Soundtrack details for BEST MOVIE EVER emerge

By Alex Young on July 6th, 2008 in Movies, News

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Soundtrack details for BEST MOVIE EVER emerge

July 18 should be a national holiday. After all, that is the day any and every person in their right mind should be seeing the much-awaited followup to Christopher Nolan’s 2005 masterpiece, Batman Begins. Yes, folks the day is near, the release of The Dark Knight is a mere 12 days away.

12 days until the second of Nolan’s much-acclaimed Batman series graces our eyes and ears. 12 days until we watch Christian Bale return for another epic portrayal as Bruce Wayne. 12 days until we witness Heath Ledger’s Joker – a performance already earning Oscar buzz.

To say we’re excited would be an understatement.

Unfortunately, one of the negatives of being an all-music blog is the fact that we can’t really ever cover The Dark Knight, or any other movie for that matter. Well, kind of.

There’s a thing called a soundtrack, and since details for The Dark Knight’s one recently emerged, we figured that there was no better time than now to express our anticipation for the movie, and tell you about the music that will be filling your ears as you watch the film.

A collaborative effort of composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, The Dark Knight soundtrack will hit music shelves on July 15, three days prior to the film’s release. Warner Bros. Records the record in four different configurations: a standard jewel case CD, a 2 LP set of heavy-weight 180 gram vinyl version, a special edition digipack, and a collector’s edition with special artwork to come after release.

All four editions can be purchased on the soundtrack’s official website.

You can also check out a seven minute sample below…

The Dark Knight tracklist:
01. Why So Serious?
02. I’m Not A Hero
03. Harvey Two-Face
04. Aggressive Expansion
05. Always A Catch
06. Blood on My Hands
07. A Little Push
08. Like A Dog Chasing Cars
09. I Am the Batman
10. And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad
11. Agent of Chaos
12. Introduce A Little Anarchy
13. Watch the World Burn
14. A Dark Knight

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comments (8)

  • The Dark Knight Soundtrack is great!

    The new package contains 50 additional minutes of unreleased music from the movie, and 4 unreleased released remixes by The Crystal Method, Paul Van Dyk, and others, as well as a 40 page book of stills from the motion picture! A limited quantity are being made!

    Honestly, not too big on soundtracks but when you hear Hans Zimmer plus the Dark Knight how could you not wanna listen

    Checkout this site:
    http://www.thedarkknightscore.com

    THE DARKKNIGHT SOUNDTRACK November 6, 2008 at 2:46 pm

  • So I just got the soundtrack from darkknightscore.com.. it’s pretty epic.. honestly not too big on soundtracks but when you hear Hans Zimmer plus the Dark Knight how could you not wanna listen.. i’m sooo amped to see this movie.. the score is seriously dark with a lot of eeriness to it.. fans of the first movie/soundtrack will be happy to know that Zimmer has retained a lot of the moods from Batman Begins.. the names of the tracks pretty much indicate what moods and scenes they accompany so i’m sure i’ll enjoy it a lot more after i see the movie (thursday midnight!!!) i do recommend the special edition.. the extra artwork is amazing.. seriously don’t miss out

    roland July 17, 2008 at 4:24 pm

  • Meet THE DARK KNIGHT soundtrack composers!!
    HANS ZIMMER and JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
    Where: Times Square Virgin Megastore
    1540 Broadway
    NYC
    When: Tuesday July 15 @ 7PM

    Mike July 10, 2008 at 2:45 pm

  • Yes, Two Face won’t show up till the end of the movie. I think the tracklist is just coincidental.

    Alex Young July 7, 2008 at 9:33 am

  • probably not. harvey dent is known around the city as that nick-name long before he transforms into the actual villian two-face. this movie is suppose to focus on dent and batman trying to take down the joker, until dent is kidnapped and becomes two face. the third and final movie will probably focus on batman’s struggle with that villian.

    Nick July 7, 2008 at 12:34 am

  • have you guys noticed two-face is track 3? does that mean that maybe harvey dent turns early? INTRUIGE.

    jesse July 6, 2008 at 9:37 pm

  • Correction: How great is it that this movie comes out on opening day of Pitchfork Music Festival?

    Catch a matinee and then over to Union Park for Mission of Burma, Sebadoh, and Public Enemy. And that’s just the START of the weekend.

    Mr. Mike July 6, 2008 at 6:01 pm

  • How great is it that this movie is coming out on my f*ing birthday! I don’t think my batman costume is going to fit though…

    E.N. July 6, 2008 at 5:35 pm

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