The Dark Knight [Vinyl] by Original
Soundtrack
Why So Serious?
The Dark Knight: Original Motion
Picture Soundtrack returns with the
ASCAP winning composers from Batman
Begins Academy Award winner Hans
Zimmer and seven-time Oscar nominee
James Newton Howard for a powerful
orchestral score.

Personal Review: The Dark Knight [Vinyl] by Original
Soundtrack
I chose to get the limited edition of The Dark Knight soundtrack and it is
certainly a worthy addition to my collection of Hans Zimmer film score
recordings. If I were to describe this recording with one word, it would
have to be "suspense", as each theme brings you right to the edge of your
seat, waiting to hear what comes next, especially during the very first track,
which is aptly called, "Why So Serious?" Unlike previous works by
Zimmer, The Dark Knight explores thematic development, sometimes with
just using one note drawn out with the use of signal processing, detuning,
and other elements of tension which eventually develop into more rhythmic
structures or the typical "Zimmer pulse" which are trademark elements of
his compositions for Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, Gladiator and
Crimson Tide. However, in each movie, Zimmer masterfully weaves a
predominant motif in the style and flavor of each film. In Crimson Tide, the
oscillation of the submarine's sonar became an echo within the score. In
Gladiator, the mechanics and timing of the Roman Legion resounded as a
musical countdown to the unleashing of hell. And in Pirates, the main
theme became a montage mimicking the rocking of a pirate's ship at sea.
For Dark Knight, this is certainly a dark movie with explosive twists and
turns throughout, but the main characters have their own dark secret
personalities which Zimmer captures in an ambient way. After watching
the movie, I listened to the soundtrack with great enthusiam, and then went
back to the movie again with focus on the deployment of these themes,
whether in part or as a whole. Sometimes, you miss these details when
you are first watching a film of this sort because your focus leans towards
the visual, and somewhat less as to the background soundtrack. But I
suggest getting this soundtrack and enjoying it on its own, then go back
and see the film again. It will simply astonish all of your senses. I also
was amazed at Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker, but that's
another story.
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