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Moana at the 60th Grammys
(28 Nov. 2017)
The Moana soundtrack is nominated for "Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media" in the 60th Recording Academy Grammy Awards!

PICTURE: Music team (Left to right); Mark Mancina (scoring), Opetaia Foa'i (songwriter), Lin Manuel-Miranda (songwriter), Tom MacDougall (Music Supervisor).

Moana wins AMA Top Soundtrack
(19 Nov. 2017)
Up against Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Trolls, Moana (music co-written by Opetaia Foa'i and Lin-Manual Miranda and scored by Mark Mancina) takes Top Soundtrack in the 2017 American Music Awards!

New Zealand Music Awards 2017
(16 Nov. 2017)
After a powerful opening performance of "We Know the Way" and "Tulou Tagaloa", Opetaia received the International Achievement Award at this years VNZMAs.

Te Vaka and Walt Disney Records
(18 Aug. 2017)
Walt Disney Records released "Te Vaka Greatest Hits, Songs that Inspired Moana" which features 10 Te Vaka songs hand picked by the head of Disney/Pixar Creative, John Lasseter. The album also includes a brand new track, "Lakalaka."

Pacific Music Awards 2017
(1 Jun. 2017)
Opetaia was awarded the "Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement" after the show was opened with a beautiful tribute to his work in Moana, performed by the SaintzUp Performing Arts School.

Moana on the Billboard Charts
(9 Jan. 2017)
"The Moana film soundtrack rises from No. 6 to No. 2 with 64,000 units (up 21 percent) and 44,000 in traditional album sales (up 37 percent — it is the best selling album of the week)."
(excepted from the Billboard website)

(17 Dec. 16)
"We Know the Way" (Opetaia and Lin-Manuel Miranda) spends 2 weeks on the Billboard Top 100, peaking at No. 93.