On Batman Day in September, Michael Giacchino released a snippet of the orchestral rehearsal for the upcoming film about the Caped Crusader. Now, the Academy Award-winning film composer has released the theme he crafted forThe Batman.
Giacchino crafted the score for the Matt Reeves-directed film,The Batman. The film will feature Robert Pattinson’s debut in the lead role of Bruce Wayne and Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman. InThe Batman, Pattinson will besquare off against Colin Farrell’s Penguinand Paul Dano’s Riddler, all while navigating his own grief. Other notable cast members include Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, Barry Keoghan, John Turturro, and Peter Sarsgaard.
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The theme is nearly seven minutes long and echoes previous scores for variousBatmanfilms. Giacchino’s theme forThe Batmanbegins with heavy use of string instruments before they fade, building toward a rather dark, but heroic crescendo. To further compliment the mood ofThe Batmanand its released trailers, the theme takes a shady turn, reminding everyone of the grim adventureThe Batmanwill require Bruce Wayne to embark on.
Giacchino has crafted plenty of scores prior toThe Batman, including for a number of superhero films. For Marvel Studios, Giacchino crafted the score forDoctor Strange,Spider-Man: Homecoming,Spider-Man: Far From Home, andSpider-Man: No Way Home. His compositions will also be heard inTaika Waititi’sThor: Love and Thunderthat will premiere later this year. Other successful scores includeThe Incredibles,Star Trek,Ratatouille,Up,Inside Out,Zootopia,Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,Jurassic World, andCoco. In 2010, Giacchino earned an Academy Award for Best Original Score for Pixar’sUp.
Giacchino and Reeves have previously collaborated on a number of other films prior toThe Batman. Their first collaboration occurred in 2008 for Reeves' sci-fi thriller,Cloverfield. In 2010, Reeves and Giacchino united once again for the Reeves' horror film,Let Me In. The pair would then come together for a third and fourth time in 2014 and 2017 forDawn of the Planet of the ApesandWar For the Planet of the Apes. Given the intensity of the projects Giacchino and Reeves have previously collaborated on, there is no other composer who would’ve been able to bring Reeves' musical vision forThe Batmanto life.
The Batman’s intensity requires a score that will reflect the ongoing events on screen. DC is considered to deal with much darker themes than Marvel, so for those familiar with Giacchino’s work, this score will certainly sound different. Withboth Penguin and The Riddlerlurking in the streets of Gotham, the trailers have already suggested that Bruce will have to dig deep to overcome the lethal mind games The Riddler is playing with him. Elements of Bruce’s internal battle between what’s right and wrong is certainly evident in Giacchino’s theme forThe Batman.
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