Danny Elfman confirmed that he will NOT be using Hans Zimmer and Junkie’s Batman theme from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in Justice League. Instead, Elfman drew inspiration from his original work on Tim Burton’s Batman from 1989. According to the Grammy-winning composer, there has “only been one Batman theme”.
Elfman was originally hired to work on the Justice League score in June when Junkie XL dropped out of the project. It seems he has made some considerable changes to the film’s soundtrack. The good news is that fans will recognise some of the work from classic superhero themes.
Here we go – Danny Elfman confirming he will NOT be using Zimmer/Junkie's Batman material/theme in #JusticeLeague https://t.co/6LFpg1bf1y pic.twitter.com/VEkHUJhQaF
— Anton Volkov (@antovolk) October 31, 2017
He also went on to mention that he used John William’s Superman theme for Superman’s scenes in Justice League:
Here's the snippet where Elfman talks re-using Zimmer's Wonder Woman and Williams' Superman themes https://t.co/6LFpg1bf1y #JusticeLeague pic.twitter.com/e9nn313Zkf
— Anton Volkov (@antovolk) October 31, 2017
If for some reason you’ve forgotten what Danny Elfman’s work on 1989 Batman sounds like, here is a recap:
There is only one theme for batman and that’s batman theme!! (Elfman talking about his batman theme) seriously? It’s stupid and belongs in the 90’s. hans zimmers theme is brilliant. Seriously should have got the composer for the ark ham games to do the justice league, would have been good enough for me. If we get any rehashing I’ll be upset.
Dean Zeilinger
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Fuck yeah!
Yes!
This is really great news