Pacific performance group Te Vaka are preparing for unprecedented publicity when Disney's Moana premiers next month.
Te Vaka was founded by Samoan-born Opetaia Foa'i, who is Tokelauan-Tuvaluan and was raised in New Zealand.
NiuFM reports Julie Foa'i, band manager and Opetaia's wife, says the Moana soundtrack is loaded with Te Vaka.
"There's a lot of tracks written by Opetaia in there, and when you hear the movie you will hear a lot of his input into the soundtrack and into the songs. Put it this way - the movie opens with Te Vaka," says Foa'i.
The group will perform two songs at the film's red carpet premier on November 14, and already "have the visas" for a potential performance at the Oscars should Moana be nominated.
"Disney actually loved Te Vaka so much they're actually going to release a best of Te Vaka album," she says.
The Hollywood premier of Moana will be on November 13, with a US release date of November 23. Moana opens in New Zealand and the Pacific on Boxing Day.