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The Dark Knight (2 CD Special Edition) [SOUNDTRACK] [SPECIAL EDITION]

Hans Zimmer (Composer), James Newton Howard (Composer)
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listen  1. Why So Serious? (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 9:14$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. I'm Not A Hero (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 6:34$0.99 Buy Track
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listen  7. A Little Push (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 2:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Like A Dog Chasing Cars (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 5:02$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. I Am The Batman (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 1:59$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 2:28$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Agent Of Chaos (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 6:55$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Introduce A Little Anarchy (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 3:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Watch The World Burn (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 3:47$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. A Dark Knight (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard16:15Album Only
listen15. Bank Robbery [Prologue]Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 5:23$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Buyer Beware (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 2:55$0.99 Buy Track
listen17. Halfway To Hong Kong (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 3:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen18. Decent Men In An Indecent Time (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 2:50$0.99 Buy Track
listen19. You're Gonna Love Me (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 4:51$0.99 Buy Track
listen20. Chance (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 3:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen21. You Complete Me (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 4:50$0.99 Buy Track
listen22. The Ferries (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 9:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen23. We Are Tonight's Entertainment (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 5:37$0.99 Buy Track
listen24. A Watchful Guardian (Album Version)Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 6:42$0.99 Buy Track
listen25. Why So Serious? [The Crystal Method Remix]Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 5:28$0.99 Buy Track
listen26. Poor Choice Of Words [Paul van Dyk Remix]Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 6:13$0.99 Buy Track
listen27. Gunpowder And Gasoline [Mel Wesson Remix]Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 4:32$0.99 Buy Track
listen28. Rory's First Kiss [Ryeland Allison Remix]Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard 6:03$0.99 Buy Track


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Product Details

  • Composer: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
  • Audio CD (December 9, 2008)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Soundtrack, Special Edition
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • ASIN: B001HXG8PK
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,430 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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'The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' returns with the ASCAP-winning composers from Batman Begins- Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard for a powerful orchestral score. The Special Edition features the complete score on two CD's plus four bonus remix tracks; it also contains an 8x8x40 page hardbound book.

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The soundtrack that Gotham needs but not the one it deserves, December 9, 2008
By Dave Cordes (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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Less than 6 months after the release of the original motion picture soundtrack, a 2-disc "Special Edition" is released obviously to cash in on the film's unprecedented box office success earning $530 million domestically and almost $1 billion worldwide making The Dark Knight the second highest grossing (unadjusted) film in history since the mighty Titanic.

The teaming of James-Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer is the perfect synthesis of orchestral and electronic scoring and together they have created a bold, epic masterpiece that was edited and missing several cues on its initial soundtrack album and it was apparent that they were holding out some material for an inevitable expanded release further down the road. Surprisingly, we didn't have to wait very long for it.

While it is marketed as a "Special Edition" (not to be confused with the The Dark Knight Limited Edition digi-pack of the original release") such wording can be misleading by giving the buyer the impression that they are getting the "complete" uncut score and for the price one would expect nothing less than the kind of exemplary release demonstrated by The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring (The Complete Recordings) with correct arrangements and alternate versions. Some may be disappointed that all of the unreleased cues appear entirely on Disc 2 while Disc 1 is a straight reissue of the original album that most fans probably already have and not in the proper sequential arrangement of the film. For example Bank Robbery (Prologue) is track 1 on Disc 2 and "We Are Tonight's Entertainment" (Disc 2 track 9) should precede "A Little Push" (Disc 1 track 7), etc. I prefer to listen to film scores in their linear film arrangement so if you want to listen to both CDs in their proper film sequencing it will require some daft "re-editing" since several tracks contain cues that were edited together such as "I'm Not A Hero" which follows the Bank Robbery scene but contains music from the Hong Kong scene appearing later in the film.

This is a solid 5-star score and one of the most memorable film scores I have heard in a long time. All of the previously unreleased cues are compiled onto the second disc and the 4 bonus electronica remixes are interesting but just seem more like filler material for the rest of the second disc. I'm surprised they didn't just release these on a separate album entirely marketed as "Music Inspired By The Dark Knight." I would have preferred to hear composers' outtakes or alternate versions of the score instead and most importantly have them completely un-edited and arranged correctly. On the other hand, the hardbound collector's booklet and the slipcase packaging are nice and help to give it "a little push" for collectors to have but it's kind of a tossup. If you haven't already bought the original album, this is the obvious choice to buy but for those who already purchased it it's kind of a sneaky double-dip dilemma worthy of Two-Face himself, but a choice you'll have to make if you're a fan.

This CD deserves a better class of soundtrack.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice set, but a tad disappointing, December 11, 2008
By Peter E. Raber (Colchester, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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I knew this was coming out. They even said so on their website for the soundtrack, but the music was just so good that I had to pick up the initial release knowing full well I would double-dip when this set came out.

I enjoy all the extra tracks, but like the other reviewers have stated, I was bothered by them just being thrown upon the disc rather than being placed in order. It would have been great and made the set worthy of 5 stars had they just taken the time to do that: rework the first disc and place all the tracks in order. It's not like they didn't have the time. They stated they were going to release this before the movie even came out.

It's not a deal-breaker, but it does drop the set to 4 stars. I know a lot of soundtracks have the score out of sequence, but not usually when the entire score is released. I felt a bit cheated with the fact that disc 1 of this set was just a straight dupe from the original release. If they had taken the time to re-arrange this it would have been a no-brainer purchase.

I was also a touch disappointed with the 40 page booklet that accompanies the set. It really has no redeaming value. The whole book is just photos (nice photos to be sure) from the movie and credits with a 1 page commentary from director Christopher Nolan which was also on the original release. I would have loved it had they added a page or two from each composer on their thoughts regarding the development of this score, but alas, nothing like that appears.

Finally, the rubber stoppers that are supposed to hold the disc in place in the book are horrendous. Too fat. When you put the disc back in after straining to get it out the first time the rubber flakes off a bit and you need to really work at it to get the disc to sit properly.

5 stars easy for the music, but 3 stars for the packaging and for not arranging the music in order makes it overall 4 stars for me.
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9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars You gotta be kidding me . .., December 18, 2008
By JM in LA (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This is a 2 disc set and Disc 1 is EXACTLY the same as the "regular" Dark Knight score which as of this writing costs $14 new. So for a cost of $42 you get one disc you probably already own and a second disc with 14 tracks thrown together. And four of those 14 are remixes. Yawn.
Why don't they simply put all the music from the movie in the same order it plays in the movie and put that on two discs? That would be of value. But paying so much for so little doesn't make sense. Unless you are a superfan, buy the regular soundtrack (which is still not in chronological order. UGH!)
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5.0 out of 5 stars great, simply great!
who cares if this isn`t the "complete" edition you expected. It stands of its own as a truly beautiful package and listening experience, whit a "bonus" disc.... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Martha J. Hinojosa Teran

5.0 out of 5 stars The complete score at an affordable price.
The first release of The Dark Knight score was by all means pretty satisfying. It had a lot of really good cues from the movie, and other material was worked into some wonderful... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Soundtrack!
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Published 8 months ago by Christopher Price

4.0 out of 5 stars Fail order
4 stars for the music itself, almost everything from the movie is here, but not many of the tracks are in the right order of the movie, so it loses a star, and instead gains a... Read more
Published 9 months ago by C. A. Baxter

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-arrange yourself!
I can't believe I bought this when I already have the limited edition. I rarely buy OSTs but I'm a fan of Hans Zimmer because of the Dark Knight OST so I had to buy it. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Charles Pinady

4.0 out of 5 stars A more complete score, in a fancier package.
The first release of The Dark Knight score was by all means pretty satisfying. It had a lot of really good cues from the movie, and other material was worked into some wonderful... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Joseph E. Valencia

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT
This is a great edition to add to your collection whether you're a Batman collector or you're a sound score purist. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jermaine A. Harris

4.0 out of 5 stars Clarification about the packaging
I won't review the music content as others did an excellent job covering the topic. I just wanted to clarify how the packaging works. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. Saini

3.0 out of 5 stars Bizarre.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Love it but disappointed
When I saw the 2 disc special edition coming out, I had to get it. Despite the fact that I already bought the limited edtion... Read more
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