"BANNER 4th OF JULY" A HALLMARK CHANNEL ORIGINAL MOVIE WORLD PREMIERE JUNE 29th STARS "AMERICAN IDOL" ALUM BROOKE WHITE, CHRISTIAN CAMPBELL, MICHAEL BARBUTO AND ACADEMY AWARD(R) AND GOLDEN GLOBE(R) WINNER MERCEDES RUEHL

In Anticipation of Film Premiere, a "Banner 4th of July" Original Soundtrack EP is Now Available Exclusively on iTunes, Featuring Two Original Songs Written and Recorded by Brooke White

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Summer is perfect for evening concerts and festive holiday fireworks. Hallmark Channel is celebrating summer by presenting "Banner 4th of July," a Hallmark Channel Original Movie World Premiere Saturday, June 29 (9pm, ET/PT, 8C) starring "American Idol," alum Brooke White, Christian Campbell ("Big Love"), Michael Barbuto ("An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving") and Academy Award(R) and Golden Globe(R) winner Mercedes Ruehl ("The Fisher King"). The film is the story of a family that must find harmony onstage and off in order to reunite their band, The Banner Project, for a Fourth of July concert that will help save their hometown from bankruptcy.

In sync with the "Banner 4th of July" world premiere, a movie Soundtrack EP is available now exclusively on the iTunes store (iTunes.com/HallmarkChannel, iTunes.com/BrookeWhite). Four songs comprise the Original Soundtrack EP. Two songs performed in the movie, "Sun Up Sun Down" and "Fly Fly Fly" were written and recorded by White and features guest vocals by co-star Christian Campbell. Two previously released songs, "XYZ" and "Voices," written and performed as part of a duo with Jack Matranga, are also on the soundtrack and are included as background music in "Banner 4th of July."

"Banner 4th of July" Soundtrack EP is released by June Baby Records. "Sun Up Sun Down" and "Fly Fly Fly" are produced by Brooke White and Kevin Haaland. "XYZ" and "Voices" are produced by White and Jack Matranga.

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