I just found my Batman Trilogy CD by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra yesterday during a visit to my parents house (to my suprise my little sister was listening to it - i must be a good influence on her!)
I put it on in the car while driving home and I remebered how i prefered the Batman Returns recordings on this CD to the originals. Also the Batman 89 recordings are alot different too - the tempo is slightly slower with more emphasis on the percussion giving it a more solomn feel.
The recordings were made in Glasgow, Scotland between Sept 95 and Feb 97.
Any other opinions on this CD?
Im not sure what this is myself.
behold the covers
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I have this Raleagh, I love it. I particularly love the 66 theme tune reimagining. Awesome stuff.
yeah, the start of it is like die hard with a little predator then straight into Batman.
I was going to buy this, but didnt see the point because I have all the original soundtracks, is there really any point to having it?
There is alot more percussion in the McNeely recording of Batman 89 and the finale is slightly different, very rousing.
I really like the Returns recordings though, they seem to have a bit more body than Elfmans original recording, but it is very subtle.
It is worth getting for the 1960's theme at the end ;D
lol, that wud be good to hear.
I love Elfmans original soundtrack, i suppose it wud be good to hear a different version of it.
I heard a couple of McNeely mp3s a few years ago. They didn't really strike a chord with me but I was looking for the Elfman scores (hadn't heard them in at about ten years by that point) so keep that in mind. What little I remember is that they seemed clearer somehow than the Elfman scores.
The recordings for McNeely's Returns are clearer.
To be honest, I've never thought Elfman's were terribly well recorded - alot of clarity was lost in certain parts of the orchestra.
well i've ordered it! ;D
looking forward to recieving it. Apart from sound, is there any variations on the soundtrack???
on Batman, "Final Confrontation" is much shorter but it is blended into "Finale" with heavy drum beats (sounds great) that start fast and then slow down as the trumpets blast for "Finale" - one of my fav bits of the recording. The bells at the end of "Finale" are also missing - replaced by heavier cymbals. ;D
mmm, interesting. I have the Joel McNeeley Jaws soundtrack. Its not like the Jaws soundtrack, sounds too different. I see it as a tribute more. I suppose I could think the same as Batman