Not included on the soundtrack is the Vancouver Children's Choir Choral Society's interpretation of "Laudamus te" from Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria, which was heard at Prince Ben's coronation ceremony and the Overture of the orchestral suite Music for the Royal Fireworks composed by George Handel, which is heard at the entrance of the temple.

The soundtrack debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 42,000 album-equivalent units earned during its first week of release, dethroning R&B singer Jill Scott's Woman.

[6] The second version of "Rotten to the Core", (written by Shelly Peiken, Joacim Persson and Johann Alkenas) and performed by Sofia Carson was released as second single on December 18.

[7] The decision to release the song was made to promote the animated short-form series Descendants: Wicked World, for which Carson's version is the opening theme.

[6] "Did I Mention", performed by Mitchell Hope and Jeff Lewis, peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.