HAWAIIAN ROLLER COASTER RIDE” FROM DISNEY’S “LILO & STITCH” AVAILABLE TODAY – PERFORMED BY IAM TONGI AND THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS CHILDREN’S CHORUS

“Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” is available today from Walt Disney Records, the first single from the highly anticipated live-action Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” movie. “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride” is performed by American Idol winner Iam Tongi and the Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus. Iam Tongi will be performing the song on American Idol’s Disney Night May 12. The Original Soundtrack will be available May 21 featuring two additional new recordings as well as an all-new original score from composer, producer and songwriter Dan Romer.  Legendary Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu returns to the franchise accompanied by the Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus. Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm perform a cover of the Elvis Presley classis, “Burning Love,” that was produced by their uncle, Bruno Mars. A special die-cut vinyl of Stitch is also available for pre-order now for its release on May 23 as the film opens in theaters. Walt Disney Studios released a music featurette celebrating the magic and importance of ʻohana (family) with interviews and recording footage with Director Dean Fleischer Camp, and the soundtrack talent.



Said Iam Tongi, "Working with Disney is a dream come true. Lilo & Stitch has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid growing up in Hawaii. I’m very honored to have the opportunity to represent Polynesian culture and add my voice to this new version of Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride.”

The track listing for the Soundtrack are as follows:

1. He Lei Pāpahi No Lilo a me Stitch - Performed by Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu and Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus

2. Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - Performed by Iam Tongi and Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus

3. Burning Love - Performed by Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm

4. Experiment 626

5. Not A Good Fit

6. Practically A Kid Yourself

7. I’m Already in My Room

8. Send Me an Angel

9. What A Nice Arm You Have

10. Earth Studies

11. How Good's His Hearing?

12. Yep, He's Perfect

13. When Things Fall Out of the Sky

14. This Is Reality

15. Your Case Has Been Elevated

16. I Repeat, Code 51

17. A Hui Hou

18. Consider Our Deal Terminated

19. Good Parents

20. The Empty Chair

21. He's Not an Animal, He's My Friend

22. Playtime Is Over

23. Also Cute and Fluffy

24. What About Ohana?

25. We Were Supposed to Grow Up Together

26. Little And Broken, But Still Good

27. Nobody Gets Left Behind

28. Goodnight Sisters

29. Aloha ‘Oe - Performed by Sydney Agudong and Maia Kealoha 

The track listing for the Die-Cut Vinyl is as follows:

 

Side A: 

1. He Lei Pāpahi No Lilo a me Stitch - Mark Keaili’i Ho’omalu and Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus

2. Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride - Performed by Iam Tongi and Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus

 

Side B

1. Burning Love – Performed by Nyjah Music and Zyah Rhythm

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The animated film, which featured an original score composed by Alan Silvestri, is especially memorable for its authentic Hawaiian music and use of Elvis Presley songs. For the music in the live action film, the filmmakers wanted to honor the music people remember from the original, while also finding new ways to infuse Hawaiians into the music, which included Bright’s mother, Lynell K. Bright, whose son, Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, co-wrote the screenplay (with Mike Van Waes.)

 

Bright is the director of the Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus, a choir composed of elementary school-aged children, which performed some the authentic Hawaiian music for the original film and contributed to several numbers for the live action film, including Henehene Kou ‘Aka, and He Lei Pāpahi No Lilo a me Stitch, on which the choir is joined by Hawaiian vocalist Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu. For Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride, they are joined by Hawaiian vocalist Iam Tongi.

 

The Kamehameha School Children’s Chorus is comprised of 40 children from grades four through six. “These kids are very special,” says Lynell K. Bright. “What makes this project so special for these kids is that they are all native Hawaiian descent, and they all speak Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, so it was a tremendous honor to be involved with this beloved story once again.”

 

Another song from the animated film, which can be heard over the film’s end credits (and which appears on the “Lilo & Stitch” Soundtrack featuring an original score composed by Dan Romer available on Walt Disney Records), is Burning Love. The song, which was made popular in the ‘70s by Elvis Presley and was performed by Wynonna Judd in the animated film, is performed by Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm, two young musicians born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, who also happen to be the nephews of GRAMMY®-winning artist Bruno Mars.

About Dan Romer: Dan Romer is an award-winning composer, songwriter and music producer based in Los Angeles. Romer’s scores include Woman of the Hour (Netflix), Self Reliance (Hulu), The Promised Land (Magnolia), Station Eleven (HBO MAX), Pixar’s Luca (Disney+), four-time Oscar-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild (Searchlight), Maniac (Netflix), The Good Doctor (ABC), Beasts of No Nation (Netflix), Atypical (Netflix), and Emmy award-winning series RAMY (Hulu). In 2018, Romer composed the music for Ubisoft’s flagship video game “Far Cry 5.” In addition to his scoring work, Dan produced several worldwide hit singles for numerous acclaimed artists including, A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera’s Grammy winning “Say Something,” and Shawn Mendes’ “Treat You Better.”