SOUNDTRACK TO FEATURE FIRST TIME COLLABORATION WITH HANS ZIMMER AND RODRIGO Y GABRIELA
SOUNDTRACK SET FOR RELEASE ON WALT DISNEY RECORDS MAY 17th
After months of hints and rumours we can now confirm that one of the summer’s most highly anticipated blockbuster movies, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” will features original music by Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer and Rod and Gab.
The score for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 brings together one of the most respected and sought-after composers (an Academy Award winner with a further eight additional Oscar nominations for films such as Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight, Batman Begins to name but a few) and the premier guitar playing duo in the world – Rodrigo Y Gabriela.
Speaking on the creative process Zimmer recently said, 'The way we’re working, the three of us are sitting in a room, I play average keyboards and they play brilliant guitars and we’re writing cues together. There’s a force, a ferocity, about their sound.'
You will be able to hear the fruits of their labours when Walt Disney Records release the soundtrack for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on May 17, 2011.
The movie, once again starring Johnny Depp as captain Jack Sparrow, joined for this outing by Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush and Ian McShane, will follow in movie theaters on May 20, 2011.
Australia, New Zealand and US concert Dates – April / May
Rod and Gab will be taking to the road in April and May for a series of shows in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S..
April 17 West Coast Blues and Roots Festival, Fremantle, WA, Australia Tickets
April 19 Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia Tickets
April 20 Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia Tickets
April 22 Blues Fest, Byron Bay, Australia Tickets
April 24 Grassroots Festival, Aukland, New Zealand Tickets
May 30 Sasquatch Festival, George, WA, USA Tickets
Live At The Hollywood Bowl – August
Not content with one groundbreaking project this summer Rodrigo Y Gabriela are also limbering up for what promise to be two of their most unforgettable concerts ever. On Friday August 12 and Saturday August 13 Rodrigo Y Gabriela will perform live at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
In a celebration of the passion and rhythm of the guitar, this extraordinary concert brings the orchestra together with Rodrigo y Gabriela in the illustrious and famous setting of the magnificent Hollywood Bowl – site of some legendary concerts through the years. These two shows will surely be added to that list. Joining Rod and gab for the two concerts will be the blistering Spanish sounds of Buikaand Javier Limón.
Visit the Hollywood Bowl website for details of their ticket subscriber system for all shows there this summer. Individual tickets for the The Rodrigo Y Gabriela shows will go on sale to the general public on May 7.
Visit the Rodrigo Y Gabriela online shop – Live in Japan CD now back in stock as well as many other great offers.
