THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THIS SEASON'S MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIE
THE DA VINCI CODE
WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC BY OSCAR®-WINNING COMPOSER
HANS ZIMMER
TO BE RELEASED ON DECCA MAY 9TH

**DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD, PRODUCED
BY BRIAN GRAZER AND JOHNY CALLEY
FEATURING A STAR STUDDED CAST INCLUDING TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNER TOM
HANKS**

(April 11, 2006- New York, NY) The soundtrack for one of this season's most
anticipated films, Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment's The Da
Vinci Code, features original music composed by Oscar®-winner Hans Zimmer
(Rain Man, The Lion King, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator). From director Ron
Howard, producer Brian Grazer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, the
Oscar®-winning team of A Beautiful Mind, along with producer John Cally (the
Oscar®-nominated The Remains of the Day), comes the film version Dan Brown's
The Da Vinci Code. One of the most popular and widely discussed novels of
our time, this movie includes a superb cast headed by two-time Academy
Award®-winner Tom Hanks with Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellan, Alfred Molina,
Paul Bettany and Jean Reno. The soundtrack will be released May 9th on
Decca. The film opens May 19th worldwide.

Zimmer recorded the soundtrack at Air Studios which Da Vinci Code fans will
be delighted to know is situated on "Rosslyn" Hill in London, and also at
Abbey Road Studios. Director, Ron Howard commented that the music recorded
at the sessions was "powerful, fresh and wonderfully effective. Like every
other facet of this movie, the score for The Da Vinci Code demanded a range
of textures that recognized and reinforced the layers of ideas and emotion,
which unfold as the basic story does." Zimmer once again captures the
essence of suspense and tension that builds throughout the film. "The
inspired Hans Zimmer has given us extraordinarily memorable music to
appreciate within the framework of a film or completely on its own, where
you can let the sounds carry you on your own private journey," summarized
Ron Howard. The two have previously collaborated on Backdraft in 1991.

German-born Zimmer entered the world of film music in London as an
apprentice to composer Stanley Meyers (The Deerhunter), with whom he
collaborated on several scores. His first film was My Beautiful Laundrette
(1985) and since then he has composed over 100 films, becoming one of
Hollywood's most sought after composers. In 1988, he earned an Oscar®
nomination for Rain Man and was nominated for a Grammy® in 1989 for Driving
Miss Daisy. He garnered the Academy Award® in 1994 for The Lion King, which
also earned him a Golden Globe®, a Tony® and two Grammy® awards. In total,
Zimmer has been nominated for seven Golden Globes, seven Grammys, and seven
Oscars for Rain Man, Gladiator, The Lion King, As Good As It Gets, The
Preacher's Wife, The Thin Red Line, The Prince of Egypt, and The Last
Samurai. His upcoming films include Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's
Chest (opening July 7) to be released in summer 2006 and Nancy Meyers'
romantic comedy The Holiday starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet
and Jack Black.

The Da Vinci Code involves a thrilling murder investigation that unearths
the biggest cover-up in human history. The Columbia Pictures and Imagine
Entertainment film opens May 19th worldwide.

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