1 |
Why
So Serious? |
2 |
I'm
Not A Hero |
3 |
Harvey
Two-Face |
4 |
Aggressive Expansion |
5 |
Always
A Catch |
6 |
Blood On My Hands |
7 |
A
Little Push |
8 |
Like A Dog Chasing Cars |
9 |
I Am The Batman |
10 |
And
I Thought My Jokes Were Bad |
11 |
Agent
Of Chaos |
12 |
Introduce A Little Anarchy |
13 |
Watch
The World Burn |
14 |
A
Dark Knight |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
Only a dark score would be befitting for a dark film like
this one. And truth be told, just like how we were left disturbed
by the dark images of the movie, we were left haunted by the
sounds of this soundtrack album upon first listening. And
we have the godsend combination of talented composers Hans
Zimmer (The Simpsons Movie) and James Newton Howard (The Happening)
to thank.
The
two first worked together on Batman Begins three years ago.
And director Christopher Nolan was so impressed by the work
they created for his iconic vision of the dark superhero,
he roped them to compose the score for this sequel. The result
is a darker, moodier and grimmer musical journey into the
murky realms of humankind.
The
73 minute album opens with a sinisterly gritty “Why
So Serious?”, and we guarantee you this is one cue in
recent times that you’ll find hard to shake out of your
mind. The Joker’s theme is depicted by harsh notes strummed
by an electric guitar. The repetitive and unmelodious theme
is a perfect musical representation of how twisted and deranged
the Joker is. This is Zimmer’s signature style of using
electronic instruments, and this approach can also be heard
in “I’m Not A Hero”, “Aggressive Expansion”
and “Introduce A Little Anarchy”.
Newton
Howard’s contribution is in the hauntingly tragic departments
which are clearly heard in “Harvey Two-Face”.
The bittersweet theme in this cue provides a breather for
the otherwise adrenaline pumped album. The simple piano tinkling
is a perfect musical symbol for the lonely, misunderstood
and forlorn souls depicted in the film. A nice fusion of tender
and harsh moments by the two musicians can be heard in “Agent
of Chaos”, where brooding tempos shadow an occasional
lonesome piano motif before a crescendo finale comes on.
The
album features 14 tracks and most of them are generously lengthy.
“A Dark Knight” concludes the album with the main
themes represented in the disc and runs at a whopping 16 minutes.
While
some may find this score to be reminiscent of the 2005 album,
we feel that it is an apt continuation of how dark an action
music score can get. It is both chilling and terrifying to
think about what the two masters of music can come up with
if there’s a third collaboration.
ALBUM RATING:
Recommended Track: : (1) Why So Serious?
Review
by John Li
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