Barbie in Rock 'N Royals is the 30th Barbie movie. It was released on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD, and UltraViolet on August 31, 2015 in the UK and on September 8, 2015 in the US. It made its TV premiere on Nickelodeon on November 1, 2015.[1] The soundtrack was released in August on Amazon and is available now on iTunes. This is the last movie to feature protagonists not named Barbie.
In this upbeat musical, Barbieā¢ stars as Princess Courtney, a modern princess whose world is turned upside down when she switches places with Erika, a famous rockstar. Two very different worlds collide when a mix-up sends Princess Courtney to Camp Pop and Erika, to Camp Royalty. While the leaders of the rival camps try to correct the mix-up, both Courtney and Erika learn to adjust to the different worlds and have fun while making new, unexpected friends. When the girls learn both camps are at risk of shutting down, they must embrace their differences, find their true voices, and come together for an epic sing-off that shows anything is possible when you dare to dream big!"
Plot
On an island, there are two summer camps: Camp Royalty, for young royals; and Camp Pop, for young musicians. Princess Courtney accidentally goes to Camp Pop, and Erika Juno, a famous rock star, goes to Camp Royalty. Erika is heard singing by Lady Anne, the headmistress of Camp Royalty, and Lady Anne proposes a sing-off between the two camps to the head of Camp Pop, Finn Oxford. The losing camp would close for good, and the winning camp would gain their property. The judges for the sing-off were rock legend Allegra James, Prince Reginald of Thistlebrook, and Svetlana Petranova of Camp Arabesque.
The campers were unaware of the losing camp having to close until Erika overheard Lady Anne's assistant, Clive, talking about it. Clive also said that he had bribed Svetlana to vote in favor of Camp Royalty. Being royalty himself, Prince Reginald would already be biased towards Camp Royalty, whereas Allegra would be biased towards Camp Pop as she is a musician.
Erika told Princess Courtney and the other campers that they could lose one camp, which made campers from both camps decide to perform together instead of competing. Allegra and Prince Reginald abstained from voting because of the change of circumstances, so Svetlana chose Camp Royalty as the winner. However, Finn and Lady Anne overrule the decision, deciding that rock and royalty can mix rather than oppose each other. They planned to merge the camp the following summer, and Erika and Princess Courtney formed a band with their friends called Rock 'n Royals.
The DVD includes English, Spanish, French and Portuguese as language options. The Blu-ray includes English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch and Russian as language options.
Barbie partnered with Little Mix and Nickelodeon on a "Raise Your Voice" campagin from September 1st, 2015, to October 18th, 2015. It included TV promotion and online advertisements featuring Little Mix, and the "Raise Your Voice" singing competition. The singing competition marked the launch of the Barbie: Rock 'n Royals DVD and toy range. The winner was selected by Little Mix and got to meet the band. Brand activation director at Mattel, Wendy Hill, said of the competition: "Barbie has always fuelled imagination, inspired creativity and encouraged self-expression and we are delighted to be working with Little Mix who are such an inspiration to girls in how they have found their voices through music."[2]
The official description for the singing competition was: "Barbie have enlisted the help of Little Mix to get you singing, and together we want you to raise your voice! Check out Barbieās āRaise Our Voicesā track on the Win page and then show us your vocal skills by singing and recording your own version. Upload it, and if Little Mix judge your video to be the loudest and proudest youāll get to meet the girls! Youāll also get Little Mix concert tickets for you and your best friend and loads of cool Barbie goodies![3]
"Think your vocals can wow Perrie, Jesy, Leigh-Anne, and Jade? This is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet the girls! Watch the Barbie 'Raise Our Voices' music video, check out the Little Mix tips videos for inspiration, and then give it your all! Record and upload your singing video right here and you could be on your way to hang with the band."[4]
Barbie in Rock 'n Royals Little Mix on Confidence
Barbie in Rock 'n Royals Little Mix's Criteria
Barbie in Rock 'n Royals Little Mix on Preparing
Barbie in Rock 'n Royals Little Mix on Music Beginnings
Barbie in Rock 'n Royals Little Mix's Singing Tips
Both the non princess roles are famous singer-songwriters.
Both pop stars switch places with princesses, intentional or not.
Courtney's silver star necklace is a re-colored version of Keira's star necklace.
Both the princesses have a magical object. For Tori, it is her hairbrush. For Courtney, it is her scepter
Both non-princesses posess a magical object (Erika is given a magic scepter by Princess Olivia later in the movie)
Courtney and Tori pulled the same prank on a duchess.
Both princesses' hair turned pink during the last concert.
Erika is an anagram of Keira, both of whom are the pop stars of their movies.
Trivia
Rock 'n Royals is the last movie where the protagonist is played by Barbie, and not named Barbie. It is the second to last movie not about the Roberts family's personal life.
Portrait of Duchess Amelia was seen behind Lady Anne
Portraits of Alexandra Privet and Royal Judge.
Descriptions for the Mega Bloks merchandise for the movie say Princess Courtney and Erika are named Emma and Harper instead.
Courtney often gets asked questions by the kids at Camp Pop referring to the fairytale Cinderella; first Sloane jokes about her being a Cinderella who "took the wrong turn on her way to the ball", then Rayna asks her if she has any evil stepsisters.
When Zia asked Courtney if she'd ever turned a frog into a handsome prince, she was referring to the fairytale The Frog Prince.
This is the second movie that Kelly Sheridan voiced another character besides Barbie (Svetlana Petranova), the first one is Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus.
This marks Kelly Sheridan voiced Barbie one last and final time, until she is replaced by Erica Lindbeck
References to Other Movies
Unicorn doll from Princess Aubray's scepter (left) and Buttercup from Toy Story 3 (right).
Zia holds up a wig that looks like Malucia's hair from Barbie and the Secret Door. Also during this scene, when she throws things around looking for said wig, she throws the Nutcracker from Barbie in the Nutcracker.
The unicorn doll that made by magic from Princess Aubray's scepter was similar with an unicorn doll named Buttercup from Pixar's Toy Story 3.
References to real-life musicians
As this is a movie about music, there are several nods to real artists.
Finn tells the campers that one of the things they'll learn to do is swagger like Jagger, referencing Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones.
Rayna is a southern-accented country singer, which may be a reference to Dolly Parton.
Sloane and her friends resemble Skye Sweetnam, Halle Bailey, and Dua Lipa, although this is likely a coincidence.
Genevieve tries to smash her violin, which is a reference to Pete Townshend of The Who, who often did the same thing.
Goofs
In the sing-off, Princess Courtney is seen singing with hold the microphone in her left hand. When Erika Juno and the Camp Royalty students appear onstage, the microphone is in her right hand.
Marcus's drum kit is wrong. There are too many cymbals and has an extra bass drum. This is a problem similar to the character Courtney in The Barbie Diaries.
Too many cymbals and an extra bass drum thatās apart Marcusā drum set.
Courtney hold the microphone with her left hand.
The microphone now is in her right hand, a few times after Erika and Camp Royalty students were come into the stage.
Also Known As
Norwegian - Barbie: Prinsesse pƄ rockeeventyr (Barbie: Princess on rock adventure)
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