Batman music

Over the course of its history, the Batman franchise has generated a wide variety of music produced in connection with both live-action and animated television series, and with the many Batman films.

Music associated with the Batman franchise includes:

Batman (Adam West)

• "Batman Theme," theme song of the 1960s American television series Batman

Batman Motion Picture Anthology

• Batman (score), album of Danny Elfman's score for the 1989 film
  • Batman (album), album by Prince with songs featured in and inspired by the 1989 film Batman
    • "Batdance," single from the above album
• Batman Returns (soundtrack), album of Danny Elfman's score for the 1992 film
  • "Face to Face" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), song recorded for Batman Returns
• Batman Forever (soundtrack), compilation of songs by various artists from and inspired by the 1995 film
  • "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me," song recorded by U2 for Batman Forever
  • "Kiss from a Rose," song recorded by Seal for Batman Forever
• Batman Forever (score), album of Elliot Goldenthal's score for the 1995 film
• Batman & Robin (soundtrack), compilation of songs by various artists from and inspired by the 1997 film

DC Animated Universe

• Batman: The Animated Series, a strong musical score written by several different composers throughout the course of the series. The main theme of the show, which was heard during the opening and ending credits of each episode, was composed by Danny Elfman.

The Dark Knight Trilogy

• Batman Begins (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's score for the 2005 film
• The Dark Knight (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's score for the 2008 film
• The Dark Knight Rises (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer's score for the 2012 film

Videogames

• Music of Batman: Arkham City

DC Extended Universe

• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL's score for the 2016 film