''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' is the

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from the 2003 film ''

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (''LoEG'') is a comic book series (inspired by the 1960 British film ''The League of Gentlemen'') co-created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill which began in 1999. The series spans four vol ...

'', released by

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on August 1, 2003. The music was composed by Trevor Jones and

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, and performed by the

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(conducted by Geoffrey Alexander). The

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo are a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of '' isicathamiya'' and '' mbube''. They became known internationally after singing with Paul Simon on his 1986 album '' Graceland'', and have won ...

choral group performed the songs "Kenya - Wait For Me" and "Son of Africa". The soundtrack was not released in stores in the

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, and was at first released only for iTunes. After this did not generate satisfactory sales, it was released by the Varèse Sarabande label for purchase online.

Track listing

# Dawn of a New Century # Kenya - Wait for Me # Task Requires Heroes # Promenade by the Sea # Nautilus - Sword of the Ocean # The Game Is On # Old Tiger # Capturing Mr. Hyde # Mina Harker's Secret # Phantom's Lair # Portrait of Dorian Gray # Treachery # Storming the Fortress # May This New Century Be Yours # Son of Africa

External links

Varèse Sarabande entry

SoundtrackINFO entry
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