Lin-Manuel Miranda Explains Origins of Encanto's We Don't Talk About Bruno

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In a recent interview, mastermind to the Encanto soundtrack, Lin-Manuel Miranda, discusses the origins of the song «We Don't Talk About Bruno.» Encanto hit Disney+ in November 2021 to enormous critical acclaim for its overall character development, fantastic voice acting, stellar animation, and cultural steadfastness. Encanto follows the tale of the Madrigal family, who resides tucked away in the mountains of Colombia in a charming place called the Encanto. Over the course of the family's history, the magic of the Encanto blesses every child with a special gift to benefit the family, that is, until Mirabel comes along. In addition to its overwhelming lineup of praise, Encanto's soundtrack hit the scene hard with every single song reaching the charts.

In June 2020, Miranda announced that he began writing the music for Encanto, which would consist of eight original songs, both in Spanish and in English. With the film's array of successes also came the success of its music, and the Encanto soundtrack quickly rose to the top of the charts, ultimately becoming the first Disney soundtrack to reach the number one spot since Frozen II. In particular, the song entitled «We Don't Talk About Bruno» quickly went viral, ultimately smashing many of Disney's prior records to become one of their most successful songs of all time.

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In a recent interview with Collider, Encanto songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda discusses the origin of the song «We Don't Talk About Bruno.» Miranda blatantly reveals that the song's success was utterly shocking, reminiscing about how he could not have thought of a least likely candidate to experience breakout success in such a way.