Batman
Danny Elfman (arr. Toshihiko Sahashi)
General Info
Year: 1989 / 1993
Duration: c. 5:20
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €144.85 | Score Only (print) - €28.03
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Electric Bass Guitar
Piano
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Congas
- Cowbell
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Electric Bass Guitar
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This medley from the 1989 film includes The Batman Theme, Batdance, and Partyman.
- Program Note from publisher
Batman is a 1989 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Directed by Tim Burton, it is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series. The film was produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber and stars Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance.
The film takes place early in the title character's war on crime and depicts his conflict with his archenemy, The Joker.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
- Audio: [Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown]
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Georgia (Athens) Hodgson Wind Symphony (Jaclyn Hartenberger, conductor) - 18 March 2023
- Banda musicale "V. Bellini" di Antillo (Italy) (Giuseppe Paratore, conductor) – 21 August 2021
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1990/2008)
All Wind Works
- Alice in Wonderland. See: Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland"
- Batman (arr. Sahashi) (1989/1993)
- The Batman Theme (arr. Story) (1989/1997)
- Beetlejuice (arr. Wagner) (1988/2015)
- A Brass Thing (arr. Saucedo) (2005/2007)
- Music for a Darkened Theater (arr. Brown) (2007)
- Music from "Mission: Impossible" (with Lalo Schifrin; arr. Bocook) (1996)
- Music from "Sleepy Hollow"
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (arr. Moren) (1993)
- Oogie Boogie Song (arr. Brown) (2013)
- Percussion Quartet (2019)
- Selections from "Corpse Bride" (arr. Lopez) (2006)
- Selections from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (arr. Brown) (2008)
- Selections from "Spider Man"
- Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland" (arr. Brown) (2010)
- The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1990/2008)
- Theme from "The Flash" (1992)
Resources
- Batman (1989 film). Wikipedia. Accessed 17 March 2023
- Danny Elfman website Accessed 17 March 2023
- Elfman, D.; Sahashi, T. (1989). Batman [score]. De Haske: Heerenveen, Neth.
- Perusal score