The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to the countryside, who find a wardrobe that leads to the fantasy world of Narnia. There they ally with the Lion Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson) against the forces of Jadis, the White Witch (Tilda Swinton). The film was released on December 9, 2005, in both Europe and North America to positive reviews and was highly successful at the box office grossing more than $745 million worldwide, making it 2005's third most successful film. It won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Makeup and various other awards. An "Extended Edition" was released on December 12, 2006, and was only made
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (soundtrack) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (soundtrack) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the soundtrack of the . Harry Gregson-Williams composed the soundtrack, which was released on December 13, 2005 by Walt Disney Records. Gregson-Williams was the first composer whom director Andrew Adamson approached for the film because they had worked together on "Shrek" (2001) and "Shrek 2" (2004). Because Adamson had to shoot the film in New Zealand for an extended period and Gregson-Williams was working on scores for films such as "Kingdom of Heaven", he initially only