Moana contains songs.
Moana ( [ moʊˈɑːnə ] ) is a 2016 American computer-animated musical fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative , sometimes accompanied by dancing . The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film 's characters , though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline , often as elaborate `` production numbers '' .