Batman: Gotham Knight [SOUNDTRACK]

Christopher Drake (Composer), Robert J. Kral (Composer), Kevin Manthei (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: Christopher Drake, Robert J. Kral, Kevin Manthei
• Audio CD (July 22, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: La-La Land Records
• ASIN: B0018YIVOE
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #113,845 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Titles / Intro / Interlude / Punk Skater / Trouble At The Dock (2:28)

2. Living Shadow / Living Shadow Finale (1:45)

3. Skater Girl / Trouble In the City (0:50)

4. Batmonster Appears / Batmonster Do-Over / Batmonster Finale (2:18)

5. Rooftop Robbery / Robobat (1:44)

6. Have I Got A Story For You Finale (1:35)

7. Crossfire (4:49)

8. Inferno (5:48)

9. New Device (1:22)

10. Trigger A Device / As Good As Your Drive (1:10)

11. A Russian In His Grave / It Works Too Well (3:53)

12. In Darkness Dwells Intro (1:00)

13. Gordon's Cannibal / Ghost Station (3:00)

14. Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis (0:43)

15. Killer Croc / Hallucinations / Scarecrow Interrupted (3:19)

16. Escape And End (1:45)

17. Working Through Pain / The Fall (1:46)

18. Bazaar (0:26)

19. There Is Another / Training (2:46)

20. Rejected And Despised (1:30)

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The original score soundtrack to the all new feature DVD film from Warner Bros./DC Animation, Batman: Gotham Knight. This thrilling anime-inspired film consists of six spellbinding tales from diverse creators, including Batman Begins screenwriter David S. Goyer, that are directed by some of Japan's most acclaimed anime filmmakers. Composers Christopher Drake, (Hellboy Animated Features),Robert Kral, (Superman: Doomsday, Angel) and Kevin Manthei (Justice League: New Frontier) bring these complex stories to life with a thrilling, emotionally-charged score that probes the depths of Batman's tortured soul.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotham Knight: Not your usual animated movie score, September 28, 2008

By	Mark (Mississippi, USA) - See all my reviews

How is it I'm the first one taking the time to write a review for this brilliant CD? It's been out for months, has it totally escaped everyone's notice?

Batmam: Gotham Knight was an unusual experiment designed to take advantage of the Bat-mania surrounding the release of The Dark Knight in theaters. Gotham Knight was to be an anthology of six Batman stories, shown as one animated movie. It was to be animated by six separate famous Japanese animators, written by American writers, voiced by American voice actors (most notably using Kevin Conroy, the legendary voice of Batman in the Animated Series and Justice League), and scored by three separate American composers. All to be overseen by DC Animated Universe producer Bruce Timm.

The movie itself has garnered the full spectrum of differing reviews. Some revulsed at the idea of Batman presented as anime. But I would argue that with so much American influence in this project, that it's merely anime-like; especially with the clearly American score music accompanying it.

What you're getting with this CD is that score music, 3 different composers scoring 2 stories each. The composers worked independantly of each other, so the work of each of them is very different thematically. The liner notes contain each composer's thoughts on each story, and believe me, over the course of 26 tracks on this CD, the music will go from strange to traditional action to epic. Listening to the disc straight through is almost as much an adventure as watching the movie itself.

People can argue the merits of Gotham Knight. Some Batman fans have labeled it as a failed experiment, but I loved it. It dared to be different, to tell Batman from different points of view, even if it was in ways some might not be easily familiar with. Trust me, our Caped Crusader is in there. And the music you'll find here is an integral part of that. As long-time Batman writer/editor Dennis O'Neil has said many times, Batman has been told so many different ways in so many different mediums over the decades, yet he is still fundamentally the same caped hero everyone in the world recognizes. This music is Batman music, there's a lot of action and pathos to be found on this CD, and with a Batman score, what more can you ask for?

4.0 out of 5 stars Batman gotham knight ost, April 20, 2009

By	Ahkeith Salley (busted ville, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

perfectly new, reasonably quick delivery

Batman: Gotham knight OST is pretty good. worth the purchase.
and considering its almost impossible to find elswhere the price is great. The Music is a blend of themes simular to Batman:Mask of the phantasm and The Dark Knight feature film score.
Keep in mind there various themes here created by several composers for animated shorts that vary in tone and style.
B.G-KNGHT althought created as an (animatrix) style companion to the feature film, is no where near as good as the animatrix, but a few shorts are simply worth the purchase. Any Animator ,traditional or digital would enjoy the style of animation being created here by japans top anime production houses. Anyone who thinks 2d animation is dead knows nothing about animation to begin with.
i give Batman: gotham knight OST 4 stars and id give the animated shorts 3 1/2 stars.