‘Encanto’ Composer Germaine Franco on Becoming the First Oscar-Nominated Latina for Original Score
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs Disney’s “Encanto” continues to break music chart records, a much more personal moment stands out to composer Germaine Franco.
It’s a viral moment, captured on social media, of a little boy who lights up at realizing that he looks just like the young character Antonio. “It’s so beautiful because he sees himself on screen,” she tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast.“Encanto” features eight original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, while Franco’s score cuts in and out of the songs, evoking a sense of magical realism.
On the latest episode of the award-winning Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, Franco talks about working with Miranda, the film’s success and landing an Oscar nomination.
Listen below: When Germaine Franco began the scoring process on “Encanto,” she says the whole film wasn’t completely animated and the songs were still being worked on. “I met with [filmmakers] Byron Howard and Jared Bush and we talked about the scope of how would the score work in conjunction with the songs because the songs are very melodic,” she says.Folk instruments were integral to Franco’s score.
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