Encanto

All eight original songs in Encanto were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the composer and performer behind Hamilton and In the Heights. 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' became an unexpected smash hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 2022—surpassing 'Let It Go' from Frozen as Disney's highest-charting song in decades. The soundtrack itself also topped the Billboard 200 album chart.

Yes, Encanto won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony in March 2022. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature and the Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. The film beat out nominees including Pixar's Luca and Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon.

Each member of the Madrigal family receives a unique magical gift (a 'miracle') on their fifth birthday, bestowed by the magical candle (the ' miracle candle') that powers their enchanted house, the Casita. Gifts include superhuman strength (Luisa), controlling flowers (Isabela), healing through food (Julieta), hearing everything in town (Dolores), and shapeshifting (Camilo). The protagonist, Mirabel, is the only Madrigal who did not receive a gift, which becomes central to the story's conflict when the family's magic begins to fade.

Encanto is set in a fictional rural Colombian town (the 'Encanto') nestled in the mountains, rather than in a specific real location. Disney assembled a 'Colombian Cultural Trust' of experts including musicians, anthropologists, botanists, and Colombian writers to ensure the film's architecture, clothing, food, and music authentically represented the country's diverse regions. The film's house designs draw from traditional Colombian architectural styles, and the music incorporates cumbia, vallenato, and bambuco rhythms.