In writing their first film soundtrack together, the TikTok duo of Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear looked to those influences and “Anchorman.” Of course.

Barlow is one half of Barlow and Bear (Emily Bear), the songwriting team behind the new songs featured in Disney's "Moana 2." Bear chimes in, "I would say that everyone has an opinion." ...

I can understand why: His "Moana" songs were memorable (especially "How Far I'll Go" and "You're Welcome"), and he only upped his game with "Encanto," an even more intricately inspired entertainment.

To further capture that sound, they listened to Pacific Island music to discover and identify patterns that could assist in the new songs. When the Moana sequel was initially announced ...

During the tour, Barlow (a Birmingham, Alabama native) and Bear (from Rockford, Illinois) happened to be working on “Get Lost,” a song for “Moana 2″ character Matangi, voiced by Awhimai ...

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear made history as the youngest composers and only all-woman songwriting team for a Disney ...

Moana and Maui perform the song “Warrior Face” for the first time in the stage show when the demigod teaches Moana how to face her fears before entering the Realm of the Monsters to face Tamatoa.