Batman: Original Soundtrack (Prince) [SOUNDTRACK]

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Release Date: 19 June 1989

Record Label: WEA

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Another Prince Soundtrack Better than the Film (22 October 2007)
The film was pretty good, thoug didn't always work. Nicholson was the star, Basinger just screamed !!!

As for the music well overall it was much better than the film. 'The Future' starts us off, a terrific funk workout pinctuated with snippets from the film and tender strings which really resonate. 'Electric Chair' is an altogether ballsier affair with 'The Joker' confessing he is a bad man and always will be. Then we come to the weakest tracks on the album. 'Partyman' was featured in the film (not all here were). It's a funky jam, definetely toe tapping but not the most memorable, though the scene where 'The Joker' is wrecking the art gallery in which this track features is. 'The Arms of Orion' like its predecessor it was released as a single but is rather underwhelming despite Shenna Easton's presence.

We crank things up again with 'Trust', a pacy funk number that stomps along with gusto, try working out to this one and still have breath left !!! 'Lemon Crush' was written with Prince's dad and is more down beat with several pauses in pace to fit in shrill synth or guitar riffs. Finally we end with the best two track. 'Scandalous' has to rate with the very best Prince ballads, up with 'Adore' in fact, 6 minutes of ecstacy. Finally we have the track that finally convinced me of Prince's genius. This is so full of adacity, changes of pace (three songs on one?), great industrial percussion driving the song and the daddy of guitar solos that Hendrix would have been proud of. On a commercial track? Well prince was really big then and only he coul dhave got away with it. That makes it sound shoddy. No chance, it will lift you off the floor and throw you back there again. What a way to end a very good effort from the Purple one.

One of the Best OSTs ever !!! (20 March 2007)
Not to be confused with Danny Elfman's instrumental release for the same movie, this soundtrack for the first Batman, is one of the best movie soundtracks ever released. Prince created a soundtrack that moves with the movie. It is not just a compilation of songs that you hear in the background of a movie, like many soundtracks that are hastily put together. This CD is full of dialogue from the movie and from Prince's imagination. Prince put a lot of heart, soul and funk into this recording.

Songs:
THE FUTURE is the opening song that sets the stage for the dark future that The Joker has in mind for Gothem. It full of techno, synthesized sounds that are held together with Prince's rhythm guitar.
ELECTRIC CHAIR comes out with hard guitar riffs by one of the greatest guitarist in the pop/rock world.
THE ARMS OF ORION - What a pretty song. It is sung as a duet between Bruce Wayne (Prince) and Vicki Vale (Sheena Easton). It is a soft, sad love song that is held together by the beautiful piano and a string section.
PARTYMAN - What more can I say except to quote Jack, "Gentlemen, let's broaden our minds!" Everyone listening to this can picture Jack Nicholson as the Joker strutting thru the museum with his henchmen and a boombox. Very Funky.
VICKI'S WAITING - Another dance track. The song is about Batman wondering if and when he should tell Vicki Vale that he is Bruce Wayne.
TRUST - Another upbeat dance track that was used when the Joker is riding on his float in a parade through downtown Gothem.
LEMON CRUSH - Club tune. The only song I can not envision in the Batman movie. Still a good tune.
SCANDALOUS - Love or Sex? Everyone who is a Prince fan knows this is one of his songs (Insatiable, Damn U, Do Me Baby, The Beautiful Ones, and Adore) that is great for romancing with the one you love. Great Song!
BATDANCE - Great Finale. Prince starts the songs with 3 loud guitar riffs, then the Joker speaks. He weaves Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, and Jack Nicholson into this song that incorporates all aspects of the movie.

This soundtrack has a soul of its own.

Pure Partyman! (26 January 2007)
Prior to the release of Tim Burton's dark and stylised interpretation of the Batman concept, Prince had just published the politically controversial Sign O' The Times in 1987 and the fabulously peppy God-enthused Lovesexy in 1988, both of which explored different musical genres and experimented with both established types and some of the newer artistic styles of the decade. Prince has a reputation for pushing the boundaries of musical restrictions, combining a range of different styles of music and it would be fair to say that no one could level the accusation against him that he fails to move and adapt with the times. Batman is a prime example of Prince's ability to blend different genres. Long term Prince fans will recognise some of the production values, but there's plenty of innovative composition to keep even the most disillusioned Prince fan satisfied.

Songs like 'Electric Chair' and 'Partyman' are infectious examples of the type of music typical of the 80's, with great lyrics and an energy charged electric funk guitar riffing over the top and both are pure Prince gold. 'Arms of Orion' is a poignant love ballad, but has a minimalistic score which works extremely well with the subject matter, with good vocal performances from both Prince and Sheena's Easton's on the track which lend a touching quality to the song.

'Lemon Crush' is probably the most ambitious track of the album, as much of the backing vocals are song in an off-key manner, as is the musical arrangement. Oddly, the whole thing works extremely well. Some of this off-key arrangement is used in 'Batdance' and again it works very well. 'Batdance' has some very minor production issues, most notably evident in the splicing of The Joker's trademark laugh near the beginning of the track, but on the whole the song fits together neatly.
The standout track for me has to be 'Vicki Waiting'. As well as some deliciously suggestive lyrics, the song utilised an engaging bass beat and excellent percussion arrangement, which has had me replaying the track again and again on more than one occasion.

Batman is a highly polished piece of work, resembling Lovesexy to some degree with its glossy production and addictive, catchy tunes. Granted, many of the songs are prime examples of the musical fashion prevalent in the mid to late 80's, but, in my opinion, this only lends them an additional clique value and detracts nothing from the genius demonstrated by it's writer, composer and producer. A fabulous album in general and one no self respecting Prince fan should be without.

batman - prince? what a combo! (14 July 2006)
Fair do's!
Alright you got me, I am a huge batfan, at the time I was a huge Porince fan also... so imagine my anticipation when the album came out!

I never got around to doing a review for it mind.
It is a brillaint album, most tracks you will hear in the movie, apart from "Orions Arms" which is such a beautiful song, so much song that my wife and I call it "our song"

The only disapointment for me on this cd is the exclusion of 99 baloons, a b side to batdance, which is a fun track.

Its an album worth a look at, if your a prince fan its avery strong album, if your looking for a song , A SONG for your lover, the orions arms will charm :)

A little dated by now (13 January 2006)
I bought this on audio cassette way back in the day not long after the film was released. Initially I was disapointed because it wasn't the Danny Elfman score which was what I mainly remembered from seeing the film. But once I go over that initial disapointment I actually rather enjoyed this collection of songs by prince. Having listened to it again recently however I can say that it has dated quite badly, but there are still at least a couple of songs of thought worthy of being put onto my ipod. Worth it if you can pick it up cheap.