Top 10 Underappreciated Songs Written By Lin-Manuel Miranda 

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The whole Encanto soundtrack is a masterpiece. I can't stop jamming to it in both Spanish and English. He is an incredible songwriter.

"Waiting on a miracle" - Encanto is super underrated, the vocals, tone, and visuals are amazing you can really feel Mirabel's pain.

This just shows how talented Lin is. He’s composed and made so many songs, many for musicals but movies as well. Encanto and Moana are examples of the movies Lin has done while some musicals are In the Heights and Hamilton.

"What Else Can I Do" is honestly my favorite song from Encanto. I feel like it naturally fits into the story, manages to believably flesh out Isabela as a character in such a short period of time, and it's just fantastic from a musical standpoint as well.

“Say No to This”. It constantly is in everyone's LEAST favorite Hamilton song, but when pressed for as to why, most will say it’s due to the content (Alex's affair) rather than for the merit of the song itself. And Jasmine WAILS! Such a great song!

I always felt that Dear Theodosia was an underrated song in Hamilton and it makes me cry whenever i hear it knowing the fate of Philip. Theodosia also died before her parents in a ship wreak. It is just a moving song and i think it deserves a little more recognition.

It just goes to show that everything Lin touches instantly turns to gold. "What else Can I Do?" could be "Let it Go" for a new generation!

The fact that "We Know The Way" was relegated to honorable mention makes it THE MOST underrated song. It both gives me life AND chokes me up. "The Money" also has very emotion-filled vocals. 21 Chump street is the best 15mins you'll ever spend on RU-vid. You can also listen to the original interview with Justin Laboy and see just how slick LMM is when creating.

Dos Oruguitas is my personal most underrated pick, but Song of the Ancestors ALWAYS makes me cry because it’s so beautiful, so I will accept it being No. 1 on this list.

"Farmer Refuted" from Hamilton ( of course) is HIGHLY underrated. I said what I said!

Unlike most people, I relate to Isabela much more than Luisa. "What else can I do" reminded me of when I wasn't out to my family, and I constantly felt the pressure to be the golden child since I feared losing their love and respect.

farmer refuted isn’t given nearly enough attention considering how incredible the concept and rhyme schemes are

Lin is probably the biggest reason why Moana and Encanto are on my fav Disney list. Unforgettable catchy songs in a middle of a good story.

"Waiting On A Miracle" and "One More Song" are my favorites. They make me cry, but they also make me feel stronger.

They turned a moderately enjoyable early-2000s cheerleading movie into a musical that sounds this good. Sure, why not.

We are blessed to be alive while Lin is😌

I don’t think “Take a Break” is underrated. A lot of people, I included, agree that it’s a true banger. And the harmonies- 🙄🤚

"What else can I do" is sadly the most underrated song in Encanto.

Yea, "I Am Moana" was always one of my favorites to listen to when the movie came out. It's just so powerful, with both sad (or bittersweet) and joyous emotion.

Loveeee the first pick!! That one line “and call isn’t out there at all it’s inside me” gives me chilllllsssss every time

honestly the whole 21 Chump Street soundtrack is underrated. Also Lin Manuel Miranda’s songs are all amazing tho ; Hamilton , in the heights , encanto , moana , vivo, bring it on .. just everything

I am honestly still blown away everytime he writes a new song. His music is amazing and there shouldn't be a doubt about it. ❤

"One More Song" makes me cry every time! The tone in Lin-Manuel's voice just relays so much emotion, I don't know how he's not crying as he sings it

I heard on another clock app that Lin likes the word hurricane and now I notice it. Absolutely amazing songs on this list.

I completely agree! Hurricane and It's Quiet Uptown are my favorites from Hamilton and I was so sad when they cut Sunrise and Everything I Know from In the Heights. My 4yo is constantly singing What Else Can I Do or Waiting on a Miracle around the house, when she's not singing anything from Moana that is. And the entire movie and music from Vivo are underappreciated, a favorite in our house!

Notice how the top two underrated LMM songs are Disney songs. “What Else can I Do” is actually my favourite song from the whole “Encanto” soundtrack. Also, I have heard and watched “21 Chump Street” and it is absolutely worth checking out. 👌

As a teenage girl who is basically trying to write a musical based on "Vivo," I'm so happy that "One More Song" is on the top 3. It's one of my favorite songs in the movie because it makes me cry, but it also empowers me to do more and find some goodness while taking steps on a big journey. And besides, I actually love Lin's singing voice in the song so much. He's filled with emotion, but also filled with power and encouragement, and I LOVE THAT. And as I was writing a few lyrics to all of my new original songs for my "Vivo" musical project, I also wrote a second reprise to "One More Song," since the original song had one reprise in the movie that absolutely broke my heart, so before I finished writing the script, I wrote my very own lyrics to the second reprise of "One More Song" so it could make a lot more sense. Even though it was a short song that I wrote, it was very quick and easy for me to write, and I actually got emotional while singing my own lyrics to myself. Besides, I tried to make it very heartwarming. And yes, I really think "Vivo" is so underappreciated and it needs more love. So even though I'm a younger teenage girl in high school, I'm writing the musical because I think the movie is PERFECT as a Broadway show, and also because I want to finally be able to give it a chance to shine on the stage in the future.

Paciencia y Fe, Enough, Blackout, 96,000 all deserve more praise. I could go on!

"What else can i do" got stuck in My head since i watched "Encanto" yesterday, (specially the italian version "Cos'altro farò". Thanks Ms mojo, a good way to start off this week. Happy monday and see You soon.

My heart litteraly crashed in a million of pieces when i found out that "What else can i do" is one of the songs (maybe THE song) that people least liked in Encanto

Again, Paciencia y Fe is one of his finest. Makes me tear up a bit every time. It describes so much in one song

I don't know how the top 1st can be overlooked. I ugly cry every time I hear and "I will carry you here in my heart to remind me". Every single time.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a huge reason I still add new songs to my music library.😉💜

Lin hasn't created a bad song. It's impossible.

i just love hamilton so much, all these songs i love. hurricane is one for me that i love watching the performance. the actual "hurricane" of his past traumas/his life and mistakes to that point is just beautiful from a choreo and story telling stand point. like you said, a catalyst for the rest of act 2.

All of Lin's works that I know (encanto, moana, and hamilton) are absolutely amazing and I've had a phase where I repeated the soundtrack like a million times

Thank you for this video!! This really shows just how talented Lin-Manuel is, especially with every single song in "Hamilton"!! Some of his songs are so underrated, but this video i think shows the beauty of what some people overlook. Thank you MsMojo!!

Dos Oruguitas is extremely underrated, I’ve seen people talking almost the entire soundtrack but I’ve seen this song is the least talk about, its really sad because it is such a beautiful song and has a absolutely beautiful message and meaning, and it also made me cry when I first saw in in theaters, as much as I like We Don’t Talk About Bruno and Surface Pressure, this song is absolutely my favorite of the soundtrack and the one I listened to the most. At least it is nominated for an Oscar which it absolutely deserves.

Sunrise from In the Heights deserves every praise!! So sad it didn’t make the movie cut, but given they wanted to give more romance screen time to Usnavi & Vanessa, it is what it is....but still a shame 🥺🙏💖

"Waiting on a miracle" from Encanto is underrated too

I am Moana is one of the most underrated Disney songs. Lins arrangement is perfection. He is so insanely talented

My sister loves Vivo; me, not so much. But One More Song always gives me chills. Lin will always be one of my favorite musicians, lyricists, composers, etc.

Omg ITS SUCH A SHAME NO ONE TALKS ABOUT HIS WORK ON VIVO!! Only that the film is ok, which is it, but the music he did for it carries the entire thing!! 🙌🙌👏👏

I don't know why but even though Keep the Beat was mentioned in One More Song, I'd have to say thank you. It's underappreciated meanwhile I literally play Keep the Beat every single day. It's just so good! Plus, I feel like most of Vivo's songs are underappreciated and deserves more love. Even though there are better movies, I think Vivo was really good

“What the heck I gotta do” is one of my favs feel good song from Lin. Anthony is so good on that. “Money” is also sooo good. The whole 21 chump street deserves a ton more

I hope he does songs for DreamWorks next. Can you imagine him joining forces with orchestral legend John Powell?

Sunrise is so good! I was upset when it wasn’t in the movie. Glad it made the list.

I’m so glad Vivo was included. That’s a very underrated movie in general.

The song "More" from the Moana demo is actually one of my favorites of his - a lot of classic LMM stuff, great internal rhyming, strong use of character specific melodies

I suggested We Know the Way and Columbia, Mi Encanto in the post last week and I'm pretty surprised they were only honourable mentions. Definitely shows how underrated they are.

He’s definitely a lyrical genius. I will always adore Lin due to the fact that his work is what re-introduced me to musical theatre.

Maybe it’s the fact that I was reading Eragon when Moana came out but I am Moana/Song of the Ancestors just hit home for me immediately. It’s literally Moana’s Truename. She completely finds herself within that song. So well done.

Lin is such an amazing writer. My favorite is Columbia Mi Encanto

Hurricane always was remarkable to me because I heard Congratulations and Burn first. So my initial reaction was, "Wow, how could anyone be so f-ing stupid?" Hurricane helped me understand, even though it did not excuse his actions. I also really enjoy singing it, which always helps.

What Else Can I Do is my favorite song! We finally have a movie with characters of Latin roots and I feel so represented as isabela. The perfect, silent beauty, with great grades and never disobeys. I always felt so much pressure that i can't be myself or make any mistakes because everyone always assumes everything is easy and perfect for me. When I first heard What Else Can I Do I started crying because of sadness and happiness. I felt as though i myself will never break out of my perfection image but i felt happy that at least a fictional character like Isabela could and is living so much better now. Definitely my favorite Disney Heroine. (Super underrated song and character imo. I felt as though the other songs were getting advertised more and released earlier so that they wouldnt flop and so what else could I do would stand out, but ended up doing the opposite.

I don’t really care for rap but I love his music! I didn’t even know until this year that he wrote for Moana. I love all the music in Encanto. I’ve watched it several times. I think the most underrated song is Dos Oraguitas.

I personally think that the whole of In the Heights is so underrated. The music in that show is fantastic

The song "What Else Can I Do" is actually my favorite song. The part where Isabela hugs Mirabel in the music video gives me a feeling of sister hood.

Lin is amazing, his role in hamilton is so fricken amazing and his song writing skills are underrated.

Colombia, Mi Encanto is such a great song. Its played twice in the movie. It deserves more love than what’s it’s getting. The entire Encanto soundtrack is awesome.

#1 is definitely one of my favorites, chills and tears everytime!

Literally all of bring it on the musical is incredibly underrated! This musical needs love!

I believe Dos Orugitas is unfairly underappreciated...I LOVE the song and it's great, it's a shame it's overshadowed by We don't talk about Bruno and Surface Pressure....don't get me wrong, the whole soundtrack is a masterpiece but the fragility and loveliness of Dos Orugitas is unfortunately overlooked :/

Okay but like KNOW WHO YOU ARE IS THE BEST SONG IN MOANA AND IN LIN-MANUEL MIRANDAS HISTORY!! I could literally die to that song!

Lin really is such a creative person, wow, just wow.

"I am Moana" is especially powerful because you draw your individual strength from your ancestors, and there is a core proverb that translates as "look back in order to move forward." When Moana realises that the voyager she is at her core is *not* betraying her lineage, because she comes from millennia of voyagers (even though recent generations grew fearful), and they then appear and reinforce/reinvigorate her, it is amazing. Makes me cry every time.

For anyone who doesn't know, the guy from the 14 minute musical and the "What the heck I got to do" is the person who plays John Lawrence Philip Hamilton.

Hurricane is definitely underrated in Hamilton especially the very beginning for me. After listening to the Hamilton soundtrack many times I realized what a good song Hurricane was. I showed my sister and she agrees with me and now it is one of our favorite songs from Hamilton

I would go so far as to say ALL of Bring It On is underappreciated. It’s certainly no Hamilton (or even 21 Chump Street), but it featured more Broadway debuts than anything ever, incorporated truly groundbreaking choreo, not to mention trans representation that was just part of the character, not the entire character, and the most impressive quick change I’ve ever seen DURING AN ACROBATIC LIFT.

I Am Moana Is literally my favorite song In the whole movie. It gives me so many chills, and never fails to make me cry with how beautiful It's message Is!

I believe imo Waiting on a Miracle from Encanto should've been on the list or even an honorable mention. That song was beautiful heart wrenching and relatable. Mirabel is just tired and wants a chance to prove to her family that she's worth it and wants to make them proud but she feels that she's being left behind while everyone is climbing up. Also her line when says "I'm not fine...I'm not fine." IT DESTROYED ME!

All the people who loved Encanto should go and see VIVO right now!!! It is really beautiful !!!

I wasn't expecting to see it on the list, so I'm not upset, but more people need to hear "Cheering For Me Now", co-written with John Kander.

Great pics. Giving the love to the lesser known songs!

As a rock fan I can really appreciate the backing music for what else can I do, it’s one of my fav songs from the film

No such thing as an underappreciated Lin Manuel Miranda song, they're all appreciated.

"Underappreciated Songs Written By Lin-Manuel Miranda" hmmm those words is it even possible to use them in a sentence like that?

That makes me sad to know that What Else Can I Do is under appreciated. Which is a real shame because I think it’s as amazing all the other songs from the film.

Colombia, Mi Encanto is an underrated Lin-Gem 💎

How could you leave out Almost Like Praying?? It's utterly epic and definitely overlooked much of the time.

Theodosia and Enough are, in my opinion the two most under appreciated songs in Hamilton.

Magnificent songs that he’s written. More pop artists need to sing them all the time

Lin-Manuel Miranda created the most beautiful pieces of music EVER!

I hope he wins Best Original Song

21 Chump Street is a pure masterpiece!!!

It’s Quite uptown always gets me! This is such an emotional song

One more song is amazing! I also loved inside your heart from that movie! What a talented man!

"One More Song" and "Keep The Best" and "Inside Your Heart" is one of my favorite songs

It's weird, all of the songs in this list I absolutely LOVE!! Most of them I would consider favorites because I listen them all the time

i first watched hamilton liek a year and a half ago, and im STILL pbsessed with the schulyer sister dresses, especially elizas dresses, every single version of it

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very very great epic list I like it a lot very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever ❤

“What Else Can I Do?” is my favorite song from Encanto!!💜💕✨

At this point, if I know just ONE song in a movie was written by Lin Manuel, then the movie is automatically worth watching! 😂

Know Who You Are from Moana is so beautiful, can't think about it without crying! Thank goodness it's not longer - I would never recover.

shiny from moana is def a underappreciated song it literally reveals how maui craves validation from human and he kind of hints his abandonment from his parents because it leads up to maui confessing his real parents left him in the ocean to die

i can really hear lin's "style" in all of his songs

I say again, “one last time” is the most underrated song he has ever wrote but all these are underrated

Lin-Manuel is so(x100) talented!!!!!! Fantastic!