New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ WaterTower Music) WaterTower
Music announces the release of the soundtrack to Alcon Entertainment's and Warner Bros. Pictures' "Joyful Noise," a funny and inspirational story of music, hope, love and renewal, which opens in theatres January 13, 2012.
"From Here to the Moon and Back."
This musically driven story brings together the sounds of gospel, pop, country, rock and R & B with multiple performances by Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and Oscar® winner
Dolly Parton ("Transamerica," "Steel Magnolias," "Nine to Five"), Grammy, Oscar®, and Golden
Globe Award winner
Queen Latifah ("Chicago," "
Hairspray"), and BET and NAACP Award winner Keke Palmer ("True Jackson VP," "Akeelah and the Bee"). The soundtrack to "Joyful Noise" includes these performances, including renditions of memorable songs originally recorded by a wide range of artists: Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Sly & the Family Stone, Usher, and Stevie Wonder. Additionally, the soundtrack boasts recordings of the three original songs
Dolly Parton wrote for the film, "He's Everything," "
Not Enough" and "From Here to the Moon and Back."
The collection also includes tracks by some of the finest acts in gospel and R&B. Grammy winner Kirk
Franklin wrote and takes the vocal reins on his jubilant new song "In Love," and award winning gospel vocalist
Karen Peck creates harmonic gold on "Mighty High."
Five-time Grammy winner and 10-time Grammy nominee Mervyn Warren ("Dreamgirls," "The Preacher's Wife," "Sister Act 2") produced and arranged all songs on the "Joyful Noise" soundtrack. Warren has written arrangements for the likes of
Quincy Jones,
David Foster and Whitney Houston, and was a member of acclaimed a cappella group Take 6. He is also a recipient of a Soul
Train Award and has been recognized by the NAACP Image Awards, Dove Awards, and
Stellar Awards.
The "Joyful Noise" soundtrack will see its release at both physical and digital retail on January 10, 2012.
Track List:
1. Not Enough
Dolly Parton and
Queen Latifah
2. Man In The Mirror
Keke Palmer
3. Maybe I'm Amazed
Jeremy Jordan and Keke Palmer
4. In Love
Kirk Franklin
5. Fix Me Jesus
Queen Latifah
6. From Here To The Moon And Back
Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson and Jeremy Jordan
7. I'm Yours
Keke Palmer, DeQuina Moore and Angela Grovey
8. Mighty High
Karen Peck
9. That's The Way God Planned It
Ivan Kelley, Jr.
10. Higher Medley
Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Andy Karl, Angela Grovey, and DeQuina Moore
11. He's Everything
Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Andy Karl and DeQuina Moore
12. Joyful Noise Suite
Mervyn Warren
Oscar® nominees
Queen Latifah ("Chicago," "
Hairspray") and
Dolly Parton ("Transamerica," "Steel Magnolias," "Nine to Five") star in Alcon Entertainment's and Warner Bros. Pictures' "Joyful Noise," a funny and inspirational story of music, hope, love and renewal.
The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The choir has always known how to sing in harmony, but the discord between its two leading ladies now threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill (Latifah), stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, while the fiery G.G. Sparrow (Parton) thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old. Shaking things up even more is the arrival of G.G.'s rebellious grandson, Randy (Jeremy Jordan). Randy has an ear for music, but he also has an eye for Vi Rose's beautiful and talented daughter,
Olivia (Keke Palmer), and the sparks between the two teenagers are causing even more friction between G.G. and Vi Rose. If these two strong-willed women can put aside their differences for the good of the people in their town, they—and their choir—may make the most joyful noise of all.
Starring with Latifah and Parton are Keke Palmer ("Akeelah and the Bee"), Courtney B. Vance ("Extraordinary Measures"), Jeremy Jordan (Broadway's "Bonnie and Clyde"), and Kris Kristofferson ("Dolphin Tale"). Rounding out the main cast are Dexter Darden, Angela Grovey, Paul Woolfolk and
Jesse L. Martin.
Todd Graff ("Bandslam") directed "Joyful Noise" from his original screenplay. The film is produced by Oscar® nominee Michael Nathanson ("L.A. Confidential"), Joseph Farrell, Catherine Paura, and Oscar® nominees Broderick Johnson and Andrew A. Kosove ("The Blind Side"). The executive producers are Timothy M. Bourne,
Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere, with Yolanda T. Cochran and Steven P. Wegner serving as co-producers. Five-time Grammy Award winner Mervyn Warren composed the score.
Alcon Entertainment presents a Farrell Paura Productions/O.N.C. Entertainment Production, "Joyful Noise," being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. The film opens nationwide on January 13, 2012. This film has been rated PG-13 for some language including a sexual reference. www.joyfulnoisethemovie.com
