Batman Forever: Original Soundtrack

Advantages: Great sound; has a reasonable entertainment value; beautiful love theme.
Disadvantages: Forgettable; not one bit unique; no real main theme.

...Elfman's Batman introducing a whole generation of film goers to film music, it set a benchmark that was not to be overstepped easily. After Elfman left due to irreconsilible differences on the production of Batman Forever, Elliot Goldenthal took over the reins as the genre composer, emulating Elfman's original Batman theme as much as he could without infringing copyright rules and wrote a flashy collection of underscore cues that corresponded with the neon-coloured atmosphere of the new film, complete with fox-trots, two-steps, and brass slurs. This approach was carried on for Batman & Robin, but the poor performance of the film caused the score as well to be forgotten, not even receiving a score-only album like in the previous film. For Batman Begins, Chris Nolan (probably due to studio pressure) decided not to go along with his usual... Read review

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Advantages: The most powerful Batman score ever composed; an Elfman classic all the way
Disadvantages: So what if it isn't the most sophisticated score in the world?

...of the dark Batman theme at the very end of that cue, ending the score proper in minor, not the reaffirming major. Apart from the excellent use of music, Batman also stands out in being the first film to offer two soundtrack albums for sale. In a time when film scores were not a hot selling commodity and many producers were keen on producing song compilations under the movies name, Batman was a forerunner in producing albums of two completely different character. As expected, the heavy use of Prince's songs in the film yielded a song compilation that was released as "The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (the equivalent of today's "Music from and Inspired by…" albums). But due to Tim Burton's insistence, the actual score of Elfman's was also stipulated to be released if Prince's songs were. As it would turn out, Elfman's score would prove... Read review

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Advantages: Helps you re-live a fantastic series
Disadvantages: Some tracks do end sharply or repeat others

...For anyone who is totally addicted to Doctor Who - this album is for you. If you thought Series 1&2 original sound track was good, then this will blow you away. Murray Gold has excelled himself once again, delivering a soundtrack high in passionate imagination-capturing content that really will take you back to The Doctor and his adventures. The Album begins with All the Strange Strange creatures, which is a compliation of all the generalised music used in many episodes in the series. There are also more episode-specific tracks like Evolution of the Daleks and Boe. But some of these do end sharply (as heard in the TV series) and over lap into some of the more general themes. There is also a track called The Doctor Forever which is done in similar vain to All the Strange, Strange Creatures and covers all the "Doctor" music used... Read review

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