
The film's opening credits were storyboarded by Tony Cliff. On the same day as McCarthy's tweet, songwriter Daniel Ingram tweeted that there would be a total of twelve songs in the film, the greatest number of songs yet featured in a Friendship is Magic episode or Equestria Girls film. On February 13, 2014, Meghan McCarthy tweeted that she worked on the film in Summer 2013. When asked about the film on an AMA for Reddit, Tara Strong also confirmed it saying, "It'll be adorable." This film was announced by Hasbro as part of a press kit at the 2014 International Toy Fair. Additionally, Sunset did not become a main character until the second draft of the script. The film takes place after the season four finale, as well as the animated shorts Music to My Ears, Guitar Centered, Hamstocalypse Now, Pinkie on the One, Player Piano, and A Case for the Bass, and before the season five premiere.Īs revealed in the audio commentary of the DVD, Equestria Girls was not initially planned to become a franchise and the thought of a sequel did not cross Meghan McCarthy's mind. It features a Battle of the Bands storyline and was released theatrically on September 27, 2014. My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks is the second installment in the Equestria Girls film franchise and the sequel to My Little Pony Equestria Girls. Octo(Thailand, Esplanade Cineplex Ratchadapisek) Novem(Colombia and Mexico, Discovery Kids) November 8-9, 2014 (Italy, The Space Cinema) November 7-16, 2014 (México, Cinépolis cinemas) November 7-16, 2014 (Colombia, Cinépolis cinemas) November 1-2, 2014 (Chile, CineHoyts cinemas) October 25-26, 2014 (United Kingdom, theatrical release) My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks For the soundtrack albums, see My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and My Little Pony Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks CD. For the eleven shorts that coincide with this film's release, see /Animated shorts. My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks For other films in the franchise, see My Little Pony Equestria Girls (franchise)#Films.
