Back when they were recording the soundtrack for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Amy Lee was writing a song for the film, that was to be played during the film’s credits. The song that she was writing wasn’t finished for the film, because it was said to be too dark for it.

It has been given new life, though, on Evanescence’s new album: “The Open Door.” It is not included on the album in its entirety; instead, part of it has been used as the intro of “Good Enough.”

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With two months to go before the release of its big-budget film “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” the Walt Disney company wants very much to whet audience appetites by placing music from the soundtrack on radio and music-video channels.

But Disney’s tricky marketing strategy for “Narnia” – which includes aggressively courting Christian fans who can relate to the story’s biblical allegory while trying not to disaffect secular fans – is particularly tricky when it comes to music.

The spiritual character of “Narnia” is being reinforced with the debut on the charts last week of a Christian pop album of music inspired by the film. But prospects for a previously announced secular soundtrack now seem cloudy, executives involved in the process say. Disney executives say that at the very least the CD will be delayed beyond its planned Oct. 25 release.

Mitchell Leib, president of music for Disney’s Buena Vista film unit, said he still expected to assemble and release a secular soundtrack before the film’s Dec. 9 opening. But he cited production snags. He said he was still awaiting a recording by the rock band Evanescence that is intended as the film’s closing song. He added that planning had also been complicated by last-minute decisions about how music will be used in the complex, special-effects-laden film.

The Christian-oriented album’s status as the only “Narnia” musical project in the marketplace, for now at least, could upset the studio’s plan to balance two audiences. “If they go ahead and release only the one soundtrack, I think they’re risking being identified as turning toward a blatantly religious company, which does turn some people away,” said Chris Ahrens, founding editor of Risen, a San Diego-based lifestyle magazine that explores the spiritual beliefs of entertainment figures. On the other hand, Mr. Ahrens said, if the music strikes a chord in the Christian market, “I think that’s huge for Disney in terms of the movie audience.” He added, “It seems like a huge gamble.” …

…And the album already appears to be crossing into territory where the genre is rarely marketed, said Bill Hearn, the president and chief executive of EMI’s Christian Music Group. EMI has been promoting “Narnia” songs to mainstream radio, and Mr. Hearn said 16 stations playing “adult contemporary” music have added Mr. Chapman’s song “Remembering You” to their playlists. The music video for the song is also expected to be included on the film’s DVD, he said.

“We believe these songs are appealing to anyone who loves ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,’ not just to the Christian audience,” Mr. Hearn said. “The songs are written specifically to reach a wide audience.”

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This is an unsubstantiated rumor: Guess who Amy Lee, lead singer of Evanescence, is totally gonna score with? Not some guy with tattoos and a lip ring–no, the shadowy chanteuse will be making sweet, sweet music with dead British lit god C.S. Lewis. Or at least she’s getting snuggly with the adaptation of his The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, due in 2005, with Tilda Swinton and Rupert Everett.

“I’m doing some cool, ethereal vocal stuff throughout the score,” she tells Team Megaplex while promoting the band’s recent concert DVD Anywhere but Home. “And also a song for the end credits.”

But before you start thinking she’s gonna get all Enya on you, she soothes us with her dark magic: “I’m trying to bring something creepy to the table,” she promises. Well, good. ‘Cause a story about a lion who’s supposed to be, like, Jesus inside your closet just isn’t creepy enough.

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The Production got in touch with us to let us know that Evanescence will not be doing any Narnia music. Sorry for the late update. We just moved NarniaFans to a bigger, better server, to better serve you the latest Narnia news. We’ve also converted the forum to vBulletin 3.0.3, and are working on other updates to make this the Narnia site to visit!

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[Evanescence's Amy] Lee has also been working on music for the upcoming film “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe,” inspired by the children’s book by C.S. Lewis. The dark and morose tale, about four children who discover a magical land in the clutches of an evil witch, not only was a childhood favorite of Lee’s, but its aesthetic suits the gothic-leaning singer perfectly.

“I love the kind of stranger children’s stuff,” she said. “I think that’s very much what our music is inspired by. Not only death and the morbid stuff, but that it comes from the perspective of a child and things relating to childhood, because that’s what I went through.”

Lee was offered a small role in the film, currently in production in New Zealand, but considering the role she requested, the film’s producers may have been too freaked out to give her a part.

“They were like, ‘Do you want to do a cameo?’ And I was like, ‘Hell yeah! Let me die. I want to be somebody who gets murdered.’ So I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

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