The Dark Knight

Soundtrack album for the 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Music composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. The Dark Knight is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman. The film is a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman film series after an eight-year hiatus. Actor Heath Ledger stars as The Joker.The CD contains 14 tracks of powerful punches of Batman's adventures of good vs evil. Album Description

Perfectly suited to the movie, and gets better with each listen

This music is suited perfectly to the tone of the movie, and I came out of the movie thinking that the score was almost another character of the film. Visual sets and actor's performances are easy to appreciate, but without an effective score, many movies would fall flat.

What I didn't expect was how much I enjoyed each repeated listening. I enjoy good movie soundtracks, and my recent favorites include the entire "Complete Recordings" collection from the Lord of the Rings movies by Howard Shore (The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring (The Complete Recordings) remains my favorite of the three). Now that I've had time to listen to this title a few times, and also those other titles, I find myself enjoying this one more and more each time.

Make no mistake, this score is as dark as the movie. You're not going to get anything light and airy here, but if you've seen the movie, you know what to expect.

My wish is that they would release this soundtrack as an alternate audio track on the DVD and Blu-ray release, as I believe that it would provide an even deeper appreciation of what Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard have accomplished here. I would easily pay the purchase price of this soundtrack again to be able to experience that!

If you enjoyed the movie, and you like music, I think you will enjoy this! November 20, 2008

Best soundtrack of 2008

This is hands down, the best soundtrack since the lord of the rings. Hans Zimmer and James Howard deliver the perfect score to one of the greatest action movies of all time. The soundtrack brings back images from the movie, everytime I listen to it. Great sequel to the batman begins score but this is a notch even better. Go grab this one to feel inspired! November 14, 2008

A masterpiece!

The music of this CD comes out of all the parameters of previous soundtracks of Batman's films. When you hear it, you really feel the psychological burden of the film. For me is the best soundtrack in the whole Batman saga. November 13, 2008

The Dark Knight - movie soundtrack

I purchased this cd for my 28 year old son, who remarked that he thought the music was very dynamic. He reports that the cd is everything he could ask for and more. I recommend this cd to all Dark Knight fans and, having heard it myself, to those of us who appreciate good music, well played and well produced. Jonathan O'Mara, Whitby, Canada November 9, 2008

The Nights of Darkness

The collaboration between James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer captures the shadows and the perilous no man's land between good and evil of the outstanding movie.

The longest selections - Why So Serious?, 9:14, A Dark Knight, 16:15 - stand triumphantly alone, as the listener does not need a scene or story line to appreciate them. Why So Serious? has an electronic soundscape that revolves around the evil and brooding Joker, but has an artistic elegance which reaches out and takes hold in a subtle manner. The remaining numbers are solid, but are better heard within the context of the film.

This is one of several editions of the soundtrack, with a limited edition CD, digital download, CD digi-pack and LP currently available and a 2-CD special edition coming soon. October 29, 2008

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