On July 17, 2012, WaterTower Music will release The Dark Knight Rises: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at all physical and digital retailers. Academy-Award winning composer Hans Zimmer teams for the fourth time with writer/director Christopher Nolan to create the music for the final installment of his Dark Knight Trilogy. The CD version of the soundtrack will contain an exclusive link to unlock three bonus tracks, while a deluxe version of the soundtrack, with three additional tracks, will be available digitally. A limited edition vinyl configuration is set for release on September 4. Following the success of his experiential app for Inception, which boasted 5 million downloads, Zimmer is preparing to unveil a new iPhone app for The Dark Knight Rises that will provide fans with a more immersive musical and sonic experience into the world of Gotham City. Details for the new Hans Zimmer app will be announced soon.
"I thought after we finished the last one [The Dark Knight], that was it," said Zimmer. "There was nothing else we could possibly do. At the same time, when I started reading this script, I instantly knew that there was a whole world out there that I hadn't even touched yet."
"I have never worked with someone so dedicated to the idea that the real risk is in playing it safe," said Nolan. "Hans taught me that you sometimes have to go in what appears to be the wrong direction to discover all the possibilities, and that without exploring those possibilities you can never do anything truly exceptional. He sets creative goals for every film that are higher than you ever thought practical...or even reachable."
Zimmer added, "We're comrades in arms, the way we try to cheer each other on and try to really do the best work we possibly can. And part of that is you have to be prepared to not hold back. You have to put everything into the movie."
The Dark Knight Rises was released July 20th, 2012 and stars Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.
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THE JOKER
@Garrett-Bracken These are just 30 second clips... you can not judge the score without hearing the score. you need to go in there with an unbias open mind.. Zimmer has always delivered on his scores, I'm sure he will do the same here.
10 months agoby @mcleve02Flag
Garrett Bracken
I'm going to be honest, I really love Hans Zimmer and his previous work, especially on batman Begins and The Dark Knight. But I'm not feeling this one. I dunno what it is. With James Newton Howard gone, did it affect the score's quality? I wonder. I do like Gotham's Reckoning, but nothing else besides the recycled tunes from BB and TDK.
10 months agoby @Garrett-BrackenFlag
Sean
That is an awesome soundtrack! I Can't wait to hear it all in The Dark Knight Rises movie!
10 months agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
CUPID
Play all at the same time, its EPIC!
10 months agoby @cupidFlag
Daveactor7
My favorite on here is "Gotham's reckoning"
10 months agoby @daveactor7Flag
Daveactor7
Well this goes on my list of great scores this year. "The Avengers" being the only one on the list so far xD Will Zimmer win an oscar for his score this year marking his third oscar win? Let's see
10 months agoby @daveactor7Flag
MovieWiz001
Releases on my bday? (17) cool.
10 months agoby @moviewiz001Flag
TheDude1
Great soundtrack. Can't wait to buy it.
10 months agoby @thedude1Flag
Playhouse
I was hoping they would do this. Though, I wish it was in a continuous playlist.
10 months agoby @playhouseFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Gotham's Reckoning goes well with my professor's description of the final test
10 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Dan
Been listening to it for a while now. Great stuff.
10 months agoby @dan1Flag