Line #16 AwesomeMusic/Batman


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7	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie "Stop him before he starts singing!"]]''\
8	[[note]]Art from the late Neal Adams[[/note]]]]
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10	->"''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 holy shit musical moments - the sound of major talent arriving on the scene like a bat out of hell.''"
11	-->-- Film Music Magazine's [[http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=5903 review]] of the 2010 remaster of ''Film/Batman1989''
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13	[[index]]
14	* ''AwesomeMusic/BatmanArkhamSeries''
15	* ''AwesomeMusic/BatmanFilmSeries''
16	* ''AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
17	* ''AwesomeMusic/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''
18	* ''AwesomeMusic/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''
19	* ''AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse''
20	* ''AwesomeMusic/{{Gotham}}''
21	* ''AwesomeMusic/Joker2019''
22	* ''AwesomeMusic/TheLEGOBatmanMovie''
23	[[/index]]
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25	!!The Animated Movies:
26	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'' has one of the best musical scores in any film ''ever'' heard, including reprises of the series' main theme as the [[https://youtu.be/Sjq1RH9nh7g beginning]] and [[https://youtu.be/Ymi2nnkR6lQ end title]].
27	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''[='=] soundtrack is certainly worth a listen as well.
28	** [[https://youtu.be/TX0JjJc8j8I "These Men Are Mine"]], for instance, captures the setting and atmosphere perfectly.
29	** [[http://youtu.be/XKYM_jrTeaA "Mutants... Surrender or Die"]] is a similarly operatic piece that marries orchestra, percussion, and synthesised music amazingly well.
30	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke'':
31	** [[https://youtu.be/xHBSebt4d-c "All It Takes Is One Bad Day"]] has an amazing build up as the music intensifies as it goes on.
32	** [[https://youtu.be/rqpFdzTfOHQ "End Credits"]] is a very quiet and subtle piece.
33	** [[https://youtu.be/f0wJNl320eQ "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, and is quite catchy despite the LyricalDissonance, given that it's got nice music and is about a man going crazy.
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35	!!The Animated Series:
36	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'':
37	** Sometimes, all you need is two chords. At the end of the pilot, when Bruce tells Terry, "Welcome to my world," [[https://youtu.be/zd5M5K5QtrM the Elfman motif kicks in,]] and you shiver as you realise just what Terry's in for.
38	** In "Disappearing Inque", when Bruce activates his exo-suit, a [[https://youtu.be/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.
39	** The Gregorian chant played when Terry flashes back to his father's death in "Babel".
40	%%** [[https://youtu.be/-3ZZIUTQYV4 The Tomorrow Knight.]]
41	%%** Also the heavy metal remix of the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' intro that played when Bruce was rejuvenated in a Lazarus Pit.
42	%%What's awesome about them? These are zero-context as written.
43	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'':
44	** [[https://youtu.be/4rgKDtueytA The theme song used for the first two seasons]] is the ''epitome'' of CreepyAwesome. [[https://youtu.be/uWBIGd6BvKs The second theme]] drops this and goes upbeat, but it pays homage to the classic Batman 'da-na-na-na-na', which gets points for nostalgia alone, on top of being catchy as all hell.
45	** The Joker and Harley Quinn are [[https://youtu.be/7i4rsKKM26k settin' the woods on fire!]]
46	* ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'': 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.
47	%%** [[https://youtu.be/y4iXANrrTk8 The intro.]]
48	%%What's awesome about it? This is zero-context as written.
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50	!!Miscellaneous:
51	* Also not directly related to ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', Music/MiracleOfSound broke from his normal pattern of video game-inspired music to create [[https://youtu.be/oIfk5-8oy_o "Rise"]].
52	* Next time you watch ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', consider muting the film as the credits begin and playing [[https://youtu.be/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.
53	* While it never made it into a Batman movie or TV show, there is the VillainSong [[https://youtu.be/Y-SLN3whXW0 from a cancelled Batman musical.]] If you listen closely, you can hear the Music/DannyElfman theme mixed in with the awesomeness that is Music/MeatLoaf. [[https://youtu.be/2Ymjj7wQ5dY It was a cover of this]].
54	* ''Series/Batman1966'' is campy, but still iconic and awesome. [[https://youtu.be/EtoMN_xi-AM Nanananananananana Batman!]]
55	** [[https://youtu.be/dY9NXyW45AU The movie version]] is faster and an even campier remix of the former.
56	** [[https://youtu.be/tAXFSkm7Mtw All]] [[https://youtu.be/ugvfP1lMmqM four]] [[https://youtu.be/6enAEFC85n4 instrumental]] [[https://youtu.be/8JhcIFGmsMM remixes]] of the ''Batman'' theme from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace'' will make you want to dance along.
57	* ''ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal'' has been given its own soundtrack, and, as expected with a comic named "Dark Nights: Metal", the soundtrack is made up of amazing heavy metal pieces. [[https://youtu.be/Wyt4a8Ystg0 "Red Death",]] a theme for the title Dark Knight, is so awesome it was used for the [[https://youtu.be/NRKj2YQwSlw comic book's trailer!]]
58	* The score for ''Film/TheBatman2022'' is by Creator/MichaelGiacchino, so of course it's amazing.
59	** The full 6-minute version of Michael Giacchino's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwcinb2OxUo Batman theme]] is a majestic mixture of dread, loss, and triumph befitting of the Dark Knight's journey. Special mention goes to [[https://youtu.be/Je4AGwdCWWc A Bat in the Rafters, Pt. 2]], a booming and downright ''rageful'' reprise of Batman's theme that plays [[spoiler:during his assault on Riddler's army in the final battle]], and [[https://youtu.be/ni7p_jgbsvs The Bat's True Calling]], a somber yet hopeful take on the leitmotif as [[spoiler:he rescues the citizens of Gotham from the debris of the ravaging flood.]]
60	** The first proper trailer's usage of [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "Something in the Way"]] combined with Michael Giacchino's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCW9Z_tUH5E new Batman theme]] (first glimpsed in a "camera test" teaser) really gives off the dark vibes of the Dark Knight's world.
61	** The theme for [[https://youtu.be/x7rRdbb1qGo the Riddler]] is [[PublicDomainSoundtrack Franz Schubert's Ave Maria]], a deeply unnerving combination of OneWomanWail and OminousMusicBoxTune.
62	** [[https://youtu.be/rl999L1M4Ig Catwoman's theme]] is mysterious, sensual, romantic and calm, with a feeling of sadness and tragedy underneath it. Just like Catwoman herself.
63	** The overall harsh and dissonant with a dash of a "taps"-feeling score can be considered a listening companion piece to either Music/JerryGoldsmith's ''Film/FirstBlood'' and ''Film/{{Outland}}'' scores or Music/AlanSilvestri's ''Film/{{Ricochet}}'' score.
64	** [[https://youtu.be/lcfvJL880_A "Sonata in Darkness"]] is a 12-minute sweeping piano suite combining Batman's and Catwoman's themes into a darkly beautiful solo piano piece that embodies the nigh-Shakespearean tragedies of both characters.

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