@@sethrogen6577-Hate to burst your bubble but Tim Burton is a director and a great illustrator BUT he does not compose music (that I know of). Danny Elfman on the other hand is film composer, who not only compose music for Batman, Men In Black, and the Sam Raimi Spiderman films. But also A Nightmare Before Christmas (to which he also lend his voice talent for the main character).
Thank you for mentioning Adam West. Kevin Conroy is obviously a legend but Adam West always gets forgotten when discussing the best Batman. Both were absolutely iconic in the role and I pray they both Rest in Peace.
I always felt like this was the darker version of Superman's main theme by John Williams, so it made for a fitting opening march for the Batman. Bravo, Danny Elfman!
You've reminded me that putting Batman and Superman in the same script challenges the viewer to compare and contrast - or at least that was the case with Paul Dini's "World's Finest"
And to make things even better, why not add James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer into the mix? A Batman theme composed by Elfman, Zimmer and Howard would be the greatest thing ever.
One can argue the quality of Nolan’s as films is superior, but Burton without question creates the quintessential comic book movie with Batman ‘89! That was as cotas you could get it to jumping off the pages!
@@abehambino Nolan's films aren't superior, they're visually uninspiring and emotionally unengaging. They are supremely overrated and rode the wave of hype caused by Ledger's death.
Every time I listen to this theme I'm brought back to 1989. Myself sitting in a theater in the back row. As the Batman symbol is being revealed in the title screen. I get a chill down my spine, and smile thinking, (man this is gonna be good).
My god, when the full orchestra kicks in at 0:45...goosebumps. I remember being just ten years old and seeing this in the theater, being gobsmacked by something as simple as the camera swirling around the Batman logo. When the opening credits already have people pumped you know your score has done its job.
"Don't kill me. Don't kill me man. Don't kill me. Don't kill me man." Batman: I'm not going to kill you but I want you to do me a favour. I want you to tell all of your friends about me. "WHAT ARE YOU?" Batman: I'm Batman.
@@williamfoy599, yes you're right about the line "I am the night" / "I'm Batman". In addition to the fact that the movie is inspired by "The Dark Knight Returns" and "The Killing Joke" Sam Hamm the screenwriter cite “The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge” by Dennis O'neil and Neal Adams (Adams who redefined Batman was the major influence for Miller) as "an important tonal influence".
This movie truly captures the essence of not just Batman, but of Gotham. Gotham has such a dark tone and feel that Nolan I don't think really captured that well. In my opinion.
Storm Bringer777 Nolan didn't capture any of it. "gotham" is gothic, brick buildings and gargoyles and wrought iron gates and red light districts with neon signs. look at his color palette of grey/black/white plus a normal modern city and say it looks how batman should
One thing I love about this theme is that Dany Elfman really knows how to tell an interesting story through the sound of music without the vocals. He nails it here with Batman hands down. I also love that this song is in the very first Lego Batman video game.
Tim Burton's Batman is perfection personified. The Summer of the Bat, 1989. Everything about the movie just worked phenomenally; Casting, writing, directing, editing, set design, special effects and equally as important, the gothic inspired soundtrack throughout the film. It made you feel like you were right there in Gotham City, fighting along side the Caped Crusader. To this day, Danny Elfman's score sends shivers down my spine. The music in this film is treated like an actual character where it breathes life into each scene. Batman 1989 changed the landscape of superhero/comic book movies forever, raising the bar and proving without a doubt that comic book inspired movies, when done right, become instant classics and box office gold!
"...Batman 1989 changed the landscape of superhero/comic book movies forever, raising the bar and proving without a doubt that comic book inspired movies, when done right, become instant classics and box office gold!..." 1,000,000 Internets to you, my friend. Spend them wisely.
We had countless Batman themes after this. And yes, they are GREAT! even the new Battinson one sounds to be very promising and I dig it!. However nothing can come close to this this theme. This IS Batman!
This theme song was drilled into my head so many times playing the Lego Batman and Robin game on GameCube. Now here I am years later discovering the song again and it still sounds awesome!
I will NEVER forget the very first time I heard this in the theater when I was six years old. This is the quintessential Batman theme for me -- operatic and ominous.
De las bandas sonoras que se han hecho para Batman, sin duda la de Dany Elfman es una de mis favoritas, de hecho al ver las imágenes, me atrevería a decir desde mi punto de vista que ambas peliculas dónde sale Michael Keaton y dónde aparece Christian Bale, han sido para mí las dos mejores que se han llevado a cabo de este maravilloso personaje; no tan sólo en banda sonora, sino en actuaciones pues verdaderamente se han vuelto entrañables!!
This is like the only batman theme (other than the 60's cartoon batman) that I remember. Something about Danny Elfman's music just sticks with you, it sounds so iconic and triumphant, and tells a story!
(The wall explodes as the Joker of all people walks in) Joker: No no, NO!! You got it all backward! Everyone and their MOTHER knows its "I am vengeance, I am the night, I AM BATMAN!" Honestly, it's practically a meme because of how annoying it is!
This brings me back to opening day in Long Beach at the theater... I was 13 when this came out. Wow, what a great masterpiece Tim Burton and crew made.
Should rather re release Batman 89 ... best sountrack, 2nd best Joker(after Hamill), best Gotham, best Batmobile, best Batwing, best henchman (Bob!), best showdown (first parade, then gothic cathedral) ...
this was the first theme i ever heard of from batman and since then and even now it gives me dark chills of how my childhood was and how much batman inspired me and he was the first ever superhero I heard of.
I come back to this over and over...getting to watch this in theaters at 5 years old and hearing this theme for the first time and the CHILLS and excitement!
Makes me feel old when people refer to this as the one from the Batman Lego game. I remember it from the 1989 Batman movie that I watched on loop on VCR over and over!!!
Same with me. I remember the days in 1989, months before the release of this movie, that I watched shitty movies in cinemas, only to see the amazing trailer of "Batman" again and again. It was the best adaption of the 70s and 80s comic-atmosphere of Batman and Gotham. Never ever another Batman-movie had this pure Gotham-feeling.
I swear this brings back so many memories, of playing Lego Batman on my Ps2 and Xbox 360, back in 2014-2015, and Lego Batman 2 iirc around 2016 on my Xbox 360 as well. Being a kid during those times, watching youtubers and walkthroughs of LB1 by people like 8bittheater, 5-7 years old, i was obsessed with the kissing scene with catwoman for some reason, those moments were goated. There was not a single dull moment when playing those games, my dad actually modded both so i had both things with 100% completion. I also remember back in my Lego Batman 2 days, Me and my grandma would go down into the basement, and play catch with a old ball till my mom got home from work and rung the doorbell, or i would meet her down there. I remember always leaving the game on Lego Batman 2, because i was playing it very often. Typing this, just floods back memories of just having fun, some memories I didn’t know I had, playing Lego Batman with my dad and grandma in the house, my mom too, i cannot express how much i miss that kind of joy. Would kill to go back to those kind of times 😞 now I’m going into highschool, my grandmother unfortunately has Alzheimer’s, I don’t want to but soon we’ll all be adults, its crazy how time files by so quickly. I thought every soundtrack on LB1 on the levels were different but it turns out its all on the same theme basically, and i only found that out just a few months eariler 😭
While I might argue John Williams is the best living Film Composer, Danny Elfman is simply a genius. The progression of, and variety of instruments introduces the theme, and sets the mood so beautifully. Such grace, darkness, sadness, mystery, so many words to describe this complex piece that draws me back indefinitely. Nolan is a genius, but Burton's Batman will always be my childhood. Thank you Danny Elfman, you're a wonderful human being.
This shit is so good it should be part of the museum of art, i mean honestly what an freaking awesome soundtrack. It fits perfect with the movie style and the overal composition is just brilliant. Its a Masterpiece. Period
