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Prom (soundtrack)
''Prom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name. The album was released by Hollywood Records on April 26, 2011, featuring several pop tracks, performed by an assortment of artists including Neon Trees, Travie McCoy, Allstar Weekend, Passion Pit, Oh Darling, Girl in a Coma, Those Dancing Days, Nolan Sotillo amongst others. The soundtrack was promoted heavily weeks prior to the film's release, with three singles leading the album. Background The soundtrack to the film was intended to serve as a marketing tool for driving the younger demographic (of age 1525) audiences to theatres. Though, Prom was not a musical unlike the ''High School Musical'' franchise, the soundtrack featured throwaway hits of pop singles that were potential chart-toppers. In a March 2011 interview to ''Billboard'', vice president of Disney Music Group, Rob Souriall commented that "Tweens move so quickly now, getting so much information virally ..You use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), , pp. 95–105. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock music, Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, wikt:ephemeral, ephemeral, and accessible. Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and Hook (music), hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus form, verse–chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, hip hop, urban contemporary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Sotillo
Nolan Andrew Sotillo (born October 2, 1994) is an American actor and singer best known as Jordi Palacios in the Fox drama series ''Red Band Society'', which premiered September 17, 2014. Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, Sotillo tested out of high school and moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Sotillo was part of Invasion, a teen musical group. The group included Mathias Anderle, Kenton Duty Jeffrey Kenton Duty (born May 12, 1995) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He is best known for his recurring role as "young Jacob" on the final season of the ABC primetime drama, '' Lost'', and for his co-starring role as the flamboyan ..., John Lindahl, and Nick Dean. Discography Studio albums Extended plays Singles Promotional singles Other appearances Music videos Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sotillo, Nolan 1994 births Living people 21st-century American male actors American entertainers of Cuban descent Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weepies
The Weepies were an American indie pop-folk band consisting of singer-songwriters Steve Tannen and Deb Talan. Their music has been described as "subtly intoxicating folk-pop". History Formation and early years (2001–2005) In 2001, Talan and Tannen were individually active as singer-songwriters but mutual fans of each other's music; Tannen played Talan's album "constantly", even singing along in harmony, while Talan in turn was captivated by and had "formed a kind of a relationship" with Tannen's music. After eventually meeting at one of Tannen's shows at Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they quickly discovered a deep musical bond and began playing music together. According to Talan, the band's name ...came about from a few different sources, but one was, you know, those sort of old movies that were called weepies, where you could basically be guaranteed that if you needed a good cry, you could go and see one of these and bring your hanky and have a good time. And w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We'll Be Alright
"We'll Be Alright" is a song by Travie McCoy, released as the third single from his debut solo album, ''Lazarus''. The song was produced by the Smeezingtons and Stereotypes and written by Rob Coombes, Danny Goffey, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Mick Quinn, Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus and Jeremy Reeves. The song interpolates the 1995 song "Alright" by British alternative rock group Supergrass. The song has charted at number 14 in New Zealand. A second music video features scenes from the film ''Prom''. In popular culture The song was featured in the Disney film ''Prom'' and appears on its soundtrack. It was also used in a few trailers of ''Yogi Bear''. The song was further featured in season 1 episode 22 of '' Hawaii Five-0'', in the third episode of '' Love Bites'', and in season 2 episode 8 of ''Royal Pains''. The Chipmunks and the Chipettes covered the song as an exclusive iTunes bonus track on the Deluxe Digital Edition of the '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Music f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, as an animation studio, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Oliver Disney as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it later operated under the names Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before adopting its current name in 1986. In 1928, Disney established itself as a leader in the animation industry with the short film ''Steamboat Willie.'' The film used synchronized sound to become the first post-produced sound cartoon, and popularized Mickey Mouse, who became Disney's mascot and corporate icon. After becoming a success by the early 1940s, Disney diversified into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. However, following Walt Disney's death in 1966, the company's profits, especially in the animation sector, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Braun
Nicholas Joseph Braun (born May 1, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Greg Hirsch in the HBO series ''Succession'' (2018–2023), for which he received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He has also appeared in several films, including '' Sky High'' (2005), '' Princess Protection Program'' (2009), '' Red State'' (2011), ''Prom'' (2011), '' The Perks of Being a Wallflower'' (2012), '' The Watch'' (2012), '' Date and Switch'' (2014), '' How to Be Single'' (2016), '' Zola'' (2021), and '' Cat Person'' (2023). Early life Braun was born and raised on Long Island, New York. His father, Craig Braun, is an actor and a former graphic designer, who co-designed the Rolling Stones' tongue and lips logo. When Braun was five years old, his parents divorced, and he divided his time between his mother's home in Connecticut and his father's home in Manhattan. Braun attended boarding school as a teenager, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas McDonell
Thomas Hunter Campbell McDonell (born May 2, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Finn Collins on the CW post-apocalyptic series ''The 100 (TV series), The 100''. Early life McDonell was born and raised in Manhattan, New York, and attended boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts. He graduated from New York University. His mother, Joanie, who is of Jewish descent, is a writer, and his father, Terry McDonell, is editor of ''Sports Illustrated''. His brother is writer Nick McDonell. Career McDonell starred as Finn Collins in the post-apocalyptic show ''The 100 (TV series), The 100.'' He also played a role in ''The Forbidden Kingdom'', and in ''Twelve (2010 film), Twelve''. McDonell played the main role in 2011 teen film ''Prom (film), Prom'' as Jesse Richter. He has guest-starred in ''Suburgatory'' as Scott Strauss, Tessa's boyfriend. He is the lead singer and guitarist for the band Moon. As a visual artist, McDonell has exhibited his own work internationally, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
