Batman Forever: Original Motion Picture Score Album is a 1995 Grammy-nominated film score album for Batman Forever, composed by Elliot Goldenthal. It was released in conjunction with its soundtrack counterpart. Despite Goldenthal having recorded over 2 hours of music, the soundtrack only had 45 minutes before La-La Land Records released an expanded version in 2012. The score features big brass, strings and discordant noises while maintaining an anthemic sound. Regarding the villainous leitmotifs, Goldenthal said Two-Face features paired notes and doubled beats while being inspired by Russian composers such as Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich, and Riddler has a sound reminiscent of old science fiction B-movies with a theremin.[7] On the U2 single "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", there is a track titled "Themes from Batman Forever" composed by Goldenthal; this can also be found on the expanded release issued in 2012.
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Released | July 11, 1995 | |||
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Length | 41:01 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Matthias Gohl | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Filmtracks | [2] |
Movie Music UK | [3] |
Musicfromthemovies | favorable[4] |
Scoresounds | [5] |
Soundtrack-Express | [6] |
La-La Land Records released Elliot Goldenthal's expanded score to Batman Forever on January 1, 2012.[8]
Disc One: The Score
Disc One Time: 74:54
Disc Two
The Score (continued)
Bonus Tracks
Original Soundtrack Album (Remastered)
Disc Two Time: 76:35
Total Album Time: 151:29
(*) Previously Unreleased
(**) "Wreckage and Rape" from Alien 3 (Elliot Goldenthal)