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| The Best Batman Music for the Best Batman |
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| By: | LadyInque |
| Date: | 15 Feb 2009 |
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This is the soundtrack for the full-length animated film released in 1993 and, until December 2008, the only way you could get any of Shirley Walker’s amazing <i>Batman</i> score. The movie itself is one of the better Batman films ever made and is recommended. The score is excellent, suiting the film in that it is dramatic, majestic, and deliberately a little old-fashioned. This album is more likely to provide satisfying listening in the SST queue than the 2008 <i>Batman: The Animated Series</i>, since that album presents the score from certain episodes, chopped into pieces.
But it’s Batman we’re here to hear, right? The “Main Title” starts with a choir singing the Walker Batman theme before it segues into the familiar horn and strings combo. It’s an auspicious beginning. The Batman theme disappears for a while, as the film is part origin story for the main character. For example, “The Promise” is a short but sweet track, underscoring Bruce Wayne’s vow to his murdered parents. It hints at the Batman theme, but doesn’t state it. “Phantasm’s Graveyard Murder,” a creepy track that might make good Halloween listening. The Batman theme returns at the end of the movie, obviously, and is featured prominently in the last three tracks on the album.
Another bonus of this release is that, in addition to the Batman theme, you can also hear Walker’s wonderful Joker theme on “Phantasm and Joker Fight.”
<b>Request:</b> “Main Title” “The Promise” “Birth of Batman”
<b>Avoid:</b> “First Love,” because it’s a little mushy and kinda boring.
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