Over the course of its history, media adaptations of
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
have generated a wide variety of music produced in connection with both live-action and animated television series, and with the many Batman films.
Music associated with Batman media includes:
Television
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Batman Theme
"Batman Theme", the title song of the 1966 ''Batman'' TV series, was composed by Neal Hefti. This song is built around a guitar hook reminiscent of spy film scores and surf music. It has a twelve bar blues progression, using only three chords u ...
", theme song of the 1960s series ''Batman''.
* , musical score of the 1990s animated series written by various composers.
Film
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''Batman'' (score), album of
Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the singer-songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since the 1990s, Elfman has garnered internation ...
's score for the 1989 film
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''Batman'' (album), album by Prince with songs featured in and inspired by the 1989 film ''Batman''
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Batdance", single from the Prince album
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''Batman Returns'' (soundtrack), album of Danny Elfman's score for the 1992 film
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"Face to Face" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), song recorded for ''Batman Returns''
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''Batman Forever'' (soundtrack), compilation of songs by various artists from and inspired by the 1995 film
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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It was released as a single from the ''Batman Forever'' soundtrack album on 5 June 1995. A number-one single in their home country of Ireland, as well as in seven other co ...
", song recorded by U2 for ''Batman Forever''
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Kiss from a Rose", song recorded by Seal for ''Batman Forever''
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''Batman Forever'' (score), album of
Elliot Goldenthal's score for the 1995 film
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''Batman & Robin'' (soundtrack), compilation of songs by various artists from and inspired by the 1997 film
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''Batman Begins'' (soundtrack), album of
Hans Zimmer and
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...
's score for the 2005 film
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''The Dark Knight'' (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's score for the 2008 film
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''The Dark Knight Rises'' (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer's score for the 2012 film
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''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and
Junkie XL's score for the 2016 film
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''Justice League'' (soundtrack), album of Danny Elfman's score for the 2017 film
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''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' (soundtrack), album of Junkie XL's score for the 2021 director's cut of the film
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''The Batman'' (soundtrack), album of
Michael Giacchino's score for the 2022 film
Video games
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Music of ''Batman: Arkham City'', albums of the score and songs of the 2011 video game
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Film music