ASCAP's Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard Appear at Virgin Megastore for Dark Knight Soundtrack Signing

Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard sign copies of The Dark Knight soundtrack at the Virgin Records store at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16.

In anticipation of the release of the blockbuster film The Dark Knight, ASCAP composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard held autograph sessions of The Dark Knight soundtrack at Virgin Megastore locations on both coasts. The two multiple award-winning ASCAP composers teamed up for the second time to create the score for the sequel to Batman Begins, which they scored in 2005.

The film has already captured the highest grossing weekend opening ever, has reached the $200 million mark faster than any other film in history, and has the chance to become one of the top grossing films of all time.

Warner Bros. Records has released four different configurations of the soundtrack for The Dark Knight including a special edition digipak and a collector's edition with special artwork.