Following the previous installment by two years, the musical fantasy
Descendants 3 again starred
Dove Cameron,
Cameron Boyce,
Sofia Carson, and
Booboo Stewart as the children of classic Disney villains. Its Disney Channel premiere date of August 2, 2019, was accompanied by a soundtrack release that includes seven original songs. Highlights of those include the
Carson-led pop song "One Kiss" and the Hot 100-charting "Queen of Mean" by
Sarah Jeffery as the daughter of Princess Aurora. Non-originals include Mitchell Hope's acoustic partial-reprisal of the
Adam Schlesinger-penned "Did I Mention" from the first Descendants and
China Anne McClain's cover of the lively
Randy Newman number "Dig a Little Deeper" from
The Princess and the Frog. The soundtrack closes out with a whimsical orchestral score suite by composer
David Lawrence.
Descendants 3 became the third straight release in the franchise to reach the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. ~ Marcy Donelson