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.