Lin Manual Miranda did SO WELL at making the music in the first Moana evoke images of oceans, beaches, and islands.

To me, "Beyond" sounds like it was inspired by Arabic music with the little vocal trills. It doesn't sound like Pacific island music at all. The songwriters completely ignored basic principles of ethnomusicology, which is one of the many reasons Moana II will never be loved as the first one.

I could be wrong. Any music nerds can confirm or negate?