Shiny

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"Shiny" is a flamboyant villain song from Disney's animated film *Moana*, performed by the giant crab Tamatoa as he boasts about his love of all things glittery and reflective.

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Shiny canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film song
song
villain song
appearsIn Moana
basedOnMusicalTradition Broadway musical style
belongsToFranchise Disney
Moana universe
surface form: Moana franchise
characterPerformedBy Tamatoa
composer Lin-Manuel Miranda
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describesCharacter Tamatoa
distributorOfFilm Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
featuresCharacter Maui
Moana
fictionalCharacterPerformer Tamatoa
fromFilm Moana
genre musical theatre-style song
show tune
villain song
hasMusicalNumberType solo with ensemble backing
hasNotableLine "I'd rather be shiny"
"Scrub the deck and make it look shiny"
intendedAudience family
inUniverseTraitEmphasized Tamatoa's love of all things glittery and reflective
language English
lyricalTheme materialism
obsession with glitter and shine
vanity
lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda
medium animated film
narrativeFunction character development for Tamatoa
comic relief
partOf Moana
surface form: Moana (2016 animated film)

Moana (film score)
surface form: Moana (soundtrack)
performer Jemaine Clement
positionInFilm appears in the Realm of Monsters sequence
productionCompanyOfFilm Walt Disney Animation Studios
publisher Disneyland Records
surface form: Walt Disney Records
recordLabel Disneyland Records
surface form: Walt Disney Records
releaseYear 2016
sceneSetting Lalotai, the Realm of Monsters
title Shiny self-link
usesMusicalStyle David Bowie-inspired style
glam rock
vocalType male lead vocal
voiceActorOfPerformer Jemaine Clement

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Moana hasSong Shiny
Shiny title Shiny self-link