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 My Favorite Batman (Pre 2000s') Score Jul 26, 2009
my favorite burton film, and my favorite score by elfman (spider-man 1 & 2 pending). it's amazing!! buy it! by the way..the pegnuin's theme sounds ALOT like the Goblin's (spdey's villian in SM1) theme....hmm..
Best of Danny Elfman!! May 29, 2009
Amazing score! Definitely one of his best! Every time I listen to it, I get chills from how remarkable it is!
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Gotham's Christmas Oct 25, 2008
The film "Batman Returns" has a different approach and atmosphere when compared to the original 1989 "Batman". Instead of one villain, we have three: the Penguin, the Catwoman, and Max Shreck. Gotham City turns more gothic and much more sinister. And the music is staken to a whole new level.
Danny Elfman's music reminds me a bit of "Edward Scissorhands", mostly because of the choir and xylophones. It's beautiful, ethereal, and very poetic. The action music doesn't do the original 1989 action music justice, but they're not at all terrible. "Batman vs. the Circus" and "Wild Ride" sound wackier and maybe a bit campier, but the nervous energy shines throughout.
The Penguin's two themes is one of my favorite themes from Elfman. It shows that the villain was never loved by his parents, and he blames society for it. "The Lair" and "The Cemetery" are what make this character, while "The Finale" is a depressing realization that he will never be loved.
Catwoman's theme is such a delight. The high strings sometimes give me goosebumps, and the "meow" sound that the violins make are brilliant. The second half of "Selina Transforms" has such a tragic feel to it. The character is so frustrated at this point that she, like Bruce Wayne, creates a second identity. Batman and Catwoman are alike, if you think about it.
The song on this soundtrack, "Face to Face" by Souxsie and the Banshees, is pretty incredible. Elfman collaborated with the band by writing some of the music (the "meow" sounds are present here).
Drastically different from the style of the original, Batman Returns is darker and gloomier, and I like it very much.
 really captures the atmosphere of the film Feb 01, 2008
If you liked the glam gloom of Batman Returns, this album captures it perfectly. There are sweeping orchestral themes, flamboyant circus-style fight music, and the cooly sexy Batman/Catwoman love/hate song by Souxsie and the Banshees. This album makes great music for Halloween if you're not into the goofy Monster Mash variety of spooks. It's a little more "classical" than some Elfman music, with lots of lush minor scoring and pipe organ riffs.
Better than you might imagine! Oct 22, 2007
I had been given this soundtrack as a gift sometime before 1997, and only marginally listened to it once in a while thereafter. Then, during the period where I first started to really get into horror (starting with both book and movie of 'The Relic,' and the life-changer itself, Mr. Koontz' Phantoms), when I again turned to that soundtrack...I was blown away. If you take it completely out of the context of the film (even going as far as ignoring the track titles so as to avoid having preconceptions of what they'll sound like), it's actually a very dark and moody collection. Parts of "The Lair" and "Selina Transforms" especially illustrate this, with some exceptionally moody and atmospheric movements and build-ups. It's one of the oldest CDs I've constantly listened to, and still one of my favorites. I don't listen to the final track, "Face to Face," all that much, as it seems more like a shoo-in of the one proverbial "song" from the movie, but it's not bad...it's just on such a different wavelength from the rest of the soundtrack that it kind of breaks the spell (pun intended).
I've tried getting into Danny Elfman's other soundtracks in this manner, and except for 'Sleepy Hollow' (sort of), none of them really get to me like this. Maybe it was just good timing during a key point in my life; who knows? Ultimately, however, there's something really unique to the Batman Returns soundtrack that I think deserves more attention.
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