Who wrote the song 'How Far I'll Go'?

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the song “How Far I’ll Go.”

Miranda wrote the lyrics and music for Moana’s central song, which captures the heroine’s desire to discover what lies beyond Motunui’s reef. The number was created for Disney’s 2016 animated musical and became one of Miranda’s best-known film compositions.

The song was performed in the movie by Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana. Alessia Cara recorded a separate pop version for the soundtrack. Miranda’s work on the film came while he was already famous for the Broadway musical *Hamilton*, whose original cast recording won the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album.

Several other names in the options are genuine *Moana* collaborators. Mark Mancina co-wrote and produced music for the project and contributed additional music and production to the reprise. Opetaia Foaʻi worked on the film’s songs, particularly its Polynesian musical elements, while Alan Menken was not the songwriter of this number. The main song’s canonical writer credit belongs to Miranda.