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For Catherine Laga’aia, singing 'How Far I'll Go' was more than just a recording session—it was a challenge she was ready to step up to. Hear her talk about the experience and how she feels the final version is a 'beautiful culmination' of her performance and the original.
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00:00That was the most nerve-wracking day of my life.
00:02I think when you're kind of sitting in a booth singing a song that's already been performed so beautifully
00:07and you're looking through the glass and you see Tommy Kail, Alex Lacamoire, and Lin-Manuel Miranda,
00:12it's just a recipe for a heart attack.
00:14So I was so nervous kind of stepping into it, but they were so open to trying new things,
00:19to experimenting on what we already had.
00:21I felt incredibly prepared and kind of ready to step up to that challenge.
00:25And being able to hear it in the movie, I hear bits of Auli'i and I hear pieces of
00:30me.
00:31So I think it's a beautiful kind of culmination of the two of us.

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