The Dark Knight Rises [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

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All Music Guide - Heather Phares
While Hans Zimmer's music for Christopher Nolan's Batman movies aren't as high-concept as some of his other scores, such as Inception or Gladiator, they're just as artfully done, and The Dark Knight Rises is no exception. Zimmer ties the music for the final installment of Nolan's Batman trilogy to his previous scores, but allows these pieces to have their own flourishes as well: "A Storm Is Coming" nods to the churning strings of the theme used since Batman Begins, but "Nothing Out There" adds an almost subliminal pulsing synth that grows stronger as the score unfolds, peaking with "Imagine the Fire"'s climax of choral vocals and strings. Meanwhile, heavy brass cuts ...
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All Music Guide - Heather Phares
While Hans Zimmer's music for Christopher Nolan's Batman movies aren't as high-concept as some of his other scores, such as Inception or Gladiator, they're just as artfully done, and The Dark Knight Rises is no exception. Zimmer ties the music for the final installment of Nolan's Batman trilogy to his previous scores, but allows these pieces to have their own flourishes as well: "A Storm Is Coming" nods to the churning strings of the theme used since Batman Begins, but "Nothing Out There" adds an almost subliminal pulsing synth that grows stronger as the score unfolds, peaking with "Imagine the Fire"'s climax of choral vocals and strings. Meanwhile, heavy brass cuts through most tracks like a bat signal piercing through the clouds, nowhere more clearly than on "Gotham's Reckoning." Yet Zimmer doesn't just pile on the drama; he knows when to have his cues crash into a scene and when they should get out of the way. The drums, brass, and strings reach near-claustrophobic levels on "The Fire Rises," but they also retreat, roil, and then thunder to a close in malevolent and majestic fashion. Zimmer also finds room for some more experimental touches, as on "Despair," where the whooshing percussion sounds like a cape sweeping through the air or something bursting into flames. And while most of these cues tower like Gotham skyscrapers, "Mind If I Cut In?" is just as remarkable for its delicate melody and subtle percussion. Fittingly for the last installment of Nolan's -- and thus Zimmer's -- interpretation of Batman, many of the track titles wax philosophical ("Why Do We Fall?"), and the score's emotional range is narrow but deep, spanning the mournful "Born in Darkness" and the somber "Necessary Evil," and culminating with "Rise," which mingles haunting strings and vocals with formidable rhythms as the credits roll. While The Dark Knight Rises closes the book on Batman for Zimmer and Nolan, it's just another chapter in their thriving creative partnership.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 7/17/2012
  • Label: Watertower Music
  • UPC: 794043160417
  • Catalog Number: 39313
  • Sales rank: 3,410

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 A Storm is Coming (0:36)
  2. 2 On Thin Ice (2:54)
  3. 3 Gotham's Reckoning (4:07)
  4. 4 Mind if I Cut In? (3:27)
  5. 5 Underground Army (3:11)
  6. 6 Born in Darkness (1:56)
  7. 7 The Fire Rises (5:33)
  8. 8 Nothing Out There (2:51)
  9. 9 Despair (3:14)
  10. 10 Fear Will Find You (3:08)
  11. 11 Why Do We Fall? (2:02)
  12. 12 Death by Exile (0:23)
  13. 13 Imagine the Fire (7:25)
  14. 14 Necessary Evil (3:16)
  15. 15 Rise (7:15)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Hans Zimmer Primary Artist, Synthesizer
Richard Edwards Trombone
Gary Kettel Percussion
Anthony Pleeth Cello
Frank Ricotti Percussion
Martin Tillman Cello
Mel Wesson Ambience
Mary Scully Bass
Peter Lale Viola
Matt Dunkley Conductor
Gavin Greenaway Conductor
Richard Watkins Horn
Paul Clavis Percussion
Owen Slade Tuba
Ann Marie Calhoun Violin
Thomas Jesty Vocals
C.J. Sing Chant Conductor
Technical Credits
Walt Fowler Orchestration
Alan Meyerson Score Mixer
Yvonne S. Moriarty Orchestration
Ed Neumeister Orchestration
Geoff Stradling Orchestration
Hans Zimmer Arranger, Composer, Producer
Geoff Foster Engineering
Pat Sullivan Mastering
Elizabeth Finch Orchestration
Jill Streater Music Librarian
Daniel Kresco Score Mixer
Andrew Kinney Orchestration
Lisa Margolis Music Business Affairs
Ramin Djawadi Arranger
Mark Wherry Instrument Design
Sandeep Sriram Art Direction
Rick Giovinazzo Orchestration
Andrew Zack Score Coordinator
Lorne Balfe Additional Music
Christopher Nolan Producer, Liner Notes
Kevin Kaska Orchestration
Perry Montague-Mason Orchestra Leader
Alex Gibson Producer
Czarina Russell Studio Manager
Andrew Kawczynski Arranger
Carl Rydlund Orchestration
Michael Hobe Sample Preparation
Sam Estes Sample Preparation
Claudius Brüse Sample Preparation
Stephen Lipson Producer, Score Mixer
Charlotte Matthews Assistant Contractor
Steve Mazzaro Arranger
Jasha Klebe Arranger
Tom Farnon Score Reader
Tom Holkenborg Additional Music
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