The soundtrack album was a commercial success, enjoying widespread popularity afterEncanto's release onDisney+. It topped theBillboard 200 chart for nine weeks, and charted all of its original songs on the USBillboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, the album reached number one in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and the top ten in various other territories. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" by various members of theEncanto cast and "Surface Pressure" byJessica Darrow have been the album's best-selling tracks; the former topped theUK Singles and the US Hot 100 charts for multiple weeks, while the latter peaked at numbers four and eight, respectively.Encanto became the first Disney animated film to generate multiple Hot 100 top-10 entries. Additionally, "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the second number-one song for Disney in the US after "A Whole New World" fromAladdin (1992), and its first-ever original song to reach number one in the UK.
American actor, playwright and musicianLin-Manuel Miranda wrote the original songs forEncanto
In June 2020, American singer-songwriterLin-Manuel Miranda, who had previously worked onMoana (2016), revealed that he had begun to write the music of American animatedmusical filmEncanto, which would have eight original songs in both Spanish and English, and was set for release in 2021.[1] After the film's premiere, Miranda disclosed that he had been writing songs for the film from the very beginning (that is, starting in 2016).[2] Miranda and the filmmakers travelled to Colombia in 2018 to research and study the country, itsculture andmusic.[3] On September 8, 2021,Germaine Franco, co-composer of the songs fromCoco (2017), began to score the film.[4][5][6] ComposerJohn Powell was named in the film's credits as a score advisor for the music; this was the first time he had returned to work on a Disney Animation film sinceBolt (2008).[7]
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was released to streaming services on November 19, 2021. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 24, 2021, inRealD 3D andDolby Cinema.[8] An exclusive CD, including a poster, was made available viaTarget on December 17,[9] whilepicture discs were sold byWalmart.[10] The soundtrack was released in a total of 46 languages.[11]
The soundtrack for download or streaming consists of 44 tracks, 32 of which are present on the CD release.[12] There are 8 original songs and an English-language version of the track "Dos Oruguitas".[13][14] The download also includes instrumental versions of the songs.[15] The download contains 27 score compositions, 23 of which are also present on the CD release.[15][16]
The opening song "The Family Madrigal" was inspired by "Belle", the opener ofBeauty and the Beast (1991).[2] It is a vallenato tune,[18] sung by American actressStephanie Beatriz. Mirabel introduces the Madrigals and their unique magical gifts in the song.[27] Also performed by Beatriz, "Waiting on a Miracle" is a bambuco song,[18] written as Mirabel's"I Want" song.[28] During the 2018 research trip to Colombia, the filmmakers noticed that local musicians inBarichara were playing Colombian music on guitars and tiples in a3 4waltz time signature.[28] Miranda wrote the song in that time signature to symbolize how Mirabel is in a "different rhythmic universe than the rest of her family".[28]
A sample of the fourth track, "We Don't Talk About Bruno", a midtempoguajira tune that has been the album's best-selling song after going viral onTikTok.
The third track, "Surface Pressure", is a reggaeton song with asynth-line, performed by American actressJessica Darrow.[25] Luisa Madrigal, one of Mirabel's elder sisters, expresses her insecurities and the stress she feels from her family in the song,[27] describing the weight of responsibility. Miranda stated he wrote the song inspired by his elder sister.[29] "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is an ensemble number, featuring verses by Pepa, Félix, Dolores, Camilo andIsabela Madrigal, who are Mirabel's aunt, uncle, cousins, and elder sister, respectively. It is sung by Colombian singersCarolina Gaitán and Mauro Castillo, American singerAdassa, American actorRhenzy Feliz, and American actressDiane Guerrero, respectively. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" fuses various genres,[17] such as salsa,[18]guajira,Cuban folk, hip hop, anddance styles.[11] It sees the characters list their perspectives of Mirabel's uncle,Bruno Madrigal,[30][27] who became ostracized from his family after sharing unsettlingvisions.[17]
"What Else Can I Do?" is a "Shakira-esque"rockballad.[25] Mostly sung by Guerrero, the song shows Isabela free herself of the "need to be perfect".[27] "Dos Oruguitas" is a violin-driven acoustic ballad.[17] Miranda stated it was the hardest song to write and that it became his first song written entirely in Spanish-language.[2] To make it sound like an authentic Colombian folk song, Miranda insisted on writing the song first in Spanish, rather than writing first in English and translating into Spanish later.[2] It was recorded by Colombian singer-songwriterSebastián Yatra. Miranda looked to songwriters likeJoan Manuel Serrat andAntônio Carlos Jobim for the song's inspiration.[2] "Dos Oruguitas" plays when Alma Madrigal, Mirabel's maternal grandmother ("Abuela") and the matriarch of the family, loses her husband Pedro while fleeing gunmen involved in an armed conflict. It is regarded as the emotional centerpiece of the album.[27] "All of You" is the final musical number, sung by the entire cast. It is a culmination of melodies and musical sections from all of its preceding songs. "Colombia, Mi Encanto" is anon-diegetic track sung byCarlos Vives.[27] It is an upbeat, radio-friendlydance-pop tune intended as a tribute to Colombia. It is played twice in the film: when Antonio Madrigal, Mirabel's cousin, gets his gift and again from the film's closing scenes to the ending credits.[30]
Colombian singer-songwriterSebastián Yatra performed "Dos Oruguitas", which has been named by critics as the album's best song.
Variety writer Davis Clayton reviewed the soundtrack as "a quintessential sensation" by "all measures".[50] Jeremy Crabb ofScreen Rant wrote "Encanto's soundtrack vividly sets the mood for this film's heartfelt, animated story", bolstered by its bold ballads and quiet, reflective songs, and picked "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the best song.[27]Billboard critics dubbed "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the most memorable track, but picked "Dos Origuitas" as the best track for being a heartfelt ballad with "emotional resonance and beautiful sentimentality".[51]TheWrap's Drew Taylor also ranked "Dos Oruguitas" as the best song, and "We Don't Talk About Bruno" as the runner-up.[30] Francesca Steele ofi statedEncanto boasts a "dizzying" soundtrack "deeply woven into the characterisation". Steele appreciated Disney for embracing a different musical direction and complex ensemble pieces and dubbed it their best music sinceFrozen (2013).[19]The Independent critic Clarisse Loughrey opined that many of the tracks are characteristic of Miranda's work in his musicalsIn the Heights orHamilton, where "melodies will weave in and out of each other to reach a dizzying, final climax".[52] Luke Goodsell of theABC said the songs are Miranda's "seemingly inescapable" sounds and "vibrant musical numbers", displaying the diversity of Latin music.[22] On the contrary, Stephen Thompson ofNPR felt the songs were lackluster.[53]
Encanto (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was a huge commercial success.[35] The album and its songs topped several streaming and record charts around the world. According toRolling Stone, the unexpected success has "largely boggled critics, who have approached its resounding popularity like a riddle they've been asked to solve."[24]
The soundtrack topped the USBillboard 200 chart for nine weeks as the second longest-reigning number-one album of the 2020s decade, behindDangerous: The Double Album (2020) by American singerMorgan Wallen.[54] It was the first Disney soundtrack sinceFrozen II (2019) to reach the top spot, and marked the sixth time an animated film's soundtrack topped the chart in its history, followingThe Lion King (1994),Pocahontas (1995),Curious George (2006),Frozen (2013) andFrozen II, all of which are Walt Disney productions exceptCurious George.[55]Billboard reported that the soundtrack is only the third album in history to debut in one of the last four spots of theBillboard 200 (197–200) and eventually make it to number one, the others beingLed Zeppelin'sLed Zeppelin II (1969) andthe Monkees'Headquarters (1967).[56]
It debuted at number 197 on theBillboard 200, rose to number 110 the next week, and eventually climbed to number seven on the chart.[50][57] The soundtrack reached number one on theBillboard 200 chart dated January 15, 2022, dethroningAdele's30 (2021) by earning 72,000album-equivalent units, which comprises 88 million streams and 11,000 album sales.[23] The next week, it slipped to number three following the debuts ofGunna'sDS4Ever andthe Weeknd'sDawn FM at the top two spots, before ascending to the number one spot once again in the following week with 104,000 units.[58] It earned its highest consumption in its third chart-topping week—115,000 units—consisting of 19,000 sales and 138.51 million streams.[12] Furthermore, the album topped the USIndependent Albums andSoundtrack Albums charts,[59] and theUK Compilation Chart for multiple weeks.[60]
Elsewhere, the album has reached number one in Australia,[61] Canada[62] and New Zealand,[63] number five in Austria,[64] the Netherlands,[65] Norway,[66] Spain[67] and in the Belgian region ofWallonia,[68] number eight in Belgium'sFlanders,[69] number nine in Denmark,[70] number 11 in Switzerland,[71] number 14 in Germany,[72] number 18 in Finland,[73] number 25 in France,[74] number 27 in Italy,[75] and number 54 in Lithuania.[76]
The soundtrack placed 17th onBillboard's 2024 year-endSoundtracks chart and 18th on the 2025 year-endSoundtracks chart.[77][78] OnBillboard's 2025 year-endKid Albums chart, the soundtrack ranked 10th.[79]
"We Don't Talk About Bruno" was the soundtrack's most popular song, surging on variousdigital music platforms. It reached number one on theSpotify Top 50 US chart on January 10, 2022,[50] ahead of the tracks from the Weeknd'sDawn FM, which was released that week,[23] and eventually toppedYouTube,iTunes andApple Music charts.[80]USA Today called the song "the first breakout hit of 2022" and a "Frozen-style phenomenon". According toSlate critic Chris Molanphy, "the organic nature of the audience landing on 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' really is the marketplace picking the single and that's quite unusual, especially for an animated film".[81]
All of the album's original songs appeared on the USBillboard Hot 100, led by "We Don't Talk About Bruno", which first appeared at number 50 and rose to number one,[82][83] surpassingFrozen's "Let It Go" (2013) as the highest charting Disney song since 1992.[84][85] "Surface Pressure", reaching number eight, madeEncanto the first Disney animated film to have generated multiple top-10 songs on the Hot 100.[82][83] "The Family Madrigal" peaked at number 20, "What Else Can I Do?" at number 27, "Dos Oruguitas" at number 36, "Waiting on a Miracle" at number 48,[83] "All of You" at number 71,[86] and "Colombia, Mi Encanto" at number 100.[87] Buoyed by the chart performances of the soundtrack and its songs, Miranda topped theHot 100 Songwriters chart for the first time in his career.[88]
On theUK Singles Chart, "We Don't Talk About Bruno", "Surface Pressure" and "The Family Madrigal" charted at numbers one, four and seven, respectively.[89] "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the first-ever original Disney song to top the chart,[90] whileEncanto becomes the first animated film soundtrack to simultaneously place three songs in the chart's top ten.[89]
In Ireland, "We Don't Talk About Bruno", "Surface Pressure" and "The Family Madrigal" peaked at numbers one, eight and 19, respectively, on theIrish Singles Chart.[91]
Colombian singerMaluma is featured on the track "All of You" as the voice of Mariano Guzman.
The soundtrack ofEncanto was a viral phenomenon, enjoying widespread popularity on the internet.Far Out called it "Encanto-mania" and a "crossover pop phenomenon".[94] TheTikTok videos tagged with the hashtag "#encanto" have received more than 27.7 billion views in total, as of June 20, 2022.[50][29]Billboard editor Jason Lipshutz compared "We Don't Talk About Bruno" to the "meteoric rise" ofOlivia Rodrigo's breakthrough single "Driver's License" in January 2021. He said "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is propelled by high Spotify streams and trending TikTok videos like "Drivers License" and explained that audiences "look for the next big thing following the usual glut of Christmas music and fall releases from major artists".[81] In agreement, Mikael Wood, the pop music critic ofLos Angeles Times, made the same comparison and statedEncanto becoming "2022's first widespread cultural phenomenon" has turned Miranda into a pop star and an "increasingly powerful showbiz figure". Wood also remarked Miranda's will for "cultural representation".[95]
Patrick Ryan ofUSA Today citedRIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) reports onLatin music revenues, which grew for a fifth consecutive year in the US in 2020, and highlighted the presence of "Colombian hitmakers"Maluma andSebastián Yatra featured on the soundtrack, summarizing "it's no wonder thatEncanto has enjoyedcrossover appeal".[81]/Film's BJ Colangelo called the soundtrack "The Biggest Thing In The World" (on January 10, 2022),[59] whileCinemaBlend writer Rachel Romean stated the album "has proven that it can stand on its own two feet even outside of the film".[96]Associated Press journalist Jake Coyle called it apop culture sensation, saying "the music ofEncanto was suddenly everywhere. Everyone was talking about Bruno".[29]
Johanna Ferreira ofPopSugar wrote that the success of both the film and the soundtrack speaks to "not just the importance and significance of this type of representation in animated films, but also how movies like this are really changing how Latinx stories are being told".[97]Variety said the film "cut through the cultural clutter, producing a series of resounding hits that are forever ingrained on the psyche of children, their parents and anyone who just happened to be in the general vicinity while the film was playing."[35]
On October 28, 2022, it was announced that theEncanto Live-to-Film Concert Experience at theHollywood Bowl taking place on November 11 and 12 would be filmed forDisney+ and released asEncanto at the Hollywood Bowl and released on December 28.[98]
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