![]() For the rest of the gang, I think the opportunity will be there for them if this movie blows up.♪If this is wrong, I don't care if I'm right Maia had done a little bit of singing before the movie, but I think the music she would like to do is a little more alternative. ![]() Ross has built a great following so I’m anxious to see how this movie will take him to the next level. Ross Lynch is our star from “Austin and Ally” and his band R5 is growing by the month. Are there any musical careers riding on this one? Not since “High School Musical” has a Disney movie felt like such an ensemble piece. We don’t stop to sing a song – the music is all a part of the storytelling. Same thing with “Meant To Be,” lots of voices, strings, swells. As things crossed over for the characters, that was where we could try some Motown stuff like “Falling for You” – a third flavor in the mix. The bikers were more of the ‘50s so they have a rockabilly sound to them, while the surfers had to have songs with surf sounds, great background vocals, a lush feel. How specific were the instructions to composers? A lot of the people who worked on this have worked on other musicals and series so they (understand) the brand, but I think it was a fun challenge in that it wasn’t like any other Disney Channel musical. There was quite a bit of creativity of going into the music for the movie. There were probably four or five people or teams writing for each spot. How many submissions did you request from writers? They definitely used plenty of colors from that time in music and the feel of the writing of that time, but its accessible to the audience of today. Some asked should we use old guitars? Old amps? Make it sound old-fashioned? And I was like, ‘well no.’ While we want kids to experience the music of that time, they’re 8 to 12 years old so you still want it to be relatable to them. We wanted to take the audience to the early ‘60s and have the music feel like it did in the ‘Beach Blanket Bingo’ type movies. Vincent: That was talked about with the songwriters and the director. When you hand out the assignments to the different songwriting teams, how do you draw the line between imitation and original? Vincent explained how the songs, written by the team of David Lawrence and Faye Greenberg, Antonina Armato, Aris Archontis, Mitch Allan and others, came together for the Disney’s beach party. “ ‘Surf’s Up,’ the finale song, takes the musical into the real world even more and is more of a contemporary take than the classic (style) one earlier.” “It feels iconic and a great representation of the spirit of the movie,” he says. While the film has no official single yet, radio and online has gravitated toward “Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’” performed by Lynch, Grace Phipps and Jason Evigan, Vincent says. Walt Disney Records is releasing the soundtrack July 16, staging “Teen Beach Movie” beach parties at malls, and spreading information about the film via beach balls at One Direction and R5 concerts. While they try to escape the film and return to the present day, they also have to ensure proper romantic pairings and, less consciously, spread a message of empowerment to the girls. “Teen Beach Movie” stars Ross Lynch, a member of the group R5 and a star of Disney Channel’s “Austin & Ally,” and Maia Mitchell, who appears in ABC Family’s “The Fosters.” They portray modern day teen surfers who wind up in a classic beach party movie, “Wet Side Story,” in a bit of time travel mumbo jumbo. That’s when it grows into the bigger picture. “They’re going to want to wear the bathing suit that the girl wears in the movie, wear the cool little necklace and all the rest of it. ![]() 29-20 at the W Hollywood Use promo code ‘BIZ13’ to get a special discount. Register today for Billboard’s 2013 Film & TV Music conference in Los Angeles Oct.
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