LADYDRAGON.COM - Walt Disney Records is All Shook Up Over ``Lilo & Stitch'' Soundtrack and ``Read-Along''

Monday June 03, 2002

Walt Disney Records is All Shook Up Over ``Lilo & Stitch'' Soundtrack and ``Read-Along''

Soundtrack Features Classic Elvis Presley Songs and All-New Covers by Grammy Award(R)-Winner Wynonna and Pop Phenomenon A*Teens

Walt Disney Records introduces the legendary music of Elvis Presley to a new generation of fans on the all-new "Lilo & Stitch" soundtrack and "Read-Along," which features music from the highly anticipated animated film due out this summer from Walt Disney Pictures. The soundtrack showcases a score by Academy Award(R)-nominated composer Alan Silvestri, five classic Elvis Presley songs, plus newly recorded renditions of "Burning Love" by Grammy Award-winning artist Wynonna and "Can't Help Falling in Love" by A*Teens. Both the soundtrack and the "Lilo & Stitch Read-Along" will be available at retail outlets nationwide beginning June 11, 2002.

Elvis Presley starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. Known to the world over by his first name, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. The "Lilo & Stitch" soundtrack features the Elvis classics "Hound Dog," "Devil in Disguise," "Heartbreak Hotel," "Stuck on You," and "Suspicious Minds." Wynonna's version of "Burning Love" will be featured in the last moments of the film and during end credits, along with "Can't Help Falling in Love" by A*Teens.

Acclaimed composer Alan Silvestri (an Oscar(R) nominee for "Forrest Gump") added to the fun and fantasy of the film's wild and unpredictable proceedings with an original score based on traditional Hawaiian hula chants, and collaborated with renowned hula master/performer Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu on two Hawaiian themed songs ("Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" and "He Mele No Lilo").

The "Lilo & Stitch CD Read-Along" helps children relive the film's magical tale with a 24-page multimedia storyteller, which can be enjoyed on both stereos and computers. The "Read-Along" comes with its own carry-along case and includes a bonus storyteller cassette. Original character voices are featured throughout the storyteller, including Jason Scott Lee, Tia Carrere and David Ogden Stiers.

Walt Disney Pictures' "Lilo & Stitch" tells a captivating tale of a young girl's close encounter with the galaxy's most mischievous extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly 'dog,' whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren't in reality a genetic experiment who has escaped from an alien planet and crash-landed on Earth. Through her love, faith and unwavering belief in "ohana" (the Hawaiian concept of family), Lilo helps unlock Stitch's heart and gives him the one thing he was never designed to have -- the ability to care for someone else.

The "Lilo & Stitch" soundtrack and "Read-Along" are available wherever music is sold and vary in price at retail. All Walt Disney Records and Buena Vista Records audio products can also be ordered by visiting www.Disney.com/DisneyRecords or www.amazon.com.