Green Lantern (soundtrack)
album by James Newton Howard
Green Lantern (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score composed by James Newton Howard to the 2011 superhero film Green Lantern directed by Martin Campbell based on the character from DC Comics, and starred Ryan Reynolds as Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan / Green Lantern, alongside Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, and Tim Robbins. The album featured 18 tracks which was released through WaterTower Music on June 14, 2011.
Background
In January 2011, it was announced that James Newton Howard would compose the musical score for Green Lantern. Howard previously associated with Campbell on Vertical Limit (2000), and also composed the DC Comics superhero films Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008) with Hans Zimmer. For the film, Howard composed large orchestral themes and electronic, hard rock elements for the titular superhero and the antagonist respectively. The score was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios and AIR Studios in London, along with the Sony Scoring Stage in Sony Pictures Studios, and the Village studio in Los Angeles. The soundtrack was released through WaterTower Music on June 14, 2011, featuring 18 tracks and also included the "Green Lantern Oath" by Reynolds.
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Reception
Thomas Glorieux of Maintitles wrote "During many years James Newton Howard was always one of my safety nets, a composer who had such a typical voice one could rely on. Even his less inspired efforts of late still had that tone, but that is mostly gone in Green Lantern. What's even more disappointing, Green Lantern is a box office movie.
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