Thanks to WB for emailing about a new press release that is online today. The press release is about all the products promoting the film!
NECA, Inc. and Corgi International Limited, the global master toy partners for the Harry Potter franchise, will create a spellbinding line of products in support of the upcoming feature film release. Additional key licensees include Mattel, with Scene It? Harry Potter 2nd Edition and Noble, for wands, chess sets and high-end sculpts; additional global licensees include: Panini, DeAgostini, Hasbro, Rubie’s Costume Co., Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, Artbox Entertainment, Gentle Giant, Giant Merchandising, Jibbitz, BioWorld Merchandising Inc., Andrews McMeel Publishing and Tonner Doll.
“Harry Potter is a fan favorite and has captivated audiences for years,” said Karen McTier, Executive Vice President of Domestic Licensing and Worldwide Marketing for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “The franchise’s global influence allows top licensees the opportunity to create imaginative and innovative product lines that convey the magic of Harry Potter.”
Warner Bros. have sent me a press release for the Half-Blood Prince soundtrack. It will be released on July 14th. The press release states:
New Line Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for the newest installment of the Harry Potter film franchise, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” from Warner Bros. Pictures, at digital retailers and on CD Tuesday, July 14. The score selection lineup features 28 diverse tracks, offering the listener over 60 minutes of music from the film, which opens nationwide on Wednesday, July 15.
Nicholas Hooper, who also scored “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” returned to create another powerful and enchanting score. In a first for a Harry Potter film soundtrack, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will be an enhanced CD giving fans a free digital download of the entire soundtrack in 5.1 Surround Sound audio, along with bonus exclusive content.
EA has released a demo of the new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game. You can download the demo at this link! The real game will be released June 30, 2009.
Tom Felton has hosted another video game demo for Half-Blood Prince. The feature has interviews with Dan Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Ralph Palmer (Animation Director), Emily Newton Dunn (Designer) and Freddie Stroma. You can watch it here or below.
In a new Half-Blood Prince video game demo, Tom Felton guides us and Dan Radcliffe, Bonnie Wright, Emma Watson, Kelvin Tuite (Art Director), Jonathan Bunney (Executive Producer) and Chris Roberts (Lead Designer) talk about it.
Previews of songs from the Half-Blood Prince soundtrack have been released as short ringtones on Virgin Mobile‘s site. Click on the links below and your default music player will start to play them.
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