Batman

Structure; through composed

Instrumentation; Full orchestra, with some more unusual instruments, pipe organ, choir, sleigh bells, celeste, synth

Celeste represents childhood

Sleigh bells represent christmas

Rhythm; Rhythmic augmentation of Penguin theme

changing time signature gives unease

Harmony

Opens with just a pipe organ on a sub dominant pedal which increases the mystery and gives a sense of unease

Plagal cadence b3 into Penguin theme

Dominant 7th chord b4 which creates tenson/dissonance

False relations in bar 13 (also heard in Vaughn Williams in bar 3) when father screams

D major chord at bar 41, when child is thrown off bridge

Ends unresolved with just the harp

Tonality

F minor, but modulates regularly

Melody

Themes of charactors, aka leitmotif

This method is also used by Berlioz to represent Harriotte

Themes written and altered to create different moods

Batman/Penguin Themes intertwined

Batman Theme runs straight into Penguin theme in the introduction

Batman theme played by horns at the very begining. Similar to fanfare at the begining of Mozart O Zitt're nicht, to represent a form of royalty or importance (linking to the wealth of Batman)

Texture

Mainly homophonic, but changes regularly

Monophonic b 22-25

Structure

Through composed (like most film music pieces; such as Superman)

Instrumentation

Trumpet fanfare when Batman appears

Rhythm

Military-like ostinato under Batman theme represents the relentless nature of Batman

In bar 52 the rhythm goes from triplets to quavers. This represents the slowing of the pram

Lots and lots of ostinatos

Cross rhythms to create sense of unease/anicipation (links to Something's coming from West side story, where the cross rhythms also are used to create sense of anticipation)

Harmony

Starts on the tonic rather than the subdominant, therefore much more established and secure

Open chord at the end to create sense of mystery (G# and C#) and resemblent of a gong

Tonality

Think minor. Modulates regularly

Massic C major chord when the title card is shown

Structure

Through composed

Instrumentation

Bass clarient (like the in Rite of Spring), Fairground steam organ to represent clowns, Temple blocks, Harp gliss (whole tone scale)

Rhythm

Regular time signature changes represent chaos, Syncopation of Batman theme shows the scene is different, and Batman does not have the same level of control he is used to ( b4)

b 14 waltz theme represents clowns (om pa pa from Oliver)

semiquaver ostinato in bar 26 creates a faster paced scene

Rhythmic displacement of last 4 bars

Harmony

Starts with a B pedal, like Birth of a Penguin 1

No harmony at the ending

Tonality

Begins in B minor

Again think minor

Structure 

Through composed

Instrumentation

accordian

Starts with pizz cello

Much less brass than the other movements, apart from the fanfare in the last two bars

Rhythm

Waltz like at bar 20, representative of Batman vs Circus and the clown gang

Harmony/tonality

Dissonance create mystery

Massive C major fanfare at the end, like at the title sequence in BoaP 2