Dwayne Johnson is opening up about recording his “very difficult” tune in Moana 2.
Moana 2 is now enjoying in United States theaters. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ladoux Miller, the sequel sees Johnson return to voice the character of Maui, whereas Auli’i Cravalho additionally reprises her vocal position as Moana.
The primary Moana film included a tune, “You’re Welcome,” carried out by Johnson which shortly turned highly regarded. Johnson additionally sings one other tune in Moana 2, known as “Can I Get a Chee-Hoo?”
Talking with Leisure Weekly, Johnson mentioned why recording “Can I Get a Chee-Hoo?” was a difficult expertise.
What did Dwayne Johnson say about Maui’s Moana 2 tune?
“To not get too technical, however [songwriters Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear], they’re forces once they write,” he explains. “Abigail and Emily got here in with one thing that was very difficult and I beloved it. That was a number of classes to get that tune down as a result of it goes into a number of totally different locations. Their phrases, not mine, it’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and all of the locations that it goes. So it was a problem, however I beloved each second of it.”
Johnson wasn’t, nevertheless, shocked when it got here to having to rap for the tune.
“I obtained bars,” he mentioned. “I grew up loving hip-hop music. My love is hip-hop music and conventional nation — put them collectively. That’s how I grew up.”
The synopsis for Moana 2 reads, “Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” reunites Moana (voice of Cravalho) and Maui (voice of Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers,” the synopsis reads. “After receiving an sudden name from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana should journey to the far seas of Oceania and into harmful, long-lost waters for an journey not like something she’s ever confronted.”
