Favorite Batman theme

[Dangerous J]

Being in a Batman mood and excited for the new movie, i was curious as to SRKers favorite theme of all the Dark knights onscreen incarnations...

[Chachi]

In before poll.

I'm torn between the OG series theme and TAS theme.

Edit: TAS won by coin flip.

[Superking]

Fox Batman TAS and Fox Adam West Batman.

[Sasmasta]

Never fails. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-xkYepfjkM)

[Monte]

TAS fo sho!

[pherai]

I feel like such a douche voting for anything Danny Elfman, but I've got fond memories of TAS.

[Azrael]

89 Elfman Batman. C'mon, TAS is basically just a re-done version of this theme. When you think of "Batman", its that 89 theme that comes into your head.

Honorable mention to the Batman Beyond theme though, which should NOT be slept on.

[ElderGOD]

89 was awesome but Batman Beyond is the new shit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVdTbiLku48&feature=related

More Batman openings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIWo7Iq9EZA&feature=related

[Dangerous J]

herss some clips of the themes

1) 1960s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQBobrCBTNI

2)89
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ydxgekFls

3) TAS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEx9r5enZsk

4) MOTPhantasm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jQtIh1PCYA

5) BForever/+Robin - Goldenthal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhNB4YxPYrE&feature=related

6) Beyond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlobFExM-UM

7) Begins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4hB81vwk2I

8) the batman -edge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1iwm8ftjKk

[Monte]

what is the knock people have against danny elfman? the man has done some good work. Is it cause he's not classically trained?

[Chachi]

Everytime I think of '89 Batman, this comes up.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_4IsnLGILjY

[Dangerous J]

I always thought the phantasm theme was slept on by the general public, being animated.

I really like the choir part of it, seems to have to a lght and dark aspects.

[Luciano Leone]

I'm the only one who voted 60s so far.


Dunununununununu nunununununununu Bat maaan

[pherai]

what is the knock people have against danny elfman? the man has done some good work. Is it cause he's not classically trained?

No, its cause most of his shit is goofy, poppy and lame. He just stretches jingles out into full length songs.

[Monte]

:u: but most of the movies that he does are kind of off the wall. Can you have a serious score to peewee's big top adventure?

[ElderGOD]

How is Phantasm beating the Batman Beyond theme, can someone please explain this to me?

[BaSiK_TeKniK]

Batman Beyond

[pherai]

That's been the sum total of his career though. Compared to composers who write scores that enrich the cinematic experience, this dude writes safe shit time and time again, so if it sucks, you just think "Well, this was just a kids movie, so I expected it to be shit", yet he gets a disproportionate amount of praise for it because he writes for every fucking Tim Burton movie.

[Monte]

:u: praise really? from my casual interactions with movie score geeks and pop culture references it seems like he gets crapped on a lot more than he's praised these days.

[pherai]

Ah, I've been out of the game for a while now, and most the people riding his jock weren't that great of musicians anyway.

[KillerKai]

The Adventures Batman and Robin Animated Series #2 by Shirley Walker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuSyFmXLHM0&feature=related

Followed by Batman Beyond

[m121akuma]

Phantasm theme was SO DAMN GOOD.

[Jappo]

My heart is broken between Elfman's 89 Batman, and TAS :sad:

But alas, I finally voted for 89's Batman.

[4Play]

Batman TAS

[Night]

Michael Keaten Batman definitely. 89 Batman and Animated Series is pretty much the same.

[ShinMegatron]

Batman Beyond was the only one of the themes I went out of my way to get so I gotta go with that.

[Superking]

Michael Keaten Batman definitely. 89 Batman and Animated Series is pretty much the same.

Of course they're pretty much the same, Danny Elfman also composed the TAS theme music.

[EvilSamurai]

my rankings:

1. Elfman for Batman and Batman Returns. Basically his best work by far.
2. Mask of the Phantasm and TAS
3. Begins/TDK. This might move up though as the Begins score was basically unfinished according to Hans Zimmer.
4. Beyond
5. 60s

really fucking big several galaxy-sized gap



6. Schumacher.

[Infernoman]

TAS is awesome...though my vote goes to Batman Beyond...show was so awesome and that theme was just something else I loved.

[jinsaotome800]

im voting for TAS but i remember that i liked the second intro better than the first one

[goodm0urning]

Mask of the Phantasm. Best thing ever produced by Timm and Co., and the music is a standout feature.

[jinsaotome800]

ok after searching for it this my favorite theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOPWTjPa--0

[G.O.T]

Batman Beyond ftw. Then Batman TAS.

[ProfessorS]

I actually dig the 2nd theme to The Batman a lot. It's got a cool 1960's kick to it. I'm surprised it's not on the list.

[Jimmy Bones]

TAS and Beyond FTW. They just rocked my childhood.

[Dangerous J]

The only thing I'm surprised about is ....

you all eat bagels with stuff other than cream cheese.. ? :wgrin:

[CapMaster]

'89 Batman theme IS Batman. Start humming that in public, people will know exactly what that is.

[King9999]

TAS, no contest. How often do you get music like that in a cartoon?

[goodm0urning]

'89 Batman theme IS Batman. Start humming that in public, people will know exactly what that is.Start humming it in public, people will probably be annoyed by you.

[Ace London]

TAS followed by Batman Beyond