundtrack-hit-a-massive-milestone|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-14|website=CinemaBlend|language=en|archive-date=January 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113191832/https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/lin-manuel-mirandas-encanto-soundtrack-hit-a-massive-milestone}} Associated Press journalist Jake Coyle called it a pop culture sensation, saying "the music of Encanto was suddenly everywhere. Everyone was talking about Bruno".
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".{{Cite web |last=Ferreira |first=Johanna |date=2022-01-11 |title=Encanto{{'}}s Soundtrack Just Beat Adele's 30 on Billboard's 200 Chart |url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/48676852 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111200818/https://www.popsugar.com/latina/encantos-soundtrack-reaches-no-1-on-billboard-chart-48676852 |archive-date=2022-01-11 |access-date=2022-01-21 |website=PopSugar}} 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."
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.{{cite web|url=https://dmedmedia.disney.com/news/disney-plus-original-special-encanto-at-the-hollywood-bowl-streaming-december-28|title=Disney+ Brings The Magic Of La Familia Madrigal To Homes This Holiday Season With The Original Special 'Encanto At The Hollywood Bowl,' Available To Stream Dec. 28|first=Kelsie|last=Boudreau|work=Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution|date=October 28, 2022|accessdate=October 31, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031202611/https://dmedmedia.disney.com/news/disney-plus-original-special-encanto-at-the-hollywood-bowl-streaming-december-28}}
Track listing
All songs are written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. All scores are composed by Germaine Franco.{{cite AV media notes |others= |title=Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |year=2021 |publisher=Walt Disney Records |type=Compact disc liner notes}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) both in download and on CD
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1 = The Family Madrigal
| extra1 = Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz & cast of Encanto
| length1 = 4:18
| title2 = Waiting on a Miracle
| extra2 = Beatriz
| length2 = 2:42
| title3 = Surface Pressure
| extra3 = Jessica Darrow
| length3 = 3:24
| title4 = We Don't Talk About Bruno
| extra4 = Adassa, Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Rhenzy Feliz, Carolina Gaitán, Diane Guerrero & cast of Encanto
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = What Else Can I Do?
| extra5 = Beatriz & Guerrero
| length5 = 3:00
| title6 = Dos Oruguitas
| extra6 = Sebastián Yatra
| length6 = 3:35
| title7 = All of You
| extra7 = Adassa, Beatriz, John Leguizamo, Merediz, Maluma & cast of Encanto
| length7 = 4:39
| title8 = ¡Hola Casita!
| length8 = 0:47
| title9 = Colombia, Mi Encanto
| extra9 = Carlos Vives
| length9 = 2:56
| title10 = Two Oruguitas
| extra10 = Yatra
| length10 = 3:35
| title11 = Abre Los Ojos
| length11 = 3:17
| title12 = Meet La Familia
| length12 = 2:09
| title13 = I Need You
| length13 = 2:28
| title14 = Antonio's Voice
| length14 = 2:15
| title15 = El Baile Madrigal
| length15 = 2:51
| title16 = The Cracks Emerge
| length16 = 1:23
| title17 = Tenacious Mirabel
| length17 = 1:36
| title18 = Breakfast Questions
| length18 = 1:26
| title19 = Bruno's Tower
| length19 = 0:53
| title20 = Mirabel's Discovery
| length20 = 2:57
| title21 = The Dysfunctional Tango
| length21 = 2:43
| title22 = Chasing the Past
| length22 = 2:27
| title23 = Family Allies
| length23 = 1:16
| title24 = The Ultimate Vision
| length24 = 2:11
| title25 = Isabela La Perfecta
| length25 = 1:21
| title26 = Las Hermanas Pelean
| length26 = 1:18
| title27 = The House Knows
| length27 = 1:29
| title28 = La Candela
| length28 = 3:21
| title29 = El Río
| length29 = 1:28
| title30 = It Was Me
| length30 = 1:21
| title31 = El Camino De Mirabel
| length31 = 2:10
| title32 = Mirabel's Cumbia
| length32 = 2:49
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) only in download, not on CD
| total_length = 114:42
| title33 = The Rat's Lair
| length33 = 1:22
| title34 = Tío Bruno
| length34 = 2:24
| title35 = Impresiones Del Encanto
| length35 = 2:30
| title36 = La Cumbia De Mirabel
| note36 = featuring Christian Camilo Peña
| length36 = 2:47
| title37 = The Family Madrigal
| note37 = Instrumental
| length37 = 4:18
| title38 = Waiting on a Miracle
| note38 = Instrumental
| length38 = 2:42
| title39 = Surface Pressure
| note39 = Instrumental
| length39 = 3:23
| title40 = We Don't Talk About Bruno
| note40 = Instrumental
| length40 = 3:36
| title41 = What Else Can I Do?
| note41 = Instrumental
| length41 = 3:00
| title42 = Dos Oruguitas
| note42 = Instrumental
| length42 = 3:35
| title43 = All of You
| note43 = Instrumental
| length43 = 4:54
| title44 = Colombia, Mi Encanto
| note44 = Instrumental
| length44 = 2:55
}}
Charts
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scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2022-03-14|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=March 14, 2022|access-date=March 11, 2022}}
| 1 |
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{{album chart|Austria|5|artist=Soundtrack|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=March 3, 2022|refname="Austria"}} |
{{Album chart|Flanders|8|artist=Soundtrack|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2022|refname="Flemish"}} |
{{Album chart|Wallonia|5|artist=Soundtrack|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2022|refname="Walloon"}} |
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2021|refname="Canada"}} |
{{album chart|Denmark|9|artist=Soundtrack / Lin-Manuel Miranda|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2022|refname="Danish"}} |
{{album chart|Netherlands|4|artist=Soundtrack|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2022|refname="Dutch"}} |
scope="row"| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2022/2/|title=Albumit 2/2022|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|language=fi|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116122417/https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2022/2/|url-status=live}}
| 18 |
{{album chart|France|13|M|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=15?&annee=2022&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 15, 2022)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|artist=Soundtrack / Lin-Manuel Miranda|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2022|refname="French"}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|8|id=489862|artist=Soundtrack|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 25, 2022|refname=German}} |
{{album chart|Italy|27|artist=Soundtrack / Lin-Manuel Miranda|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2022|refname="Italy"}} |
scope="row"| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s04/|title=2022 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=January 28, 2022|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128105639/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s04/|url-status=live}}
| 54 |
scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2022-02-04|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=February 7, 2022|access-date=February 5, 2022}}
| 1 |
{{album chart|Norway|5|artist=Soundtrack / Lin-Manuel Miranda|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2022|refname="Norway"}} |
{{album chart|Spain|5|artist=Soundtrack|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2022|refname="Spain"}} |
{{album chart|Switzerland|10|artist=Soundtrack / Lin-Manuel Miranda|album=Encanto|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2022|refname="Swiss"}} |
scope="row"| UK Compilation Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/20220107/7503/|title=Official Compilations Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=January 15, 2022|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114203313/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/20220107/7503/|url-status=live}}
| 1 |
{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=January 25, 2022}} |
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=January 23, 2022}} |
scope="row"| US Kid Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/kids-albums/|title=Kid Albums Chart – Billboard|magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 23, 2022|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123234302/https://www.billboard.com/charts/kids-albums/|url-status=live}}
| 1 |
{{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|1|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=January 9, 2022}} |
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|+ Weekly chart performance of Encanto (Banda Sonora Original en Español) ! scope="col"| Chart (2021–2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|BillboardLatinPop|13|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2021}} |
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= Year-end charts =
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
| 187 |
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scope="row"| US Independent Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/independent-albums/|title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
| 26 |
scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-soundtracks-albums/|title=Soundtracks – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
| 4 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|artist=Encanto Cast|title=Encanto|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=August 30, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Encanto Cast|title=Encanto|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=January 19, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Lin-Manuel Miranda|title=Encanto|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=November 19, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Lin-Manuel Miranda, Germaine Franco & Elenco de Encanto|title=Encanto|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2021|certyear=2025|access-date=April 21, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Various|title=Encanto OST|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2021|source=radioscope|access-date=January 11, 2025|certyear=2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=B.S.O.|title=Encanto|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|id=bso-encanto|access-date=November 11, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Soundtrack / Lin-Manuel Miranda|title=Encanto|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=October 25, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Motion Picture Cast Recording|artist=Encanto|award=Platinum|id=17835-3116-2|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=October 13, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|artist=Lin-Manuel Miranda, Germaine Franco, Encanto - Cast|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
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See also
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References
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