Pre-Order ROCK OF AGES: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK May 15

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

WaterTower Music is getting ready to rock on May 15, when the highly anticipated ROCK OF AGES: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK becomes available for pre-order. And on iTunes, each soundtrack pre-order will come with an instant download of the song Pour Some Sugar On Me, as performed by Tom Cruise in the film. The track was mixed by Mike Shipley, who mixed the original version of the song.

Also on May 15 Vevo.com will debut the music video for Anyway You Want It, performed by Mary J. Blige, Constantine Maroulis and Julianne Hough; it features the movie cast and exclusive never-before-seen clips from the film.

The ROCK OF AGES: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK will be released in its entirety June 5, 2012 and features hits from iconic rockers Def Leppard, Foreigner, Journey, Poison and othersreinvigorated for the film by a stellar cast including Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, and Mary J. Blige, with Alec Baldwin, and Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx.

Directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray), New Line Cinemas Rock of Ages is the film adaptation of the smash hit, five-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical which tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Executive Music Producer Adam Anders (Glee) helps tell the rock n roll romance through cast versions of heart-pounding hits that defined a generation.

The ROCK OF AGES: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK features Tom Cruise as the larger-than-life, arena-rocking champ Stacee Jaxx, belting out Bon Jovis classic Wanted Dead or Alive, Def Leppards hit Pour Some Sugar On Me, and Guns N Roses anthem Paradise City. Cruise also duets with Malin Akerman on Foreigners power ballad I Want To Know What Love Is, and shares the mic with Julianne Hough on The Scorpions Rock You Like A Hurricane.

The album also features an ! extraord inary medley of Night Rangers Sister Christian, David Lee Roths Just Like Paradise, and Poisons Nothin But A Good Time, which features Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand and Alec Baldwin.

Also echoing through the soundtrack are mash-ups of songs that ruled the airwaves in the `80s, including Foreigners Juke Box Hero / Joan Jetts I Love Rock N Roll; Extremes More Than Words / Warrants Heaven; Pat Benatars Shadows Of The Night / Quarterflashs Harden My Heart; and Starships We Built This City woven into Twisted Sisters Were Not Gonna Take It, all performed by the films cast.

The full track list for the album is as follows:

1. Paradise City - Tom Cruise2. Sister Christian / Just Like Paradise / Nothin But A Good Time - Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin3. Juke Box Hero / I Love Rock n Roll - Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough4. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Catherine Zeta-Jones5. Waiting For A Girl Like You - Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough6. More Than Words / Heaven - Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta7. Wanted Dead Or Alive - Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough8. I Want To Know What Love Is - Tom Cruise, Malin Akerman9. I Wanna Rock - Diego Boneta10. Pour Some Sugar On Me - Tom Cruise11. Harden My Heart - Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige12. Shadows of the Night / Harden My Heart - Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough13. Here I Go Again - Diego Boneta, Paul Giamatti, Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige, Tom Cruise,14. Cant Fight This Feeling - Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin15. Any Way You Want It - Mary J. Blige, Constantine Maroulis, Julianne Hough16. Undercover Love - Diego Boneta17. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige18. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Julianne Hough, Tom Cruise19. We Built This City / Were Not Gonna Take It - Russell Brand / Catherine Zeta-Jones20. Dont Stop Believin- Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Mary J. Blige

New Line Cinemas Rock of Ages comes to the b! ig scree n on June 15, 2012, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The movie musical stars Julianne Hough (Burlesque), with actor/singer Diego Boneta in his feature film debut, Russell Brand (Arthur), Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man), Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago), Malin Akerman (The Proposal), and R&B queen Mary J. Blige, with Oscar nominees Alec Baldwin (The Cooler, TVs 30 Rock) and Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Magnolia, Jerry Maguire).

Shankman directed Rock of Ages from a screenplay by Justin Theroux and Chris DArienzo and Allan Loeb, based on DArienzos musical of the same name. Adam Anders and Peer Astrom composed the original score and produced the songs featured in the film. Rock of Ages is produced by Matthew Weaver, Scott Prisand, Carl Levin, Tobey Maguire, Garrett Grant and Jennifer Gibgot, with Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Samuel J. Brown, Hillary Butorac Weaver, Janet Billig Rich, Shankman and DArienzo serving as executive producers.

To learn more about the film and soundtrack visit www.rockofagesmovie.com.