Soundtrack: Batman
Composer/Artist(s): Prince
Year: 1989
Genre(s): late-80's dance pop

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Prince had stumbled commercially with Lovesexy, which may be one of the reasons he decided to record the soundtrack for Tim Burton's dark, gothic interpretation of the DC comic Batman. Reportedly, the Batman album was recorded quickly, and it shows in the loose, offhand nature of the songs, which actually comes as some relief after the big ambitions of all of his records since 1999. "The Future" and "Electric Chair" are fine, funky one-man efforts, and "Vicki Waiting" is an excellent pure pop song, while "Arms of Orion" is embarrassingly enjoyable sappy mainstream balladry and "Batdance" is a fun dance-club pastiche of the entire album.



Since we all know the Burton (sellout) classic - I thought it would be more fun to remember the incredible marketing power behind the enterprise and film.

DIET COKE


BATMAN CEREAL


PRE-SCREENING CARTOON


THE TOY


BATMAN SUMMER OF '89