As we all patiently wait for July and The Dark Knight Rises, odds are many of us will dust off that Blu-ray of The Dark Knight and give it a spin. Or seven. Christopher Nolan‘s second Batman film is so dense, there are new things to discover on each and every viewing. One example could be the intricacies of the score by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. Where did they get all that wonderful noise? One /Film reader thinks he found out.
After the jump, watch a video that believes to have found a hidden inspiration for Zimmer and Newton Howard’s score to The Dark Knight. Read More »
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Here’s a new level of audience participation: composer Hans Zimmer is inviting anyone to contribute their voice to the score of The Dark Knight Rises. “I’m shining the bat-signal up into the sky to call you all,” is a quote attributed to Zimmer. (But probably written by marketing.)
The idea is that you can record a chant, which will possibly be incorporated into the score, likely in one of the ‘fire rises’ style chants that have been teased already. More details after the break. Read More »
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