Batman: Original Motion Picture Score is the score album for the 1989 film Batman

Batman (1989 film)

Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, directed by Tim Burton. The film stars Michael Keaton in the title role, as well as Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl and Jack Palance...

by Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman

Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman is an American composer, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo, a group he formed in 1976...

. According to the Batman DVD

DVD

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 Special Edition, Elfman said that producer Jon Peters

Jon Peters

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 was not sure about him as a composer until Tim Burton

Tim Burton

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 made him play the main titles. Elfman admitted he was stunned when Peters announced that the score would be released on its own album, as releasing a separate score album for a film was something that was rarely done in the 1980s. The theme score, however, went on to become an incredibly iconic piece. It also served as the basis for the theme tune to Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series is an American animated series based on the DC Comics character Batman. The series featured an ensemble cast of many voice-actors including Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Arleen Sorkin, and Loren Lester. The series won four Emmy Awards and was nominated...

, which premiered in 1992

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 although the theme tune was later retooled. Some parts of the score are also heard in Lego Batman: The Videogame. A parody of the main theme, part of a series of movie theme homages, appears on YouTube

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, with "lyrics" added by a fan.

Track listing

1. "The Batman Theme" (2:38)
2. "Roof Fight" (1:20)
3. "First Confrontation" (4:43)
4. "Kitchen, Surgery, Face-off" (3:07)
5. "Flowers" (1:51)
6. "Clown Attack" (1:45)
7. "Batman to the Rescue" (3:56)
8. "Roasted Dude" (1:01)
9. "Photos/Beautiful Dreamer" (2:27)
10. "Descent into Mystery" (1:31)
11. "The Bat Cave" (2:35)
12. "The Joker's Poem" (0:56)
13. "Childhood Remembered" (2:43)
14. "Love Theme" (1:30)
15. "Charge of the Batmobile" (1:41)
16. "Attack of the Batwing" (4:44)
17. "Up the Cathedral" (5:04)
18. "Waltz to the Death" (3:55)
19. "The Final Confrontation" (3:47)
20. "Finale" (1:45)
21. "Batman Theme (Reprise)" (1:28)

Complete score

La-La Land Records

La-La Land Records

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 released Danny Elfman's complete score to Batman on July 27, 2010.

Disc One: Original Score (film version)

1. "Main Title"* (2:42)
2. "Family*/First Batman*/Roof Fight*" (3:24)
3. "Jack Vs. Eckhardt"* (1:37)
4. "Up Building*/Card Snap*" (1:54)
5. "Bat Zone*/Axis Set-Up*" (1:55)
6. "Shootout"* (5:42)
7. "Dinner Transition*/Kitchen Dinner* (**)/Surgery*" (3:00)
8. "Face–Off* (**)/Beddy Bye*" (3:59)
9. "Roasted Dude"* (1:03)
10. "Vicki Spies (Flowers)"* (1:56)
11. "Clown Attack"* (1:59)
12. "Photos*/Beautiful Dreamer* (***)" (2:30)
13. "Men at Work"* (0:33)
14. "Paper Spin*/Alicia’s Mask*" (0:30)
15. "Vicki Gets a Gift"* (1:13)
16. "Alicia’s Unmasking"* (1:10)
17. "Batman to the Rescue*/Batmobile Charge*/Street Fight*" (4:25)
18. "Descent into Mystery"* (1:33)
19. "Bat Cave*/Paper Throw*" (2:48)
20. "The Joker’s Poem"* (0:59)
21. "Sad Pictures"* (0:38)
22. "Dream*/Challenge*/Tender Bat Cave* (**)" (4:28)
23. "Charge of the Batmobile"* (1:43)
24. "Joker Flies to Gotham (Unused)*/Batwing I*" (0:31)
25. "Batwing II*/Batwing III*" (6:02)
26. "Cathedral Chase"* (5:07)
27. "Waltz to the Death"* (3:58)
28. "Showdown I*/Showdown II*" (5:05)
29. "Finale"* (**) (1:47)
30. "End Credits"* (1:29)

Disc Two: Original Soundtrack Album (remastered)

1. "The Batman Theme" (2:37)
2. "Roof Fight" (1:22)
3. "First Confrontation" (4:43)
4. "Kitchen/Surgery/Face–Off"** (3:09)
5. "Flowers" (1:51)
6. "Clown Attack" (1:46)
7. "Batman to the Rescue" (3:57)
8. "Roasted Dude" (1:02)
9. "Photos/Beautiful Dreamer"*** (2:31)
10. "Descent into Mystery" (1:33)
11. "The Bat Cave" (2:35)
12. "The Joker’s Poem" (0:59)
13. "Childhood Remembered" (2:43)
14. "Love Theme"** (1:30)
15. "Charge of the Batmobile" (1:41)
16. "Attack of the Batwing" (4:45)
17. "Up the Cathedral" (5:05)
18. "Waltz to the Death" (3:56)
19. "The Final Confrontation" (3:48)
20. "Finale" (**) (***) (1:46)
21. "Batman Theme Reprise" (1:31)

Bonus Cues

22. "News Theme"* (0:11)
23. "Joker’s Commercial"* (1:23)
24. "Joker’s Muzak (unused)"* (1:15)
25. "Main Title (alt 1)"* (2:42)
26. "Photos*/Beautiful Dreamer (alt)* (**)" (2:33)
27. "Batman to the Rescue (original ending)"* (0:52)
28. "Charge of the Batmobile (film edit)"* (1:47)
29. "Main Title (alt 2)"* (2:47)

(*) Previously unreleased

(**) includes "Scandalous!" composed by Prince

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 with John L. Nelson

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(***) includes "Beautiful Dreamer

Beautiful Dreamer

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" composed by Stephen Foster

Stephen Foster

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Chart positions

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	30