History AwesomeMusic / Batman

For the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', the ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' and ''Film/Joker2019'', sees [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanArkhamSeries here]] [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries here]] [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold here]] [[AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse here]] [[AwesomeMusic/TheLEGOBatmanMovie here]] and [[AwesomeMusic/Joker2019 here]] respectively.

The ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', the ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanArkhamSeries have]] [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries pages]] [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold of]] [[AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse their]] [[AwesomeMusic/TheLEGOBatmanMovie own]].

* ''Film/Joker2019'':
** Gary Glitter's [[https://youtu.be/zWakSmT2c3A "Rock and Roll Part 2"]] when Arthur, now fully embracing his Joker persona, goes out on the way to Murray Franklin's show and dances on the stairs.
** Music/{{Cream}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sRehlEy4U4 "White Room"]] when Arthur is hauled away in the police car after murdering Murray Franklin, passing by the rioters torching the city.
** Music/HildurGudnadottir's score for the movie is at once beautiful, terrifying, and tragic. The long violins and ethereal choir in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=53&v=8z5-Wum2enQ Bathroom Dance]]" in particular expresses both the menace and the humanity in Joker. "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjEcqPx0EwE Subway]]" sounds ''utterly'' unhinged and pooling with evil, showing that Arthur is gone, and all that remains is the Joker.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwbYHJYskM "Call Me Joker"]], which is a mix of creepy and tragic as it played during the scene [[spoiler:where Arthur stands atop a cop car during the riots and paints a bloody smile onto his face, the creepy part being the citizens cheering him like a cult leader and Arthur fully embracing the Joker, and the tragic part being the death of the Waynes and the last shred of goodness in Arthur.]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIJaN5SBHEw The theme song used for the first two seasons]] is the ''epitome'' of CreepyAwesome.

->"''There are few movie music moments when you know a big gun has entered the room- the sweeping orchestral strains of Williams' ''Film/{{Superman|TheMovie}}'' among them. Now a "new" hero was arriving with an attitude for a far more jaded generation of fans. And when those menacing strings rose with glistening percussion, before bursting into a galloping, instantly memorable theme, you knew this was one of those shocking musical moments - the sound of major talent arriving on the scene like a bat out of hell.''"

->"''There are few movie music moments when you know a big gun has entered the room- the sweeping orchestral strains of Williams' ''Film/{{Superman|TheMovie}}'' among them. Now a "new" hero was arriving with an attitude for a far more jaded generation of fans. And when those menacing strings rose with glistening percussion, before bursting into a galloping, instantly memorable theme, you knew this was one of those [[HolyShitQuotient holy shit musical moments]] - the sound of major talent arriving on the scene like a bat out of hell.''"

** The show's score, while a lot more subdued than Frederik Wiedmann's brilliant work on [[WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries that other CGI DC show]], is still just as awesome, greatly enhancing the show's decidedly FilmNoir tone. There are some real {{Ear Worm}}s thrown in as well.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu873F0eTjs "I Go Looney"]] sung by Creator/MarkHamill himself! It helps get us into the mind of the Joker and how he feels the way he does, as well as an EarWorm, as well as LyricalDissonance, given that it's got nice music and is about a man going crazy.

%%** ''[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ra8Kka5kBXY I should laugh, but I cry/ Because your love has passed me by/ You took me by surprise/ You didn't realize but I was waiting/ Time goes slowly, but carries on/ And now the best years have come and gone/ You took me by surprise/ I didn't realize that you were laughing...]]''
%%** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM--qYBjYlc Smile, though your heart is achin', Smile, even though it's breakin'...]]''
%%** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCfrS-lpn-A Send in.../ The Clooowns...]]''

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwbYHJYskM "Call Me Joker"]], which is a mix of creepy and tragic as it played during the scene [[spoiler:where Arthur stands atop a cop car during the riots and paints a bloody smile onto his face, the creepy part being the citizens cheering him like a cult leader and Arthur fully embracing the Joker, and the tragic part being the death of the Waynes and the last shred of goodness in Arthur.]]

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwbYHJYskM "Call Me Joker"]], which is a mix of creepy and tragic as it played during the scene [[spoiler:where Arthur stands atop a cop car during the riots and paints a bloody smile onto his face, the creepy part being the citizens cheering him like a cult leader and Arthur fully embarcing the Joker, and the tragic part being the death of the Waynes and the last shred of goodness in Arthur.]]

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwbYHJYskM "Call Me Joker"]], which is a mix of creepy and tragic as it played during the scene [[spoiler:where Arthur stands atop a cop car during the riots and paints a bloody smile onto his face, the creepy part being the citizens cheering him like a cult leader and Arthur giving in to his madness, and the tragic part being both the death of the Waynes and it also represents the death of the last shred of good in Arthur Fleck and his rebirth as the Joker.]]

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwbYHJYskM "Call Me Joker"]], which is a mix of creepy and tragic as it played during the scene [[spoiler:where Arthur stands atop a cop car during the riots and paints a bloody smile onto his face, the creepy being the citizens cheering him like a cult leader and the tragic part being both the death of the Waynes and it also represents the "death" of the last of Arthur Fleck and his rebirth as the Joker.]]

* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'': [[AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse Has its own page]].

** The original release of the soundtrack ends with the 16-minute long suite [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94TAFSMdkvk A Dark Knight]]. Emblematic of the competing ideals between Batman, Joker and the people of Gotham, the notes come after the other in a tapestry of epic conflict--with the last notes devoted to the overwhelming crescendo of Batman's saga-wide {{Leitmotif}}, yet still undercut by Joker's own unsettling electronic note, the very same one from "Why So Serious" above.

** The original release of the soundtrack ends with the 16-minute long suite [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94TAFSMdkvk A Dark Knight]]. Emblematic of the competing ideals between Batman, Joker and the people of Gotham, the notes come after the other in a tapestry of insistent conflict--with the last notes devoted to Joker's {{Leitmotif}} unsettling electronic screech, finally overcome by the ominous swoosh of wings--Batman's.

->"''There are few movie music moments when you know a big gun has entered the room- the sweeping orchestral strains of Williams' ''Film/{{Superman}}'' among them. Now a "new" hero was arriving with an attitude for a far more jaded generation of fans. And when those menacing strings rose with glistening percussion, before bursting into a galloping, instantly memorable theme, you knew this was one of those [[HolyShitQuotient holy shit musical moments]] - the sound of major talent arriving on the scene like a bat out of hell.''"
-->--Film Music Magazine's [[http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=5903 review]] of the 2010 remaster of ''Batman'' (1989)

* ''Film/{{Batman}}''[=/=]''Film/BatmanReturns''[=/=]''Film/BatmanForever''[=/=]''Film/BatmanAndRobin'':
** Music/DannyElfman's music for the first two films, ''Film/{{Batman}}'' in particular, is one of the ''very'' few elements of the [[Film/{{Batman}} original film series]] that many people think the Nolan films haven't come anywhere ''near'' topping.

* ''Series/{{Batman}}'' is campy, but still iconic and awesome. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtoMN_xi-AM Nanananananananana Batman!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'': The Joker and Harley Quinn are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i4rsKKM26k settin' the woods on fire!]]

The ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', the ''Film/DCExtendedUniverse'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanArkhamSeries have]] [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries pages]] [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold of]] [[AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse their]] [[AwesomeMusic/TheLEGOBatmanMovie own]].

* ''Film/DCExtendedUniverse'': [[AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse Has its own page]].

The ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', and the ''Film/DCExtendedUniverse'' have [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanArkhamSeries pages]] [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries of]] [[AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold their]] [[AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse own]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU8v1MdipCY All Out War]] (imagery contains spoilers), which plays during the [[spoiler:final battle between Batman and Bane.]] It first starts with Bane's {{Leitmotif}}, but then, 30 seconds in, it turns into something entirely different. By that point, it becomes both intense and ''extremely'' climatic, and it really does hit home that this is the LastStand for both Batman and Bane. That whoever wins gets to decide Gotham's ultimate fate. That this is truly the GrandFinale. This theme screams nothing but: '''"[[PunctuatedForEmphasis It. Ends. Here.]]"'''

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU8v1MdipCY All Out War]] (imagery contains spoilers), which plays during the [[spoiler:final battle between Batman and Bane.]] The song, all of it, is both intense and ''extremely'' climatic, and it really does hit home that this is the LastStand for both Batman and Bane. That whoever wins gets to decide Gotham's ultimate fate. This theme screams nothing but: '''"[[PunctuatedForEmphasis It. Ends. Here.]]"'''

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZst_2xJHAI Molossus]], which ''also'' fits Batman flawlessly - it's nothing but 4 minutes of pure badassery, with an always-present sense of heroism and determination that reflects the fact that Batman will never, '''[[Determinator ever]]''' give up until all of Gotham is safe from crime.

* Next time you watch ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', consider muting the film as the credits begin and playing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbIdnMgfb-4 this fan-made track]] over them. It starts low and quiet but builds to a final crescendo for the trilogy that simply "must'' be experienced.

*** Especially epic is the opening number, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvcezzUjCF8 "Birth of a Penguin"]], complete with a dark re-orchestration of the previous film's theme, and "The Final Controntation".

** Whilst it seems to only be on the soundtrack to ''Film/BatmanBegins'', not in the actual movie (at least, not in it's entirety),[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Mq9UaUq2M "Lasiurus"]] possibly sums up the essential character at the heart of Batman better than any piece of music (even some of the other fine pieces listed here) ever will -- it's dark, brooding and melancholy, and yet there's a subtle note of hope weaved in there that gradually and powerfully builds to a crescendo, giving the listener the impression that the night will end and evil will be overcome...

** The last minute of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI_mDPIj4IA Aggresive Expansion]]. If "Why So Serious?" builds up the tone of the Joker, this song smashes it down on you like a 5000 pound hammer. It's impossible to listen to this song without imagining him bursting into the room and holding a knife to someone's neck at the last second, and to top it all off, the scene it's used in is when he kills the goddamned judge and commissioner.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh0Oh5zF2iA I'm Not a Hero]]. Particularly the subtle similarity to the Elfman theme around the 4 mintue mark.

** The track "Gotham's Reckoning" that plays as Bane and his henchmen [[spoiler: kidnap a nuclear physicist and wreck a CIA jet in mid flight.]]

** [[http://youtu.be/XKYM_jrTeaA "Mutants... Surrender or Die"]] is a similarly operatic piece that marries orchestra, percussion and synthesised music amazingly well.

** In "Disappearing Inque", when Bruce activates his exo-suit, a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSbT51P92x0&t=0m31s seriously awesome rendition of the original intro theme]] is played. A pretty heart wrenching scene when you know that doing so causes such strain on Bruce's heart that even Terry acknowledges it.

* Next time you watch ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', consider muting the film as the credits begin and playing [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbIdnMgfb-4 this fan-made track]] over them. It starts low and quiet, but builds to a final crescendo for the trilogy that simply ''must'' be experienced.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTQ0ZvuIr4 "Attack of the Batwing"]], people.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZst_2xJHAI "Molossus"]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZH7UpSoIT8 "Antrozous"]] from ''Film/BatmanBegins''.

** From Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's ''Film/TheDarkKnight'':
** The opening track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QjuEWsdgEc "Why So Serious?"]] sets the mood for the entire film. Amazing how much horror is contained in a single note... Listen to it over headphones, or surround sound in an acoustically perfect room; that single note jumps around, well... ''chaotically''.
** The Crystal Method's Remix of said song is not quite as creepy, yet... it is. In its own "Crystal Method way."

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_081gkpT8k The fire rises]], especially after 2:48.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqywxMzPDWI "Why Do We Fall"]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu873F0eTjs "I Go Looney"]] sung by Creator/MarkHamill himself! It helps get us into the mind of the Joker and how he feels the way he does, as well as an EarWorm, as well as LyricalDissonance, given that it's got mice music and is about a man going crazy.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'':
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9I-ICtgylw The main theme]]. (Song starts at beginning). Also at the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9c_ijTjKC8 end of the movie is another version]]. The weird thing is that that's not Latin; it's the names of some of the music crew being sung backwards. ''And it is still awesome.'' Considered by some to be Shirley Walker's magnum opus.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6K1qNsE9v0 The Birth of Batman.]] The close-up to the eyes and Alfred's reaction really sells it.

%%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu873F0eTjs "I Go Looney"]] sung by Creator/MarkHamill himself! Is there anything we can say here?
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