Lin-Manuel Miranda

Released: February 15, 2016

Songwriter: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Producer: Lin-Manuel Miranda

We write music, we write songs to tell a story
Whether you’re King Kendrick or Jeanine Tesori
I’m sorry if I start screaming these thanks hysterically
John Buzzetti, Tim Latham, Tom Coyne, and Derek Lee
Tommy Kail set the stage to kick our boots through
Bill Sherman, Quest, and Tariq, the whole Roots crew
Sean at Warner Chapel, Riggs and Craig at Atlantic
Lacamoire, my right-hand man, this frantic Hispanic
Is non-stop, the best idea goes in the pot
Whether you're Harnick and Bock, Pun, Biggie, or Pac
The cast unstoppable, band is unbeatable
Inimitable, inevitable, always inspiring me to pull through
Vanessa, Angie, Illie, Ellie, we adore you
Sebastian, daddy’s bringing home a Grammy for you
Good night!

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an award-winning American writer, composer, playwright, and actor. He created and starred in two hit musicals, In the Heights and Hamilton (2015), an epic adaptation of Ron Chernow’s biography of the American founding father. Miranda also co-wrote the music and lyrics for Disney’s Moana (2016). The film’s main theme, “How Far I’ll Go”, was nominated for the 2017 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Personally, Miranda has received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Hamilton), three Tony Awards (Best Original Score for both ITH and Hamilton, Best Book of a Musical for Hamilton), two Grammys (Best Musical Theatre Album ITH, Hamilton), and an Emmy (Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for “Bigger”). He was the recipient of the 2015 MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Grant”. He has a star on the Puerto Rican Walk of Fame and will receive a Hollywood star in 2018.

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