LOS ANGELES (Walt Disney Records) - EMI CMG Distribution will release Walt Disney Records' two versions of the soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (based on C.S. Lewis' classic tale) to Christian retail on Tuesday, December 13, just after the film opens nationwide this Friday, according to Greg Bays, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for EMI CMG Distribution.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Original Soundtrack will feature the sweeping orchestral score by composer Harry Gregson-Williams plus four original songs: "Can't Take It In," performed by Imogen Heap, "Winter Light" by Tim Finn (formerly of Crowded House), "Where" performed by Lisbeth Scott, who lent her vocal talents to the 'Shrek' and 'Passion of the Christ' soundtracks, and "Wunderkind" performed by Grammy Award-winner Alanis Morissette.
The Special Edition Soundtrack set has been created for the ultimate Narnia collector. It will include a 40-page collectible souvenir booklet filled with film imagery, liner notes by director Andrew Adamson and quotes from Gregson-Williams. The package will include a DVD with a Film Art Gallery, Concept Art Gallery, the Theatrical Trailer, Behind the Magic of Narnia: Featuring the Score with Harry Gregson-Williams and Music Inspired by the Film. The latter features interviews and song samples from Inspired by album on EMI CMG Label Group, featuring Steven Curtis Chapman, Jeremy Camp, Bethany Dillon, TobyMac, Nichole Nordeman, Jars of Clay and more.
'We're seeing incredible sales increases and excitement for all things Narnia as we near the release of the movie and the soundtracks,' said Bays. ''The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe' is a beloved story for so many Christians who are now rallying around the Hollywood movie release with similar zeal we saw with Mel Gibson's 'Passion of the Christ.''
The two CDs follow the late September release of EMI CMG's Inspired By project, which has been steadily climbing the charts and gaining momentum, with scans of more than 62,000 units sold thus far. Chapman's song 'Remembering You' is being worked to Christian and Mainstream Hot AC radio and Jars of Clay's 'Waiting For The World,' will be worked to Triple A radio formats. Chapman's music video for "Remembering You," featuring clips from the movie, has been serviced to video outlets nationwide and premiered on Yahoo Music (https://music.yahoo.com/) this week.
Walt Disney Pictures' and Walden Media' theatrical presentation of Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe opens in theaters on December 9. Years in the making and meticulously created to match Lewis' own vision of Narnia, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe marks the live-action debut of New Zealand director Andrew Adamson, who previously directed the Oscar-winning Shrek and Shrek 2.
For the film's original score, Gregson-Williams reunites with director Andrew Adamson after composing the scores for Shrek and the subsequent box-office smash, Shrek 2. Gregson-Williams is well-known in the world of animation, having also scored the features Antz and Chicken Run. He was named the Hollywood Composer of the Year 2005 by the Hollywood Film Festival.
