Score

On the heels of receiving a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Dramatic Score for his work for NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, Tracksounds is able to speak with composer, Harry Gregson-Williams about his epic score, working with director Andrew Adamson, and even the influence (or lack thereof) of Howard Shore’s work for THE LORD OF THE RINGS.

Walt Disney Records have released two versions of the soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe today. The first is the Original Soundtrack, featuring score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and songs performed by Alanis Morrissette, Imogen Heap, Tim Finn and Lisbeth Scott. The other is the 2-disc Special Edition Soundtrack, which includes a Special Edition CD, containing the original soundtrack plus a 40-page souvenir booklet, and DVD.

Walt Disney Records will release two versions of the soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe on December 13, 2005. The first is the Original Soundtrack, featuring score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and songs performed by Alanis Morrissette, Imogen Heap, Tim Finn and Lisbeth Scott. The other is the 2-disc Special Edition Soundtrack, which includes a Special Edition CD, containing the original soundtrack plus a 40-page souvenir booklet, and DVD.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe follows the adventures of four siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter who enter the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe in the home of an elderly professor. Under the guidance of a noble and mystical ruler, Aslan the lion, the children help fight to overcome the White Witch’s power over Narnia.

SoundtrackNet has their First Listen of the Narnia Soundtrack online now.

Dan Goldwasser of SoundtrackNet posted this listing on the Film Score Monthly boards. He’s a really reliable source, considering he’s been to many of the Narnia scoring sessions. One thing to make note of is that Amy Lee appears to have dropped the project entirely, replaced by Alanis Morissette.

Here are some new details of the Narnia Score that streets on December 13. The 2-Disc Special Edition is looking better and better as time goes on.

SoundtrackNet has visited a scoring session for the adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and produced by Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson. The music for the fantasy epic is being written by Harry Gregson-Williams, whose previous works include Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven and music for Shrek 1 and 2.