How Far I'll Go

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How Far I'll Go
Lin-Manuel Miranda , Alessia Cara , Auli'i Cravalho
publication November 18, 2016 (Download)
length 2:43 / 2:55
Author (s) Lin-Manuel Miranda
text Lin-Manuel Miranda
Label Walt Disney Records
Award (s) Oscar nomination 2017 , Golden Globe nomination 2017 , Grammy award 2018
album Moana Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , Vaiana - German Original Film Soundtrack

How Far I'll Go is a song by Lin-Manuel Miranda (music and lyrics) that the musician composed for the computer animation film Vaiana (original title Moana ) by Ron Clements and John Musker from 2016. In the film, the song is sung by Auli'i Cravalho and later by Alessia Cara .

At the 2017 Academy Awards , Miranda received a nomination for the song in the Best Song category .

Production and publication

Alessia Cara is one of the two singers who sang the song How Far I'll Go for the soundtrack

The song was composed and texted by the American musician Lin-Manuel Miranda for the computer animation film Vaiana - Das Paradies hat ein Haken (original title Moana ) by Ron Clements and John Musker in 2016. In the film the song is sung by Auli'i Cravalho and later by Alessia Cara in the credits . The song was released on the Moana Original Motion Picture Soundtrack . The song is also included in the version sung by Alessia Cara on the Vaiana - German Original Film Soundtrack , and there is also a German version of the song entitled I am ready , sung by Debby van Dooren (in the credits by Helene Fischer ), contain.

reception

Glenn Whipp from the Los Angeles Times recognized the song How Far I'll Go early on as a promising candidate for best song at the 2017 Academy Awards . In December 2016, the song was included in the list of candidates for the Academy Awards (longlist) in this category, from which the members of the Academy selected the official nominations. On January 24, 2017, there was an official nomination for How Far I'll Go and thus also by Lin-Manuel Miranda . Auli'i Cravalho will sing the song live during the award ceremony .

Chart successes

In another version, Auli'i Cravalho also sang the song for the soundtrack

In a version sung by Auli'i Cravalho , How Far I'll Go entered the iTunes Soundtrack Top 100 at number 1. How Far I'll Go also topped the iTunes download charts on Thanksgiving weekend in 2016 when the film hit US cinemas. In the version sung by Cravalho, How Far I'll Go entered the Billboard Top 100 at number 52 in early December 2016 and in the version sung by Alessia Cara at number 88 . How Far I'll Go entered the Singles Chart Top 100 in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2017.

Other versions

On March 1, 2017, Japanese singer Miliyah Katō released the song Dokomademo: How Far I'll Go ( ど こ ま で も ~ How Far I'll Go ~) as part of her single of the same name, which was used for the Japanese version of the film.

Awards

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016 (December)

  • Nomination for Best Song

Golden Globe Awards 2017

Grammy Awards 2018

  • Award as Best Song Written For Visual Media (Lin-Manuel Miranda)

Academy Awards 2017

  • Nomination for Best Song (Lin-Manuel Miranda)

World Soundtrack Awards 2017

  • Nomination for Best Original Song Written for a Film (Lin-Manuel Miranda)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Annemarie Havran: 'Vaiana': Helene Fischer sings the German theme song to Disney's animation fairy tale In: filmstarts.de, December 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Vaiana. Helene Fischer's wonderful wanderlust hymn In: gala.de, December 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Glenn Whipp: Lin-Manuel Miranda's song for 'Moana' could land him in the EGOT club. Here are the other Oscar contenders for animation In: Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ 91 Original Songs Vie for 2016 Oscar In: oscars.org, December 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ Here Are the 2017 Oscar Nominations In: time.com, January 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting, Justin Timberlake & John Legend to Perform at 89th Oscars Ceremony In: filmmusicreporter.com, February 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ The USA iTunes Soundtrack Charts Top 100 In: musicchartfeeds.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ The Hot 100. The Week of December 17, 2016 In: billboard.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Official Singles Chart Top 100. 13 January 2017 - 19 January 2017 In: officialcharts.com. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ Aysohmay, January 26, 2017 at 3:22 am Miliyah Kato To Provide Theme Song For Disney Film "Moana" In JpopAsia , accessed March 4, 2017
  11. ↑ Gregg Kilday: 'La La Land,' 'Arrival,' 'Moonlight' Top Critics' Choice Nominations In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ Luca Celada: The 74th Golden Globe Nominations: La La Land, Moonlight And Emerging TV Talent In: goldenglobes.com, December 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8096569/grammys-2018-winners-list
  14. ↑ Rebecca Rubin: 'La La Land', 'Stranger Things' Among 2017 World Soundtrack Award Nominees In: Variety, August 21, 2017.