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Batman [Original Score]

 
Album Review: Batman [Original Score]

  • Artist: Danny Elfman
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1989 05
  • Total Time: 54:27
  • Type: Soundtrack
  • Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Danny Elfman's Batman theme music had become a pop culture classic even before it was repeated in a parade of Bat sequels, proving to be every bit as enduring as John Williams' tunes from Star Wars, Superman, or Jaws. This is due not only to the film's box office success, but also to its hummability and its seemingly inevitable appropriateness for the dark superhero epic. The score is perhaps best remembered for its darkly sweeping strings and energetically unremitting blasts of brass, but there are also some quietly beguiling moments with piano, a boys choir, and a music box. Compared to other action movie scores, even the noisily foreboding music from the scenes of danger and battle are relatively listenable on CD. ~ Darryl Cater, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
The Batman Theme Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (2:38)
Roof Fight Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:20)
First Confrontation Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (4:43)
Kitchen, Surgery, Face-Off Danny Elfman, Prince, John L. Nelson Sinfonia of London Orchestra (3:07)
Flowers Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:51)
Clown Attack Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:45)
Batman to the Rescue Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (3:56)
Roasted Dude Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:01)
Photos/Beautiful Dreamer Stephen Foster, Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (2:27)
Descent into Mystery Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:31)
The Bat Cave Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (2:35)
The Joker's Poem Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (:56)
Childhood Remembered Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (2:43)
Love Theme Danny Elfman, Prince, John L. Nelson Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:30)
Charge of the Batmobile Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:41)
Attack of the Batwing Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (4:44)
Up the Cathedral Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (5:04)
Waltz to the Death Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (3:55)
The Final Confrontation Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (3:47)
Finale Stephen Foster, Danny Elfman, Prince, John L. Nelson Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:45)
Batman Theme (Reprise) Danny Elfman Sinfonia of London Orchestra (1:28)

Credits

Danny Elfman (Producer), Danny Elfman (Main Performer), Gary LeMel (Executive Producer), Steve Bartek (Composer), Steve Bartek (Producer), Steve Bartek (Orchestration), Bruce Botnick (Digital Editing), Bruce Botnick (Digital Mastering), Bruce Botnick (Mastering), Robin Clarke (Editing), Robin Clarke (Music Editor), Michael Dilbeck (Music Supervisor), Shawn Murphy (Remixing), Sinfonia of London Orchestra (Performer), Sinfonia of London Orchestra (?), Eric Tomlinson (Engineer), Eric Tomlinson (?), Shirley Walker (Conductor), Shirley Walker (Orchestration), Jon Peters (Executive Producer), Steven Scott Smalley (Orchestration), Christine Cano (Design), Bob Badami (Editing), Bob Badami (Music Editor), Jonathan Morton (Assistant Engineer), Jonathan Morton (Second Engineer), Peter Guber (Executive Producer), Steve Price (Assistant Engineer), Steve Price (Second Engineer)
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