Jon Burlingame editorOne expects a Disney animated film to have great music. But when the setting is outside the United States, it’s especially crucial that the musical backdrop be true to the locale.
Composer Germaine Franco does just that for “Encanto.”Franco, who co-wrote most of the songs and orchestrated the score for Disney’s “Coco,” set in Mexico, has become Hollywood’s go-to composer for authentic Latin flavors.
She was co-composer on “Dora and the Lost City of Gold,” set in Peru; wrote additional music for the Dia de los Muertos musical “The Book of Life”; and scored the Starz series “Vida,” about Mexican-American sisters living in East L.A.Originally from El Paso, her Mexican-American heritage and vast experience as a.
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