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-We're back. -[squeals]

[Cravalho] I'm so happy to be back.

There is so much more story to tell.

[Simea] Moana!

-Little sis! -Big sis! [chuckles]

You were gone forever.

It was three days.

[Johnson] The first Moana comes from

a very deep, personal, cultural place that means so much to all of us.

I never could have guessed how far this one would take me.

The first movie is beloved because it's about a young woman

who is strong but has also got this empathetic heart.

Moana 2 picks up three years after the first film,

and she's been out on the ocean exploring.

-[squawks] -Maui?

Boat snack.

-[grunts] -[snorts]

Boat snack upgrade.

We are going way beyond the reef to discover if there is more out there.

[Moana] There is an ancient island.

If we can set foot on its sands, we can break the curse

and reconnect our people.

Can I get a "chee-hoo"?

[straining]

[Hand] We are so lucky to have Auli'i back.

She brings so much life, so much passion for this character.

Maui and Moana, together again! [chuckles]

[sighs]

[Hand] When we brought Dwayne into the booth for the first time,

charisma was just spilling out of him.

It's Maui time!

[chuckling] What I love about Maui is the dude is just larger than life.

Chee-hoo!

[Johnson] I really love playing him.

[laughing]

This is serious.

-Is something distracting you? -[scoffs]

In the first film, the music itself created

such an incredibly vivid and rich place.

And I'm so glad we got to bring back Mark Mancina and Opetaia.

Whoo!

[singers vocalizing]

The music itself is part of the storytelling.

And we have five incredible new songs written by Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear.

It's every songwriter's dream to work on a Disney movie.

It's so hard to articulate just how magical it is.

♪ Sailing from the horizon ♪

♪ Back to our home, our island ♪

[Bear] The first song that we wrote is "We're Back."

-We love an opening number. -We do love an opening number.

♪ Oh, we're back ♪

The song starts with her coming back from an island that she's visited,

and she's coming back to Motunui.

[Bear] Then we get introduced to all the new characters,

and we see a little bit of their personalities.

Do you have to sing?

♪ Yes, we have to sing ♪

[Bear] Ope and his team, they're amazing.

They, like, help bring the songs to life, and we couldn't have done it without them.

♪ What lies beyond ♪

♪ Under skies I've never seen ♪

We landed on this musically because this is a continuation of Moana's journey.

She's already gone so far, but now she's being asked to go further.

[Bear] We have to take all the parts of Moana that we love and do something new.

[piano playing]

[Bear] The story has to inform the songs, and the song has to inform the story

because it all needs to flow together.

And then, you know, from there it evolves a million and one times.

Moana 2 is fun and just spectacular.

[Cravalho] I cannot wait for other people to see it in a theater.

It will be an entirely new experience.

[Simea] What if you don't come back?

[Moana] I'll be back. I promise.

[screams]

Wahoo!