Batman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and the soundtrack album to the 1989 film Batman. It was released on June 20, 1989, by Warner Bros. Records.

Jun 22, 2019 · Both pieces reached massive commercial success, as Batman became one of the biggest-grossing movies in history, while Prince saw his soundtrack spend six weeks at No. 1 in the U.S. en route to global sales of 11 million copies. Read on for a brief track-by-track guide to the Batman album, and links to more detailed stories about each song.

Apr 17, 2019 · Prince struts down the steps in what would become his iconic look for the Batman era, sporting (of course) a purple suit and his face half covered in Joker makeup – his hair is half-green to match. Typically, the other half of his costume is just Prince himself sans make-up.

Apr 22, 2016 · Keep in mind , Prince was roughly 8-year-sold when Batman premiered in 1966 and 10 when it aired its finale. That put him in the perfect age bracket for Batman , with its candy-colored sets, “Pow!” boxes and energetic music.

is a smooth, romantic ballad by Prince, released as a single from his 1989 album, the soundtrack to Batman. The song continues a long tradition of Prince's sexually charged ballads, with gasped, passionate vocals on lyrics such as "I can't wait till I can wrap my legs all around U."

Jun 28, 2024 · why did Prince decide to compose the Batman soundtrack? the money? was he a Batman/Burton fan? in need of some inspiration? Kim Basinger perhaps? for me, it marks the end of the classic Prince era. it has some fun, perhaps even good tracks, but it can't hold a candle to the albums that preceded it. Nobody's responded to this post yet.

Mar 4, 2022 · The involvement of Prince, who as a kid used to play the theme to the ’60s Batman television show on the piano, underscored that fact. But it wasn’t just a purple cherry on a blockbuster sundae.

Mar 4, 2022 · Following the box office disappointment of Batman & Robin in 1997, Warner Brothers decided to scrap the version of the character that had originated with Tim Burton and replace him with a new, darker, grittier type when Batman Begins rebooted the franchise in 2005. Director Christopher Nolan was looking to get as far away from prior films as ...

Batman is a concept album inspired by the film Batman by musical artist Prince. It the was sometimes promoted as a "soundtrack" as it contained a few of the songs featured in the film. As a Warner Brothers stablemate, Prince's involvement in the film was designed to leverage the media company's...

Jun 16, 2019 · Happy 30th Anniversary to Prince’s eleventh studio album Batman, originally released June 20, 1989. OK, let’s get something straight. Three decades have passed and Batman’s legacy is still somewhat unsettled.