Pinoy Disney fans, your girl did it—Belle Mariano dropped “Anong Daratnan?”, the first-ever Filipino song in a Disney animated film. This Tagalog version of “Beyond” from Moana 2 hit platforms November 22, 2024, priming theaters for the PH release on November 27.
“Beyond” closes the credits with Auliʻi Cravalho’s Moana, penned by Grammy winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear. It echoes “How Far I’ll Go,” fueling Moana’s bold island escape—lines like “Ako si Moana. Lupa at karagatan, sa sarili, ay tapat, sumpa ko man” land hard. Belle layers Pinoy heart over Te Vaka’s Polynesian pulse, making it ours.
The 22-year-old teleserye queen and OPM hitmaker got Disney’s direct pick. A Moana stan since kid days, she shared: “Disney’s been my dream. Moana’s courage? That’s me in the booth.” Coaches had her visualize crashing waves for those high notes, nailing it despite her shoot-packed life.
She flipped Moana’s voyage into a Filipino story—Disney PH Insta teasers exploded, then her Wish 107.5 Bus live on December 2 sealed it. Her team’s glue made Pinoy power global.
Moana 2 jumps 3 years ahead: Moana (Auliʻi Cravalho), Maui (Dwayne Johnson), and newbies sail forbidden Oceania on ancestral orders. David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller direct; Barlow, Bear, Opetaia Foaʻi, Mark Mancina score. Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger return—Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda adds Simea spark.
“This makes Moana our thrill,” says Walt Disney SEA GM Rachel Fong. Belle adds: fuel for kids to wayfind big. Twitter’s on fire—#AnongDaratnan trended with 50K+ Pinoy posts calling it “kilig-filled OPM magic.”
Stream now on Spotify/Apple Music—your Moana 2 soundtrack awaits in PH cinemas.
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