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Release of Disney’s “Moana” theme song in Southeast Asia local languages

SINGAPORE – NOV 8: Moana Press Conference. Actress Auli’I Cravalho (voice of Moana), Southeast Asian singers - Maudy Ayunda (Indonesia), Ayda Jebat (Malaysia), Janella Salvador (Philippines), Myra Molloy (Thailand), Minh Nhu (Vietnam).
SINGAPORE – NOV 8: Moana Press Conference. Actress Auli’I Cravalho (voice of Moana), Southeast Asian singers – Maudy Ayunda (Indonesia), Ayda Jebat (Malaysia), Janella Salvador (Philippines), Myra Molloy (Thailand), Minh Nhu (Vietnam).

11th November 2016, Singapore – Disney’s latest animation title, Moana, will feature the lead song, “How Far I’ll Go” and the track will be adapted into five Southeast Asia local languages – Bahasa Indonesian, Bahasa Melayu, Thai, Vietnamese and English.

Five singers from Southeast Asia, namely Janella Salvador from the Philippines, Maudy Ayunda from Indonesia, AydaJebat from Malaysia, Myra Molloy from Thailand and MinhNhu from Vietnam were selected to cover the song in each of their local languages.

Launch dates of the local version of the music videos as follow:

  • 9th November – Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesia), Bahasa Melayu (Malaysia) and

Vietnamese (Vietnam)

  • 15th November –             Thai (Thailand)
  • 18th November –             English (Philippines)

All five singers performed the song together for the first time at the Disney’s Moana press junket held in Singapore on 8th November and also present at the event were Auli’ICravalho (voice of Moana), OsnatShurer (Producer), Roger Lee (Singaporean Lighting Artist) and Griselda Sastrawinata (Indonesian Visual Development Artist).

Alessia Cara’s version of the song is out now, and the Southeast Asia local languages to be released on all digital music services on 18th November.

Disney’s Moana opens in cinemas across the Philippines on Nov. 30, 2016.

SINGAPORE - NOV 8: Moana Press Conference. Southeast Asian singers - Janella Salvador (Philippines), Maudy Ayunda (Indonesia) and Myra Molloy (Thailand)
SINGAPORE – NOV 8: Moana Press Conference. Southeast Asian singers – Janella Salvador (Philippines), Maudy Ayunda (Indonesia) and Myra Molloy (Thailand)

About Disney’s Moana

For centuries, the greatest sailors in the world masterfully navigated the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, 3,000 years ago, their voyages stopped for a millennium – and no one knows exactly why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Moana,” a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who is inspired to leave the safety and security of her island on a daring journey to save her people. Inexplicably drawn to the ocean, Moana (voice of AuliʻiCravalho) convinces the mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson) to join her mission, and he reluctantly helps her become a wayfinder like her ancestors who sailed before her. Together, they voyage across the open ocean on an action-packed adventure, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills her quest and discovers the one thing she’s always sought: her own identity. Directed by the renowned filmmaking team of Ron Clements and John Musker (“The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” “The Princess & the Frog”), produced by OsnatShurer (“Lifted,” “One Man Band”), and featuring music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina and OpetaiaFoa‘i, “Moana” sails into theaters in the Philippines on Nov. 30, 2016.  For more information, visit https://www.disney.sg/, like us on Facebook, WaltDisneyStudiosPH; follow us on Twitter, @disney_phil; follow us on Instagram, @disney.ph and use the hashtag #MoanaPH.

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