Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, and in her feature debut, the singing voice of Leona Lewis. The film is set in the year 2154, when humans are mining a precious mineral called unobtanium on Pandora, a lush moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the continued existence of a local tribe of Na'vi—a sentient humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The film's title refers to the genetically engineered Na'vi-human hybrid bodies used by a team of researchers to interact with the natives of Pandora.
Avatar was officially budgeted at $237 million. Other estimates put the cost between $280 million and $310 million for production, and at $150 million for promotion. The film was released for traditional two-dimensional projectors, as well as in 3D, using the RealD 3D, Dolby 3D, XpanD 3D and IMAX 3D formats, and also in 4D. The stereoscopic filmmaking was touted as a likely breakthrough in cinematic technology.
Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album of the 3-D science fiction epic film Avatar, directed by James Cameron. The original score and songs were composed and conducted by James Horner. The tracklisting was revealed on the official site. The album's deluxe edition, featuring six bonus tracks, was released on April 19, 2010 to promote the DVD release of the film.
The score has been nominated for Best Original Score at the 82nd Academy Awards. "I See You" was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Original Song category for the 67th Golden Globes. The score was also nominated for Best Original Score, but lost to Up.
The album has also charted on the Billboard 200 album chart on the week of January 2, 2010, debuting at number 172. The following week it climbed the chart to gain a new peak at number 119, and then the following week it leaped to number 32. On the week of January 23, 2010 the soundtrack hit it's current peak at number 31.
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