Batman Returns: Original Motion Picture Score is the score album for the 1992 film Batman Returns

Batman Returns

Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the sequel to Burton's Batman , and features Michael Keaton reprising the title role, with Danny DeVito as the Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman.Burton originally did not...

by Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman

Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman is an American composer, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo, a group he formed in 1976...

. The soundtrack also includes "Face to Face", written by Siouxsie and the Banshees and Elfman, used to promote the movie prior to its release. Two versions of the music video were made (the other added shots from the movie), and a club version, remixed by 808 State

808 State

808 State are a British electronic music outfit, formed in 1987 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 drum machine and their common state of mind...

, was released. Elfman added chorus to the main theme making it similar but not as dark as the original.

Track listing

1. "Birth of a Penguin" (2:27)
2. "Opening Titles" (3:09)
3. "To the Present" (0:57)
4. "The Lair" (4:49)
5. "Selina Kyle" (1:11)
6. "Selina Transforms" (4:16)
7. "The Cemetery" (2:55)
8. "Cat Suite" (5:42)
9. "Batman vs. the Circus" (2:35)
10. "The Rise..." (1:41)
11. "...and Fall From Grace" (4:08)
12. "Sore Spots" (2:16)
13. "Rooftops" (4:19)
14. "Wild Ride" (3:34)
15. "The Children's Hour" (1:47)
16. "The Final Confrontation" (5:12)
17. "Penguin Army" (4:54)
18. "Selina's Electrocution" (2:40)
19. "The Finale" (2:19)
20. "End Credits" (4:42)
21. "Face to Face" – Siouxsie and the Banshees (4:17)

Complete score

La-La Land Records

La-La Land Records

La-La Land Records is an American record company based in Burbank, California . The company specializes in film and television soundtracks. The label is run by Michael V...

 released Danny Elfman's complete score to Batman Returns on November 30, 2010.

Disc One

1. "Birth of a Penguin/Main Title" (5:38)
2. "Penguin Spies"* (1:09)
3. "Shadow of Doom*/Clown Attack*/Introducing the Bat**" (5:01)
4. "Intro*/The Zoo**/The Lair" (6:00)
5. "Caught in the Act*/Uh-Oh Max*" (1:58)
6. "Kitty Party*/Selina Transforms**" (5:30)
7. "Penguin's Grand Deed"* (1:50)
8. "The List Begins"* (0:45)
9. "The Cemetery" (2:56)
10. "Catwoman Saves Joan*/The New Woman*" (2:03)
11. "Penguin's Surprise" (1:43)
12. "Bad, Bad Dog**/Batman vs. Circus/Selina’s Shopping Spree**" (5:42)
13. "Cat Chase"** (2:12)
14. "Candidate Cobblepot"* (0:58)
15. "The Plan*/Kidnapping*" (2:32)
16. "Sore Spots/Batman’s Closet*" (3:22)
17. "The Plot Unfolds"* (1:15)
18. "Roof Top Encounters"** (4:49)
19. "Batman’s Wild Ride"** (4:19)
20. "Fall From Grace"** (4:17)
21. "Revealed*/Party Crasher*" (3:18)

Disc Two

1. "Umbrella Source/The Children’s Hour/War**" (7:53)
2. "Final Confrontation**/Finale" (9:15)
3. "A Shadow of Doubt**/End Credits**" (6:15)
4. "Face to Face" – Siouxsie and the Banshees (4:18)

Alternate and Album Cues

5. "The Zoo (alternate)"** (1:00)
6. "The List Begins (alternate)"* (0:45)
7. "Cat Chase (alternate ending)"** (2:13)
8. "Roof Top Encounters (original)"** (4:49)
9. "Fall From Grace (alternate ending)"** (4:17)
10. "The Lair, Part I" (0:57)
11. "The Lair, Part II" (4:51)
12. "Selina Transforms, Part I" (1:12)
13. "Selina Transforms, Part II" (4:15)
14. "Batman vs. The Circus" (2:35)
15. "Cat Suite" (5:43)
16. "A Shadow of Doubt (alternate)**/End Credits (alternate)" (7:02)

Bonus Track

17. "Super Freak
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    "* (3:23)

(*) Previously unreleased

(**) Contains previously unreleased material

Chart positions

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	61