Jump to content

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Gial Ackbar (talk | contribs) at 17:20, 4 May 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJayson Thiessen
Written byMeghan McCarthy
Produced by
  • Devon Cody
  • Sarah Wall
Starring
Edited byRachel Kenzie
Music byWilliam Anderson
Distributed byScreenvision
Release date
  • September 27, 2014 (2014-09-27)
Running time
71 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$347,511 (Finland, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Uruguay)[2]

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks is a 2014 Canadian–American animated fantasy musical-comedy film sequel to 2013's My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, and a spin-off of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic animated television series. Written by Meghan McCarthy and directed by Jayson Thiessen, the film premiered in select theaters across the United States and Canada on September 27, 2014, which was followed by broadcast on Discovery Family, a joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro, on October 17, 2014.

Like the first film, Rainbow Rocks re-envisions the main characters of the series, normally ponies, now as teenage human characters in a high school setting. Set between the television series' fourth and fifth seasons, the film's plot involves Princess Twilight Sparkle returning to Canterlot High School to compete in a Battle of the Bands alongside her human friends—including Sunset Shimmer, reformed from her previous state, to save the school from a band of sirens from Equestria. Critical reviews have usually been positive, with the film being described as "far superior" to the first installment.[3][4]

A third installment, entitled Friendship Games, received a television network premiere on Discovery Family on September 26, 2015. A fourth film, Legends of Everfree, is scheduled to be released in late 2016.

Plot

In the human world, the students of Canterlot High School are preparing for an upcoming musical showcase, where Twilight Sparkle's human friends are to perform in their own band called the Rainbooms. They find that they assume half-pony forms whenever they play their instruments, which is caused by the Equestrian magic brought by Twilight's crown. Meanwhile, former school bully Sunset Shimmer is ostracized by the rest of the school despite her efforts to redeem herself, though Twilight's friends still enjoy and value their newfound friendship with her. Sunset volunteers to show three new students—Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, and Sonata Dusk, the sirens—around the school. The trio, who form a band called the Dazzlings, perform a magical song that drives the students to aggression and competitiveness, and they convince the school to make the showcase a battle of the bands. Sunset and her friends are unaffected by the Dazzlings' spell, and they contact Equestria for help through a magical book given to Sunset by Princess Celestia.

Twilight Sparkle receives Princess Celestia's]] message as she settles into her new castle in Equestria. She discovers that the Dazzlings are sirens exiled from Equestria who feed on negative emotions and control others through their singing. Using the book's magic to create a means of activating the portal between worlds, Twilight returns to Canterlot High alongside Spike, her dragon assistant and friend. She and her alternate friends attempt to use the power of friendship to lift the Dazzlings' spell, but they are unable to undo the Dazzling's spell. Twilight and Sunset determine that they must use the same type of magic the Dazzlings do, and thus must perform a musical counterspell to stop them. Twilight joins the Rainbooms as lead singer, but her attempts to come up with a spell are not going well. The Rainbooms compete in the battle of the bands to buy time for Twilight to complete the spell, but they suffer from infighting due to disagreements on aspects of the band.

Despite the Rainbooms' disastrous performance in the semifinal round against Trixie's band, the sirens' intervene to ensure their advancement, and then convince Trixie into trapping the Rainbooms beneath the stage to take their place. Isolated for hours, the girls' tensions erupt and they begin to argue, allowing the sirens to absorb magic from them. Sunset speaks to the group to make them realize it is their infighting that is preventing Twilight's spell from working, and the group makes amends. The band is rescued by Spike and DJ Pon-3, a student protected from the Dazzlings' singing by her headphones. DJ Pon-3 provides a makeshift stage that the Rainbooms use to fight the Dazzlings in a musical battle. With the help of Sunset, who assumes her own half-pony form, the Rainbooms free the students from the Dazzlings' control and destroy the gems that empower the trio, rendering them tone deaf. Twilight and Spike return to Equestria and Sunset joins the Rainbooms, using Celestia's journal to keep in touch with Twilight.

Cast

See also: List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic characters
  • Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle, a studious alicorn, and one of the crowned princesses of Equestria. She returns to the human world and serves as the temporary lead vocalist of her human friends' band, the Rainbooms. She also voices the human world's version of Twilight in a post-credits scene.
  • Ashleigh Ball as:
    • Rainbow Dash, a tomboyish and competitive pegasus pony. Her human counterpart is the Rainbooms' band guitarist.
    • Applejack, a hard-working farm pony. Her human counterpart is the Rainbooms' bassist.
  • Andrea Libman as:
    • Pinkie Pie, a hyper, fun-loving party pony. Her human counterpart serves as the Rainbooms' drummer.
    • Fluttershy, a timid yet kindhearted pegasus with a love for animals. Her human counterpart plays the tambourine on the Rainbooms.
  • Tabitha St. Germain as:
    • Rarity, a dressmaker unicorn. Her human counterpart is the Rainbooms' keytarist.
    • Vice Principal Luna, the vice-principal of Canterlot High.
  • Cathy Weseluck as Spike, Twilight's young dragon assistant, who journeys with her into the human world as a dog. His ordinary dog counterpart in the human world also appears in a post-credits scene.
  • Rebecca Shoichet as Sunset Shimmer, a unicorn and former student of Princess Celestia who is reformed during the events of the previous film and befriends the Rainbooms.
  • Kazumi Evans as Adagio Dazzle, the leader of the Dazzlings, a trio of sirens that aims to control Canterlot High through their singing.
  • Maryke Hendrikse as Sonata Dusk, the air-headed member of the Dazzlings.
  • Diana Kaarina as Aria Blaze, the abrasive member of the Dazzlings.
  • Vincent Tong as Flash Sentry, a guitar player and Sunset Shimmer's ex-boyfriend who is infatuated with Twilight Sparkle.
  • Nicole Oliver as Principal Celestia, the principal of Canterlot High.
  • Kathleen Barr as Trixie Lulamoon, a magician who is the guitarist of her own band, the Illusions.

The film features minor appearances from Michelle Creber as Apple Bloom; Ingrid Nilson as Maud Pie, Pinkie Pie's sister; Peter New as Big McIntosh; Lee Tockar and Richard Ian Cox as Snips and Snails; Brian Drummond as an unnamed delivery pony in Equestria; and St. Germain as Photo Finish. Shoichet, Evans, and Shannon Chan-Kent also provide the singing voices of Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie, respectively, while Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze's singing voices are performed by Madeline Merlo and Shylo Sharity. Evans also provides one line of dialogue as Octavia Melody.[5]

Songs

Like in Equestria Girls, the songs were composed by Daniel Ingram with lyric writing shared between Ingram and screenwriter Meghan McCarthy; with the exception of "Rainbow Rocks" and "Shine Like Rainbows" which had lyrics by Ingram; "Bad Counter Spell" and "Under Our Spell" by McCarthy; and "Shake Your Tail" having a first draft by writer Amy Keating Rogers, in which Ingram later revised. [6] Trevor Hoffman provided the arrangements for the songs, and musician Caleb Chan produced the songs as well as played guitar and bass.[7]

  • "Rainbow Rocks" — The Rainbooms (voiceover)
  • "Better Than Ever" — The Rainbooms sans Twilight Sparkle
  • "Battle" — The Dazzlings and students
  • "Bad Counter Spell" — The Rainbooms
  • "Shake Your Tail" — The Rainbooms
  • "Under Our Spell" — The Dazzlings
  • "Tricks Up My Sleeve" — Trixie and the Illusions
  • "Awesome as I Wanna Be" — Rainbow Dash and the Rainbooms
  • "Welcome to the Show" — The Dazzlings, the Rainbooms, Sunset Shimmer, and students
  • "Rainbooms Battle" — Instrumental
  • "Credits Song: Shine Like Rainbows" — The cast

Production

The sequel was announced by Hasbro as part of a press kit at the 2014 International Toy Fair.[8] On February 13, 2014, Meghan McCarthy tweeted that she had worked on the film during the summer of 2013.[9] That same day, songwriter Daniel Ingram tweeted that there will be a total of 12 songs in the film, the greatest number of songs featured in a Friendship Is Magic episode or Equestria Girls film thus far;[10] however, only 11 songs made it in the film. The film's opening credits were storyboarded by Tony Cliff.[11] The storybook illustration depictions of the sirens in Equestria were done by Rebecca Dart.[12] The illustrations shown during the ending credits were drawn by Katrina Hadley.[13]

In the audio commentary of the DVD, Equestria Girls, at first, had no intention of becoming a franchise and the thought of a sequel did not cross Meghan McCarthy's mind. Additionally, Sunset did not become a main character until the second draft of the script.[12] The DVD commentary also points out that the midnight snack scene between Twilight and Sunset was actually added late into the film's production, Rarity's line "past...ahem...booboos" was ad-libbed by Germain, and the freestyle rap by Snips and Snails' human counterparts was genuine freestyling courtesy of Lee Tockar and Richard Cox.[12]

Release

The film received a limited theatrical release on September 27, 2014, in the United States[14] and Canada.[15] It also received a "Purple Carpet" premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, which was attended by the cast and crew as well as some celebrities such as Jamie Foxx, Modern Family actress Ariel Winter, and Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis.[16] On July 24, 2014, a movie clip and a teaser trailer were released on Yahoo! TV.[17] On September 10, 2014, through Equestria Daily, Shout! Factory revealed a 30-second trailer.[18] Two days later on September 12, a 50-second trailer was released on YouTube.[19] Six days later on September 18, a full theatrical trailer was released also via Yahoo! TV;[20] the trailer was then uploaded to Hasbro's YouTube channel four days later on September 22.[21]

International

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks was theatrically released on October 25 and 26, 2014 in the United Kingdom.[22] The film was theatrically released on November 15, 2014, in Australia.[23]

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Shout! Factory on October 28, 2014, in Region 1.[24] Special features include a new featurette, the eight animated shorts that were previously released online, a sing-along song, and an audio commentary on the film by writer Meghan McCarthy, director Jayson Thiessen, co-director Ishi Rudell, vice president of development at Hasbro Studios Michael Vogel, and Hasbro's executive director Brian Lenard.[25] There are also three store exclusives for the DVD only. The Target edition includes a bracelet, a $4 coupon for one MLP toy, and the original Equestria Girls DVD. The Wal-Mart edition includes a music CD, a digital copy of the film, and the same $4 coupon. The K-Mart edition includes a "backstage pass" and the coupon.[26] The initial production run of the DVD contained an error that caused chapters 5 and 6 to play in reverse order when the film was viewed using the "Play" option on the main menu.[27]

A Region 2 Rainbow Rocks DVD from distributor Primal Screen Entertainment was released on March 23, 2015, for various countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Middle East region, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.[28]

Alongside Equestria Girls and Friendship Games, this film was released in a box set on October 13, 2015 in Region 1.[29]

Television

Rainbow Rocks made its U.S. cable television premiere on Discovery Family on October 17, 2014.[30] The film premiered on the Family Channel in Canada on November 8, 2014. In the United Kingdom, it premiered on POP on December 24, 2014.

Promotion

Live-action music videos

On February 20, 2014, Hasbro released a live-action music video on its official website depicting the Equestria Girls in a rock band. Like the Magic of Friendship music video released to tie-in with the first movie, the Rainbow Rocks music video uses a rock version of the "Equestria Girls" song and portrays the main characters' human counterparts performing the "EG Stomp".[31] Through the Equestria Girls YouTube channel, another music video was released on August 4, 2014. It depicts four more teenage girls, each one dressed as the characters DJ Pon-3, Adagio Dazzle, Aria Blaze, and Sonata Dusk respectively.[32]

Mini-game

A Rainbow Rocks missile command-type mini-game was added to the Hasbro Arcade mobile app on April 8, 2014. On October 29, 2014, the mini-game was updated to include the Dazzlings with two songs from the movie and one song from one of the live-action music videos.[33]

Novels

Perdita Finn wrote an adaptation of the Rainbow Rocks animated shorts under the same name; it was released on April 8, 2014.[34] A follow-up to the novelization, titled The Mane Event and also penned by Finn, was released on October 7, 2014.[35]

Online

Prelude shorts

On February 13, 2014, Entertainment Weekly released the first trailer;[36] about four months later however, Meghan tweeted that the clips from that trailer "are separate shorts and not scenes in the movie."[37] A series of eight animated shorts was released on Hasbro Studio's YouTube channel in 2014 from March 27 to June 19 to promote the film.[38] The shorts were created by the television series' crew to tie into the film, and are considered "prequels" to the film's events, detailing how each of them discovered that they could awaken Equestrian magic within them by playing their respective instruments.[39]

The first eight shorts made their television debut on Discovery Family on May 30, 2015.[40]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
1"Music to My Ears"[41]Ishi RudellCindy MorrowMarch 27, 2014
2"Guitar Centered"[42]Ishi RudellAmy Keating RogersApril 4, 2014
3"Hamstocalypse Now"[43]Ishi RudellJosh HaberApril 11, 2014
4"Pinkie on the One"[44]Ishi RudellJosh HaberApril 25, 2014
5"Player Piano"[45]Ishi RudellAmy Keating RogersMay 9, 2014
6"A Case for the Bass"[46]Ishi RudellNatasha LevingerMay 23, 2014
7"Shake Your Tail!"[47]Ishi RudellAmy Keating RogersJune 6, 2014
8"Perfect Day for Fun!"[48]Ishi RudellDaniel Ingram and Amy Keating RogersJune 19, 2014

Encore shorts

With lyric collaboration between Katrina Hadley, Daniel Ingram, Brian Lenard, Jayson Thiessen and Michael Vogel,[49] and songs composed by Ingram,[50] Hasbro released three Rainbow Rocks music videos on March 31, 2015: "Friendship Through the Ages",[51] "Life Is a Runway",[52] and "My Past is Not Today";[53] but were reuploaded two days later on April 2, 2015. These shorts are separate initiatives that lead up to the third Equestria Girls film installment, Friendship Games.[54] On April 6, 2015, Ingram replied in a comment on Facebook that these will likely be on the next Equestria Girls album in late 2015.[55] On September 17, 2015, the encore shorts were released as the first three audio tracks on the My Little Pony Equestria Girls: The Friendship Games soundtrack.[56]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate
2 by production order"Friendship Through the Ages"Ishi RudellKatrina Hadley, Daniel Ingram, Brian Lenard,
Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel		April 2, 2015
3 by production order"Life Is a Runway"Ishi RudellKatrina Hadley, Daniel Ingram, Brian Lenard,
Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel		April 2, 2015
1 by production order"My Past Is Not Today"Ishi RudellKatrina Hadley, Daniel Ingram, Brian Lenard,
Jayson Thiessen, and Michael Vogel		April 2, 2015

Games

On June 7, 2014, a Rainbow Rocks game was released on Hasbro's Equestria Girls website titled "Repeat the Beat";[57] almost two months later, two more games have been released on July 31, 2014. One of them being "Equestria Girls: Battle of the Bands"[58] and the other being "Equestria Girls: V.I.F. (Very Important Friend)".[59]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released on September 10, 2014 via the iTunes Music Store.[60] Announced on Ingram's Twitter eight days later on September 18, the soundtrack placed #15 on the Kid Albums Billboard chart;[61] two weeks later on October 2, the soundtrack placed #12;[62] a week later on October 9, it placed #10.[63]

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Rainbow Rocks"Daniel IngramThe Rainbooms1:40
2."Better Than Ever"Daniel Ingram & Meghan McCarthyThe Rainbooms1:35
3."Under Our Spell"Daniel Ingram & Meghan McCarthyThe Dazzlings1:51
4."Tricks Up My Sleeve"Daniel Ingram & Meghan McCarthyTrixie and the Illusions2:06
5."Shake Your Tail"Amy Keating Rogers & Daniel IngramThe Rainbooms1:59
6."Welcome to the Show"Daniel Ingram & Meghan McCarthyThe Dazzlings, the Rainbooms, Sunset Shimmer, and Ensemble4:37
7."Awesome as I Want to Be"Daniel Ingram & Meghan McCarthyRainbow Dash and the Rainbooms1:16
8."Let's Have a Battle (of the Bands)"Daniel Ingram & Meghan McCarthyThe Dazzlings and Ensemble2:52
9."Shine Like Rainbows"Daniel IngramThe Rainbooms, Sunset Shimmer, and the Equestria Girls cast2:35
10."Music to My Ears (Bonus Track)"Daniel IngramDJ Pon-31:45
Total length:22:16

Reception

Box office

In the Hasbro Earnings Report, it was revealed that the box office returns from this film exceeded that of the first film in the first weekend by 37%. On a per theater basis, sales for tickets grew by 19% in the first three weeks of its limited theatrical run.[64] The film grossed $347,511 in it limited time in theaters in the United Kingdom, Finland, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, and Uruguay.[65]

Critical reception

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks received generally positive reviews from critics and fans alike. Sherilyn Connelly for The Village Voice called Rainbow Rocks "far superior" to the first Equestria Girls film, and that while "the picture is continuity-heavy and not particularly accessible to newcomers", that the film was "up there with the show at its most thoughtful".[3] Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter complimented the film, saying "Though it's strictly for the faithful, the tween-friendly mix of cute and earnest has a forthright sharpness and is never cloying."[4] Shane O'Hare of Geekscape gave the Blu-ray of the film a score of 4 out of 5, praising the soundtrack stating "The show's composer, Daniel Ingram,...killed it. 10 all new original recordings from Daniel really stole the show."[66] Ed Liu of Toon Zone, who gave the first film a negative review, also found this film to be better. He wrote the film "is almost as sweet and charming as the best episodes of the series, finding new and interesting ways to expand on the show’s themes of friendship."[67]

"Gerry O", 12-year-old film critic for The Huffington Post's Kids First! column called the film "a combination of adventure with a crème of comedy and a sprinkle of excitement all rapped [sic] up in a friendship sandwich."[68]

Ratings

Film

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks premiered on Discovery Family on October 17, 2014. It was viewed by approximately 610,000 viewers.[69]

Prelude shorts

The first eight Rainbow Rocks shorts made their television debut on Discovery Family on May 30, 2015. The special was viewed by approximately 299,000 viewers.[70]

Sequel

Main article: My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games

On December 12, 2014, the third installment was first teased by Rainbow Rocks co-director, Ishi Rudell. Brony Donald "Dusty Katt" Rhoades tweeted wondering about Rudell's silence on Twitter, and Rudell replied that he was "too busy working on #3".[71] On July 1, 2015, it was announced by USA Today that it will be a movie premiere on Discovery Family on September 26, 2015.[72]

References

  1. ^ "MY LITTLE PONY EQUESTRIA GIRLS: RAINBOW ROCKS (U)". British Board of Film Classification. September 27, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Connelly, Sherilyn (September 24, 2014). "For the Faithful, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls -- Rainbow Rocks Really Does Rock". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Linden, Sheri (September 27, 2014). "'My Little Pony: Equestria Girls — Rainbow Rocks': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  5. ^ St. Germain, Tabitha (September 28, 2014), "[Octavia Melody's Official VA Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved September 29, 2014 {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)[dead link‍]
  6. ^ Rogers, Amy (October 12, 2014), "["Shake Your Tail" Credit Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved October 12, 2014 {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  7. ^ Ingram, Daniel (September 13, 2014). "["Rainbow Rocks" soundtrack post]". (Self-published). Facebook. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "Hasbro Reveals My Little Pony Lineup At Toy Fair 2014". ToyBuzz.org. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  9. ^ McCarthy, Meghan (February 13, 2014), "["Rainbow Rocks" Production Work Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved February 13, 2014. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  10. ^ Ingram, Daniel (February 13, 2014), "[Number of Songs in "Rainbow Rocks" Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved February 13, 2014. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  11. ^ Rudell, Ishi (September 27, 2014), "["Rainbow Rocks" Opening Credits Storyboard Artist Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved September 27, 2014. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  12. ^ a b c Connelly, Sherrily (October 22, 2014). "The 14 Coolest Things from the My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks DVD Commentary". Topless Robot. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  13. ^ Rudell, Ishi (September 27, 2014), "["Rainbow Rocks" Ending Credits Illustrations Artist Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved September 27, 2014. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  14. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks". Screenvision. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  15. ^ "Cineplex.Com – My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks". Cineplex Entertainment, LLC. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  16. ^ "Rainbow Rocks Premiere". Shout! Factory. October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  17. ^ "First Look: 'My Little Pony' Posse Goes Up Against a (Mean) Girl Group In 'Equestria Girls — Rainbow Rocks'". Yahoo! TV. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  18. ^ "EQD Exclusive: Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks 30 Second Shout Factory Promo". YouTube. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  19. ^ Equestria Girls Trailer Highlights More Characters!. YouTube. September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  20. ^ "'My Little Pony: Equestria Girls — Rainbow Rocks' Trailer". Yahoo! TV. September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  21. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks – Official Movie Trailer #1. YouTube. September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  22. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks". Myvue. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  23. ^ "My Little Pony Equestria Girls 2". Event Cinemas. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  24. ^ "My Little Pony Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks". Amazon.com. July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  25. ^ "My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks DVD Factsheet". Phase 4 Films. July 1, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  26. ^ Zahn, James (October 13, 2014). "My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks heads home on Blu-ray and DVD..." The Rock Father. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  27. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks". Shout! Factory. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  28. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks [DVD]". Amazon U.K. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  29. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (Three Movie Gift Set)". Amazon.com. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  30. ^ "Discovery Family Channel Sets 'My Little Pony' Film". Multichannel News. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  31. ^ Equestria Girls™ Rainbow Rocks Part 1. YouTube. February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  32. ^ Equestria Girls™ Rainbow Rocks Part 2. YouTube. August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  33. ^ "Hasbro Arcade". iTunes. April 8, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  34. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks". Amazon.com. April 2, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  35. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks: The Mane Event". Amazon.com. July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  36. ^ Busis, Hillary (February 13, 2013). "'My Little Pony Equestria Girls': Yes, there will be a sequel. And we've got a clip! EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  37. ^ McCarthy, Meghan (June 19, 2014), "[Separate Shorts, Not "Rainbow Rocks" Movie Clips Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved June 19, 2014 {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  38. ^ Miller, Jim (March 27, 2014), "[Eight animated shorts confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved May 5, 2014 {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  39. ^ Vogel, Mike (April 2, 2014), "[Prequel to "Rainbow Rocks" and Story Expansion on the Eight "Rainbow Rocks" Shorts Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved July 14, 2014 {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  40. ^ Grant, Katie (May 1, 2015). Discovery Family Channel May 2015 Programming Highlights (PDF) (Report). Discovery Family. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  41. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks EXCLUSIVE Short – "Music to My Ears". YouTube. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  42. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks EXCLUSIVE Short – "Guitar Centered". YouTube. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  43. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks EXCLUSIVE Short – "Hamstocalypse Now". YouTube. April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  44. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks EXCLUSIVE Short – "Pinkie on the One". YouTube. April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
  45. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks EXCLUSIVE Short – "Player Piano". YouTube. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  46. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks EXCLUSIVE Short – "A Case for the Bass". YouTube. May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  47. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks EXCLUSIVE Short – "Shake your Tail!". YouTube. June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  48. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks EXCLUSIVE Short – "Perfect Day for Fun". YouTube. June 19, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  49. ^ Rudell, Ishi (March 31, 2015), ["Rainbow Rocks" Music Videos' lyric collab confirmation], Twitter, retrieved March 31, 2015. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  50. ^ Rudell, Ishi (March 31, 2015), [Composer of the 3 "Rainbow Rocks" music videos confirmation], Twitter, retrieved March 31, 2015. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  51. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks – "Friendship Through the Ages" Music Video. YouTube. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  52. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks – "Life is a Runway" Music Video. YouTube. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  53. ^ MLP: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks – "My Past Is Not Today" Music Video. YouTube. April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  54. ^ Ingram, Daniel (April 6, 2015), "[Separate initiatives; not in "Rainbow Rocks" confirmation]", (Self-published), Facebook, retrieved April 6, 2015. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  55. ^ Ingram, Daniel (April 6, 2015), "[3 encore shorts likely on next "Equestria Girls" album confirmation]", (Self-published), Facebook, retrieved April 6, 2015. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help) Note: The reply is in the comments section.
  56. ^ "My Little Pony Equestria Girls: The Friendship Games". i-Tunes. September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  57. ^ "Equestria Girls: Repeat the Beat". Hasbro. June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  58. ^ "Equestria Girls: Battle of the Bands". Hasbro. July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  59. ^ "Equestria Girls: V.I.F." Hasbro. July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  60. ^ "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  61. ^ Ingram, Daniel (September 18, 2014), "["Rainbow Rocks" Soundtrack on Kid Albums Billboard Chart Confirmation]", (Self-published), Twitter, retrieved September 19, 2014. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  62. ^ Ingram, Daniel (October 2, 2014), "["Rainbow Rocks" soundtrack post]", (Self-published), Facebook, retrieved October 2, 2014. {{citation}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)
  63. ^ "Kid Albums". Billboard.com. October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  64. ^ "Hasbro's (HAS) CEO Brian Goldner on Q3 2014 Results – Earnings Call Transcript". Seeking Alpha. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  65. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=UK&id=_fMYLITTLEPONYEQUE02
  66. ^ O'Hare, Shane (October 25, 2014). "Geekscape Reviews: Equestria Girls 'Rainbow Rocks' Blu-Ray". Geekscape. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  67. ^ Liu, Ed (October 30, 2014). "Review: "My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks" – Keeps on Rockin' in the Pony World". Toon Zone News. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  68. ^ O, Gerry (October 3, 2014). "Bronies and Fans, Take Note: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks Will Not Disappoint". Kids First!. The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  69. ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 21, 2014). "[Discovery Family's "Rainbow Rocks" TV Premiere Ratings Confirmation]". Twitter. Retrieved October 23, 2014. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |title= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  70. ^ Pucci, Douglas (June 3, 2015). "Saturday Final Nationals: NHL Blackhawks-Ducks Game 7 on NBC: Most-Watched Non-Stanley Cup Final Game on Record". TV Media Insights. Cross MediaWorks. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  71. ^ Rudell, Ishi (December 12, 2014). "#3 confirmation tweet". Twitter. Retrieved December 12, 2014. (Archived locally)
  72. ^ "Exclusive trailer: 'My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Friendship Games'". USA Today. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Little_Pony:_Equestria_Girls_–_Rainbow_Rocks&oldid=718631315"