Musical fans skeptical of Encanto because its primary target audience is children should take another look at the film, since the soundtrack composer is Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton fame.

Encanto is an animated musical and comedy film focused on Mirabel Madrigal, an ordinary 15-year-old girl stuck in a family of people blessed with unique gifts. Upon learning that the family’s supernatural powers, sourced from a magical candle, are in danger, she discovers she might be the Madrigals’ last hope of saving their miracle.

The movie itself is filled with charm, a major part being catchy songs such as “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” sung by the entire cast; “Surface Pressure,” featuring Luisa (Jessica Darrow); and “Waiting on a Miracle,” starring Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). 

The style of the music, however, has a great contrast to the songs in Hamilton. As opposed to hip-hop, rhythm and blues, and pop, Encanto’s main style is based on Colombian folk music. Although Hamilton’s music styles are definitely more well known, Encanto provides a similar structure of having many verses of the songs overlap in “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” just like in Hamilton’s “Non-Stop.”

The arrangements in this animated film likely will still endear themselves to musical fans, leaving the tunes stuck in the heads of many even hours after the movie’s end.