SoundtrackNet has their First Listen of the Narnia Soundtrack online now. Here’s a little of what they said:

The production of the score for The Chronicles of Narnia was on a grand scale. From late September until early November, Gregson-Williams conducted the 75-piece Hollywood Studio Symphony and supervised the recording of the 140-member choir at Abbey Road in London. Additional solo musicians were recorded at his Wavecrest Studio, including vocalist Lisbeth Scott and electric violinist Hugh Marsh. The result is simply astounding. Bold orchestrations, strong choir, and careful thematic development define this score as one of the best of the year.

The Score:

The Blitz, 1940 (2:32)
Evacuating London (3:38)
The Wardrobe (2:54)
Lucy Meets Mr Tumnus (4:10)
A Narnia Lullaby (1:12)
The White Witch (5:30)
From Western Woods to Beaversdam (3:34)
Father Christmas (3:20)
To Aslan’s Camp (3:12)
Knighting Peter (3:48)
The Stone Table (8:06)
The Battle (7:08)
Only the Beginning of the Adventure (5:32)

The songs at the end credits:

“Can’t Take It In” – Imogen Heap (4:42)
“Wunderkind” – Alanis Morissette (5:19)
“Winter Light” – Tim Finn (4:13)
“Where” – Lisbeth Scott (1:54)

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Dan Goldwasser of SoundtrackNet posted this listing on the Film Score Monthly boards. He’s a really reliable source, considering he’s been to many of the Narnia scoring sessions. One thing to make note of is that Amy Lee appears to have dropped the project entirely, replaced by Alanis Morissette.

The latest tracklist (per Disney) is thus:

1. The Blitz, 1940
2. Evacuating London
3. The Wardrobe
4. Lucy Meets Mr. Tumnus
5. A Narnia Lullaby
6. The White Witch
7. From Western Woods to Beaversdam
8. Father Christmas
9. To Aslan’s Camp
10. Knighting Peter
11. The Stone Table
12. The Battle
13. Only The Beginning of The Adventure
14. Wonderkind, by Alanis Morissette
15. Bigger Than Me, by Imogen Heap & Harry Gregson-Williams
16. Winter Light, by Tim Finn
17. Where, by Harry Gregson-Williams & Lisbeth Scott

Also, the “special edition” release will not contain an “expanded score” as originally planned; rather, the music content on both releases will be identical. But the bonus DVD will have some nice extras! Harry Gregson-Williams composed the score.

Look for SoundtrackNet’s “First Listen” coverage soon.

You may recognize Tim Finn from Crowded House; and Imogen Heap from the Frou Frou.

[Film Score Monthly]

Silvio from Narnia-Chroniken.de reports that Alanis Morissette appeared on a famous German late-night show called “TV Total.” She remarked that she had recently recorded a song for the film and that the lyrics will be about Narnia from the view of Lucy.

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