Editorial Review:

Album Description:
Special Edition Digipak of The Dark Knight. This 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.









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Rating: - * The REAL Dark Knight VINYL review! ...
So having had this vinyl for awhile now and listened to the vinyl...I am impressed, but not overly so. The sound is, indeed, warmer and the instruments stand out much better than the CD. Those wanting the overly done bass should stick with the CD for sure. I don't mean this in a bad thing. But from my comparison while having the CD play and the LP playing the same tracks and flipping back and forth between phono and CD, surprisingly the CD's bass is thicker, but almost TOO thick. It comes across too boomy and you almost lose depth to the music if that makes sense. The LP maintains that bass as if it were a concert and you FELT it rather than feeling like your head is going to explode. It's definitely mastered differently so that's a plus. I would only recommend this vinyl for those who are highly sensative to noticing these types of differences though. As this isn't as super obvious as some LP's are compared to their CD offspring.

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Rating: - * This soundtrack is great! ...
When I saw the movie in theater, I fell in love with the music. I bought the soundtrack and it is perfect for fans! The music is beatiful!

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Rating: - * Why So Serious? ...
If you enjoyed the Dark Knight movie as much as I did then you will love to hear the great soundtrack over and over. Each strain of music brings the exciting memories of the movie back to my mind. I especially love to blast it in my car and I can see Batman soaring through the air and also visualize the sinister Joker. What a crime that we've lost Heath Ledyard, his WONDERFUL performance was unforgetable to say the least!
I simply love this soundtrack and find it very exciting to listen to. Many thanks. LCJ

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Rating: - * awesome ...
love it...always makes me want to see the movie again so can't wait till the movie comes out on DVD!!!

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Rating: - * Works better with the film than by itself ...
After watching the film the first time, I got my hands on the score and after having heard it on its own two feet, I was kind of disappointed. The first track on the soundtrack, "Why So Serious?" is without a doubt, the best track of them all. It brings you back to those first ten minutes of the film, where the Joker is introduced in what could arguably be one of the most memorable opening scenes ever filmed. But from there on, the score becomes little more than repetitive. There are some good pieces, namely "A Dark Knight" and "Harvey Two-Face" but this score doesn't really stand up to a solo listen and sounds like the same thing over and over. I think Zimmer and Howard's work on Batman Begins was a little better than this or at least easier to listen to on its own merits.

Now this isn't to say that the music is bad. When watching the film with the score in place, the film and music work together perfectly. On its own though, it comes off as a bit dull.