Score Mixer Alvin Wee Interview: Encanto

 Score Mixer Alvin Wee Interview: Encanto

Score mixer Alvin Wee discusses working with Encanto composer Germaine Franco, traditional Colombian music, and his favorite scene in the movie.

Disney's Encanto has proven to be a commercial and critical success in the few months since its release. It has already won a Best Animated Feature Film Golden Globe, and may be on track to do the same at the Academy Awards, after its Oscar nomination in the same category. In addition to telling the story of a multigenerational Colombian family, Encanto features plenty of brand new music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, including the uber-popular "We Don't Talk About Bruno" and the Golden Globe-nominated "Dos Oruguitas."

Encanto has even more to celebrate, however, as it's also been nominated for "Best Original Score" at the 94th Academy Awards. Germaine Franco, who is notably the first woman to score an animated Disney feature film, blended traditional Colombian instrumentation as well as other styles of Latin music and traditional Western orchestral pieces to create a unique musical landscape that suited the film perfectly. The music composed by Franco was further brought to life through the masterful work of score mixer Alvin Wee, who spoke to Screen Rant about his work and the rich music heard in Encanto.