If you’re a fan of director Christopher Nolan‘s foray into Gotham City, you’re no doubt also a fan of composer Hans Zimmer‘s epic scores for the films, and are anxiously awaiting the final installment of Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. Thankfully, with the soundtrack preview embedded below, we can at least get a taste for the mood throughout the upcoming film.

Check out the 30 second previews of each of the fifteen tracks below!

The Dark Knight Rises: Official Motion Picture Soundtrack by Hans Zimmer

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Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar winner Christian Bale (The Fighter) again plays the dual role …of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar winner Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) reprises the role of Lucius Fox.

The Dark Knight Rises is slated to hit theaters on July 20th, 2012.