Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax Set to Release Spider-Man 2 - Music From and Inspired By

Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax will release Spider-Man 2 -- Music From and Inspired By on Tuesday, June 22.

The highly anticipated Columbia Pictures film, "Spider-Man 2," opens nationwide on Wednesday, June 30.

Spider-Man 2 -- Music From and Inspired By is a collection of music written and performed by a generation of musicians influenced by the power and mystery of the Spider-Man character, his conflicts and his adventures. Spider-Man 2 -- Music From and Inspired By includes lead tracks, "Vindicated" by Dashboard Confessional (already a #1 Most Added Record at Modern Rock Radio) and "Ordinary," the eagerly-anticipated new track from the Grammy-winning rock band Train. Both singles have companion video clips. The album also features new songs from Hoobastank ("Did You"), Jet ("Hold On"), Yellowcard ("Gifts and Curses"), Maroon 5 ("Woman"), Taking Back Sunday ("This Photograph Is Proof [I Know You Know]"), Smile Empty Soul ("Who I Am"), the Ataris ("The Night That The Lights Went Out In NYC"), Ana ("We Are"), and Jimmy Gnecco featuring Brian May ("Someone To Die For"). In addition, Spider-Man 2 -- Music From and Inspired By contains the Lostprophets' "Lucky You," formerly available as a UK b-side and "Give It Up," which is also the first single from the major label debut of Midtown. Rounding out Spider-Man 2 -- Music From and Inspired By are two compositions by Danny Elfman: "Spidey Suite" and "Doc Ock Suite"

The Spider-Man 2 -- Music From and Inspired By CD can be used as a key to unlock a wealth of "Spider-Man 2" content on the web (www.sonymusic.com/spider-man2/ConnecteD).

In "Spider-Man 2," Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a college student and a superhuman crime-fighter. His life as Spider-Man becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the diabolically brilliant Otto Octavius (played by Alfred Molina), who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock." "Spider-Man 2" is directed by Sam Raimi and stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst.

Based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, "Spider-Man 2," successor to 2002's record-breaking "Spider-Man," promises to be one of the major blockbuster hits of the year. The first "Spider-Man" film shattered numerous box office records. Opening over a three-day May frame with a record $114.8 million and total worldwide gross of $821,700,000, the film became the fastest movie to gross $100 million, $200 million, and $300 million and tied with "Titanic" as fastest to hit $400 million. "Spider-Man" also set records with the biggest weekend, biggest single day, and biggest opening day. Released in April 2002, Spider-Man (Music From and Inspired By), the album of music from the first "Spider-Man" film, debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 bestselling albums chart, and became the #1 Top Soundtrack in America, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide.

  Spider-Man 2 Music From and Inspired By
  Track Listing:

   Vindicated                          Dashboard Confessional
   Ordinary                            Train
   Did You                             Hoobastank
   Hold On                             Jet
   Gifts and Curses                    Yellowcard
   Woman                               Maroon 5
   This Photograph is Proof
    (I Know You Know)                  Taking Back Sunday
   Give It Up                          Midtown
   Lucky You                           Lostprophets
   Who I Am                            Smile Empty Soul
   The Night The Lights
    Went Out In NYC                    The Ataris
   We Are                              Ana
   Someone To Die For                  Jimmy Gnecco featuring Brian May
   Spidey Suite                        Danny Elfman
   Doc Ock Suite                       Danny Elfman

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SOURCE: Columbia Records

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+1-310-449-2508, angelica_cob@sonymusic.com

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