‘The Dark Knight’ … Music LIVE

Hollywood composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard will be performing elements of their score for The Dark Knight at the film’s premiere in New York.  To listen to 3  samples of their awesome score, click here.

IGN and Reuters report the two composers will be performing together live for the first time, on stage at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square IMAX Theater prior to the film’s world premiere  this Monday, July 14, at 7pm.

Additionally, Zimmer and Howard will be signing copies of the soundtrack at Virgin Megastores in New York on Tuesday, July 15th, in Times Square at 7pm, and in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16th, at Hollywood and Highland, also at 7pm.

Warner Bros. Records will release four different configurations of the soundtrack for The Dark Knight:

• a standard jewel case CD
• a 2 LP set of heavy-weight 180 gram vinyl version
• a special edition digipack
• a collector’s edition with special artwork to come after release.

The soundtrack for The Dark Knight will be released on Warner Bros. Records on July 15 prior to the film’s nationwide opening on July 18.