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Step Inside The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code film Audio Tour debuts at The Louvre
Fans of The Da Vinci Code the world over will have the
opportunity to experience the thrill and intrigue of the gripping mystery like
never before when they visit The Louvre in Paris. In conjunction with Columbia
Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, media firm Soundwalk has created The Da
Vinci Code film Soundwalk, the official audio tour based on the film.
Soundwalk's latest audio tour gives visitors to The Louvre
a new and ingenious way to experience one of the world's most prestigious
museums. Through captivating narration by internationally acclaimed actor and
The Da Vinci Code film star Jean Reno (The Professional, Mission Impossible),
listeners literally retrace the thrilling storyline through the eyes and
footsteps of its central characters.
Reno, who plays Detective Bezu Fache in the film, brings
the riveting mystery to life through behind-the-scenes commentary on historical
facts and insights to this still-unfolding storyline. Music and sound clips from
the film are interlaced throughout, creating a visceral & cinematic experience.
"I'm thrilled to be a part of helping people to experience
one of France's greatest treasures from this new perspective," says Reno.
Stephan Crasneanscki, Soundwalk founder and president hopes
that the tour will appeal to both fans of the Da Vinci Code and lovers of the
museum. "We're extremely proud and excited to create what will be a new and
innovative way to interact with and experience the Da Vinci Code and The Louvre."
Anyone wishing to retrace the steps of The Da Vinci Code
film will be able to rent The Da Vinci Code Soundwalk on special edition MP3
players inside The Louvre, just in time for the debut of the film and the
Summer travel season. The 50-minute audio tour is 10 Euros, or about $12.60 US.
The tour is also available via download at
http://www.audible.com and
http://www.itunes.com. For more information please visit
http://www.davincicodewalk.com.
ABOUT SOUNDWALK
Soundwalk is a pioneering enterprise dedicated to new forms
of media whereby the consumer virtually interacts with his or her surroundings.
Soundwalk has extended the potential of the audio tour experience by creating an
ever-growing series of narrated tours of neighborhoods around the world, each
integrating music, sound clips and interviews with local experts and characters
of interest. Ground-breaking and cutting edge, many of their projects are also
award-winning, including the Sonic Memorial of Ground Zero, narrated by writer
Paul Auster and produced in collaboration with NPR. Most recently Soundwalk have
teamed with Puma to create a series of 'SoundRuns' and World Cup '06 themed
tours around several German cities.
ABOUT THE DA VINCI CODE
From director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and
screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar(R)-winning team of A Beautiful Mind, and
producer John Calley (the Oscar(R)-nominated The Remains of the Day), comes the
film version of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, one of the most popular and
talked about novels of our time, with a cast headed by two-time Academy Award(R)
winner Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Sir Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jurgen
Prochnow, Paul Bettany and Jean Reno. Produced by Grazer and Calley, The Da
Vinci Code involves a thrilling murder investigation that unearths a secret that
could change the course of history.
Edited by Madelyn Miller
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