Lin-Manuel Miranda is perhaps most commonly known as “that guy from Hamilton,” a reference to his performance in what has become one of the biggest Broadway musicals of all time, but Miranda is spreading his wings. Right now he’s establishing himself within the film industry as well, having written songs for the Moana soundtrack, and the recent announcement that he will be producing and writing music for the Kingkiller Chronicles. Pretty soon, it seems, Miranda’s name will be known across genres, but what exactly has he done to get this far, and why are film studios (especially Disney) so anxious to secure his talent?
Miranda graduated from Wesleyan University in 2002. While there, he ...
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