My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks
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| German title | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks | ||
| Original title | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks | ||
| Country of production | United States , Canada | ||
| original language | English | ||
| Publishing year | 2014 | ||
| length | 73 minutes | ||
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| Director | Jayson Thiessen | ||
| script | Meghan McCarthy | ||
| production |
Sarah Wall Devon Cody |
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| music |
William Anderson Daniel Ingram |
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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks is a 2014 American - Canadian animated film directed by Jayson Thiessen and produced by DHX Media and Hasbro Studios . It is based on the toy line My Little Pony by Hasbro and is a spin-off of the animated series My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic , and the sequel to My Little Pony: Equestria Girls . The film premiered in the United States and Canada on September 27, 2014. The German-language first broadcast took place on December 6, 2014 on the television station Disney Channel .
action
The plot of Rainbow Rocks begins some time after its predecessor Equestria Girls , in which the newly crowned pony princess Twilight Sparkle traveled through a magical portal from Equestria into the human world . There she wanted to reclaim her stolen crown from Sunset Shimmer, who posed as a student at the local Canterlot High School . Together with Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity and Applejack, schoolgirls with whom she befriended there, she managed to get her crown back and convert Sunset for good. Twilight returned to Equestria and the portal closed behind her.
Part of Twilight's magic has remained in the human world, which is why Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity and Applejack take on an anthromorphic intermediate form of human and pony when playing music . Now they are planning to attend a high school music performance with their band, the Rainbooms. However, three new students, Adagio Dazzle, Sonata Dusk and Aria Blaze, manage to turn the performance into a competition between the bands, in which they want to participate with their band, the Dazzlings, by not only participating in all the students except the Rainbooms and Sunset, but also the headmistress Celestia and her deputy Luna enchant with their singing and thus awaken the competitive spirit in them.
Sunset realizes that it must be dark magic, and Rainbow suggests using their inherent magic against the dazzlings. Since no one knows how to use their magic outside of their music, Sunset contacts Twilight using a book she brought back from Equestria and which is linked to a counterpart there. She realizes that the Dazzlings are sirens who feed on the suspicion and quarrels of others, but were once banned from Equestria. She puts the portal back into operation and returns to the human world.
Since a first attempt by Twilight to use her magic and that of her friends against the dazzlings fails and these further spread discord between the various bands who want to take part in the competition, Twilight begins to research a musical counter-magic against them. In order to gain time for its completion, the Rainbooms take part in the competition and want to perform the counter-spell in the final round. Twilight takes on the role of the singer.
They manage to survive the first few rounds, but various disputes arise within the band. Applejack is upset that Rarity thinks her costumes are more important than her music, and Rainbow Dash refuses to play a song that was written by Fluttershy and not by herself. When the Rainbooms meet Trixie's band in the semifinals, however, Rainbow becomes so absorbed in her solo act that she begins to take on her pony shape. To prevent the dazzlings from noticing this, and with it the magic inherent in them, Sunset Shimmer knocks them to the ground during the song. Knowing nothing of her true motives, the others suspect that she was jealous of the Rainbooms and relapsed into her traits before their reform.
Nevertheless, the Rainbooms reach the final as the Dazzlings influence Celestia and Luna to make them the winners of the semi-finals. In order to still be able to compete in the final, Trixie includes the Rainbooms and Sunset Shimmer below the stage. There their disputes escalate to such an extent that the Dazzlings can feed on their discord during the finale. Sunset realizes this and succeeds in persuading the Rainbooms to overcome their quarrels. Shortly thereafter, they are freed by DJ Pon-3, who is not affected by the Dazzlings' singing through her headphones. Twilight's counter-spell isn't finished yet, but she says any song would work against the dazzlings if they'd sing it together as friends. Rainbow Dash therefore suggests playing the song written by Fluttershy.
The Rainbooms connect their instruments to DJ Pon-3's mobile sound system and take on the musical battle against the Dazzlings, taking on their anthromorphic forms. But the Dazzlings also reveal their true characters as sirens and are initially superior to the Rainbooms, which means they can throw them down with their music. Only when Sunset Shimmer picks up Twilight's microphone and continues the song can they bundle enough forces to free everyone from the magic of the dazzlings and destroy their amulets, from which they draw their magic. Robbed of this and thus of their abilities, the Dazzlings flee the stage.
While Twilight wants to return to Equestria after the win, the Rainbooms offer Sunset to join them as a backing vocalist and additional guitarist. Twilight promises to stay in touch with them and keep the portal open between their world and theirs.
background
Rainbow Rocks was first announced at the American International Toy Fair in February 2014. A little later, a first preview was published on the Entertainment Weekly website.
Between March and June 2014, the Hasbro Studio Shorts YouTube channel published eight short videos that provide an introduction to the film. It shows how the protagonists get their instruments and discover their magic in music. A novel of the same name as the film combines these videos into a continuous plot and supplements them in terms of content.
On September 10th, nine of the songs from the film and a bonus song were released on iTunes . The film was directed by Jayson Thiessen and the script was written by Meghan McCarthy. Both were in this position in the television series My Little Pony - Friendship is Magic and in Equestria Girls . The speakers for the series and the first film were also signed up for the sequel.
In the US, the film was released on September 27, 2014, and was first broadcast on October 17, 2014 on the US broadcaster Discovery Family . Since October 28, 2014, the is available on DVD , Blu-ray and iTunes. The film did not open in theaters in Germany; its premiere took place on December 6, 2014 on Disney Channel.
Matching toy figures appeared as merchandising for the film . In October 2014, a 240-page novel for the film called My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks: The Mane Event by Perdita Finn was published, which, however, deviates from the film plot in some scenes.
On September 26, 2015, a sequel to the film called My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games was released .
synchronization
| Role name | Original speaker | German speaker |
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| Twilight Sparkle |
Tara Strong Rebecca Shoichet (vocals) |
Julia Meynen Saskia Tanfal (vocals) |
| Applejack | Ashleigh Ball | Lydia Morgenstern |
| Rarity |
Tabitha St. Germain Kazumi Evans (vocals) |
Rubina Kuraoka |
| Fluttershy | Andrea Libman | Julia Stoepel |
| Pinkie Pie |
Andrea Libman Shannon Chan-Kent (vocals) |
Jennifer Weiß Magdalena Turba (vocals) |
| Rainbow Dash | Ashleigh Ball | Giuliana Jakobeit |
| Sunset Shimmer | Rebecca Shoichet | Carmen Katt |
| Adagio Dazzle | Kazumi Evans |
Millie Forsberg Kira Primke (vocals) |
| Sonata Dusk |
Marÿke Hendrikse Madeline Merlo (vocals) |
Sarah Tkotsch |
| Aria Blaze |
Diana Kaarina Shylo Sharity (vocals) |
Ilona Brokowski Eva Thärichen (vocals) |
| Spike | Cathy Weseluck | Hannes Maurer |
| Princess / Rector Celestia | Nicole Oliver | Silvia Missbach |
| Luna | Tabitha St. Germain | Heike Schroetter |
| Trixie | Kathleen Barr |
Kaya Marie Möller Luisa Wietzorek (vocals) |
reception
In contrast to its predecessor Equestria Girls, Rainbow Rocks received mostly positive criticism. Sherilyn Connelly of The Village Voice describes the film as clearly superior to its predecessor and would therefore "rock" for fans of the series. Sheri Linden from The Hollywood Reporter rates him as a tween-friendly mix of sweet and serious with an openly sharp edge, but without intrusiveness. Shane O'Hare from Geekscape emphasizes the music of the film, describes it as a "must have" for every My Little Pony fan and gives it four out of five possible points. Toon Zone's Ed Liu, unlike its predecessor, thinks the film is almost as good as the best episodes in the series. In addition to the music, he also emphasizes the animation of the film and its climax . However, since he heavily uses the continuity of the series and the first film, he is less accessible for newcomers.
Web links
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks in the German dubbing index
- Official page for the film
- Rainbow Rocks at Wikia
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hasbro Reveals My Little Pony Lineup At Toy Fair 2014. Toy Buzz, February 18, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 . /
- ↑ Hillary Busis: 'My Little Pony Equestria Girls': Yes, there will be a sequel. And we've got a clip! EXCLUSIVE. Entertainment Weekly , February 13, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .
- ↑ My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). iTunes , September 10, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Sherilyn Connelly: For the Faithful, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks Really Does Rock. The Village Voice , September 24, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Sheri Linden: 'My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks': Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter , September 27, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Shane O'Hare: Geekscape Reviews: Equestria Girls 'Rainbow Rocks' Blu-Ray. Geekscape, October 25, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Ed Liu: Review: "My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks" - Keeps on Rockin 'in the Pony World. Toon Zone, October 30, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .