FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE DECCA SOUNDTRACK FOR THE EPIC DRAMA
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE
FEATURES ORIGINAL MUSIC BY CRAIG ARMSTRONG AND A.R. RAHMAN
** IN STORES OCTOBER 9TH **

September 27, 2007 (New York, NY) - Decca Records announces the exciting October
9th release of the soundtrack for Elizabeth: The Golden Age featuring original
score by Craig Armstrong and A.R. Rahman. The movie was directed by Shekar
Kapur and welcomes back the Award-winning, star-studded cast from the first
installment of the historical adventure including Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush
and Clive Owen. The Universal Pictures film opens nationwide to theaters on
October 12th.

Craig Armstrong and A.R. Rahman bring a dynamic collaboration to the score that
complements this epic story. Rahman is reunited with director Shekar Kapur, with
whom he worked on the Broadway musical, Bombay Dreams. His previous work
includes a host of various Indian films, including composing for Lagaan: Once
Upon a Time in India, which was nominated for an Academy AwardŽ for Foreign
Film. Mr. Rahman's work has also accredited him with seven Filmfare Awards for
his Music Direction and Background Score, as well as three Popular Awards and
four Silver Lotus Awards, in similar categories.

Mr. Armstrong brings his mystifying and poignant composition experience, having
worked on Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge, which he was awarded a Golden GlobeŽ
in the Best Original Score Motion Picture category. He also acquired a Grammy
for his work on the score for Ray Charles biography, Ray. His score on The Quiet
American gained a nomination for a World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song
Written for a Film.

The music for The Golden Age is powerful and sentimental, and is as strong and
vulnerable as Queen Elizabeth herself, making the collaborative score the
perfect accompaniment to the film. It is mystical as it is melodic, and allows
the listener to escape to the times and live through the scenes as if they were
present in Elizabeth's court.

Reprising the roles they originated in seven-time Academy AwardŽ-nominated
Elizabeth, Oscar-winnerŽ Cate Blanchett (The Aviator) as Queen Elizabeth,
Academy Award-winnerŽ Geoffrey Rush (Shine) as Sir Francis Walsingham return for
the gripping historical thriller laced with treachery and romance. Joining them
is Academy AwardŽ nominee Clive Owen (Closer) as Sir Walter Raleigh, a dashing
seafarer and newfound temptation for Elizabeth. The film also stars Abbie
Cornish as Elizabeth's favorite lady-in-waiting, Bess and Academy AwardŽ nominee
Samantha Morton (In America, Sweet and Lowdown) as Elizabeth's cousin Mary
Stuart.

The Golden Age finds Queen Elizabeth I facing bloodlust for her throne and
familial betrayal. Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political
tides of late 16th century Europe, Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by
the Spanish King Philip II (Jordi Molla - with his powerful army and
sea-dominating armada - determined to restore England to Catholicism.


www.elizabeththegoldenage.net

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