StreamingSoundtracks.com - Batman: Gotham Knight - Christopher Drake, Kevin Manthei, Robert J. Kral

#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Main Title - Intro - Interlude - Punk Skater - Trouble At The Dock Christopher Drake	2:29	19
02	Living Shadow - Living Shadow Finale Christopher Drake	1:45	7
03	Skater Girl - Trouble In The City Christopher Drake	0:49	8
04	Batmonster Appears - Batmonster Do-Over Christopher Drake	2:17	7
05	Rooftop Robbery - Robobat Christopher Drake	1:43	7
06	Have I Got A Story For You Finale Christopher Drake	1:35	8
07	Crossfire Kevin Manthei	4:49	9
08	Inferno Kevin Manthei	5:47	14
09	New Device Robert J. Kral	1:20	6
10	Trigger A Device - As Good As Your Drive Robert J. Kral	1:09	9
11	A Russian In His Grave - It Works Too Well Robert J. Kral	3:52	8
12	In Darkness Dwells Intro Christopher Drake	1:00	7
13	Gordon's Cannibal - Ghost Station Christopher Drake	2:59	6
14	Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis Christopher Drake	0:43	7
15	Killer Croc - Hallucinations - Scarecrow Interrupted Christopher Drake	3:19	8
16	Escape And End Christopher Drake	1:45	9
17	Working Through Pain - The Fall Kevin Manthei	1:45	9
19	There Is Another - Training Kevin Manthei	2:45	11
20	Rejected And Despised Kevin Manthei	1:29	18
21	Painless Fight - I Can't Kevin Manthei	3:23	13
22	Parents Killed Robert J. Kral	0:53	7
23	Gun Attraction - Park Killing Robert J. Kral	1:24	7
24	Gordon - Batman - The Train Robert J. Kral	6:13	18
25	His Life's Quest Robert J. Kral	0:54	6
26	End Credit Suite Christopher Drake	5:00	37

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1 review done for this album.

3 composers give it some variety

By:	LadyInque
Date:	21 Jun 2009
Rating:

This is the soundtrack for a collection of 6 related animated shorts, done in the style of Japanese anime and released in the summer of 2008, to coincide with the release of The Dark Knight. Three composers created the music, each taking two segments. The soundtrack does have something of a uniform sound in that many of the score elements take their inspiration from recent Batman music and action scores. But each composer contributed something different.

The possible exception is Robert Kral. His two segments, “Field Test” and “Deadshot” (Tracks 9-11 and 22-25, respectively), sound most like generic action score, and each other. It’s not bad; it’s just not very interesting. Track 11 has a Batman theme that sounds most like a knockoff of recent Bat-themes. It’s mostly tense action music, and I can’t really pick out any of these tracks as special. “Gordon/Batman/The Train” is probably the best. “Parents Killed” has some nice piano.

Christopher Drake scored “Have I Got a Story for You” (1-6) and “In Darkness Dwells” (12-16). The first segment, indeed the first track, has some of the most interesting music on this album. After some predictable horn blaring, the music settles into the story: kids swapping tales about Batman. The score is energetic but not non-stop action, which is a relief. “In Darkness Dwells” is more about sweeping Gothic horror, suiting the nature of the story. Track 16 has the most “Batman” sound to it, I think, with a brassy main theme.

Kevin Manthei managed to produce my most and least favorite music on the album, which I suppose is an accomplishment. In the latter category we have “Crossfire” (7-8). I cannot recommend enough that you skip this uninteresting, electronic noise. It’s edgy, I guess, but not great independent listening. Track 7 is especially tedious. However, Manthei also wrote the score for “Working Through Pain” (17-21) which is my favorite segment of the film and the soundtrack. In this story, Bruce Wayne travels to India to learn about pain. The music is soft, ethnically inspired and very pretty. The first and last tracks of this segment, which frame the story, are melancholy without overdoing it, which I like.

Request: The “End Credits Suite” will give you a taste of each segment. In the film, each transition lined up with the credits for that particular short, which I thought was cool. Anything from “Working Through Pain” would be pleasant to hear, if not the dynamic Batman music you may be looking for.
Avoid: “Crossfire” and “Inferno,” because they are that boring out of context.

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