9:25 on the Dark Knight score
I can’t quite explain the immense awesome-feeling you get from composing duo Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard‘s first musical payoff when listening to the Dark Knight’s (leaked) musical score. Let’s just say that they’ve been stretching out the build-up of the iconic “Batman” theme (“Do Re Maw Law So” in solfège) for YEARS now – it feels even longer than the payoff of say, a Lost secret (although it’s probably not as bad as the bloody polar bear thing).
Throughout the whole of the first movie, Batman Begins, this original theme never really surfaced and at best was only hinted at at the conclusion of the movie, and mostly in terms of key and harmony. So it’s very satisfying to finally hear it loud and clear, with its own booming low strings sound, and the violins dancing in frettered thirds about it. It’s also been cleverly set up too, since the concluding key of Batman Begins of D Minor emerging as the first tonal centre of The Dark Knight.
Go listen to it! Or if you’re more the patient type, watch the movie when it comes out, since there’s more than music involved. I can just imagine a Batman rooftop-perch scene synchronised right at the point where you get the sweet, sweet musical payoff.
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Awesome. I thought it was very courageous of them to develop the theme over two films.
Awesome. I thought it was very courageous of them to develop the theme over two films.
I love how there’s an artificial, almost 00′s edge to Zimmer/Newton Howard’s score, esp. in the sound of the percussion used.
Yes – I’m very enamoured with the electronic elements to the score – to me that says 21st century straight away. Let’s go watch it soon!