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With her big sister Alyson Michalka('Aly') taking over the CW Network in her new series, "Hellcats," little sister Amanda Joy Michalka, often credited as 'AJ,' the other one half of singing duo 'Aly & AJ,' later called '78violet,' is left to go it alone. AJ is starring in the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures "Secretariat" and was asked by the director to sing the theme song titled "It's Who You Are."
AJ writes down lyrics in her notebook in her new music video for her inspiring song "It's Who You Are." the theme song for the upcoming biopic film "Secretariat," which AJ stars as Kate Tweed and will hits theaters on Friday, October 8. In true Disney theme song fashion, the video is two parts sappy and two parts warmth. The video is less about AJ and more about the movie clips sprinkled within. AJ is seen in a horse stable writing and singing the lyrics to the song while the most heartwarming previews from the film fills the video.
AJ used to be a model prior to becoming an actress, and singer-songwriter, and instrumentalist. She is proficient at both the piano and the guitar. The 19-year-old singer/actress dished to Movie Surfers about how the video came about and what the song says to her: "It came about in a really cool way. The director, Randall Wallace, was writing the song for the film and he talked to me about it and was like, 'Come do the song for me. Let's bring it to life.' I was like, 'Are you kidding? Of course.' The song is not about doing things for the money or the fame, but just having passion behind the things you do."
Based on the remarkable and the impossible true story, "Secretariat" chronicles the spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner, the first in 25 years and what may be the greatest racehorse of all time. "Secretariat," the racehorse considered by many to be the best ever, and the housewife-turned-breeder who soared in a male-dominated sport are coming to the big screen in a Disney film.