Batman: The Animated Series OST Review
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One thing many of us remember from Batman: The Animates Series besides it's great story, great acting, was the great music. It took a long time but the OST finally released a while back. The OST is still hard to find and Amazon price tag is a heavy one. Is this rare OST worth the price? Find out below.
Review: There is no doubt that the work of Shirley Walker is amazing. However this soundtrack is disappointing. It's not the music that's the problem. It's the way they choose the music, that will leave fans hoping for more. Instead of focusing on some of the best themes in the entire series, fans will get themes from whole episodes, mainly the ones focusing on the first season. For example instead of a Mr. Freeze theme, which was fantastic in the series by the way. Fans will get a theme like "Batman Chases Croc." While the themes chosen aren't bad, Shirley Walker library is too amazing to have mediocre themes on this soundtrack. However the music chosen is a great representation of how great Walker was. Each theme is pack with either a mellow easy listening tone, or an action pack compositions that will really make you feel like your part of the action. With over 2 hours and 30 mins of music, you will surely get enough for your buck. However some melodies are heard over and over again in some compositions. For instance "The Joker" theme is heard all over the soundtrack. It can get a little repetitive and will make you wish they had a better selection.
Regardless of the disappointment of the selection tracks. This is a solid OST that any fan of the Animated Series will love. The OST has tons of action themes, but it misses it's mark on more of the emotional themes, that really made this series special. The OST also includes a track of Sherry Walker giving you her insight on how the Batman theme works, this is a real standout track that shows you Sherry's musical thought process. Final Grade is a B-/8.0. The OST does well by bringing us themes for the show, however it's not the best of the best.
01 - Gotham City Overture - 14:01
02 - BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Main Title (Danny Elfman) - 1:02
03 - Sub-Main Title / Batwing / Bat Attack - 1:51
04 - Batman Drives To Gotham - 1:00
05 - Batman Investigates / Batman Uses Infrared / Police Rush Building - 1:48
06 - Batman Escapes / Batman Flies - 1:48
07 - Bats / Evidence Goes Up In Smoke/ The Formula / Dr Jekyll And Mr. Bat - 3:01
08 - Gotham From the Air / Ride’Em Batman / Epilogue - 2:16
09 - Sub-Main Title - 1:35
10 - The Submarine / Joker Loots Gotham - 2:35
11 - Alfred Loses It - 0:58
12 - Bat Boat / Batman Catches The Big Fish / Batman Fights The Bad Guys - 2:18
13 - Cliff-Hanger Under Water / Batman A.K.A Houdini - 1:56
14 - Batman The Terminator - 2:01
15 - Batman Vs. Joker / Batman Vs Joker Part 2 - 3:47
16 - Sub-Main Title / Stromwell’s Flashback - 2:01
17 - Batman on Top of Church / Stromwell Arrives At Pete’s / Thugs Exit - 1:20
18 - Stromwell Confronts Thorn - 1:15
19 - It’s Party Time / Batman Carries Stromwell - 0:48
20 - Stromwell Sees Joey - 1:41
21 - Stromwell Tricks Batman / Thorn’s Men Move In / Thorn Chases Stromwell - 3:22
22 - Stromwell’s Flashback #2 - 1:45
23 - Batman Cracks Heads / Thorn Removed - 1:20
24 - Ground Breaking Ceremony / Penitentiary Time Lapses - 1:11
25 - Batman Catches A Chopper / The Chopper Crashes/ Rooftop Chase - 1:58
26 - Batman Sneaks Around - 1:09
27 - A Little Plant Muzak / The Carnivorous Plant - 0:59
28 - Batman Vs. Poison Ivy / Poison Ivy In Prison - 3:52
29 - 14 Seconds Opening / Jingle Bells / The Joker Blasts Off - 1:03
30 - Down the Mountain / Sidewalk Red Herring - 0:51
31 - Pukey Christmas Music / Christmas With The Joker / Game Show Music - 2:18
32 - The Train Crashes - 1:19
33 - Observatory Cannon / Cannon Out Of Control / Robin Blows Up Cannon - 1:11
34 - More Game Show Music / Drive To The Toy Company - 1:39
35 - Nutcracker Suite Medley - 1:24
36 - Pie In Batman’s Face / Dangling Hostages Saved / Deck The Halls - 1:40
Disc 2
01 - BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Alternate Main Title (S. Walker) - 1:08
02 - Harvey’s Nightmare / Dent’s Soap Box - 2:24
03 - Batman Tracks Dent - 2:07
04 - Split Personality / Harvey / Harv - 4:21
05 - Part One Recap - 0:33
06 - Sub-Main Title / The Heist - 1:49
07 - Bruce Wayne’s Nightmare / Two-Face Remembers - 2:47
08 - Batcycle / What About Grace - 1:58
09 - My Name Is Two-Face - 1:52
10 - The Great Equalizer / Where There’s Love - 4:03
11 - Sub-Main Title / Cussing Out The Joker / I Had A Bad Day - 3:18
12 - Joker’s Hide-Out - 1:19
13 - Charlie’s Neighborhood / Joker Finds Charlie - 1:18
14 - Charlie Arrives In Gotham / Joker Collects His Favor - 0:42
15 - Harley’s Party Source - 0:44
16 - Crashing The Party - 1:33
17 - Batman Saves The Commissioner / Batman’s After The Joker/ Charlie Gets the Joker - 3:38
18 - Sub-Main Title / Conway Is Abducted - 0:43
19 - A Clue / The Crocodile’s Lair - 1:27
20 - Another Clue - 1:19
21 - Croc’s Cave / Killer Croc - 2:52
22 - Batman Chases Croc / Sewer Fight - 2:54
23 - Bullock Gets The Croc - 1:09
24 - Sub-Main Title / The Dream Begins - 0:52
25 - It’s Impossible / Bruce Sees Batman / Bruce Watches Batman At Work - 2:14
26 - My Life Is A Dream - 2:48
27 - Climbing The Church Tower / Belltower Fight - 2:45
28 - Your Own Private Wonderland / Back to Reality - 2:48
29 - Birds Of A Feather - 1:54
30 - That Fine Roman Nose / Penguin vs. Muggers - 2:32
31 - Penguin Takes Veronica - 0:40
32 - The Drop / Rubber Duckie Ride - 1:50
33 - The Penguin’s Opera / High Society - 2:19
34 - BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - End Credit (Danny Elfman) - 0:34
35 - Music Of The Bat 101 - 6:45
Review: There is no doubt that the work of Shirley Walker is amazing. However this soundtrack is disappointing. It's not the music that's the problem. It's the way they choose the music, that will leave fans hoping for more. Instead of focusing on some of the best themes in the entire series, fans will get themes from whole episodes, mainly the ones focusing on the first season. For example instead of a Mr. Freeze theme, which was fantastic in the series by the way. Fans will get a theme like "Batman Chases Croc." While the themes chosen aren't bad, Shirley Walker library is too amazing to have mediocre themes on this soundtrack. However the music chosen is a great representation of how great Walker was. Each theme is pack with either a mellow easy listening tone, or an action pack compositions that will really make you feel like your part of the action. With over 2 hours and 30 mins of music, you will surely get enough for your buck. However some melodies are heard over and over again in some compositions. For instance "The Joker" theme is heard all over the soundtrack. It can get a little repetitive and will make you wish they had a better selection.
Regardless of the disappointment of the selection tracks. This is a solid OST that any fan of the Animated Series will love. The OST has tons of action themes, but it misses it's mark on more of the emotional themes, that really made this series special. The OST also includes a track of Sherry Walker giving you her insight on how the Batman theme works, this is a real standout track that shows you Sherry's musical thought process. Final Grade is a B-/8.0. The OST does well by bringing us themes for the show, however it's not the best of the best.
01 - Gotham City Overture - 14:01
02 - BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Main Title (Danny Elfman) - 1:02
03 - Sub-Main Title / Batwing / Bat Attack - 1:51
04 - Batman Drives To Gotham - 1:00
05 - Batman Investigates / Batman Uses Infrared / Police Rush Building - 1:48
06 - Batman Escapes / Batman Flies - 1:48
07 - Bats / Evidence Goes Up In Smoke/ The Formula / Dr Jekyll And Mr. Bat - 3:01
08 - Gotham From the Air / Ride’Em Batman / Epilogue - 2:16
09 - Sub-Main Title - 1:35
10 - The Submarine / Joker Loots Gotham - 2:35
11 - Alfred Loses It - 0:58
12 - Bat Boat / Batman Catches The Big Fish / Batman Fights The Bad Guys - 2:18
13 - Cliff-Hanger Under Water / Batman A.K.A Houdini - 1:56
14 - Batman The Terminator - 2:01
15 - Batman Vs. Joker / Batman Vs Joker Part 2 - 3:47
16 - Sub-Main Title / Stromwell’s Flashback - 2:01
17 - Batman on Top of Church / Stromwell Arrives At Pete’s / Thugs Exit - 1:20
18 - Stromwell Confronts Thorn - 1:15
19 - It’s Party Time / Batman Carries Stromwell - 0:48
20 - Stromwell Sees Joey - 1:41
21 - Stromwell Tricks Batman / Thorn’s Men Move In / Thorn Chases Stromwell - 3:22
22 - Stromwell’s Flashback #2 - 1:45
23 - Batman Cracks Heads / Thorn Removed - 1:20
24 - Ground Breaking Ceremony / Penitentiary Time Lapses - 1:11
25 - Batman Catches A Chopper / The Chopper Crashes/ Rooftop Chase - 1:58
26 - Batman Sneaks Around - 1:09
27 - A Little Plant Muzak / The Carnivorous Plant - 0:59
28 - Batman Vs. Poison Ivy / Poison Ivy In Prison - 3:52
29 - 14 Seconds Opening / Jingle Bells / The Joker Blasts Off - 1:03
30 - Down the Mountain / Sidewalk Red Herring - 0:51
31 - Pukey Christmas Music / Christmas With The Joker / Game Show Music - 2:18
32 - The Train Crashes - 1:19
33 - Observatory Cannon / Cannon Out Of Control / Robin Blows Up Cannon - 1:11
34 - More Game Show Music / Drive To The Toy Company - 1:39
35 - Nutcracker Suite Medley - 1:24
36 - Pie In Batman’s Face / Dangling Hostages Saved / Deck The Halls - 1:40
Disc 2
01 - BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Alternate Main Title (S. Walker) - 1:08
02 - Harvey’s Nightmare / Dent’s Soap Box - 2:24
03 - Batman Tracks Dent - 2:07
04 - Split Personality / Harvey / Harv - 4:21
05 - Part One Recap - 0:33
06 - Sub-Main Title / The Heist - 1:49
07 - Bruce Wayne’s Nightmare / Two-Face Remembers - 2:47
08 - Batcycle / What About Grace - 1:58
09 - My Name Is Two-Face - 1:52
10 - The Great Equalizer / Where There’s Love - 4:03
11 - Sub-Main Title / Cussing Out The Joker / I Had A Bad Day - 3:18
12 - Joker’s Hide-Out - 1:19
13 - Charlie’s Neighborhood / Joker Finds Charlie - 1:18
14 - Charlie Arrives In Gotham / Joker Collects His Favor - 0:42
15 - Harley’s Party Source - 0:44
16 - Crashing The Party - 1:33
17 - Batman Saves The Commissioner / Batman’s After The Joker/ Charlie Gets the Joker - 3:38
18 - Sub-Main Title / Conway Is Abducted - 0:43
19 - A Clue / The Crocodile’s Lair - 1:27
20 - Another Clue - 1:19
21 - Croc’s Cave / Killer Croc - 2:52
22 - Batman Chases Croc / Sewer Fight - 2:54
23 - Bullock Gets The Croc - 1:09
24 - Sub-Main Title / The Dream Begins - 0:52
25 - It’s Impossible / Bruce Sees Batman / Bruce Watches Batman At Work - 2:14
26 - My Life Is A Dream - 2:48
27 - Climbing The Church Tower / Belltower Fight - 2:45
28 - Your Own Private Wonderland / Back to Reality - 2:48
29 - Birds Of A Feather - 1:54
30 - That Fine Roman Nose / Penguin vs. Muggers - 2:32
31 - Penguin Takes Veronica - 0:40
32 - The Drop / Rubber Duckie Ride - 1:50
33 - The Penguin’s Opera / High Society - 2:19
34 - BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - End Credit (Danny Elfman) - 0:34
35 - Music Of The Bat 101 - 6:45
