These 3 Disney movie songs, animated with sign language, are headed to Disney+

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New animated sequences of songs from “Encanto,” “Frozen 2” and “Moana 2” are headed to Disney+.Disney Animation announced Wednesday that “Songs in Sign Language,” comprised of three musical numbers from recent Disney movies newly reimagined in American Sign Language, will debut April 27 in honor of National Deaf History Month.

Directed by veteran Disney animator Hyrum Osmond, “Songs in Sign Language” will feature fresh animation for “Encanto’s” chart-topper “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” “Frozen 2’s” poignant ballad “The Next Right Thing” and “Moana 2’s” anthem “Beyond.” Produced by Heather Blodget and Christina Chen, the new versions of these songs were created in collaboration with L.A.-based theater company Deaf West Theatre.“In the majority of cases, we created entirely new animation,” Osmond said in a press statement.

“There were a lot of adjustments that we had to do within the animation to be true to the original intention.” Television Cartoon Network’s ‘Craig of the Creek’ worked closely with Southern California Black Deaf Advocates to make a milestone of Black Deaf representation.Deaf West Theatre artistic director DJ Kurs, sign language reference choreographer Catalene Sacchetti and a group of eight performers from Deaf West worked together to craft and choreograph the ASL version of the musical numbers for “Songs in Sign Language.” The creatives focused on being true to the concepts and emotion of the songs rather than direct translations of the lyrics.Kurs said his team jumped at the chance to collaborate and integrate ASL into “the fabric of Disney storytelling.” “Disney stories are the universal language of childhood,” Kurs said in a statement.

“The chance to bring our language into that world was a historic opportunity to reach a global audience.Working on this project was very emotio...