Batman: The Animated Series main title theme

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instrumental composition orchestral composition television theme music

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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Batman (1989 film score) 1
Batman: The Animated Series opening credits 1

Statements (29)

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)