BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- "Alexander and
the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" hits theaters
Oct. 10, 2014, with a soundtrack that
includes an original end-credit song from The Vamps, plus original
songs from two of the film's stars and score by Christophe Beck ("Frozen," "The Hangover"). The
six-song EP will be released in the U.S. by Walt Disney Records on Oct. 7, 2014; pre-order begins today.
British pop rock band The Vamps was called on to write and
perform the end-credit song "Hurricane." The group filmed a music
video for the song that features a cameo by Bella Thorne, who stars as big brother Anthony's
uptight girlfriend Celia in the film. A sneak peek of the video
will debut on Disney Channel Sept. 12,
2014, followed by the full video premiere on VEVO. Director
Miguel Arteta ("The Good Girl,"
"Cedar Rapids," "Youth in Revolt") says it was The Vamps' optimism
that drew him to the group. "We wanted people to know that it's
okay to have bad days—you can be stronger and better for it," says
Arteta. "The Vamps' energy gets that across wonderfully!"
According to the director, Beck's score sets the pace for the
film. "Chris Beck loved the honesty
in the film with regard to what it's like to raise a family and how
hectic that can get at times," says Arteta. "He added a genuine
life beat to the whole film. When the troubles for the family
start, you can almost hear Chris' score going 'Oh noooo!' It
feels like honest mayhem in an incredibly fun way."
Dylan Minnette, who plays Anthony
in the film, teamed up with Braeden
Lemasters to write the song "Surf Surf Don't Drown," which
is performed by Minnette's band The Narwhals and appears in the
film as the family rushes to get sister Emily to her play. "I love
The Narwhals and 'Surf Surf Don't Drown' was the perfect message
for our film," says Arteta. "When the world throws a tsunami of bad
luck your way, it's best to go with the energy and try to rise
above it."
Kerris Dorsey gained recognition
in "Moneyball" for her performance of the acoustic song "The Show"
in that film. Dorsey, who portrays big sister Emily in "Alexander,"
wrote and performed the song "Best Worst Day Ever" along with her
sister Justine Dorsey. The song can
be heard during the credits. "I love Kerris and Justine's voices,"
says Arteta. "I heard them play together and knew it would be
fantastic to have them on the soundtrack. I'm so impressed with the
song they wrote. It has such a feeling of being able to beat
the bad odds that life hands you."
"When you are having a bad day, you can feel singled out, as if
fate has brought a huge hand down and pointed its finger at you at
all day," continues Arteta. "Wherever you look up, there it is,
singling you out. We wanted the music in Alexander to have this
incessant feeling to it—like this madcap pulse has gotten a hold of
you and won't let up until the family beats the odds and has the
wonderful party for Alexander in the end!"
Fans can pre-order the soundtrack beginning today: Wide
Download Link: http://smarturl.it/athsa1, Amazon Music Smart Link:
http://smarturl.it/athsama1, and Wide Streaming Partners Link:
http://smarturl.it/athssta1.
The EP track list follows:
1. Hurricane written and performed by The
Vamps
2. Best Worst Day Ever written and performed by
Kerris Dorsey and Justine Dorsey
3. We Are The Ones (Own The World) performed by
Charles William
4. Surf Surf Don't Drown performed by The
Narwhals
5. Perfect World performed by IDK & The
Whatevs
6.Suite from "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good,
Very Bad Day" by Christophe
Beck
ABOUT THE MOVIE
Disney's "Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" follows the exploits of
11-year-old Alexander (Ed Oxenbould) as he experiences the most
terrible and horrible day of his young life—a day that begins with
gum stuck in his hair, followed by one calamity after another. But
when Alexander tells his upbeat family about the misadventures of
his disastrous day, he finds little sympathy and begins to wonder
if bad things only happen to him. He soon learns that he's not
alone when his mom (Jennifer
Garner), dad (Steve Carell),
brother (Dylan Minnette) and sister
(Kerris Dorsey) all find themselves
living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Anyone who says there is no such thing as a bad day just hasn't had
one. "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,"
directed by Independent Spirit Award-winner Miguel Arteta ("The Good Girl," "Cedar Rapids,"
"Youth in Revolt") from a screenplay by Rob
Lieber, is a 21 Laps Entertainment/Jim Henson Company
production. The film hits theaters nationwide Oct. 10, 2014.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Walt Disney Studios Global Publicity
Michelle Rasic:
michelle.rasic@disney.com Derek
Del Rossi: derek.del.rossi@disney.com
Walt Disney Records/Disney Music
Group Publicity
Maria Kleinman: 818-560-5867,
maria.kleinman@disney.com
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