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The Hulk Soundtrack To Be An iTunes Music Store Exclusive

by , 10:00 AM EDT, June 4th, 2003

The Incredible Hulk is big, really big, both in the Green Guy's dimensions and the apparent appeal of the upcoming movie. Famous names are associated with the Hulk, from the Oscar nominated and Emmy Award winning actor, Nick Nolte, to Hollywood's hottest composer, Danny Elfman. The latter, whose music can be heard in a wide variety of popular movies including Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Nightmare Before Christmas, has also composed the score for the Hulk, and that soundtrack, which will be released on June 17, according to an article in the Comic Continuum, can be had exclusively through Apple's new iTunes Music Store. From the Comic Continuum:

The soundtrack for The Hulk will be released on Decca/UMG Soundtracks on June 17.

Scoring the original soundtrack is Danny Elfman, whose many credits include Batman and Spider-Man.

The soundtrack also includes a new exclusive track, "Set Me Free," which was inspired by the film and recorded by an all-new super group featuring Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots; vocals), Slash (Guns N' Roses; guitar), Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses; bass), Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses; drums) and Dave Kushner (Suicidal Tendencies; guitar). This is the first-ever commercially available track from this new hard rock mega-group and can be downloaded exclusively on Apple's iTunes Music Store from June 8-17.

There's more information about the movie and related issues in the full story at the Comic Continuum.

TMO would like to thank Observer Hideji Sakai for alerting us to this story.

The Mac Observer Spin:

Score a big first for Apple. While it seems that nothing Apple can do with music is without some controversy, it is obvious that the iMS is the wave of the future. With exclusives like The Hulk soundtrack and other goodies, the iMS will attract even more users, especially after the Windows versions becomes available later this year. This is definitely a big deal for the iMS.

Note, too, that this exclusive likely leverages Apple's existing contacts in the movie industry relating to the company's extensive QuickTime Trailers Web site.

All in all, Apple has hit another home run.

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