Descendants 2
Added on Friday, July 21, 2017 Posted by Philippe Mouchon
Walt Disney Records presents: Descendants 2. The 'Descendants 2' soundtrack features six original songs, two covers of 'Kiss the Girl' and 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' from Disney's animated classic 'The Little Mermaid,' and three original songs from the animated short-form series 'Descendants: Wicked World' including 'Better Together,' 'Evil' and 'Rather Be With You.'
Burbank, CA – July 21, 2017 – The soundtrack from the highly-anticipated Disney Channel Original Movie 'Descendants 2,' featuring Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce and Booboo Stewart, is available today from Walt Disney Records. An unprecedented and simultaneous premiere is set for the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Descendants 2' across five networks within the Disney|ABC Television Group, today Friday 21 (8:00 p.m. EDT), on Disney Channel, ABC, Disney XD, Freeform and Lifetime.
The high energy pop rock anthem, 'Ways to Be Wicked' is performed by Cameron, Carson, Boyce and Stewart. The song is produced by Sam Hollander and Josh Edmondson who wrote the song with Grant Michaels and Charity Daw.
The commanding, feet stomping single 'What's My Name,' is performed by China Anne McClain as Uma (daughter of Ursula from 'The Little Mermaid'), who is Mal's archenemy and leader of a motley crew of pirates. The pop/R&B song establishes Uma as the self-proclaimed queen of the Isle of the Lost. The track is produced by the songwriting/producing team Rock Mafia, Antonina Armato and Tim James, who wrote the lyrics with Tom Sturges and Adam Schmalhol.
The music videos for 'What's My Name” and 'Ways to Be Wicked' on DisneyMusicVevo have over 93 million combined views to date.
The 'Descendants 2' soundtrack features six original songs, two covers of 'Kiss the Girl' and 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' from Disney's animated classic 'The Little Mermaid,' and three original songs from the animated short-form series 'Descendants: Wicked World' including 'Better Together,' 'Evil' and 'Rather Be With You.'
The 'Descendants 2' soundtrack is available today wherever music is sold and streamed. For more information on Walt Disney Records' releases, become a fan at Facebook.com/disneymusic or follow us at Twitter.com/disneymusic and Instagram.com/disneymusic.
'Descendants' (2015) is the fifth most watched movie in cable TV history in Total Viewers (12.2 million) and has reached well over 100 million Total Viewers worldwide. Its videos on Disney's YouTube channels have amassed over one billion views. The 'Descendants' soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 album chart in its first week of release and also ranked No. 1 on Billboard’s Soundtrack, Children's, Digital Album and Top Albums charts. The album was also No. 1 on the iTunes Album Overall and Soundtrack charts.
Dove Cameron ('Liv and Maddie'), Cameron Boyce ('Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything,' 'Jessie'), Booboo Stewart ('X-Men Days of Future Past'), Sofia Carson ('Adventures in Babysitting') and Mitchell Hope reprise their starring roles as Mal, Carlos, Jay, Evie and King Ben, respectively, in the epic sequel. Emmy Award-winning director Kenny Ortega ('Descendants,' 'High School Musical' movies) returns as director, executive producer and choreographer.