Batman: The Animated Series main title theme

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Batman: The Animated Series main title theme is the dark, orchestral opening music for the 1990s animated Batman TV series, composed by Danny Elfman in his signature gothic superhero style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental composition
orchestral composition
television theme music
associatedWithComposerStyle Danny Elfman’s gothic superhero style
associatedWithFranchise Batman
associatedWithNetwork Fox Kids
basedOn Batman
surface form: Batman (DC Comics character)
composer Danny Elfman
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1990s
firstAppearanceIn Batman: The Animated Series main title theme self-linksurface differs
surface form: Batman: The Animated Series opening credits
genre film score
orchestral
television score
hasInstrumentation orchestra
hasMedium television
hasMood brooding
dark
dramatic
inspiredBy Batman (1989 film) musical style
notableFor defining the tone of Batman: The Animated Series
iconic dark orchestral sound associated with 1990s Batman animation
originalLanguage instrumental
partOf Batman: The Animated Series
style dark
gothic
superhero score
usedAs opening theme
usedFor Batman: The Animated Series title sequence

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Batman: The Animated Series main title theme firstAppearanceIn Batman: The Animated Series main title theme self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Batman: The Animated Series opening credits
Danny Elfman notableWork Batman: The Animated Series main title theme
Elfman notableWork Batman: The Animated Series main title theme
subject surface form: Danny Elfman
this entity surface form: Batman (1989 film score)