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Inspired by one of the summer’s most anticipated movies, Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “The Lone Ranger,” The Lone Ranger: Wanted features 14 new songs performed by an eclectic group of artists. Walt Disney Records will release the album on July 2, 2013. “These are the artists we listened to on the way to set each morning and in the evenings with the dust, like bitter chalk, upon our teeth. Echoes of their passionate performances in our minds, for 150 days and nights,…

New Music From Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso Of Swedish House Mafia Featured In Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters University”

June 5, 2013

Fresh from the spectacular finale to Swedish House Mafia’s final world tour and ahead of their joint Ibiza venture “Departures,” electronic dance music heavyweights Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso have created a new track for the soundtrack to Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters University,” which is set for release on June 18th. The new production, “Roar,” is available today and backed by two additional remixes from fellow Swede Style Of Eye and rising London-based producer Yogi. Challenged with the task of providing the music for a college fraternity…

Disney Music Group Introduces Disney Music Gift Cards And Launches Disney Digital Music Store

May 24, 2013

The vast collection of contemporary hits and timeless classics are now available for online shopping with the launch of Disney’s digital music store. Making it even easier to give the gift of Disney music, Disney Music Group also created Disney music gift cards, for sale at Wal-Mart and grocery retailers everywhere. Both the gift cards and the website (www.disneymusicstore.com) launched December 2012. Like gift cards from online retailers such as iTunes and Amazon, Disney music gift cards make music shopping…

Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters University” Hits Campus with Music from Randy Newman and Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia

May 22, 2013

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Disney-Pixar’s “Monsters University” rocks theaters this summer featuring music from award-winning composer Randy Newman and Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia. Filmmakers also tapped the Atlanta-based hard rock band Mastodon to serenade one of the film’s new monsters. Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae , “Monsters University” hits theaters June 21, 2013, with the short film “The Blue Umbrella,” which features music by composer Jon Brion and vocals by Sarah Jaffe . “We wanted to…

Heroes Fall Album Of Music Inspired By Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” Set For Release April 30

March 29, 2013

Twelve super heroes of indie and alternative rock have banded together to create Heroes Fall, Marvel Music /Hollywood Records’ compilation of music from and inspired by the highly anticipated movie, Marvel’s “Iron Man 3.” Heroes Fall arrives in stores and at online retailers on April 30, 2013 while the film opens in theaters nationwide on May 3, 2013. AWOLNATION’s “Some Kind of Joke” is featured in the film. Other songs recorded exclusively for the album include “Big Bad Wolves”…

Universal Music Group & Disney Music Group Expand Agreement Globally

March 22, 2013

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, and The Disney Music Group (DMG), which includes Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records and Disney Music Publishing, have expanded their ongoing relationship through a new long-term global commercial and creative agreement, it was announced today by UMG Chairman & CEO Lucian Grainge and DMG Executive Vice President, Ken Bunt . Covering both physical and digital rights nearly worldwide, the agreement will enable UMG and Disney to offer DMG’s unique and extremely…

Walt Disney Records Presents Oz The Great and PowerfulOriginal Motion Picture Score Soundtrack

March 1, 2013

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Walt Disney Records will release the digital original motion picture soundtrack for “Oz The Great and Powerful” on March 5, 2012. Oscar®-nominated composer Danny Elfman reunites with director Sam Raimi for “Oz The Great and Powerful” after composing original scores for the filmmaker’s blockbuster hits “Spider-Man,” “Spider-Man 2,” “Darkman” and “A Simple Plan.” Elfman said, “I didn’t really go in with any sense of what I wanted to do other than just to follow the film. It was incredibly clear because the characters and what they…

Shake It Up: I <3 Dance Soundtrack From Walt Disney Records Features 12 Hot Dance Tracks From the Hit Disney Channel Series

February 19, 2013

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Once again, Bella Thorne and Zendaya have the floor – the dance floor, that is, as the stars of Disney Channel’s hit series “Shake It Up” anchor Shake It Up: I <3 Dance soundtrack, a new Walt Disney Records collection of blazing dance tracks featured in the third season of the show. With performances by Bella and Zendaya, fellow Disney stars Selena Gomez , Bridgit Mendler , Roshon Fegan and Caroline Sunshine , as well as up-and-coming stars Coco Jones,…

Club Penguin and Walt Disney Records Release First-Ever EP for Disney’s #1 Virtual World

February 12, 2013