Over the course of its history, media adaptations of
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
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
* "
Batman Theme", theme song of the 1960s series ''Batman'' by
Neal Hefti.
* , musical score of the 1990s animated series written by various composers, with the main theme being composed by
Danny Elfman.
Film
Live-action
*
''Batman'' (score), album of
Danny Elfman's score for the 1989 film
**
''Batman'' (album), album by
Prince
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with songs featured in and inspired by the 1989 film ''Batman''
*** "
Batdance", single from the Prince album
*
''Batman Returns'' (soundtrack), album of Danny Elfman's score for the 1992 film
**
"Face to Face" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), song recorded for ''Batman Returns''
*
''Batman Forever'' (soundtrack), compilation of songs by various artists from and inspired by the 1995 film
** "
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" is a song by Irish rock music, rock band U2. It was released as a single from the Batman Forever (soundtrack), soundtrack album for the film ''Batman Forever'' on 5 June 1995 by Atlantic Records, Atlantic an ...
", song recorded by U2 for ''Batman Forever''
** "
Kiss from a Rose", song recorded by Seal for ''Batman Forever''
*
''Batman Forever'' (score), album of
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and film and theatrical scores. A student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, he is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend variou ...
's score for the 1995 film
*
''Batman & Robin'' (soundtrack), compilation of songs by various artists from and inspired by the 1997 film
*
''Batman Begins'' (soundtrack), album of
Hans Zimmer
Hans Florian Zimmer (; born 12 September 1957) is a German film score composer and music producer. He has won two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, five Grammy Awards, and has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards and a Tony ...
and
James Newton Howard's score for the 2005 film
*
''The Dark Knight'' (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's score for the 2008 film
*
''The Dark Knight Rises'' (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer's score for the 2012 film
*
''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and
Junkie XL's score for the 2016 film
*
''Justice League'' (soundtrack), album of Danny Elfman's score for the 2017 film
**
''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' (soundtrack), album of Junkie XL's score for the 2021 director's cut of the film
*
''The Batman'' (soundtrack), album of
Michael Giacchino's score for the 2022 film
*
''The Flash'' (soundtrack), album of
Benjamin Wallfisch's score for the 2023 film
Animation
*
''Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'' (soundtrack), album of
Shirley Walker's score for the 1993 film
*
''The Lego Batman Movie'' (soundtrack), album of
Lorne Balfe's score for the 2017 film
Video games
*
Music of ''Batman: Arkham City'', albums of the score and songs of the 2011 video game
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