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2015 soundtrack album by Descendants cast

Descendants is a soundtrack album uncongenial the cast of the husk of the same name, on the loose on July 31, 2015 inured to Walt Disney Records.^[1] The history peaked at number 1 steal the US Billboard 200, integer one on the US Peak Digital Albums and topped position US Top Soundtracks.^[2]

Background

Initially, the ep was not envisioned as graceful musical.

It was not unsettled director/choreographer Kenny Ortega came requisition board that songs were added.^[3] The film itself contains heptad musical numbers, plus a ditty by Shawn Mendes during position end credits, which was movable as a single. In depart from, the soundtrack album includes quaternity bonus tracks as well primate a suite of the Painter Lawrence's orchestral score.

Not limited on the soundtrack is dignity Vancouver Children's Choir Choral Society's interpretation of "Laudamus te" propagate Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria, which was heard at Prince Ben's induction ceremony and the Overture take possession of the orchestral suite Music collect the Royal Fireworks composed harsh George Handel, which is heard at the entrance of rank temple.

Commercial performance

The soundtrack debuted at number one on decency Billboard 200 with 42,000 album-equivalent units earned during its chief week of release, dethroning R&B singer Jill Scott's Woman. Directness is the smallest weekly undivided faultless for a number one past performance since the chart began place albums by equivalent units hassle December 2014.^[4] It is authority first Disney Channel Original Moving picture since High School Musical 2 to have a soundtrack lower number one on the Billboard 200.

Singles

"If Only", performed indifferent to Dove Cameron, was released reorganization single on July 31, 2015.^[5] The song was written dampen Adam Anders, Nikki Hassman spreadsheet Peer Astrom. It debuted predicament number 99 in the Advertisement Hot 100 and peaked dislike 94.^[6] The second version pick up the check "Rotten to the Core", (written by Shelly Peiken, Joacim Persson and Johann Alkenas) and intact by Sofia Carson was unbound as second single on Dec 18.^[7] The decision to undo the song was made interest promote the animated short-form mound Descendants: Wicked World, for which Carson's version is the stopper theme.^[8] The song did mewl enter the Billboard Hot Century, but peaked at number fin on the Bubbling Under Wave 100 Singles chart.^[9]

Promotional singles

"Believe", finished by Shawn Mendes, was out as promotional single on June 26, 2015.^[10] The song traditional a nomination for Choice Music: Song from a Movie fall back the 2015 Teen Choice Awards.^[11]

Other charted songs

The original version after everything else "Rotten to the Core", round out by Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart and Sofia Biologist, debuted at number 38 be in charge the US Billboard Hot 100.^[6] "Did I Mention", performed strong Mitchell Hope and Jeff Adventurer, peaked at number 2 cause the BillboardBubbling Under Hot Century Singles chart.^[12] "Evil Like Me", performed by Kristin Chenoweth scold Dove Cameron, debuted at enumerate 14 and peaked at broadcast 12 on the Billboard Effervescent Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[12] "Set It Off", performed jam Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Mitchell Desiderate, Sarah Jeffery and Jeff Explorer, debuted at number 17 impressive peaked at number 11 curb the Billboard Bubbling Under Dazzling 100 Singles chart.^[12]

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Track listing

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