BURBANK, Calif. (Top40 Charts/ Walt Disney Records) - Walt Disney Records will release the original soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures' animated comedy adventure BOLT on November 18, 2008. The recording features score written by Grammy-nominated composer John Powell (Happy Feet, Shrek) and two original songs: 'I Thought I Lost You' performed by the film's stars
Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, and 'Barking at the Moon' by Jenny Lewis.
Composer John Powell has written music for comedies (Hancock, Pluto Nash, Alfie, Mr 3000) and action films (Mr. and Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand, Face/Off and the Bourne film trilogy). Some of his most beloved work has been for animated films (Happy Feet, Kung Fu Panda, Ice Age: The Meltdown). The British born Powell began originally trained as a violinist. In 1995 he founded a London based commercial music house before moving to the United States two years later. He is one of the best known former members of the Remote Control (formerly Media Ventures) team of composers, where he first teamed with Harry Gregson-Williams, his collaborator on several scores (Antz, Chicken Run, Shrek).
Currently, Miley Cyrus is in production on her third season of her hit TV series Hannah Montana. The special edition of her No 1 album Breakout will also be released November 18. In the spring of 2009, Miley will release a book sharing her inspiring story, spanning from her Southern roots in Tennessee to the excitement of her record-setting triumphs in TV, music and film. Her feature film HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE is scheduled for release on April 10, 2009.
The golden-voiced singer songwriter front woman, Jenny Lewis co-founded the highly acclaimed Los Angeles based band Rilo Kiley, with whom she has released 4 albums. Her first solo album 'Rabbit Fur Coat' was released in 2006, followed by 'Acid Tongue' which was released earlier this year.
For super-dog BOLT (voice of JOHN TRAVOLTA), every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue�at least until the cameras stop rolling. When the star of a hit TV show is accidentally shipped from his Hollywood soundstage to New York City, he begins his biggest adventure yet�a cross-country journey through the real world to get back to his owner and co-star, Penny (voice of MILEY CYRUS).
Armed only with the delusions that all his amazing feats and powers are real, and the help of two unlikely traveling companions�a jaded, abandoned housecat named Mittens (voice of SUSIE ESSMAN) and a TV-obsessed hamster named Rhino (voice of MARK WALTON)�Bolt discovers he doesn't need superpowers to be a hero. Directed by Disney veterans Chris Williams and Byron Howard, BOLT is a hilarious, fun-filled, action-packed animated comedy adventure in Disney Digital 3-D.
BOLT opens in theaters on November 21, 2008. The BOLT Original Soundtrack will be in stores on November 18, 2008.
