Marissa M. Conner 
Lin-Manuel Miranda is the No. 1 songwriter on the Billboard charts for the first time in his career. The achievement comes as Encanto’s soundtrack, which features eight original Miranda songs, has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s album charts.
Billboard reports that “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”, one of the film’s original songs, recently reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track is followed by “Surface Pressure”, which currently sits at No. 15. square. , “The Family Madrigal”, which is currently placed at # 62, “What Else Can I Do?” at n ° 67, “Waiting on a Miracle” at n ° 82 and “Dos Oruguitas” at n ° 83.
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” is only the fifth song from a Disney animated film to reach the top five on the Billboard Hot 100. Other tracks to do so include Aladdin’s “A Whole New World” , “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” from the Lion King, “Colors of the Wind” by Pocahontas and “Let It Go” by Frozen.
In the movie, the magic of the Encanto blessed every child in the family with a unique gift ranging from super strength to the power to heal, all but one child, Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, may well be the last hope of her exceptional family. The voice cast also includes John Leguizamo, María Cecilia Botero, Wilmer Valderrama, Adassa, Diane Guerrero, Mauro Castillo, Angie Cepeda, Jessica Darrow, Rhenzy Feliz and Carolina Gaitan.
Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, Tony, award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known for creating the Broadway hit Hamilton. He also wrote music for Disney’s Moana and starred as Jack in Disney’s Mary Poppins comeback. His other theater credits include In The Heights; West Side History – Broadway Renaissance; Job; Bring it on the musical; We drive happily; 21 Chump Street; Camelot (2019); Supreme Love Freestyle (2019).
This summer, the film adaptation of Miranda’s musical In the Heights garnered critical acclaim. He also directed the Netflix film adaptation of tick, tick … BOOM! with Andrew Garfield.
