The 25 Greatest Superhero Scores of All Time

[johnnygobbs]

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/movie-scores/40164/the-25-greatest-superhero-scores-of-all-time

25. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
24. Ghost Rider
23. The Phantom
22. The Dark Knight
21. The Incredible Hulk
20. Hellboy II: The Golden Army
19. Judge Dredd (1995)
18. X-Men
17. The Crow
16. Thor
15. X-Men: The Last Stand
14. Spider-Man (2002)
13. Supergirl
12. Iron Man 3
11. Batman Returns
10. Captain America: The First Avenger
9. Ant-Man
8. The Incredibles
7. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
6. Unbreakable
5. Hellboy
4. The Rocketeer
3. The Shadow
2. Superman (1978)
1. Batman (1989)

Batman (1989)

Looking back on it now, the appointment of Danny Elfman as the keeper of the Batman flame was an incredible risk, a plum assignment for a relatively green composer fresh from a rock and roll background with relatively few score credits to his name. That only serves to make Elfman's engrossing achievement all the more incredible, the composer (working around songs from the late, lamented Prince) throwing caution to the wind and fashioning an indelible central theme that brilliantly captures the tortured complexities of the Caped Crusader. The tone of Elfman's first Batman score - brooding yet keenly aware of its pulpy comic book origins, robustly exciting yet suitably tongue in cheek - was to prove enormously influential on virtually all superhero scores in the subsequent decades, as well as Elfman's ensuing work with director Tim Burton. Even today, the score resonates with the same sense of freshness and excitement as when it was first released.

It's a great list (I'm particularly pleased to see the underrated scores for The Incredible Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man featured), although I do think Elliot Goldenthal's Batman Forever score deserved a mention.  I think Goldenthal's score often gets overlooked because of the film's proximity to Burton's Batman movies and their iconic and deservedly beloved Danny Elfman soundtracks.

Still, it's great to see Batman '89 at #1. 

[Silver Nemesis]

I can't believe they didn't include this:

Should've been in the top 5 IMO.

[Catwoman]

I can't believe they didn't include this:

Should've been in the top 5 IMO.

That's one of the greatest period. Superhero or whatever.

[JokerMeThis]

Batman Returns has one of my favorite movie scores of all time and has my absolute favorite comic book movie score. Batman '89 has a good one too. Also Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and Superman have good ones. I also like the scores of the Schumacher Batman movies.

[The Dark Knight]

My top three. Well.....four:

Batman (1989) & Batman Returns
Superman: The Movie
Spider-Man