I was one of the few who was, quite frankly, elated when Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) was replaced by Danny Elfman as the composer for “Justice League” earlier this summer prior to the film’s release date. His work, with his mentor Hans Zimmer, for Snyder’s previous “Batman v. Superman” was terribly repetitive and lacked creativity for the most part.
For those hoping that Elfman would regain that classic sound he burst out in the film music scene with 1989’s “Batman” (and revisit in “Batman Returns”), his music style has evolved over the past 25 years. And for those hoping Elfman would write the score in Zimmer and XL’s style, you’re out of luck too. But it’s highly enjoyable, with numerous themes both old and new, with care applied to using the old material. Anyone who greatly enjoyed Elfman’s “Spider-Man” scores and/or “Avengers: Age of Ultron” will find much to enjoy here.
Elfman does not trot out the same old Batman theme, but arranges it differently and hints at it throughout. It only really pops up in “Hero’s Theme”, “Then There Were Three”, “The Final Battle” and “A New Hope.” Same for John Williams’ iconic Superman theme, which is also arranged differently and Elfman really focuses on the right scene(s) and tone to use it in the film. Elfman even incorporates Zimmer’s Wonder Woman theme in “Wonder Woman Rescue” to wonderful effect. Elfman also composes new themes: one encompassing the League, a clever reoccurring motif for The Flash (nothing like Elfman’s 1990 TV theme), one grandiose motif for Steppenwolf, and simpler motifs for Aquaman and Cyborg.
Some die-hard fanboys criticize the score for being “generic" as well as criticizing the lack of Zimmer's Superman and Batman material. Truthfully, Elfman could've incorporated the material and had it 'evolve' to the classic Williams and Elfman themes but he chose not to. However, I consider it a relief that orchestral superhero scores with actual THEMES are coming back into style and that makes up for the lack of thematic continuity. The action material is surprisingly sustained, with “The Tunnel Fight” and “The Final Battle” being massively exciting. But the quieter material is just as rewarding, like the pastoral “Home”, "A New Hope" and “Cyborg Meets Diana.” The London recording by Peter Cobbin is sharp and detailed, all the better to hear the orchestra in all its glory.
WaterTower Music has really outdone themselves with their “Justice League” release. Not only does the 2-CD release encompass almost all the score featured in the film (Zimmer's "Krypton" theme was tracked in one scene), but the three songs are included like Sigrid's “Everybody Knows” cover, “Icky Thump” and Junkie XL and Gary Clark Jr's “Come Together” cover. The liner notes have some nice scoring session pics from Abbey Road along with numerous stills from the movie, but no notes from Elfman or Joss Whedon about the score, apart from the usual technical listings. However, the package is beautifully designed; interior artwork and disc artwork are eye-catching.
If you loved the score in the film, you can’t go wrong with this soundtrack release.
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
| 1 | Everybody Knows |
| 2 | The Justice League Theme - Logos |
| 3 | Hero's Theme |
| 4 | Batman on the Roof |
| 5 | Enter Cyborg |
| 6 | Wonder Woman Rescue |
| 7 | Hippolyta's Arrow |
Disc: 2
| 1 | The Story of Steppenwolf |
| 2 | The Amazon Mother Box |
| 3 | Cyborg Meets Diana |
| 4 | Aquaman in Atlantis |
| 5 | Then There Were Three |
| 6 | The Tunnel Fight |
Disc: 3
| 1 | The World Needs Superman |
| 2 | Spark of The Flash |
| 3 | Friends and Foes |
| 4 | Justice League United |
| 5 | Home |
| 6 | Bruce and Diana |
| 7 | The Final Battle |
Disc: 4
| 1 | A New Hope |
| 2 | Anti - Hero's Theme |
| 3 | Come Together |
| 4 | Icky Thump |
| 5 | The Tunnel Fight (Full Length Bonus Track) |
| 6 | The Final Battle (Full Length Bonus Track) |
| 7 | Mother Russia (Bonus Track) |
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General market retail version of the Justice League soundtrack on vinyl, by acclaimed composer Danny Elfman. Black double-LP set in gatefold jacket with download card
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- Product Dimensions : 12.4 x 12.4 x 0.47 inches; 1.12 Pounds
- Manufacturer : Watertower Music
- Item model number : WTM 39989
- Date First Available : October 23, 2017
- Label : Watertower Music
- ASIN : B076M9G6DY
- Number of discs : 1
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The DC comic soundtracks like the Dark Knight - Batman
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018
I am a sucker for a movie soundtrack especially actions and superheroes. The DC comic soundtracks like the Dark Knight - Batman, Superman with Hans Zimmer or John Williams are more of my style than the Marvel soundtrack. So, when the price of this vinyl was around $20, I grabbed it because I’ve been listening to it through my Apple Music and like it. I have not seen the movie yet but love Danny Elfman. And Hans Zimmer and XL Junkie. The packaging is nothing special. It comes with 2 black vinyl. Heavy cardboard. I can do without the songs. The bonus soundtrack, even though it was listed, it’s only for download. Luckily buying from Amazon, you get the digital version of the album.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2017
Now I'm sure everybody knows like the first song of the soundtrack everybody is well aware of the all the bad press and re shoots during the film's midway production director Joss Wedon taking over from Zack Snyder due to a family tradedy everything including the switching of composer Junkie XL to Danny Elfman who came in at the last minute to fill in for Junkie XL who was original hired along side the former to help finish the score but instead of helping Junkie XL to complete the score it seems as though they scrapped the entire score for something new and fresh.
I love Hans Zimmer but Hans Zimmer being retired from scoring the super hero genre leaving Danny Elfman to take over the bat cave changes everything. The news of that happening had fans sitting on both sides of the fence the inclusion of Batman's theme from 1989 is here along with the superman theme from 1978 composed by John Williams and what a joy it is to hear their original music being used here once again what a blast from the past.
Not everyone feels the same but in choosing Danny Elfman for this particular score i thought was an interesting choice given his history and credits to the previous batman scores I really don't see why not although he's been looked upon as being arrogant or disrespectful to Hans Zimmer's work in a recent interview where he states that there's only been but one Batman theme and that was his own. In my opinion he does a great job in establishing the tone for the soundtrack and it's characters specifically Batman Superman and Wonderwoman and the rest that help round out the justice league and here's a little something i found out recently from the score and that is that Superman actually has two separate themes that's right two but to find Han's Zimmer's snippet from man of steel requires a few more listens as his theme is hidden within one track if you listen carefully overall the score for the Justice League has quite the collections of gems here and is very good a far more better soundtrack then that of suicide squad.
I love Hans Zimmer but Hans Zimmer being retired from scoring the super hero genre leaving Danny Elfman to take over the bat cave changes everything. The news of that happening had fans sitting on both sides of the fence the inclusion of Batman's theme from 1989 is here along with the superman theme from 1978 composed by John Williams and what a joy it is to hear their original music being used here once again what a blast from the past.
Not everyone feels the same but in choosing Danny Elfman for this particular score i thought was an interesting choice given his history and credits to the previous batman scores I really don't see why not although he's been looked upon as being arrogant or disrespectful to Hans Zimmer's work in a recent interview where he states that there's only been but one Batman theme and that was his own. In my opinion he does a great job in establishing the tone for the soundtrack and it's characters specifically Batman Superman and Wonderwoman and the rest that help round out the justice league and here's a little something i found out recently from the score and that is that Superman actually has two separate themes that's right two but to find Han's Zimmer's snippet from man of steel requires a few more listens as his theme is hidden within one track if you listen carefully overall the score for the Justice League has quite the collections of gems here and is very good a far more better soundtrack then that of suicide squad.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 16, 2017
Don't get me wrong, I love the era of John Williams and John Barry, and most of my fondest movie memories have their scores attached to them. But now we live in the age of Michael Giacchino and James Newton Howard, of which Hans Zimmer reigns King. If you are nostalgic for the Batman of the 80's and the Superman of the 70's, then this score is for you. For me, I miss the emotional story telling that we had been treated to in the themes of the last decade, so this just fell flat.
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Now that I've seen the movie, I get it... up from 3, to 4 stars. All too often, I regard film scores as a work of art that stand on their own, but I have been reminded of what the main purpose is... to score the film. This it did. Not jumping out in front as the star of the show (we have enough good leads there as it is), but reminding us of the journey we started almost 40 years ago. Sitting in the theater, there were hints of both old and new, but not enough to arrest you out of disbelief suspension. Similar to how "Force Awakens" made us feel 11 again, this did the job it was supposed to.
The only place a theme was sorely missed was "This is Clark Kent" when he was walking through the corn field in the light of dawn, especially because they used it in the trailer depicting that scene. It did still feel a little like the 3 newcomers got cheated, after all, TV's Flash & Green Arrow have recognizable themes. That's what Giacchino & Zimmer do so well... you could close your eyes and you would still know who was on screen fighting with whom. Maybe they will develop a bit more with JL2, after all <SPOILER - post-credits> another returning character got HIS theme back for a few seconds. This library of tracks will probably still not make it to the top of the playlist clue, as they would have to hurdle an awful lot of Zimmer music, but it is solid just the same.
UPDATE:
Now that I've seen the movie, I get it... up from 3, to 4 stars. All too often, I regard film scores as a work of art that stand on their own, but I have been reminded of what the main purpose is... to score the film. This it did. Not jumping out in front as the star of the show (we have enough good leads there as it is), but reminding us of the journey we started almost 40 years ago. Sitting in the theater, there were hints of both old and new, but not enough to arrest you out of disbelief suspension. Similar to how "Force Awakens" made us feel 11 again, this did the job it was supposed to.
The only place a theme was sorely missed was "This is Clark Kent" when he was walking through the corn field in the light of dawn, especially because they used it in the trailer depicting that scene. It did still feel a little like the 3 newcomers got cheated, after all, TV's Flash & Green Arrow have recognizable themes. That's what Giacchino & Zimmer do so well... you could close your eyes and you would still know who was on screen fighting with whom. Maybe they will develop a bit more with JL2, after all <SPOILER - post-credits> another returning character got HIS theme back for a few seconds. This library of tracks will probably still not make it to the top of the playlist clue, as they would have to hurdle an awful lot of Zimmer music, but it is solid just the same.
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Knutsfordchap
4.0 out of 5 stars
Appalling film, brilliant soundtrack
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 28, 2020
By far the best part of the film (and by "best part", I mean the "only" part that wasn't absolutely terrible) was this gem of a score by Danny Elfman (with an excellent cover of a Leonard Cohen classic thrown in for good measure). Thankfully you can close your eyes and just listen to the music - in this case on vinyl, with a download code (mine initially didn't work, but a quick support ticket to the lovely folks at Watertower Music resolved that).
Elfman teases and playfully includes some earlier superhero leitmotifs (notably his own Batman and JW's Superman), but other than that this is an excitingly new dramatic work - themes develop and flow and interweave and are beautifully orchestrated (unlike Giacchino's lazy start/stop, rinse and repeat, completely interchangeable scores).
For those expecting a score as good as Batman, or Edward Scisssorhands, then you'll be disappointed - this is, at the end of the day, a score confined by the parameters of being the musical accompaniment to a DC/Snyder/Whedon smorgasbord of absolute drivel, a film that I never in my whole life want to see again (let alone an extended "Snyder cut" for all that's holy) but, despite that, it's a score that has real merit, and rewards a repeat listen or three.
Elfman teases and playfully includes some earlier superhero leitmotifs (notably his own Batman and JW's Superman), but other than that this is an excitingly new dramatic work - themes develop and flow and interweave and are beautifully orchestrated (unlike Giacchino's lazy start/stop, rinse and repeat, completely interchangeable scores).
For those expecting a score as good as Batman, or Edward Scisssorhands, then you'll be disappointed - this is, at the end of the day, a score confined by the parameters of being the musical accompaniment to a DC/Snyder/Whedon smorgasbord of absolute drivel, a film that I never in my whole life want to see again (let alone an extended "Snyder cut" for all that's holy) but, despite that, it's a score that has real merit, and rewards a repeat listen or three.
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PeterH
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent vinyl but the pin code doesn't work
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 24, 2018
Excellent vinyl, great sound, and a good mix of the different character soundtracks and a nice touch going back to the original (Michael Keaton) Batman movie soundtrack as it pops up now and again. The only thing that is missing is screenshots from the movie itself on the inside.
It's frustrating when you open a new sealed product then get the pin code to download the soundtrack only to be told 'Error, its already been used.'
This isn't Amazons problem but you would think a company the size of Warner Bros could organise this. Then again maybe their network is run by the Acme Corporation.
It's frustrating when you open a new sealed product then get the pin code to download the soundtrack only to be told 'Error, its already been used.'
This isn't Amazons problem but you would think a company the size of Warner Bros could organise this. Then again maybe their network is run by the Acme Corporation.
Liam Weldon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mostly instrumental music
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 13, 2019
Great for the two songs I purchased it for the album is mostly made up of instrumental arrangements but the track by sigrid made it worth buying the albhm
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les cowell
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVED IT It's really good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 9, 2021
Really loved this disc. Some soundtracks are hard to listen too without a visual. This holds its own really well. Very solid music and is one of my faviurite soundtrack cd's.
Paul Boland
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 26, 2018
An absolutely awesome soundtrack to an absolutely awesome movie! I love how the soundtrack played respect to each individual characters theme tune. And the accompanying booklet is awesome too.
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