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The service was excellent. The CD was in excellent condition. It came on time. I would recommend buying from Amazon.
While not quite as iconic as Danny Elfman's score from Tim Burton's Batman film, or any of the recent Batman animated series, this score is well suited to the film.Nice touch with the first letters of tracks 4-9 spelling out BATMAN.
A pair of titans - Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard - use their incredible artistry to approach separate themes surrounding Bruce Wayne/Batman; Zimmer tackles the action sequences, while Newton Howard delves into the character scenes.Through electronic music and orchestral pieces, the 12 tracks depict the split personality of the superhero, with song titles that are different genera of bats (with a key word spelled out from the first letter of six titles). Though the composers had an ambitious 2 hours and 20 minutes of music for the film, the album "only" clocks in at 60:26.A surprisingly difficult album to track down, it is some of the most fascinating work from both composers.
Hans is the mans. Awesome. The track titles are too cool. Kind of dark for everyday listening,but great "I'm on a mission" driving music. The price on this one spikes so be careful.
I can't say enough about this album and am sure you will enjoy it. As usual, his soundtracks are some of the greatest.
The movie was pretty good, but I was more interested in the music composed for the movie. If you're a fan of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard then you'll enjoy this album.
Another movie to compare to would be 'Black Hawk Down' by Zimmer. Each one of these songs is heart throbbing, period.
I think you will enjoy this album, particularly because of the design made by Zimmer and Howard. It seems these days that I listen to soundtracks more than typical music.I often listen to artists like Andrea Bocelli and music by Zimmer, Howard, Isham, and Goldsmith (to name a few).
If you crank up the bass on your sub woofer, you'll experience an amazing throb of bass from the different songs.You can also compare this album to Zimmer's 'Tears of the Sun', which by the way was also a great movie, including the soundtrack.Enjoy.
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