Tinā’s impact amplified: Official soundtrack launches amid stunning mural unveiling

From breaking records to releasing records, Tinā launches its official soundtrack.

The album includes nine anthems from the film and is available on major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, YouTube Music, and more.

It includes original recordings from St Francis Choir, LEAO, and the legendary Choir of Western Sāmoa Teachers’ Training College.

The soundtrack follows Tinā’s record-breaking success as Aotearoa New Zealand’s widest film release, screening at 128 locations across the motu and the Pacific - with the Australian release on 1 May.

Tinā is the #1 film at the local box office for the third consecutive week, has reached $3 million with 200,000 admissions, and is the highest-grossing film in New Zealand for 2025.

Meanwhile, Fiji-born South Auckland artist Uelese Vavae has just completed a mural inspired by the incredible film in Ōtāhuhu Town Centre.

Vavae, a graduate and now a lecturer at Whitecliffe School of Fine Arts, is renowned for his striking murals, which add colour to South Auckland spaces.

Samson Rambo, award-winning film director and Vavae's friend, documented the mural’s creation.

“Watching my uso piece together the TINĀ mural was different. Every person that walked past stopped not just to look, but to feel it,” her post reads. “This wasn’t just paint on the wall. It’s a cultural paradigm shift.”

In an interview with Tagata Pasifika, Vavae shares his commitment to inspiring hope in his community through his work.

A sentiment echoed by Tinā actors Anapela Polata’ivao and Beulah Koale.

In one of Rambo’s videos, Polata’ivao and Koale shared their heartfelt messages about the connection and impact Tinā has had on them.

“It’s unifying people, there’s a spirit around, a spirit alofa, of forgiveness, of reconnection,” Polata’ivao, the lead actor, says.

“Mothers who haven’t spoken to daughters, who have seen the film, who have called them back up again to ask them for forgiveness.”

Polata’ivao was the head girl of Ōtāhuhu College in 1992, so the mural’s location is of great significance to the local community.

A Pacific pioneer in the creative arts and film industry, Polata’ivao has opened doors for rising talents such as her co-star Koale through the Pacific Industry of Performing Arts (PIPA).

Polata’ivao adds that the film “is just a beautiful human story to bring us back to who we are and we are love, ultimately.”

Koale shares a memorable encounter with a proud mother, who watched the film for the third time, saying, “She was in a beautiful red dress, a nice puletasi. Those little things about you coming for the third time is why I do my job.”