GRAMMYS' winners announced, THE DARK KNIGHT wins

From GRAMMYS' official website, HERE.

Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
(Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.)

The Dark Knight James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers [Warner Sunset/Warner Bros.]

New interview with HANS ZIMMER / JAMES NEWTON HOWARD on the score to "THE DARK KNIGHT"

Hans Zimmer and James Howard Newton talk about their collaboration scoring The Dark Knight on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.

Read the entire interview over at the original source, HERE.

HANS ZIMMER's and JAMES NEWTON HOWARD's 'Dark Knight' Score, has Its Oscar Eligibility Restored

Original source: Variety.com

"Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard are back in contention for an Oscar nom.
The Music Branch Executive Committee of the Academy reversed its Nov. 10 decision declaring their score for “the Dark Knight” ineligible for the 2008 Academy Awards. The score was disqualified due to five names being listed as composers on the music cue sheet.

After reviewing information submitted by the affected parties, the committee concluded that two Zimmer and Howard were responsible for the score’s authorship.

Neither nomination ballots nor lists of eligible scores had been distributed so there is no impact on the actual voting process. "

HANS ZIMMER and JAMES NEWTON HOWARD | THE DARK KNIGHT 2CD Special Edition

Hans Zimmer's and James Newton Howard's much celebrated original score for The Dark Knight gets a special treatment with a special 2CD release that has been much-talked around since its announcement.

Here's what amazon.com has to say about the edition:

"The Dark Knight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' returns with the ASCAP-winning composers from Batman Begins- Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard for a powerful orchestral score. The Special Edition features the complete score on two CD's plus four bonus remix tracks; it also contains an 8x8x40 page hardbound book."

Also, if you head over to the official website for the soundtrack, you'll find the following info:

"Package contains a 40-page handbook, 50 additional minutes of unreleased music from the movie and 4 unreleased remixes by the Crystal Method, Paul Van Dyk, and others.

For more info and score-related material such as Videos from the recording sessions, please click HERE and HERE.