FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF MR. & MRS. SMITH AND THE BOURNE IDENTITY COMES JUMPER LAKESHORE RECORDS RELEASES THE SOUNDTRACK FOR JUMPER, COMPOSED BY JOHN POWELL (January 28, 2008- Los Angeles, CA) - Lakeshore Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for JUMPER on iTunes February 12th and in stores on February 19th. The album features original music by John Powell (UNITED 93, SHREK). Composer John Powell has written music for animated films (HAPPY FEET, SHREK, ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN) and comedies (PLUTO NASH, ALFIE, MR. 3000) but is probably best known for his work in the action film genre on such films as MR. AND MRS. SMITH, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, FACE/OFF, THE ITALIAN JOB, and the BOURNE series of films (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM). Powell's work on these action scores seamlessly blends orchestral and electronic elements. The British born Powell began originally trained as a violinist. In 1995 he founded a London based commercial music house before moving to the United States 2 years later. He is one of the best known former members of the Remote Control (formerly Media Ventures) team of composers, where he first teamed with Harry Gregson-Williams, his collaborator on several scores (ANTZ, CHICKEN RUN, SHREK). >From the director of MR. & MRS. SMITH and THE BOURNE IDENTITY, Doug Liman, >comes JUMPER. A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself >anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries, and finds himself >in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between "jumpers" and >those who have sworn to kill them. The film stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel >L. Jackson, and Diane Lane, based on the novels by Steven Gould. Regency and 20th Century Fox present JUMPER, in theaters on February 15. The Lakeshore Records recording will be available on iTunes on February 12, 2008 and in stores on February 19, 2008. ### For more information contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
