Music

"When I Look at You", sung by Miley Cyrus, was originally written for Cyrus' next album, but was included on the soundtrack because it fit the movie well. The song is used in the background of the film's trailer. At the launch of his album Cradlesong on June 30, 2009, Rob Thomas told the New York Daily News, "My buddy Adam Shankman, who just directed Miley’s movie, called me on the phone the other day and was like, ‘You have to write a song for this movie.'... I would definitely write a song for her [Cyrus].”^[83] The soundtrack features a track by Casey McPherson, frontman of the band Alpha Rev which signed with Disney's Hollywood Records in August 2008. Variety magazine's Anthony D'Alessandro notes that the use of soundtracks as "launch pads" for new Disney artists is a common practice. the Sound­track will be avail­able on itunes March 23. No information available if the soundtrack will also be released as a physical CD.^[84]