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Batman - with Niall Browne

Season 2, Ep. 15
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Welcome to the show where we are firing up the Batmobile, cueing the operatic choir, and shining a spotlight directly on Gotham's darkest musical mastermind! Today, we are sinking our teeth into Danny Elfman's legendary 1989 score for Tim Burton’s Batman—and I promise you, this episode will be an absolute descent into mystery. To ensure our musical analysis doesn't completely lose its mind and end up like a roasted dude in an Axis Chemical vat, I am thrilled to be joined by the incredible Niall Browne of the Movies In Focus podcast! Together, we are going to drop a clown attack of sharp insights, investigate the bat cave of orchestration secrets, and see if this gothic masterpiece can truly charge the batmobile of our hearts. So cue the dramatic brass, lace up your combat boots, and let's get ready for a waltz to the death with the greatest superhero score of the eighties!


The Scores Are Not Enough is an unofficial entity, and in no way affiliated with Warner Bros. Pictures, all copyrights and trademarks, remain the sole property of the original holders. The Scores Are Not Enough is not associated in any way, with those mentioned above. This is an independent podcast to provide reference, opinions, and commentary on the scores of the sci-fi and fantasy films .Copyright information pertaining to all other content is retained by the original holders.


Batman score composed by Danny Elfman, arranged by Steve Bartek and Shirley Walker, released through CTS records, Warner Bros. Music 1989, all rights reserved.


Bat Out Of Hell written by Jim Steinman and performed by Meat Loaf, released through Cleveland International, Epic Records, 1977 all rights reserved.


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