The Dark Knight | 
| Creators: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
Label: Warner Records
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 336
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 511101
UPC: 093624986003
EAN: 0093624986003
Release Date: July 15, 2008
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Condition: cd is sealed. small cut mark on upc code. no apo/fpo.
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| Tracks:
| • | Why So Serious? | | • | I'm Not A Hero | | • | Harvey Two-Face | | • | Aggressive Expansion | | • | Always A Catch | | • | Blood On My Hands | | • | A Little Push | | • | Like A Dog Chasing Cars | | • | I Am The Batman | | • | And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad | | • | Agent Of Chaos | | • | Introduce A Little Anarchy | | • | Watch The World Burn | | • | A Dark Knight |
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Album Description
Soundtrack album for the 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Music composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. The Dark Knight is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. The film is a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman film series after an eight-year hiatus. Actor Heath Ledger stars as The Joker.The CD contains 14 tracks of powerful punches of Batman's adventures of good vs evil.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 37 more reviews...
 Majestic September 1, 2008
I hated this film. However I did love the soundtrack very much. It's far better than 'Begins', and I found it very epic and majestic.
 Not Elfman but really quite worth buying August 26, 2008
Danny Elfman is the ultimate composer of the Batman theme and after the first two movies, he was gone and all the composers since then are in his shadow - seeking to write themes that suggest his from Batman and Batman Returns. I did not think a lot of the Batman Begins soundtrack as much of it can put one to sleep; the theme was not very complex but was not bad and worked in that movie. The new film and movie happily took the very best of the themes in Batman Begins and expanded and worked off them such that the soundtrack album is worth buying and listening to. The theme fades in and out nicely and worked in the film and works on the album. If the same composers write some more for the next Batman movie we will really have something to enjoy.
Atmospheric and Rewarding August 24, 2008
I'm a fan of dramatic, serious soundtracks, and this one certainly takes proud place in that category among recent films. The two composers have done a fine job of mingling "ordinary" musical composition with atmospheric sounds, such as the throaty flapping that literally conjures something between a rippling cape and a bat's wing. The new themes introduced to accompany the new characters are harder to compare even than apples and oranges. The Joker's theme is, quite appropriately, savage and industrial, a bit reminiscent of a badly-maintenanced train growling into a station, but more or less impossible to verbally categorize. Harvey Dent's theme is some of the more happy and triumphant music of the score, though tinged with pathos. The track featuring his theme is probably the most classically influenced part of the soundtrack.
I like this music. It's not a symphonically-oriented score like, for instance, that of The Lord of the Rings films or even Zimmer's Gladiator, and listeners seeking a score built on more classical lines may be disappointed. As a musical accompaniment and enhancement to the film, however, this music does wonders to set the proper tone, and is also a pleasure to listen to. Zimmer and Howard can be somewhat fluid with their themes, but in my opinion most of the tracks have more than enough structure to hold it all together.
A few caveats: from my listening so far, tracks 5 through 7 seem fairly lackluster compared to most of the other music, but they add up to only five minutes or so out of a 70+ minute CD. I was also somewhat disappointed not to find some of those full-throttle thematic recaps during the end credits in the huge final track. It's not that the final track doesn't have interesting music, but I've left the theater air-conducting to those marvelous Batman themes, and I miss it here--but I have a weakness for that kind of strong, dramatic music, and perhaps the composers wanted to end things on a gentler note.
In the first film, Bruce Wayne states his intention to create "something elemental, something terrifying," and this, of course, is what ultimately becomes the persona of Batman. Zimmer and Howard took on the task of scoring that idea with a will, and this is a fine continuation of that excellent start. This soundtrack has a unique style, and may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I recommend it.
The absolute best superhero score ever crafted August 24, 2008
Just like Christopher Nolan took everything he started with Batman Begins to new heights with The Dark Knight, composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard take the superhero film score to new heights as well. From the creepily opening epic "Why So Serious?" to the tension-laced and hair raising "Always a Catch"; Zimmer and Howard have not only once again crafted a classic film score, but have raised the bar for superhero film scores, just as Nolan raised the bar for superhero films. The real standout of The Dark Knight's score however is the emotional "Harvey Two-Face", which depicts the tragic fall of the heroic "white knight" Harvey Dent. Other compositions, including "I'm Not a Hero", "Like a Dog Chasing Cars", "Agent of Chaos", and the grandoise closer "A Dark Knight" are masterpieces that are feasts of the ears. All in all, the soundtrack to The Dark Knight is absolutely the best superhero score ever crafted, and like the film itself, will stand as a masterwork to be cherished and imitated for years to come.
One of the Best Soundtracks I have ever heard August 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just can't get over the incredible way the entire soundtrack starts out. The first two note motif of the Joker haunts you throughout the score. It is dark, moody, majestic, and exciting. Although there are spots when the score is at a low subtle level, just when you think "Is it going to move on?" it does. It captures the esscence of the film without watching the film itself. But it feels like the joker will just walk into the room at any moment.
Buy this soundtrack it rivals any soundtrack I have heard and I own about 30 or so...
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