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Musical Themes in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Part 1 of 6: Batman Begins

Film Music Notes Posted on December 13, 2012 by Mark RichardsAugust 26, 2017

Watching the movies of the Dark Knight trilogy, it can be easy to come away feeling that the score, by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, is composed of atmospheric music rather than catchy themes. But the motive for Batman … Continue reading →

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Musical Themes in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Part 2 of 6: Batman Begins

Film Music Notes Posted on December 21, 2012 by Mark RichardsApril 11, 2016

In my last post, I discussed the variations on the most prominent theme in Batman Begins: a two-note motive of D-F for Batman. But there are three other themes that appear in the film at prominent moments. These are described … Continue reading →

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Musical Themes in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Part 3 of 6: The Dark Knight

Film Music Notes Posted on December 26, 2012 by Mark RichardsApril 21, 2014

Like Batman Begins, the music of The Dark Knight was composed by both Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. Of course many themes from the first movie reappear in this second instalment, but it also has several new themes of … Continue reading →

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Musical Themes in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Part 4 of 6: The Dark Knight

Film Music Notes Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mark RichardsSeptember 1, 2014

Although the score for The Dark Knight was a collaboration between Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, the composers divided up the music for the two main villains of the film, Zimmer writing the music for the Joker, Howard that of … Continue reading →

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Musical Themes in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Part 5 of 6: The Dark Knight Rises

Film Music Notes Posted on January 20, 2013 by Mark RichardsSeptember 1, 2014

Hans Zimmer worked alone for the trilogy’s final installment instead of collaborating with James Newton Howard, who claimed that, although he had contributed much to the music of these films, Zimmer was really “the mastermind behind the Batman scores.” Like … Continue reading →

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Musical Themes in the Dark Knight Trilogy, Part 6 of 6: The Dark Knight Rises

Film Music Notes Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mark RichardsAugust 31, 2017

As I mentioned in the first post of this series, from watching the Dark Knight films, one can get the impression that the soundtracks are largely atmospheric rather than tuneful. But that’s mainly because the themes that Hans Zimmer writes are … Continue reading →

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