Lin-Manuel Miranda takes viewers behind-the-scenes in new ‘Cheering for Me Now’ video

A week after dropping his November Hamildrop and its accompanying music video, Lin-Manuel Miranda has returned with yet another clip for the recently released track. On Tuesday (Nov. 27), the actor-musician unveiled the second companion visual for “Cheering for Me Now.”

“This is a moment that we thought we were going to put in the show,” explains Miranda at the beginning of the clip.

“It’s like when New York adopts the Constitution and becomes part of the United States and they form a parade for him [Alexander Hamilton].”

He continues: “So I wrote the lyrics and he [John Kander] wrote the music. We went up to his cabin and we just talked about the scene and what would happen and then like, we left with a song and as soon as he started playing it, it was like ‘good job kid.’”

After Miranda’s explanation on how the track came to be, the video officially begins. The three-and-a-half-minute clip features black-and-white footage of the song’s recording session which includes Miranda, Kander, and a 35-piece orchestra.

The video was directed by Derec Dunn and produced by Craig Rosen. Watch the latest music video for “Cheering for Me Now” above.

“Cheering for Me Now” is the penultimate Hamildrop. The series will officially come to an end with next month’s release.

“Cheering for Me Now” is one of many Hamildrops that have been released since the series’ launch in December of 2017. The collection of songs range from a polka tune by “Weird Al” Yankovic (“The Hamilton Polka“) to the March for Our Lives-inspired theater mashup “Found/Tonight” —which features Miranda and Dear Evan Hansen’s Ben Platt—  and most recently Sara Bareilles’ “Theodosia Reprise.”

For more information about the collection of new and redone songs, head on over to the series’ website.

Listen: Lin-Manuel Miranda gets cheery in latest Hamildrop

Lin-Manual Miranda is back with his latest Hamildrop. On Tuesday (Nov. 20), the Hamilton head honcho unleashed “Cheering for Me Now,” the latest addition to his Hamildrop series. Unlike last month’s “Theodosia Reprise,” which was soothingly soulful, November’s track is the complete opposite with its sunshine, cheery, and I-can-take-on-the-world sound.

The three-minute, black-and-white clip for the track finds Miranda donning his Alexander Hamilton costume —the first time since his departure in 2016— as he takes center stage at Hamilton‘s home of the Richard Rogers Theatre on Broadway. In between the footage of Miranda performing, are shots of New Yorkers going about their everyday lives.

The celebratory song was composed by John Kander (Cabaret, Chicago) with lyrics written by Miranda himself. The music video was directed by Oz Rodriguez and edited by Danny Garcia.

According to the video’s accompanying press statement, the song “is an original about New York’s ratification of the constitution.” Watch the music video for “Cheering for Me Now” above.

“Cheering for Me Now” is the penultimate Hamildrop which will officially come to an end with next month’s release.

“Cheering for Me Now” is one of many Hamildrops that have been released since the series’ launch in December of 2017. The collection of songs range from a polka song by “Weird Al” Yankovic (“The Hamilton Polka“) to the March for Our Lives-inspired theater mashup “Found/Tonight” which features Miranda and Dear Evan Hansen’s Ben Platt, and most recently Sara Bareilles’ “Theodosia Reprise.”

For more information about the collection of redone songs, head on over to the series’ website.

Listen: Sara Bareilles takes center stage in new Hamildrop track

Lin-Manuel Miranda is back with his latest Hamildrop! On Wednesday (Oct. 31), the actor unleashed “Theodosia Reprise,” his Hamildrop for the month of October. The tune features fellow Broadway buddy Sara Bareilles taking on a cut track from his hit musical, Hamilton. According to Broadway World, the song was supposed to take place during an intimate moment between Aaron Burr and his daughter, but was eventually removed from the final version of the show.

In addition to dropping the audio for the new tune, Miranda and Bareilles released its accompanying music video. The two-and-a-half-minute clip has a simple premise; the viewer watches Bareilles in the studio recording the track. The simplicity of the video lets the songstress’ soothing soulful vocals take center stage. The track also features the show’s orchestrator Alex Lacamoire on piano and bass and Roots bandleader Questlove on drums.

The video was shot and edited by Angie Bambii and Katia Spivakova. Watch the music video for “Theodosia Reprise” above.

“Theodosia Reprise” is one of many Hamildrops that have been released this year. The collection of songs range from a polka song by “Weird Al” Yankovic (“The Hamilton Polka“) to the March for Our Lives-inspired theater mashup “Found/Tonight” which features Miranda and Dear Evan Hansen‘s Ben Platt.

Fans can anticipate more Hamildrops through the rest of 2018. For more information about the collection of redone song, head on over to the series’ website.

As for Bareilles, the singer recently unleashed her brand new song, “Armor.” In a recent interview with Billboard, she unveiled that she was waiting until next year to debut the new song, but decided to release it early because of the Kavanaugh Hearings.

“This was a song that was meant to wait. We weren’t going to release anything until next year, and I was really moved by the experience of watching the Kavanaugh hearings. This song felt like it wanted to belong to this moment in time,” she explains to the publication. Read the full interview here.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Platt unleash March for Our Lives ‘Hamildrop’

Every single month without fail (since December 2017 that is), Hamilton head honcho Lin-Manuel Miranda has been releasing new versions of his songs from the hit Broadway show. On Monday (March 19), Miranda released his monthly Hamildrop to patiently awaiting fans, but this time, he decided to keep it all in the Broadway family. For March, Miranda teamed up with former Dear Evan Hansen star Ben Platt to give the world a mash-up featuring a song from each Broadway musical.

The song, “Found/Tonight” fuses together “The Story of Tonight” from Hamilton and “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen. The accompanying black-and-white music video for the song was filmed while both Miranda and Platt were recording the track at Atlantic Records’ studios. In the room (where it happened), fans can spot Hamilton director Thomas Kail as well as Justin Paul, one-half of the Dear Evan Hansen songwriting team Pasek and Paul, watching the show unfold.

According to Miranda, the song is dedicated to the hardworking student organizers who have worked tirelessly on this upcoming weekend’s March for Our Lives event. The march – which will take place this Saturday, March 23 – will find hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children gathering in cities across America, and the world, to call for an end to gun violence.

“In the wake of Parkland, I was awestruck by the strength and leadership of the students and their ability to speak truth to power,” Miranda said in a press statement.

He continues: “In the midst of their grief, they mobilized the youth of our nation and created a movement. This is their moment. Not just for themselves, but for all of us. This song is my way of helping to raise funds and awareness for their efforts, and to say thank you, and that we are with you so let’s keep fighting, together.”

Platt adds: “When Lin called me to be a part of this mashup, I couldn’t say no. Better gun control is something that all Americans should be passionate about. These students are paving the way for future generations and it’s so inspiring to see young people standing up for what is probably the most important cause right now in this country, and demanding action. I hope that this song can play some small part in bringing about real change.”

Watch the music video for “Found/Tonight” above. The song is currently available for download here with a portion of proceeds going to March for Our Lives.