Disney Music Group has announced the details of the Moana: Voices Across the Ocean “inspired by” album. The 15-track album features 14 original songs and one cover song of We Know the Way, co-written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa‘i, and featured on the Moana Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The project brought together 25 up-and-coming Pacific artists who pulled inspiration from the spirit, themes and influence of Disney’s Moana into their own musical worlds and identities. The album, which blends genres of Island Reggae, R&B, Pop, Island Country, Soul, and Dance, will be released digitally next Friday, July 31 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. The experience behind Moana: Voices Across the Ocean comes from Dwayne Johnson (who is also a featured artist and writer on the album), along with his wife, Lauren Hashian and co-executive producers Tiana Nonosina Liufau and Kayla Fa‘amaligi.
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Nathan Matthew David Scoring NBC’s ‘Young Rock’
Nathan Matthew David (The Last Word, Slice, Deadly Class, Angie Tribeca, Surviving R. Kelly, Satisfaction) is composing the original score for the new NBC comedy Young Rock. The show is created by Dwayne Johnson & Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat, Always Be My Maybe) and stars Johnson himself, Joseph Lee Anderson, Stacey Leilua, Adrian Groulx, Uli Latukefu, Bradley Constant, Ana Tuisila, Fasitua Amosa and John Tui. The series focuses on different chapters of Johnson’s life, from growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being surrounded by the wild characters of his professional wrestling family and to playing football at the University of Miami.
‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ Soundtrack Announced
Watertower Music has announced a soundtrack release for the family adventure sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. The album features the original score from the film by composer Andrew Lockington who also wrote the music for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Also included on the release are two versions of What a Wonderful World performed by lead actor Dwayne Johnson and produced by film composer/orchestrator William Ross. The soundtrack is scheduled to be released on February 7, 2012. Audio clips can be checked out after the jump. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton and stars Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristin Davis and Luis Guzman.