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Who's Who In The DC Universe #1: Arkham Asylum, Atari Force, Atlantis

Arkham Asylum by Steve Bissette & John Totleben

Located on a wooded acre of land just north of Gotham City

Founded in 1921 by Dr. Amadeus Arkham, a vigorous social reformer, on land left to him by his mother

Amadeus’s mother suffered from mental illness

The asylum was the first facility of its kind in Gotham

Amadeus transformed his ancestral home into an asylum and staffed it with some of the most prominent psychologists and physicians of the time.

One of Arkham’s first inmates was “Mad Dog” Martin Hawkins, who had been found not guilty by reason of insanity in the murders of Arkham’s wife and infant daughters.

Dr. Arkham treated Hawkins with “great concern and compassion”, right up to Hawkin’s accidental electrocution two months after his incarceration.

In 1929, 6 days after the legendary stock crash, Dr. Arkham went berserk and was arrested when he attempted to electrocute his stockbroker. Amadeus wasn’t happy over losing his entire fortune in the crash.

Amadeus was committed to Arkham Asylum. He spent the remainder of his days carving indecipherable inscriptions on the floor of his cell while singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”.

Amadeus passed away in his sleep on April 7, 1963.

The Asylum wen through a series of state-appointed administrators after Amadeus’s incarceration.

The most recent was Dr. Byron Blaine, who has held the position since his predecessor was taken captive and replaced by Professor Achilles Milo, one of the Asylum’s inmates.

Other notable inmates include Two-Face, the Floronic Man, the Mad Hatter, Clayface III, Maxie Zeus, and the Joker.

Arkham Asylum debuted in the Batman comics in 1974 but has quickly become a foundational aspect of the Batman mythos. Hugo Strange, Harley Quinn, and Scarecrow all worked at Arkham Asylum in the various continuities. Numerous important storylines have taken place at Arkham, including the kickoff of Knightfall when Bane released the inmates to exhaust Batman.

I haven’t read Grant Morrison’s Arkham Asylum since it came out in 1989 but I think I remember the writer referencing Amadeus’s backstory. I seem to remember Mad Dog’s electrocution wasn’t so accidental after all. The Who’s Who entry (which pre-dates Morrison’s story by 4/5 years hints about the true nature of Mad Dog’s death when Amadeus attempts to electrocute his stockbroker). I don’t blame Amadeus, no one should be tasked to care for his wife and infant daughter’s murderer.

Amadeus played a background role in the Batman Arkham games when Quincy Sharpe, the Asylum’s current administrator, becomes convinced he is the reincarnation of Amadeus Arkham.

Arkham Asylum appears in all the various Bat Family titles and crossover media (cartoons, movies, video games). Notable storylines include the Arkham Asylum GN by Grant Morrison and Arkham Asylum: Living Hell. “Living Hell” isn’t as famous as Morrison’s graphic novel, but I enjoyed it. It follows a businessman who pleads insanity to avoid prison. The judge is fed up and sentences the man to Arkham. It doesn’t end well for him.

The Asylum has appeared in various non-Bat titles, including the Justice League, Justice Society, and Sandman. Arkham made appearances in the Justice League cartoon and a Suicide Squad animated movie.

Atari Force by Eduardo Barreto

Earth has been ravaged by war and ecological imbalance. The Atari Technology and Research Institute sent a specially trained crew throughout the multiverse to find a new world for humanity.

The crew found a new world after months of trials and tribulations. It was dubbed New Earth.

Twenty-five years later, the Dark Destroyer returned to menace New Earth.

Martin Chapman, one of the original founders of New Earth, founded the Atari Force to battle the Dark Destroyer.

The team is composed of Martin, his son, and members of various alien recipes.

DC issued digests in the 1980s (the size of the Archie digests you find in the grocery stores). One series of digests was devoted to the Legion of Super-Heroes (it’s how I read most of the Silver Age appearances of the Legion). Another had random reprints of various DC comics. This digest contained the only Atari Force story I have read. If you’re curious, the other stories in the digest were a Blue Devil story, the “Who Is Donna Troy” New Titans story, and the “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” Legion story (the one where Gim introduces Yera to his parents). I don’t recall much of the Atari Force story.

Atari Force was licensed from the actual Atari company which explains why the group isn’t seen/reference anymore.

Atlantis by Marshall Rogers

Located in the North Atlantic Ocean, the continent of Atlantis was one of the first places on Earth where civilization flourished. It was the most sophisticated civilization in the world, establishing twelve scattered settlement cities on other continents.

Magic was the dominant source of power in early Atlantis but science and technology gradually rose to prominence, later Atlantis combined magic with technology

Atlantis launched an exploratory spacecraft in 45,500 BC

King Thorval sent six expeditions in the 9600 BC to find alternate places for Atlanteans to live in the face of an impending natural catastrophe

One of the expeditions founded a colony in a secluded area between the earth’s surface and the hidden land known as Skartaris

Atlantis sank beneath the sea with only two of its cities surviving (Tritonis and Poseidonis)

The Atlanteans constructed protective domes around the cities and developed serums to allow underwater breathing

The citizens of Tritonis had an unexpected reaction to the serum and transformed into merfolk.

The Atlanteans developed telepathic abilities to communicate underwater. (But only Aquaman can command the creatures of the sea).

Tritonis remains secluded but Poseidonis has had more public exposure, including a major exposition held for the air-breathing people.

Remnants of the original Atlantean colony lost beneath the earth have been active again recently, attempting a takeover of Skartaris, which was thwarted by Travis Morgan (the Warlord).

Aquaman, Aquagirl, Aqualad, Arion, and Atlantis itself. Aquaman’s corner of the DC universe was features heavily in the first issue of “Who’s Who In The DC Universe”.

Atlantis has a role in all Aquaman series and other media projects.  Power Girl was connected to Atlantis in a unnecessary post-Crisis retcon. Don’t worry, the retcon was also retconned and Power Girl is once again a Kryptonian. Atlantis and its citizens were featured in Infinite Crisis when an unstable Spectre unleashed his wrath on the area (he was on a rampage against magic users). DC’s Atlantis has made appearances in the Justice League cartoon, Young Justice cartoon and comic, and an animated Justice League movie.

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Disney Review Request :Treasure Planet

Requested by @ariel-seagull-wings ,this is the film that inspired the request idea .We were talking about Treasure Island in general and they asked my opinion on this film and I just shrugged and asked if they would like me to just review it and they said yes

A sci fi take on the classic novel Treasure Island,and the basic plot is the same :Jim Hawkins (Joseph Gordon Levitt ) is the son of an inkeeper and get in his posession a map to treasure from a dying Billy Bones ( PAtrick Mcgoohan ) and with the help of a family friend goes on a voyage , and strikes a friendship with the one legged John Silver (Brian Murray ) but finds out he is a treacherous pirate who is leading a mutiny for he wants the treasure .

However there are changes ,the main one is the story is in space with aliens and robots and such,with sci fi changes like Silver is an alien Cyborg ,really most of the characters are aliens with the exception of Jim (Which I love,perfect for an animated sci fi film ) , the cleverst change is the parrot is now a shapeshifter and the marroned half mad Ben Gunn is now a robot voiced by Martin Short .There are other very big changes which makes this a very unique take on the Treasure Island story .Many characters are changed or combined ,Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney are combined into the dog like alien Doctor Doppler voiced by David Hyde Pierce ,The stern Captain Smollet becomes the female and feline alien Captain Amelia voiced by Emma Thompson ,the drunkard Captain Arrow basically become the same character he was in the Muppet version where he is the stern very serious character and is voiced by Roscoe Lee Brown ,the trecherous pirate George Merry and the murderous pirate Isreal Hands are combined into the spider like Mr Scroop voiced by Michael Wincott (There is a character in the film named Hands but he is a minor player ,and his role is given to Scroop as the pirate Jim fights when back on the ship ) ,and the biggest changes are the biggest being Jim and Silver.....But I will save that for later

OK I have talked about the changes,what d9o I think of it as a movie ....I think it is damn good . I think it does what an reinvention of a story should do ,it uses the story as a template but expands or changes stuff when necesary .As a fan of the source material and other adaptations It does bum me that some parts are left out ,especially Blind Pew ,but I do appreciate it keeps some great moments from the book

The film looks amazing with a good mix of CG and 2D.John Silver is especially breath taking being a mix of 2D but with CG components,specifically his mechanical limbs and eyes .Also little character stuff I really enjoyed in the animation like Amelias eyes dilate like a cats .Also the character design here ,the aliens all look so unique ,and I love how weird Silvers crew looks

The voice cast is all spot on ,Emma Thompson makes for a rather badass captain , PAtrick Mcgoohan (In his final role ) nails that salty seadog flare ,LAurie Metcalf is perfect as the concerned mother , I always love David Hyde Pierce ,Roscoe Lee Browne brigns such a dignity to Arrow , and Michael Wincott IS TERRIFYING as Scroop,he has a very gravely voice,its exactly what I imagine a spider would sound like (For the record SCroop is so underrated ,I find him horrifying. I dont know if he even ewants treasure ,he seems to just be in it for murder .He's also there so we have a "Boo and hiss" villain in contrast to Silver )

The best part of the film is the almost father and son relationship between Jim and Silver .Now this isnt the only version to have this element ,but I think this is the most heartwarming .Jim in this version is a broody teen whose father abandoned him and his mother and he develops a bond with Silver ,which makes when he finds out about Silvers villainy more heartbreaking.This might be the most sympathetic Silver ,here a pirate who has given up everything in pursuit of his dream to find Flints Trove ,and here truly likes Jim .In other version it is vague how much Silver actually cares about Jim ,but in this version it is so clear he cares about him .I also like that he still is the main antagonist but he's a villain we like and has layers ,he might be Disneys most interesting villain .Also my favorite scene in the film is the montage showing them bonding set to the Goo Goo Dolls "Im Still Here " it is such a sweet scene

AND NOW QUESTION TIME .Our requester wanted me to discuss three specific points

1. Would you prefer more focus could be given to other characters instead of the drama between Jim and Silver?

Me:No,because they are the main characters .For me Treasure Islands focus should be Jim and Silver and this is one of the most interesting takes on Jim and Silver

2. What do you think of the comic relief of Morph, Doppler and the Marooned Robot?

Me: Morph is a clever concept and is adorable .I reallly like Doppler,again I love David Hyde Pierce and I find him hilarious ,he gets some of the best lines.BEN....is alot .I dont hate him,Martin Shorts given his all and the animation on him is good and I think he is a clever play on the Ben Gunn from the book ,but he is very loud,kind of obnoxious and his jokes are so hit and miss (though I cant decide if "Was I ever dancing with an android named Lupe !!!???" is stupid or brillaint,it does make me laugh )

3. Toughts on the mix between the 18th century with the future?

Me: I love it . I like the mix of aesthetics.I think it looks awesome

OVerall I think its a film that has a cult following for a reason.I love it beck in 2002,love it now

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Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum

Hero:

Rich handsome athletic erotophobic police-connected reactionary killer Batman

Villains:

Psychopathic predatory homo/hypersexual self-mutilating coprolaliac transvestite Joker

Naked fragile disease-spreading agalmatophilic homosexual putrescence Clayface

Emaciated wheelchair-bound Dr. Destiny

Drug-addicted paedophile Mad Hatter

Delusional satanic naked gender dysmorphic bisexual sadomasochistic coprophiliac Maxie Zeus

Psychopathic cannibalistic African descended mute reptilian beast-man Killer Croc

Deceptive psychotic homicidal transvestite Dr. Cavendish

Themes:

All of the few female characters (E. Arkham, C. Arkham, H. Arkham, M. Wayne, Pearl, Dr. Adams) are either victims of brutal male violence or plausible threats thereof

The only woman with a prominent role (Dr. Ruth Adams) is a pretentious, politically correct and ineffective psychiatrist whose therapy mentally damages the schizophrenic Two-Face further (resulting in incontinence, among other things), though she takes Batman's side against the delusional homicidal crossdresser Dr. Cavendish, acting decisively to slit his throat and save Batman (symbolically rejecting the idea of passive rehabilitation over necessary violence against an irredeemable psychopath and former co-worker/colleague). Batman attributes blame to the deranged Cavendish and explicitly, unsentimentally supports Adams' homicide ("He got what he deserved.")

Every character is racially European (barring mutant African Killer Croc)

There’s a suggestion from the dual protagonist (A. Arkham) that “madness” is hereditary and incurable: virtually all of the Asylum’s inmates are highly dangerous and/or highly unpleasant despite long-standing efforts to treat or cure them, with The Joker described as being potentially untreatable by Dr. Adams. The disfigured Two-Face (formerly Harvey Dent, Bruce Wayne's best friend) is far happier and more functional when he’s permitted to make decisions dualistically via his signature coin. A young Amadeus's attempts to rehabilitate the schizophrenic, sado-masochistic, unapologetic child-raping psychopath Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins are shown to be childish, naïve and even fatally irresponsible, resulting in the brutal murder of his beloved wife and daughter

On top of that, exposure to the "criminally insane" seems to spread pathology even among the Asylum's authority figures (Amadeus, Cavendish), suggesting that madness is a social and institutional contagion. The purpose of the Asylum as a medical prison is further undermined by the fact that the inmates are released/escape with fatal consequences, leading one to the conclusion that many if not most of them should be disposed of in the same way that Amadeus justly (though not strictly legally) disposed of Hawkins

There's a consistent association between the concepts of deformity, mental illness, insanity, psychopathy, transvestism and paedophilia

The story is one of Nietzschean self-overcoming, with the Wagnerian hero Batman conquering his fears, defeating (whether physically or mentally) his degenerate enemies (who take the form of Jungian archetypes) and subduing the hellish madhouse, coming out the other side psychologically stronger

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Songs for Halloween Parties

Halloween parties offer the most wide open subject possibilities of any type of celebration. Halloween is the one day of the year that lets you be any living thing or dead thing, any occupation, any human or non-human and any personality type. You can be a cartoon character if you like. Since Halloween can go hundreds of different directions, the playlist will likely be a diverse list of novelty songs. The Monster Mash by Bobby Boris Pickett Rock Lobster by The B-52's Creep by Radiohead Everyday Is Halloween by Ministry Space Oddity by David Bowie Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo It's the End of the World As We Know it (and I Feel Fine) by R.E.M. Planet Claire by The B-52's Mad World - Tears For Fears Hell by Squirrel Nut Zippers Wicked Game by Chris Isaak Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd Weber Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon Black Celebration by Depeche Mode Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles Walking On The Moon by The Police The Fly by U2 Lola by The Kinks Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by The Hollies I Wanna Be a Cowboy by Boy Meets Girl 2000 Light Years From Home by The Rolling Stones The Munsters TV Theme Not Afraid by Eminem Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down Enter Sandman by Metallica Superstition by Stevie Wonder People Are Strange by The Doors Evil Ways by Santana 1999 by Prince Revolution 9 by The Beatles Twilight Zone TV Theme Hotel California by The Eagles Season of the Witch by Donovan Psycho Killer by Talking Heads The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band Highway to Hell by AC/DC Devil Inside by INXS Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran Thriller by Michael Jackson Super Freak by Rick James Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. Le Freak by Chic Rapper's Delight by Sugar Hill Gang Girlfriend in a Coma by The Smiths Dark Lady by Cher Scary Monsters by David Bowie Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival Devil Woman by Cliff Richard Riders On The Storm by The Doors Runnin' With the Devil by Van Halen Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones Crocodile Rock by Elton John Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group Nightmare on My Street by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince Time Warp from Rocky Horror Soundtrack Rapture by Blondie She Said She Said by The Beatles Wanted Dead or Alive by Jon Bon Jovi Out of Limits by The Marketts Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell Bad Girls by Donna Summer Black Magic Woman by Santana Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses Welcome to My Nightmare by Alice Cooper Boris the Spider by The Who Jungle Boogie by Kool & The Gang Roxanne by The Police Back in Black by AC/DC Addams Family TV Theme The Blob by The Five Blobs Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson Take the Money and Run by Steve Miller Band Mama Told Me Not to Come by Three Dog Night Witchy Woman by The Eagles Speed Racer TV Theme Let's Go Crazy by Prince King Tut by Steve Martin Another One Bites the Dust by Queen Erotic City by Prince White Wedding by Billy Idol Hells Bells by AC/DC Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult Tarzan Boy by Baltimore Rocket Man by Elton John Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney & Wings Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera Copacabana by Barry Manilow Black Cat by Janet Jackson You Dropped a Bomb on Me by Gap Band Zoo Station by U2 My City Was Gone by The Pretenders Eye of the Tiger by Survivor 99 Red Balloons by Nena Spirits in the Material World by The Police Monster by Fred Schneider Union of the Snake by Duran Duran They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha by Napoleon XIV Rebel Rebel by David Bowie State of Shock by The Jacksons Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles Freakazoid by Midnight Star Low Rider by War Church of the Poison Mind by Culture Club Rebel Yell by Billy Idol Valley Girl by Frank Zappa E.T. by Katy Perry and Kanye West We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions by Queen All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix Strange Magic by Electric Light Orchestra Burning Down the House by Talking Heads Der Komissar by After The Fire Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive by Men at Work Taxman by The Beatles Monsters and Angels by Voice of the Beehive Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz Spiders and Snakes by Jim Stafford Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers 2001: A Space Odyssey (Also Sprach Zarathustra) by Deodato Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band by Meco Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead by XTC You Are a Tourist by Death Cab for Cutie The Joker by Steve Miller Band Run Through the Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes Head Like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails Jerry Was a Race Car Driver by Primus Clap For the Wolfman by The Guess Who Fear of the Unknown by Siouxsie & The Banshees I Ran by A Flock of Seagulls Centerfold by J. Geils Band Black Velvet by Alannah Myles Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, also The English Beat You Be Illin' by Run DMC Criminal by Fiona Apple Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue Weird Science by Oingo Boingo Swing The Mood by Jive Bunny and the Mix Masters Wild Thing by Tone Loc Whip It by Devo Planet Claire by The B-52's Legend of Wooley Swamp by Charlie Daniels Band Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley The Freaks Come Out at Night by Houdini The Road To Hell by Chris Rea Billionaire by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars Devil With a Blue Dress by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield Space Cowboy by Steve Miller Band Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, also Social Distortion Walk the Dinosaur by Was (Not Was) Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace N.W.O. by Ministry Paranomia by Art of Noise Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants If I Only Had a Brain by Lee Marvin from The Wizard of Oz Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini Orchestra Smuggler's Blues by Glenn Frey She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty Axel F by Crazy Frog (You've Got to) Fight For Your Right (To Party) by Beastie Boys In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans Major Tom by Peter Schilling Man On The Moon by R.E.M. Happy Days Theme by Pratt & McClain Send Me an Angel by Real Life Convoy by C.W. McCall Particle Man by They Might Be Giants Pinball Wizard by The Who Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown It's a Mistake by Men At Work Synchronicity II by The Police Mr. Roboto by Styx Wipeout by Surfaris Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra King of Pain by The Police Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody by David Lee Roth Twilight Zone by Golden Earring Rockin' Robin by Michael Jackson Spooky by Classics IV Jungle Love by The Time A View To a Kill by Duran Duran Rain on the Scarecrow by John Mellencamp Love Potion #9 by The Searchers Cult of Personality by Living Colour The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr. Authority Song by John Mellencamp Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog The Bird by The Time Lil' Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs Canary in a Coalmine by The Police Octopus's Garden by The Beatles Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles Puttin' On The Ritz by Taco Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin The Streak by Ray Stevens Bat Dance by Prince Theme from Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury Fame by David Bowie Eye In The Sky by Alan Parsons Project Devil in Disguise by Elvis Presley Mommy's Little Monster by Social Distortion Deadman's Curve by Jan & Dean Creature from the Black Lagoon by Dave Edmunds Zombie by The Cranberries The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen Haunted House by Jumpin’ Gene Simmons It's Halloween by The Shaggs Dragula by Rob Zombie Witch Queen of New Orleans by Redbone I Was A Teenage Werewolf by The Cramps Eye of the Zombie by John Fogerty Halloween by Misfits Pet Sematary by The Ramones Horror Movie by Skyhooks The Raven by Alan Parsons Project Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde Feed My Frankenstein by Alice Cooper Don't Be Afraid of the Dark by Robert Cray Hypnotized by Fleetwood Mac The Scientist by Coldplay Run For Your Life by The Beatles Dig My Grave by They Might Be Giants Waltz in Black by The Stranglers I Put a Spell on You by Screamin Jay Hawkins, Creedence Clearwater Revival Ghost Riders in the Sky by The Outlaws, Johnny Cash Ghost of Tom Joad by Rage Against the Machine, Bruce Springsteen Dead Souls by Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails Swamp Witch by Jim Stafford I'm a Goner by Matt and Kim w/ Soulja Boy & Andrew W.K. Mekong Delta - Night on a Bare Mountain Nightmare by Brainbug In the Hall of the Mountain King by Sounds Incorporated One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash Tequila by The Champs I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night by The Electric Prunes Nasty by Janet Jackson No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper Backstabbers by The O'Jays Pets by Porno For Pyros Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man by Concrete Blonde Dr. Tarr & Professor Feather by Alan Parsons Project To Live and Die in LA by Wang Chung Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo, also Camper Van Beethoven Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves by Cher Land of Confusion by Genesis I Fought The Law by Bobby Fuller Four Naughty Girls by Samantha Fox Jimmy Olson's Blues by Spin Doctors Nightmares by Violent Femmes I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie 42 by Coldplay Haunted House of the Century by Tangent Sunset The Warrior by Scandal Pacman Fever by Buckner & Garcia Planet Earth by Duran Duran Skeleton River by Tangent Sunset Junk Food Junkie by Larry Groce Everything Is Broken by Bob Dylan The Gambler by Kenny Rogers Shark Attack by Wailing Souls Season of the Witch by Joan Jett Superman's Song by Crash Test Dummies Brain Damage by Pink Floyd Paranoid by Black Sabbath He's a Vampire by Archie King Mad Scientist by The Zanies

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Gwen Stefani Sound Track IMDB

Soundtrack (129 credits)

Huevitos en Fuga (performer: "Can't Stop the Feeling!") (filming) 2019

A Dog's Journey (writer: "JUST A GIRL")

9-1-1 (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019) - Chimney Begins (2019) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited)

2019 Captain Marvel (writer: "Just a Girl")

2018 Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - The Day Time Ended (2018) ... (writer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited)

2018 Teen Spirit (writer: "Just a Girl")

2018 Britain's Got More Talent (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #12.10 (2018) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited)

Beat Shazam (TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes, 2017 - 2018) (performer - 2 episodes, 2017 - 2018) - Episode #2.1 (2018) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape") / (writer: "The Sweet Escape") - Episode #1.10 (2017) ... (writer: "Just a Girl") - Episode #1.9 (2017) ... (performer: "Cool") / (writer: "Cool") - Episode #1.1 (2017) ... (writer: "Hey Baby")

Granada Reports (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2018) (writer - 2 episodes, 2018) - 4 May 2018: Evening Bulletin (2018) ... (performer: "Rich Girl" - uncredited) / (writer: "Rich Girl" - uncredited) - 4 May 2018: Nightly Bulletin (2018) ... (performer: "Rich Girl" - uncredited) / (writer: "Rich Girl" - uncredited) The

Handmaid's Tale (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2018) (writer - 1 episode, 2018) - Baggage (2018) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl") / (writer: "Hollaback Girl") The

Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (1 episode, 2014) (writer - 6 episodes, 2015 - 2018) (performer - 5 episodes, 2015 - 2017) - Blake Shelton/Scott Eastwood (2018) ... (writer: "Hollaback Girl") - Rebel Wilson/Paul Reiser/Gwen Stefani (2017) ... (performer: "Last Christmas") - Gwen Stefani/Justin Hartley/Johnny Bananas (2017) ... (performer: "Under the Christmas Lights") / (writer: "Under the Christmas Lights") - Margot Robbie/Stephen Moyer/Rachel Feinstein (2017) ... (writer: "My Gift Is You" - uncredited) - Blake Shelton/Scott Eastwood (2017) ... (writer: "Just a Girl" - uncredited) Show all 9 episodes

King of the Golden Sun (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) (writer - 1 episode) - Terrifying Tundra ... (performer: "Go Ahead And Break My Heart") / (writer: "Go Ahead And Break My Heart") 2017

Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas (TV Movie) (performer: "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!") 2017

I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #2.22 (2017) ... (writer: "Just a Girl" - uncredited) 2017

A Bad Moms Christmas (performer: "You Make It Feel Like Christmas", "Jingle Bells") / (writer: "You Make It Feel Like Christmas") 2017

Tähdet, tähdet (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Hiphop (2017) ... (writer: "Hollaback Girl")

The Defiant Ones (TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes, 2017) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) - Part 4 (2017) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl", "What You Waiting For" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hollaback Girl", "What You Waiting For" - uncredited) - Part 3 (2017) ... (writer: "Don't Speak", "Sometimes" - uncredited) 2017

Today at Wimbledon (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - 2017: Day 7 (2017) ... (writer: "Just a Girl" - uncredited) 2017

Glastonbury 2017 (TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Day 2, Part 2 (2017) ... (writer: "Hey Baby (Live at Glastonbury 2002)" - uncredited)

Car Share (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2017) - Episode #2.1 (2017) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape") / (writer: "The Sweet Escape")

Formula 1: Ten Sport (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2016 - 2017) (writer - 2 episodes, 2016 - 2017) - 2017 Australian Grand Prix - Practice (2017) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) / (writer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) - 2016 Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying (2016) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) / (writer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) 2017

Baby Driver ("Hollaback Girl") 2017

Everything Wrong with... (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Everything Wrong with Trolls in 18 Minutes or Less (2017) ... (performer: "Hair Up') 2017

Good Morning Britain (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode dated 26 January 2017 (2017) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited)

Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016) - The Semi-Final Results (2016) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) / (writer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) 2016

Lethal Weapon (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Fashion Police (2016) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape") 2016 Trolls (performer: "Hair Up", "Move Your Feet", "I'm Coming Out", "Can't Stop the Feeling!", "What U Workin' With")

Who's Doing the Dishes? (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes, 2016) (writer - 3 episodes, 2016) - Jake Quickenden (2016) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) - Charlotte Hawkins (2016) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) / (writer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) - Lady Colin Campbell (2016) ... (performer: "Rich Girl" - uncredited) / (writer: "Rich Girl" - uncredited)

Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (performer - 4 episodes, 2001 - 2016) (writer - 4 episodes, 1996 - 2016) - Peter Dinklage/Gwen Stefani (2016) ... (performer: "Make Me Like You", "Misery") / (writer: "Make Me Like You", "Misery") - Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani/Akon (2006) ... (performer: "Wind It Up") / (writer: "Wind It Up") - Ashton Kutcher/Gwen Stefani (2005) ... (performer: "Rich Girl", "Hollaback Girl") / (writer: "Rich Girl", "Hollaback Girl") - Renée Zellweger/Eve (2001) ... (performer: "Let Me Blow Ya Mind") - Martin Short/No Doubt (1996) ... (writer: "Don't Speak", "Excuse Me Mr.") 2016

Tu cara me suena (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Semifinal 1 (2016) ... (writer: "Just A Girl") 2015

Southpaw (performer: "Kings Never Die")

Orange Is the New Black (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015) - Bed Bugs and Beyond (2015) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015) - The Gang Misses the Boat (2015) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) 2015 

The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) (performer: "My Heart Is Open")

Guapas (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 2014) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) - Actos reflejos (2014) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) - La huída (2014) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited) 2014

Paddington (lyrics: "Shine") 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (performer: "Hollaback Girl") / (writer: "Hollaback Girl")

Todd's Pop Song Reviews (TV Series documentary) (performer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2014) (writer - 2 episodes, 2010 - 2014) - "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea Ft. Charli XCX (2014) ... (performer: "Rich Girl") / (writer: "Rich Girl") - Like a G6 (2010) ... (performer: "Luxurious") / (writer: "Luxurious") 2014

Tu cara me suena - Argentina (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #2.10 (2014) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2014

Coronation Street (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.8388 (2014) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited) 2013-2014

My Mad Fat Diary (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Inappropriate Adult (2014) ... (writer: "Just a Girl" - uncredited) - Big Wide World (2013) ... (writer: "Just a Girl" - uncredited) 2013

De wereld draait door (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode dated 1 November 2013 (2013) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited) 2013

The Voice of the Philippines (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.17 (2013) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2013

That Music Show (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - 2005 vs. 1995 (2013) ... (writer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) 

The Great Australian Bake Off (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2013) (writer - 1 episode, 2013) - Cakes (2013) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) 2013

Waterloo Road (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - A Woman's Worth (2013) ... (performer: "Wind It Up") 2012

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes) - Episode #21.46 (2012) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited) - Episode #21.23 (2012) ... (writer: "Looking Hot" - uncredited) - Episode #20.129 (2012) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited)

Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes, 2006 - 2012) (performer - 1 episode, 2007) - Michael Jackson Week (2012) ... ("What You Waiting For") / (writer: "What You Waiting For") - Round 1: Part 3 (2008) ... (writer: "Hey Baby" - uncredited) - Round 6 (2007) ... (performer: "Cool") / (writer: "Cool") - Round 3 (2006) ... ("What You Waiting For?") / (writer: "What You Waiting For?")

The X Factor (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 2012) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) - Live Results Show 5 (2012) ... (writer: "Looking Hot" - uncredited) - Live Show 5 (2012) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited) - Auditions 3 (2005) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) 2012

Glee (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - The Break-Up (2012) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited) 2012

Teen Choice Awards 2012 (TV Special) (writer: "Settle Down") 2012

$ellebrity (Documentary) (performer: "The Sweet Escape") / (writer: "The Sweet Escape") 2010-2011

20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes) - Adults Only 20 to 1: Sizzling Supermodels (2011) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited) - Greatest Sports Movies of All Time (2010) ... (writer: "Just a Girl" - uncredited) 2010/II

Dance Paradise (Video Game) (performer: "Hollaback Girl") / (writer: "Hey Baby", "Hollaback Girl" - as G. Stefani) 2010

Dance Central (Video Game) (writer: "Hella Good")

Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010) - The Japanese Grand Prix (2010) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) / (writer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited)

Dokonalý svet (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010) - Promena (2010) ... (performer: "Just a Girl") / (writer: "Just a Girl") 2010

Somewhere (performer: "Cool") / (writer: "Cool")

Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes, 2009 - 2010) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) - Episode #10.5 (2010) ... (writer: "Hey Baby" - uncredited) - Episode #10.1 (2010) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) / (writer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) - Episode #9.6 (2009) ... (writer: "Rich Girl" - uncredited)

Dancing on Ice (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010) - Episode #5.10 (2010) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape") / (writer: "The Sweet Escape") 2010

Doctor Who Confidential (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - Allons-y! (2010) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) 2009

Guitar Hero 5 (Video Game) (writer: "Ex-Girlfriend")

Family Guy (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009) - Three Kings (2009) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) 2009

Naor's Friends (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - The Prosecution (2009) ... (writer: "Rich Girl") 2009

Confessions of a Shopaholic (performer: "Rich Girl") / (writer: "Rich Girl")

So You Think You Can Dance Canada (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2008) (writer - 1 episode, 2008) - Top 6 Results (2008) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl") / (writer: "Hollaback Girl") 2008

Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 (Video Game) ("The Sweet Escape") 2008

Guitar Hero World Tour (Video Game) (writer: "Spiderwebs") 2008

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (performer: "Rich Girl") / (writer: "Rich Girl")

So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (performer - 4 episodes, 2005 - 2008) (writer - 1 episode, 2005) - Results Show: Two Dancers Eliminated (2008) ... (performer: "Wind It Up") - Top 10 Results (2006) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?") - Top 10 Perform (2006) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?") - Top 16 (2005) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl") / (writer: "Hollaback Girl") 2008

Baby Mama (writer: "Don't Speak")

The Real Hustle (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2008) (writer - 1 episode, 2008) - Episode #5.3 (2008) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) 2008

Supersize vs Superskinny (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.1 (2008) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape") 2007

Secret Lives (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Sepon Amorin nuoli osuu napakymppiin (2007) ... (performer: "Rich Girl") 2007

Samantha Who? (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Pilot (2007) ... (performer: "The Sweet Escape" - uncredited) 2005-2007 Idols (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Top 12 (2007) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Top 11: Number 1 Hits from the 90s (2005) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2007

Idool 2007 (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Grote Liveshow 8 - Rock (2007) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Grote Liveshow 7 - Unplugged (2007) ... (writer: "Just a Girl") 2007

It Takes Two (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #2.1 (2007) ... (writer: "The Sweet Escape") 2007

The Office (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Product Recall (2007) ... (writer: "Hollaback Girl") 2005-2007

Las Vegas (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Junk in the Trunk (2007) ... (performer: "Rich Girl") - Sperm Whales and Spearmint Rhinos (2005) ... (performer: "What Are You Waiting For") 2002-2007

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes) - Top 20 - live: Die Frauen #1 (2007) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Zweite Top 20 Show (2005) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Mottoshow #2 - Rock und Popballaden (2003) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Erste Top 30 Show (2002) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2006 Lumines II (Video Game) (performer: "Hollaback Girl") / (writer: "Hollaback Girl") 2006

CSI: NY (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Murder Sings the Blues (2006) ... (performer: "Wind It Up") 2006

Bring It On: All or Nothing (Video) (performer: "What Ya Waiting For", "Rich Girl", "Hollaback Girl") / (writer: "What Ya Waiting For", "Rich Girl", "Hollaback Girl" - as Gwen Renee Stefani) 2006

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (TV Movie) (writer: "Hey Baby" - uncredited) 2006

Click (performer: "Cool" (2004)) / (writer: "Cool" (2004)) 2006

SingStar Rocks! (Video Game) (performer: "Cool") / (writer: "Cool") 2006

Gilmore Girls (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Bridesmaids Revisited (2006) ... (writer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) 2006

Last Holiday (performer: "Rich Girl", "Cool") / (writer: "Rich Girl", "Cool") 2006

The Eight (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - The Trojan Horse (2006) ... (writer: "Too Late" - uncredited) 2005

Idols! (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Workshop #2 (2005) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2004-2005

Australian Idol (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Top 9 Performance Show: Idol's Choice (2005) ... (writer: "Sunday Morning") - Top 11 Performance Show: Pop (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2005

The Work of Director Mark Romanek (Video documentary) (performer: "Hella Good") / (writer: "Hella Good")

Entourage (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005) - The Bat Mitzvah (2005) ... (performer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hollaback Girl" - uncredited) 2005

The Longest Yard ("Hella Good") 2002-2005 Idol (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Episode #4.7 (2005) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Top 48 #6 (2002) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2003-2005

Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes) - Topp 50 #4 (2005) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Topp 11 - Ditt idol (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Topp 4 - Nummer 1-hiter (2003) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2005

Brit Awards 2005 (TV Special) (performer: "What Are You Waiting For?") / (writer: "What Are You Waiting For?") 2004

Super Secret Movie Rules (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode) - Slashers (2004) ... (writer: "Underneath It All") 2004

Slovensko hladá SuperStar (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Druhé semifinále (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Speak")

The O.C. (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2004) (writer - 1 episode, 2004) - The SnO.C. (2004) ... (performer: "Cool") / (writer: "Cool") 2004

One Tree Hill (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - The Trick Is to Keep Breathing (2004) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited)

Smallville (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2004) (performer - 1 episode, 2004) - Spell (2004) ... (performer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) / (writer: "What You Waiting For?" - uncredited) - Nocturne (2002) ... (writer: "Underneath It All" - uncredited) 2004

Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - List-ettor (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2004

Cesko hledá SuperStar (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Sesté finále: Rock (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2004

Hrvatski Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.14 (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2004/I

New York Minute (writer: "Hey Baby") 2004

Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Top 6 - Ballads (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2004

50 First Dates (performer: "Slave to Love") / (writer: "Underneath It All") 2004

Idol stjörnuleit (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.10 (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2003

Idols (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Episode #1.10 (2003) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 2003

Mayor of the Sunset Strip (Documentary) (writer: "Just A Girl") 2002

Sweet Home Alabama (writer: "Hella Good") 2002

No Doubt: Hella Good (Video short) (writer: "Hella Good") 2002 T

he Challenge (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Battle of the Seasons: Rush Hour (2002) ... (writer: "Hey Baby" - uncredited) 2002

Making the Video (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode) - No Doubt: Hella Good (2002) ... (writer: "Hella Good") 2002

Un paso adelante (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - La caja de música (2002) ... (writer: "Hey Baby") 2001 F

riends (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - The One with the Stripper (2001) ... (performer: "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" - uncredited) 2001

Scary Movie 2 (performer: "Let Me Blow Ya Mind") 2001

King of the Hill (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story (2001) ... (writer: "Ex-Girlfriend", "Don't Speak", "Bathwater" - uncredited) 2000

Pay It Forward ("New") 1999

Go (writer: "New") 1998

Daria (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - See Jane Run (1998) ... (writer: "The Simple Kind of Life" - uncredited) 1998 Stars in Their Eyes (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes) - Live Grand Final 1998 (1998) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") - Episode #9.9 (1998) ... (writer: "Don't Speak") 1997

Bat Yam - New York (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode) - Ha-Dira (1997) ... (writer: "Don't Speak" - uncredited) 1997

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (writer: "Just a Girl") 1996

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (writer: "Snakes") 1995

Clueless ("JUST A GIRL") 1992

Police Story 3: Super Cop (writer: "OPEN THE GATE")

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A serious house on serious earth

ARKHAM ASYLUM: A SERIOUS HOUSE ON SERIOUS EARTH DECEMBER 1989 BY GRANT MORRISON, DAVE MCKEAN AND GASPAR SALADINO

SYNOPSIS (FROM DC WIKIA)

Back in the 1920s, Amadeus Arkham witnessed his mother's descend to madness and as an adult, he became the architect and first administrator of Arkham Asylum, a mental institution dedicated to help the criminally insane and prevent them from being taken into the regular penal system. Arkham renovated the family manor into the asylum following his subsequent inheritance of the property after his mother commited suicide.

In the present, on April 1, Commissioner Gordon informs Batman that the patients of Arkham Asylum have taken over the building, and will murder the staff unless Batman agrees to meet with them. Among the hostages are a young woman named Pearl, who works in the kitchens; the current Administrator, Dr. Cavendish; and Dr. Ruth Adams, a therapist. The patients are led by Black Mask and Joker, who kills a guard to spur Batman to obey his wishes. Two-Face, meanwhile, has degenerated even further into madness as a result of Adams' well-intentioned therapy; she replaced his trademark coin with a 6-sided die, and then with a tarot deck of cards rendering him incapable of making simple decisions such as going to the bathroom.

Batman is forced into a game of hide and seek, and told he has one hour to make his way through the maze-like corridors and find a way out before his old foes are sent to find him. Batman fights his way through Arkham and his own subconscious, fighting some of his most dreaded enemies until he reaches a secret room high in the towers of the asylum - a room left unchanged from the days when the property served as Amadeus Arkham's childhood home.

Inside, Dr. Cavendish is dressed in a bridal gown and holding a straight razor to Dr. Adams' throat. He is revealed to have been the one to orchestrate the riot. When questioned by Batman, he prompts him to read a passage marked out in Amadeus Arkham's secret diary.

The hidden room turns out to have been Elizabeth Arkham's bedchamber. For many years she suffered delusions that she was being tormented by a supernatural creature, and would call to her son to protect her. However, Amadeus had suppressed a memory when one day, he finally saw the monster that tormented her - a great bat, a spectre of death. Subconsciously, he had chosen to block the truth of the events, but in the dairy, it is clearly explained how he used a pearl-handled straight razor from his pocket to cut his mother's throat and free her from her suffering. He then blocked out the memory and attributed her death to suicide. Years later, his wife and daughter were murdered by one of his former patients, a serial killer named Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins. The tragedy brings back the memory of killing his mother and a traumatized Amadeus puts on his mother's wedding dress and takes out the pearl-handled razor. Kneeling in the blood of his family he vows to bind the evil spirit of "The Bat", which he believes inhabits the house, through ritual and sorcery. He continues his mission even after he is incarcerated in the Asylum himself; he scratches the words of the binding spell into the walls and floor of his cell with his fingernails until the day he dies.

Discovering Amadeus Arkham's journals, the razor and the dress, Cavendish begins to believe himself to be the one destined to continue Arkham's work. On April 1, the date Arkham's family was murdered, he lures Batman to the asylum. Believing Batman to be "The Bat" itself, Cavendish accuses him of feeding the evil of the house by bringing it more insane souls. Grappling with Batman, Cavendish drops the razor, and Adams picks it up. Reacting instinctively, she slashes it across Cavendish's throat, killing him.

Batman returns Two-Face's coin back from Dr. Adams, stating that it should be up to Two-Face to decide his fate. Two-Face then declares that if the coin lands scratched side up they kill Batman, otherwise they let him go. Two-Face flips the coin and declares Batman free. Batman leaves the Asylum and the inmates peacefully return to their cells, except for Two-Face, who looks at the moon and it is revealed that the coin landed scratched side up.

REVIEW

This is a very complicated book to review. It’s a Morrison!

Let’s go with my notes here, the very first thing we learn about the asylum is that you must be mad to be there. I think people in general are afraid of mental institutions because of this very thing. If you are there, who knows you are insane and who doesn’t? I think there is some kind of irrational thinking about being in asylums, that you might “catch it”.

In the first scene that Amadeus describes his mother, she was eating beetles, because the beetle represents rebirth, this means his mother already died and was “reborn”. It is later defined that being mad is being reborn in a world of magic, terror and symbolism. This will be the visual theme for the whole book (plus one other thing we will taker later).

These events happening in April’s Fools have a meaning inside the story, as Amadeus killed “Mad Dog” on April 1st. Many things happen around this date and it seems to be pretty much how we measure time. But Joker doesn’t know this. In this case we may think he is running the asylum, but it is doctor Cavendish that is planning everything. Although the Joker wants the Batman to stay where he belongs (since he is mad, he belongs in the asylum).

Amadeus starts talking about people in the glass, in reflections, it makes us think that he can hear voices or laughs through the glass. In the end he sees his mother (the madness in him, in his blood). I do think there is one more application for glasses (later). The important thing is, Amadeus felt “at home” after seeing the glass people. (at home = insane).

So what about those psychiatrists, if you are in this house you have to be mad. To be honest, doctor Ruth didn’t seem particularly sane in her methods, but I am pretty sure she is insane by the end of this story.

Amadeus has several foreshadows in his diary about the Joker or clowns. It is actually about japanese clown fishes. He later realizes they represent Pisces = symbol of trial and initiation = Death and rebirth. (Rebirth = becoming insane). It didn’t help that Amadeus met Aleister Crowley, and probably got even more obsessed with symbolism and dark magic.

So, at the heart of this story, Amadeus finds his wife and daughter killed by “Mad Dog”. While looking at the horrible scene, he starts looking for his daughter’s head, until he finds it in the doll house, looking back at him. I am not sure if this was intentional, but throughout the book, you will see that “panels” are usually very rectangular in shapes of windows, or similar to the windows outside the asylum. This makes me think that, because someone is looking at him through the windows of the doll house. We are seeing the story through windows. Now... which windows? The windows of the asylum (from outside the house)... or the windows of the doll house (inside the house)? In one case we are insane and in the other one we may not. (There is another detail about the outside world, however, we’ll cover it later).

Mad Hatter says “The apparent disorder of the universe is simply a higher order, an implicate order beyond our comprehension”, then we read “the asylum is a head that dreams us all into being”. You may think that perhaps we are making them crazy, if the head is us. But I leave this to you to decide.

“Arkham is a looking glass”. You can go through the looking glass if you are Alice, you can join the inmates.

In the end, what made Cavendish do all this, is reading Amadeus diary and finding out that it was a bat that tormented his mother. And that is why Amadeus put her out of her misery. So in his last year in the Asylum, managed to prepare a ritual to put an end to the bat.

Closing the story, Batman says that “sometimes it’s only madness that makes us what we are, or destiny”. This is actually true for the Joker in this story (depending on who you believe).

Now the twist of the story is that Batman’s fate is decided by the coin. When the coin turns scarred, Batman leaves the Asylum. Now, it should be the opposite, but a few panels before that, Batman tells the Joker “you are all free”. He is not exactly telling them to leave. They are free in the asylum, because the asylum is their home. So when they say goodbye to Batman, he goes to “the other asylum”, until he can no longer cope with the world, in which case he will be welcome at a serious house on serious earth.

I am pretty sure I missed a lot of symbolism and recurring imagery throughout the book. This book is a good one to have in both, print an digital. The art itself looks different on a screen (at the same time, you can zoom or add brightness in a screen).

This is a very disturbing story that happens to be Morrison’s first work for Batman. It’s a different point of view on what is being insane, on the Joker, and certainly on what role Batman has in this cycle of death and rebirth. Is Batman defined by madness? Is Batman tormenting the insane?

It’s one of those stories that do not have a definite review. You can keep on analyzing the thing and you will never finish.

Dave McKean works very well with his style here, but Gaspar Saladino, a veteran of the industry, should also get credit for his work on lettering each character in a different way.

By the way, the scene at the GCPD has no colors. The outside world has no colors. Because it’s not home. I still think Morrison just wants as to go mad.

I give this book a score of 10 and you should definitely read it at night, next to a candle and a mirror.

[loyolahcmass]

Spotify Playlist

We have a Spotify playlist of all the songs used at Mass from 2013 to present day, plus some songs used before 2013! Here is the link:

https://open.spotify.com/user/eoin.walsh/playlist/2ojJGlLsy5GkRgRbc14nn7

And if you don’t have Spotify but want to know the songs used in the past, the list is under the cut:

Hopkins Court Mass Playlist

Fall Semester 2017

Opening Songs:

·         OK by Robin Shulz feat. James Blunt

·         Supercut by Lorde

·         Feel it Still by Portugal the Man

·         I (clean version) by Kendrick Lamar

·         Fire on the Mountain Grateful Dead

·         Hey Hey What Can I Do by Led Zeppelin

·         Earth Blues by Jimi Hendrix

·         Belief by John Mayer

·         All on Me by Devin Dawson

·         Where is the Love? by The Black Eyed Peas

·         Something Beautiful by NeedToBreathe

·         One Call Away by Charlie Puth

·         Strong Enough by Matthew West

·         Stargazing by Kygo

·         Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer

·         Changes (clean version) by 2Pac

·         Ain’t no Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

·         Best of You by Foo Fighters

·         Sail by AWOLNATION

·         No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper

 For Homily Songs:

·         Falls by Odesza

 Instrumental Songs:

·         Oceans Cover by Mezzo Piano

·         Comancheria by Nick Cave

·         You and Me by Dave Matthews cover by Vitamin String Quartet

·         Story of My Life by One Direction cover by The Piano Guys

·         Forrest Gump Main Theme from Forrest Gump Soundtrack

·         House of Cards Theme by Jeff Beal

 Communion Songs:

·         Oceans by Hillsong United

·         American Teen by Khalid

·         Tangerine by Led Zeppelin

·         Gravity by John Mayer

·         One Day by Zac Brown Band

·         When I Get Where I’m Going by Brad Paisley

·         The Night We Met by Lord Huron

 Closing Songs:

·         Whole Heart by Brandon Heath

·         Glorious by Macklemore

·         Soul Kitchen by The Doors

·         Burning in My Soul by Matt Maher

·         King is Born by Aloe Blacc

·         Brother by NeedToBreathe

·         The Man by The Killers

 2017 Spring Semester

Opening Songs:

·         In My Head by Galantis

·         Lionhearted by Porter Robinson

·         Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis

·         T-Shirt Weather by Circa Waves

·         Youth by Glass Animals

·         Oceans Away by Arizona

·         Just Hold On by Steve Aoki

·       �� What Do You Love by Seeb

·         Brand New Buzz by Big & Rich

·         All the Pretty Girls by Kenny Chesney

·         Ain’t Nothing Bout You by Brooks & Dunn

·         Zombie by The Cranberries

·         Somebody by Young Rising Sons

·         Drop the Game by Flume and Chet Faker

·         Erase Me by Kid Cudi and Kanye West

·         One Love by Bob Marley

·         Where is the Love? by the Black Eyed Peas

·         Daylight by Maroon 5

·         Good Grief by Bastille

·         Kids by OneRepublic

·         Shooting Stars by Bag Raiders

·         Come on Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners

·         Live Like We’re Dying by Kris Allen

·         Count on Me by Bruno Mars

·         Broken Arrows by Avicii and Zac Brown Band

·         It Comes Back to You by Imagine Dragons

·         Kings of Summer (feat. Quinn XCII) by Ayokay

·         A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay

·         I Want You Back by Jackson 5

·         Stay by Zedd and Alessia Cara

·         Sooner or Later by Aaron Carter

·         Catch My Vibe by Academy

·         Seve (Radio Edit) by Tez Cadey

·         High on Life by Rebelution

·         When You Were Young by The Killers

·         Can’t Keep Johnny Down by They Might Be Giants

·         Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun

·         Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas

·         Fast Car by Jonas Blue feat. Dakota

·         Overload (The Chainsmokers Remix) by Life of Dillon

·         The Middle by Jimmy Eat World

·         Jumpin Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones

·         Street Fighting Man by The Rolling Stones

·         Valleys of Neptune by Jimi Hendrix

 For Homily Songs:

·         Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran

·         Lazarus by David Bowie

·         Million Reasons by Lady Gaga

·         Believer by Imagine Dragons

·         Pink + White by Frank Ocean

·         Symphony by Zara Larsson

·         Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers and Coldplay

·         We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel

 Instrumental Songs:

·         Vitamin String Quartet cover of Tuesday’s Gone by Lynyrd Skynyrd

·         When the Wind Blows Instrumental Version by David Bowie

·         Billy’s Theme from The Departed Soundtrack

·         Honor by Hans Zimmer

·         What a Wonderful World by Richard Clayderman

·         I’ll be There by Jake Shimabukuro

·         Come to the Water by Instrumental Christian Songs

·         Dearly Beloved by Yoko Shimomura

·         Beauty and the Beast Tale as Old as Time Instrumental

·         Il Forte (The Strong) by Ennio Morricone

·         The Zookeeper’s Wife Theme by The Zookeeper’s Wife Soundtrack

·         A Calling by Rupert Gregson Williams

·         American Beauty by Thomas Newman

 Communion Songs:

·         Blackbird by The Beatles

·         Have I Told You Lately by Van Morrison

·         Dog Years by Maggie Rogers

·         Changing by John Mayer

·         In Color by Jamey Johnson

·         Eyes to the Wind by War on Drugs

·         Humble and Kind by Tim McGraw

·         Not Today by Imagine Dragons

·         White Blood by Oh Wonder

·         Rise Up by Andra Day

·         My Sweet Lord by George Harrison

·         Can’t Help Falling in Love With You by Haley Reinhart

·         XO by John Mayer

·         You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me by John Mayer

·         Fire and Rain (Instrumental Version) by Musica Instrumental

·         Holly Holy by Neil Diamond

·         Technicolor Beat by Oh Wonder

·         Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

·         Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills, & Nash

 Closing Songs:

·         Feels Like Home by Sam Feldt

·         Up Around the Bend by Creedence Clearwater Revival

·         The Way a Night Should Feel by Jason Aldean

·         The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco

·         Don’t Leave by Snakehips and Mo

·         Shed a Light by Robin Schulz

·         All Night by The Vamps

·         Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah) by Andy Grammer

·         We Found Love by Rihanna and Calvin Harris

·         Best I Ever Had by Gavin DeGraw

·         Into the Sunset by Mako

·         Roundabout by Yes

·         Midnight City by M83

·         The Seeker by The Who

 2016 Fall Semester

Opening Songs:

·         In the Name of Love by Martin Garrix

·         We Found Love by Rihanna and Calvin Harris

·         Closer by The Chainsmokers ft Halsey

·         Ghost by Halsey

·         Fix My Eyes by For King and Country

·         Say It Again by Kingdm

·         Wona by Mumford & Sons

·         Breathe by Seeb

·         You Can’t Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones

·         Baba O’Reily by The Who

·         Reach Out by The Four Tops

·         Welcome to My Life by Simple Plan

·         Anthem Part 2 by Blink 182

·         Follow Me by Uncle Kracker

·         Living in Fast Forward by Kenny Chesney

·         Guys Like Me by Eric Church

·         Parachute by Chris Stapleton

·         Silence by Dave Thomas Jr

·         Whole Heart by Gryffin and Bipolar Sunshine

·         Open Season by Gryffin and Josef Salvat

·         Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd

·         Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty

·         Reelin’ in the Years by Steely Dan

·         Love on Me by Galantis

·         Let Me Love You by DJ Snake

·         Demons by Imagine Dragons

·         We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel

·         Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd

·         Johnny Boy by Twenty One Pilots

·         Flaws by Bastille The Chainsmokers Remix Version

·         Time of the Season by The Zombies

·         The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

·         Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind

·         Radioactive by Kings of Leon

·         Please Don’t Go by Joel Adams

·         Just Be Held by Casting Crowns

·         By Your Side by Tenth Avenue North

·         Mercy by Shawn Mendes

·         Keeping Your Head Up by Birdy

·         Maybe IDK by Jon Bellion

·         Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club

·         Shots (Broiler Remix) by Imagine Dragons

·         Welcome to Your Life by Grouplove

·         Summertime by My Chemical Romance

·         Saint Cecilia by Foo Fighters

·         Trees by Twenty One Pilots

 For Homily Songs:

·         Eyes Wide by Handsome Ghost

·         Cold Water by Major Lazer

·         Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan

·         Blessings by Chance the Rapper

·         Still Breathing by Green Day

 Instrumental Songs:

·         This Land by Hans Zimmer

·         Hawkins from Stranger Things Soundtrack

·         Good Will Hunting Main Theme

·         Give Me Love Instrumental Version by Ed Sheeran

·         The Pacific Main Theme by Hans Zimmer

·         O God Thou Art The Father by Mark Howard, John Mock, and Stuart Duncan

·         Inside Out Main Theme from the Inside Out Soundtrack

·         Mad World by Marius Furche

·         Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones Instrumental Version

·         Good Will Hunting Main Theme from the Good Will Hunting Soundtrack

·         Vitamin String Quartet Cover of Fight Song by Rachel Platten  

·         Vitamin String Quartet Cover of Let it Go by James Bay

·         Green Mile Soundtrack Main Theme by Thomas Newman

·         Star of Bethlehem by John Williams

 Communion Songs:

·         Blood Stutter by Handsome Ghost

·         Home by Daughtry

·         #88 by Lo-Fang

·         Hey Jude by The Beatles

·         Beauty from Pain by SuperChick

·         I’m a Mess by Ed Sheeran

·         One Hell of an Amen by Brantley Gilbert

·         If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away by Justin Moore

·         Lost in the Light by Bahamas

·         Guitar Version of Coldplay’s Every Teardrop is a Waterfall by Evan Camrud

·         Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

·         Skinny Love by Birdy

·         I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers

·         Moonlight Mile by The Rolling Stones

·         If I Could Fly by One Direction

·         O Come O Come Emmanuel by Casting Crowns

·         Way Down We Go by Kaleo

·         Moving Mountains by Disclosure

·         Endless Love by Jon Batiste and Aloe Blacc

 Closing Songs:

·         Candyman by Zedd and Aloe Blacc

·         Dive by Steven Curtis Chapman

·         Hundred Miles by Yall

·         All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix

·         Have Faith in Me by A Day to Remember

·         Saltwater Gospel by Eli Young Band

·         One World by Swanky Tunes and Dropgun

·         Here Comes the Sun by George Harrison

·         Time After Time by Quietdrive

·         Human by The Killers

·         Carry On by Crosby, Still, Nash, and Young

·         Walk by Foo Fighters

·         Hallelujah by Pentatonix

·         Call on Me (Ryan Riback Remix) by Starley

·         Take on Me (Kygo Remix) by A-Ha

·         Ready to Go by Panic! At the Disco

 2016 Spring Semester

Opening Songs:

·         Let You Go (Golden Pony Remix) by The Chainsmokers

·         Nothing Left by Kygo and Will Heard

·         Lose It (Jerry Folk Remix) by Oh Wonder

·         Sugar by Robin Schulz

·         Sorry by Justin Bieber

·         Firestone by Kygo

·         Shine by Years And Years

·         Clearest Blue by Chvrches

·         Third Eye by Florence + the Machine

·         Brother by NEEDTOBREATHE

·         Fortune Cookie by Emma Bale

·         Find a Way by Nico and Vinz

·         I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty

·         Everlong by Foo Fighters

·         Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls

·         Here It Goes Again by Ok Go

·         Right Now by Van Halen

·         Shine by Collective Soul

·         Red Hands by Walk Off The Earth

·         Prodigal by Sidewalk Prophets

·         Let You Go by The Chainsmokers

·         Stay by Kygo

·         John Cougar, John Deere, and John 3:16 by Keith Urban

·         Lay It All On Me by Rudimental and Ed Sheeran

·         Zero by Alpines

·         Coming 4 U by Ken Loi and Thomas Daniel

·         Ray Bans by JT Hodges

·         High on Life by Darius Rucker

·         If You Ever Stop Loving Me by Montgomery Gentry

·         Breathe Life by Jack Garratt

·         Elevate by St Lucia

·         Lose It by Oh Wonder

·         Dreaming by Smallpools

·         Anna Sun by Walk the Moon

·         Air I Breathe by Mat Kearney

·         Sedona by Houndmouth

·         Bros by Wolf Alice

·         Spirits by The Strumbellas

·         Our Own House by MisterWives

·         Easy Love by Sigala

·         O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps

·         Walk Like a Man by The Four Seasons

·         Alive by Krewella

·         Working My Way Back to You by The Four Seasons

 For Homily Songs:

·         Love Yourself by Justin Bieber

·         Beautiful Day by U2

·         7 Years by Lukas Graham

·         Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots

 Instrumental Songs:

·         Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Relaxation Guitar Maestro

·         Clocks Instrumental Version by Coldplay

·         First Breath After Coma by Explosions in the Sky

·         What A Wonderful World by The O’Neill Brothers

·         The Hologram/Binary Sunset by John Williams

·         Let Her Go (Instrumental Version) by Passenger

·         Be Thou My Vision by The Webb Family

·         Theme to the movie The Town

·         First Breath After Coma by Explosions in the Sky

·         Daredevil Main Theme by John Paesano

·         Trees Piano Tribute to 21 Pilots by Piano Tribute Players

·         D.A.N.C.E by Maxence Cyrin

·         Prelude in E Minor by Chopin

·         Haunted by Waters by Mark Isham

 Communion Songs:

·         Blinding (Instrumental Version) by Jakwob

·         I’m Yours by Jason Mraz

·         You Give Me Something by James Morrison

·         All I Want by Kodaline

·         Tenerife Sea by Ed Sheeran

·         Iris by Goo Goo Dolls

·         Just Breathe by Pearl Jam

·         One by U2

·         She’s Got A Way by Billy Joel

·         Modern Day Prodigal Son by Brantley Gilbert

·         You Are More by Tenth Avenue North

·         Faded by Alan Walker

·         You Raise Me Up by Westlife

·         Love Will Set You Free by Kodaline

·         Beer With Jesus by Thomas Rhett

·         I Saw God Today by George Strait

·         River by Leon Bridges

·         Wheel by John Mayer

·         Acoustic #3 by Goo Goo Dolls

·         Measures by Windmills

·         Sun by Sleeping at Last

·         Higher Love by James Vincent McMorrow

·         Deeper Conversation by Yuna

·         Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews Band

·         Funny the Way It Is by Dave Matthews Band

 Send Off Songs:

·         Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley

·         Runaway (U & I) by Galantis

·         King by Years and Years

·         A Beautiful Life by Tim McMorris

·         On Our Way by The Royal Concept

·         One Vision by Queen

·         Home We’ll Go by We’ll Walk Off The Earth

·         Dreaming by Smallpools

·         Now That I Found You by Martin Garrix

·         God Love Her by Toby Keith

·         Perfect World by Allen Stone

·         Daylight by Matt and Kim

·         Raging by Kygo feat Kodaline

·         Reach Out I’ll Be There by The Four Tops

·         Mr. Brightside by The Killers

 2015 Fall Semester

Opening Songs:

·         Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye

·         Know Yourself by Drake

·         Calling (Lose My Mind) by Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso

·         Sugar We’re Goin Down by Fall Out Boy

·         Love’s Divine by Seal

·         Unconditionally by Katy Perry

·         Portugal by Walk the Moon

·         Crystals by Of Monsters and Men

·         Hold On by Alabama Shakes

·         Express Yourself by NWA

·         Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston

·         All We Need by Odesza

·         You May Be Right by Billy Joel

·         Best of Both Worlds by Van Halen

·         The Impression That I Get by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones

·         I Go Back by Kenney Chesney

·         Sunlight by The Magician

·         Cover of Ed Sheeran’s Photograph by Boyce Avenue

·         Heroes by David Bowie

·         Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra

·         I’ll Be There For You by Bon Jovi

·         I Feel So Alive by Capital Kings

·         Feel It by TobyMac

·         Give In by Lecrae

·         Don’t You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia

·         Young Homie by Chris Rene

·         How Deep Is Your Love by Calvin Harris

·         All These Things That I’ve Done by The Killers

·         Hey Mama by Kanye West

·         Budapest by George Ezra

·         Safe and Sound by Capital Cities

·         Awake My Soul by Mumford & Sons

·         Where the Streets Have No Name by U2

·         I by Kendrick Lamar

·         Sunday Candy by Donnie Trumpet

·         Apparently by J. Cole

·         The Ballad of Love and Hate by The Avett Brothers

·         Patience by Guns N Roses

·         Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd

·         I’ll Show You by Justin Bieber

·         Pray to God by Calvin Harris

·         Love Myself by Hailee Steinfeld

·         Rejoice by U2

·         Even If She Falls by Blink 182

·         Metalians by Metalium

·         Falling Forward by Emmy Rossum

·         Before We Disappear by Chris Cornell

·         Everyday Superhero by Smash Mouth

 For Homily Songs:

·         Locked Away by R. City and Adam Levine

·         Know Yourself by Drake

·         Growing Up (Sloane’s song) by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

·         Fanatic by Lecrae

·         Only One by Kanye West

·         I’m Gonna Love You Through It by PS 22 Chorus

·         Colorshow by The Avett Brothers

·         The Love Project Video https://vimeo.com/146455750

·         Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Bruce Springsteen

 Instrumental Songs:

·         Haunted by Waters by Mark Isham

·         Prelude in C Major by Bach

·         Falls by Ennio Morricone

·         Bundle of Joy by Inside Out Soundtrack

·         We Are Not Things by Mad Max Soundtrack

·         Shawshank Redemption Theme

·         San Francisco, 1987 by Christophe Beck

·         Main Theme from Rudy by Jerry Goldsmith

·         Harry Potter Theme Song/Hedwig’s Theme by John Williams

·         Someone to Lava Instrumental Version from the Pixar short Lava

·         Infra 5 by Max Richter

·         Your Hand In Mine by Explosions In The Sky

·         Home by Explosions In The Sky

·         Your Hand In Mine by Explosions In The Sky

·         Instrumental Version of Ed Sheeran’s Tenerife Sea by Patrick McCarthy

·         Das Boot Main Theme from the Das Boot Soundtrack

·         Now You See Me Theme by Brian Tyler

  Communion Songs:

·         Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews Band

·         Life Ain’t Always Beautiful by Gary Allan

·         Footprints in the Sand by Leona Lewis

·         Let It Be by the Beatles

·         American Dream by Miami Horror

·         Swinging Party by Kindness

·         Fear Not This Night by Asja Kadric

·         Fear Not This Night Instrumental Version by Guild Wars Soundtrack

·         Nowhere Fast by Old Dominion

·         Revolutionary Road by City of Prague Orchestra  

·         Give A Little Bit by Supertramp

·         My Sweet Lord by George Harrison

·         My Everything by Owl City

·         100 Years by Five For Fighting

·         Calling On Angels by Train

·         Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons

·         Tiger Striped Sky by Roo Panes

·         Quiet Enough by Jon Niven

·         Remembrance by Matt Maher

·         I See Fire by Ed Sheeran

·         Be Still by The Fray

·         Bring Your Love to Me by The Avett Brothers

·         Awake My Soul by Mumford & Sons

·         Blood by The Middle East

·         Life Support by Sam Smith

·         Rhymes and Reasons by John Denver

·         I Am Not by Erik Mongrain

·         Lost in the World by Green River Ordinance

·         The Parting Glass by Ed Sheeran

Send Off Songs:

·         How You Love Me by 3LAU

·         If I Lose Myself by OneRepublic

·         Anything Can Happen by Ellie Goulding

·         Falling by Haim

·         Shoot to Thrill by AC/DC

·         King by Years and Years

·         Warriors by Imagine Dragons

·         Ignition by TobyMac

·         Let You Go by The Chainsmokers

·         Smile by Mikky Ekko

·         Because He Lives by Matt Maher

·         Beside You by Marianas Trench

·         Stand in the Rain by Superchick

·         Revenge of Tizona by Metalium

·         Beautiful Now by Zedd

 2015 Spring Semester:

Opening Songs:

·         Life Is Beautiful by Sixx A.M.

·         Soul Meets Body by Death Cab for Cutie

·         Down by the River by Milky Chance

·         Sell Out by Reel Big Fish

·         Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith

·         Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones

·         Fidelity by Regina Spektor

·         Something Like Olivia by John Mayer

·         Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran

·         Budapest by George Ezra

·         Vagabond by MisterWives

·         Home by Dotan

·         Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap

·         Medicine by the 1975

·         Insane by Flume

·         This Love by Maroon 5

·         Cheerleader by Omi

·         Someday by the Strokes

·         Give a Little by Hanson

·         Forever by Matt Hires

·         Strong by London Grammar

·         Tell Me Ma by Gaelic Storm

·         Regular Army by Mick Maloney

·         If I Should Fall from Grace with God by Young Dubliners

·         Electric Love by Borns

·         Queens by Misterwives

·         On Your Side by Cheerleader

·         Hallelujah by Paramore

·         Jumper by Third Eye Blind

·         The Silence by Bastille

·         Gold by Sir Sly

·         Seeing Stars by Borns

·         King and Cross by Asgeir

·         Mercy Mercy Me by The Strokes

·         Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend

·         Call Me Up by St Lucia

·         Only Love by Ben Howard

·         On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons

·         King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men

·         Somebody by Jukebox the Ghost

·         You Got Me by Taking Back Sunday

·         Stars by Switchfoot

 For Homily Songs:

·         Shake It Off by Taylor Swift

·         Ghost by Ella Henderson

·         I by Kendrick Lamar

·         Roll Away Your Stone by Mumford & Sons

·         Stay by Rihanna and Mikky Ekko

·         Save Rock and Roll by Fall Out Boy

 Instrumental Songs:

·         Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #14 in C-Sharp Minor, OP. 27 No. 2 Moonlight Sonata by Steve Anderson

·         The Vigil Goes to War by the Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack

·         Gravity by John Mayer Instrumental Version (not sure which one)

·         What Are You Going to Do When You Are Not Saving the World by Hans Zimmer

·         Liz on Top of the World by Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack

·         River Flows in You by Yiruma

·         Passion by Kyle Landry

·         Bha Mise Raoir air an Airigh by Kathleen MacInnes

·         Avril 14th by Aphex Twin

·         Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #14 in C-Sharp Minor, OP. 27 No. 2 Moonlight Sonata by Steve Anderson

·         Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky

·         Meeting Krishna by Michael Dana (from Life of Pi soundtrack)

·         Golborne Road by Nick Laird-Clowes

·         Across the Stars by John Williams

 Communion Songs:

·         Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

·         Fear Not This Night by the Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack

·         The Shiverpeaks by the Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack

·         You and Me by Penny & the Quarters

·         Lost Stars by Adam Levine

·         Hungry by Dotan

·         Make You Feel My Love by Adele

·         Spanish Sahara by Foals

·         Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol

·         Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers

·         Days by The Drums

·         Hate to See Your Heart Break by Paramore

·         Sights by London Grammar

·         Kilkelly by Robbie O’Connell

·         Will Ye Go Lassie Go? by The High Kings

·         Rainbow by Robert Plant

·         Hinnom, TX by Bon Iver

·         Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by CCR

·         These Are the Days by Van Morrison

·         Mourning Doves by Mikky Ekko

·         I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bon Iver

·         Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright

·         Only Human by Jason Mraz

·         Lover of the Light by Mumford and Sons

·         Hear You Me by Jimmy Eat World

·         We Found Each Other in the Dark by City and Colour

 Send Off Songs:

·         Move Along by The All-American Rejects

·         Just What I Needed by The Cars

·         Finale Song from Les Miserables

·         Into the Wild by LP

·         Be Still by the Fray

·         Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club

·         Last Hope by Paramore

·         The Parting Glass by The High Kings

·         Crystals by Of Monsters and Men

·         I Bet My Life by Imagine Dragons

·         Let Me In by GroupLove

·         I Can Talk by Two Door Cinema Club

·         Shake It Out by Florence & The Machine

·         Secret Crowds by Angels and Airwaves

 2014 Fall Semester:

Opening Songs:

·         Everything is Awesome from the Lego Movie Soundtrack

·         Flaws by Bastille

·         A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay

·         Back Home by Andy Grammer

·         Wake Up by Arcade Fire

·         Naïve by the Kooks

·         Hideaway by Kiesza

·         You and Me (Flume Remix) by Disclosure

·         Call on Me by Eric Prydz

·         Too Far Gone by Sir Sly

·         Are You What You Want to Be? By Foster the People

·         King and Lionheart by Of Monsters and Men

·         Keep Your Head Up by Ben Howard

·         Ritual Union by Little Dragon

·         Drop the Game by Flume and Chet Faker

·         Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2

·         With or Without You by U2

·         Where the Streets Have No Name by U2

·         I Would Do Anything for You by Foster the People

·         Cosmic Love by Florence + the Machine

·         Lift a Sail by Yellowcard

·         Now We Are Free by the Lyndhurst Orchestra

·         Something Beautiful by Newsboys

·         Whispers in the Dark by Mumford & Sons

·         Under Cover of Darkness by the Strokes

·         Sleeping With a Friend by Neon Trees

·         Land of the Nod by Is Tropical

·         Meant to Live by Switchfoot

·         Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty

·         Light Up the Sky by The Afters

·         Heroes by Alesso

·         You and Me (Flume Remix) by Disclosure

·         I Need a Dollar by Aloe Blacc  

·         Am I Wrong by Nico & Vinz

·         I Will Wait for You by Mumford & Sons

·         Footprints by Tiesto

·         Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkle

·         Chinese Translation by M Ward

·         Playing With Fire by Brandon Flowers

·         Better Days by the Goo Goo Dolls

·         Hold Us Together by Matt Maher

·         Dare You to Move by Switchfoot

·         Where is the Love? by Black Eyed Peas

 For Homily Songs:

·         All About the Bass by Meghan Trainor

·         Take Me to Church by Hozier

 Instrumental Songs:

·         Dearly Beloved by Kyle Landry

·         Shiverpeaks from the Guild Wars 2 Soundtrack

·         My Heart Will Go On Instrumental Version from the Titanic Soundtrack

·         To the Stars (from the Guardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack) by Tyler Bates

·         A Walk by Tycho

·         Then The Quiet Explosion by Hammock

·         Prelude for Time Feelers by Eluvium

·         Make Up Kisses by John Powell

·         Magic by Coldplay

·         Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky

·         Inspiring Instrumental Music by Unknown Artist (potentially Dare to Dream by Utopian Sounds)

·         Haunted by Waters by Mark Isham

·         Truly, Madly, Deeply by Ray LaMontagne

·         Ave Maria by the Lumiere String Quartet

 Communion Songs:

·         Hold Us Together by Matt Maher

·         Bring on the Rain by Gavin Mikhail

·         Oblivion by Bastille

·         Lean on me by Bill Withers

·         At Last by Etta James

·         Us Against the World by Coldplay

·         Lovely Day by Alt-J  

·         To Me by Chet Faker

·         Lesson in Patience by Chet Faker

·         Dreams by the Cranberries

·         Remember Us by The Hunts

·         Be Thou My Vision by the Lower Lights

·         O by Coldplay

·         La Vie en Rose by Louis Armstrong

·         What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

·         Oceans by Hillsong United

·         Fix You by Coldplay

·         Gravity by John Mayer

·         Stay With Me by Sam Smith

·         Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews Band

·         O Come O Come Emmanuel by Casting Crowns

·         Hold You in My Arms  by Ray LaMontagne

·         Within You by Ray LaMontagne

·         Mary Did You Know by Pentatonix

·         O Come O Come Emmanuel by Pentatonix

 Send Off Songs:

·         Home Again by Blackmore’s Night

·         Peace by O.A.R.

·         The Gambler by Fun

·         Love is Gone by David Guetta

·         So Now What by the Shins  

·         Hippy Hill by Grouplove

·         This Is War by 30 Seconds to Mars

·         This = Love by The Script

·         Geronimo by Sheppard

·         Elevate by St. Lucia

·         Let Love In by the Goo Goo Dolls

·         Riptide by Vance Joy

·         When You Were Young by The Killers

·         Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkle

·         Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root

·         One Day by Matisyahu

 2014 Spring Semester

Opening Songs:

·         Counting Stars by OneRepublic

·         Till Kingdom Come by Coldplay

·         All These Things That I’ve Done by the Killers

·         Underdog by Spoon

·         It’s Only Life by the Shins

·         Jubel by Klingande

·         Over the Love by Florence + The Machine

·         Come a Little Closer by Cage the Elephant

·         What About Now by Chris Daughtry

·         We Believe by David Cook

·         I Dare You to Move by Switchfoot

·         Consolation Prizes by Phoenix

·         You Only Live Once by the Strokes

·         A World Alone by Lorde

·         In My Place by Coldplay

·         Casting Such a Thin Shadow by Underoath

·         Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape by Underoath

·         Float On by Modest Mouse

·         My Way Home by Citizen Cope

·         Shake it Out by Florence & the Machine

·         Helena Beat by Foster the People

·         Hurricane by Ms. Mr

·         Human by The Killers

·         Wind That Shakes the Barely by Solas

·         The Devil’s Courtship/An Dro by Battlefield Band

·         Star of the County Down by The High Kings

·         All I Need to Know by Thousand Foot Krutch

·         Swing Life Away by Rise Against

·         Light Up the Sky by Thousand Foot Krutch

·         Color in Your Cheeks by The Mountain Goats

·         Chicago by Sufjan Stevens

·         Holland by Neutral Milk Hotel

·         The End Where I Begin by The Script

·         Carry On by Fun

·         Roll Away Your Stone by Mumford & Sons

·         At the Sound by Ike Ndolo

·         Let Your Heart Hold Fast by Fort Atlantic

·         Here is Our King by David Crowder

·         Shot At the Night by The Killers

·         Aviation High by Semi Precious Weapons

·         Up With The Birds by Coldplay

·         The Cave by Mumford & Sons

·         Demons by Imagine Dragons

·         Wake Me Up by Aloe Blacc

  For Homily Songs:

·         Let Her Go by Passenger

 Instrumental Songs:

·         Clocks by Coldplay Piano Cover

·         Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky

·         There Is No Plan by Steve Jablonsky

·         Tennis Court by Lorde

·         Mighty Rio Grande by This Will Destroy You

·         Quiet by This Will Destroy You

·         Interstellar by Hans Zimmer

·         Come to the Dance by Emerald Rose

·         Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

·         Chasing Pavements by Adele Cover by Vitamin String Quartet

·         Crucifixion by Passion of the Christ Soundtrack

·         This Land (from the Lion King Soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer

·         Let It Go by the Piano Guys

 Communion Songs:

·         Everybody by the Lonely Biscuits

·         First Day of My Life by Bright Eyes

·         Murder in the City by the Avett Brothers

·         Say Something by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera

·         Be Still by the Fray

·         Permanent by David Cook

·         The Heart of Life by John Mayer

·         Warning Sign by Coldplay

·         Re: Stacks by Bon Iver

·         In the Waiting Line by Zero 7

·         Fields of Athenry by The High Kings

·         The Green Fields of France by John McDermott

·         So Far Gone by Thousand Foot Krutch

·         Casmir Pulaski Day by Sufjan Stevens

·         Dear Prudence by Across the Universe Cast

·         You Were on the Cross by Matt Maher

·         The Prayer by Kid Cudi

·         The Scientist by Coldplay

 Send Off Songs:

·         Carried Away by Passion Pit

·         Forget and Not Slow Down by Relient K

·         Hey Brother by Avicii

·         Heartbeat by the Fray

·         I Melt With You by Modern English

·         Too Bright to See Too Loud to Hear by Underoath

·         Welcome Home by Radical Face

·         The Impression That I Get by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones

·         The Raggle Taggle Gypsy by the Waterboys

·         Bodhran by The Young Dubliners

·         Architects by Rise Against

·         Ghost by Neutral Milk Hotel

·         Heroes by David Bowie

·         Resurrection by Passion of the Christ Soundtrack

·         All of You by Peter Thomas

·         Closing Time by Semisonic

 2013 Fall Semester

Opening Songs:

·         Sanctuary by Utada Hikaru

·         Higher by Parachute

·         Fill a Heart by Tori Kelly

·         Human by The Killers

·         Fly by Sugar Ray

·         Upside Down by JJ

·         These are the Days by 10,000 Maniacs

·         Holland Road by Mumford and Sons

·         Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House

·         Be My Escape by Relient K

·         Colours by Grouplove

·         Kill Your Heroes by Awolnation

·         Pompeii by Bastille

·         If You Can Hear Me by Ben Rector

·         Hold Us Together by Matt Maher

·         Anything Could Happen by Ellie Goulding

·         What You Wanted by OneRepublic

·         Brave by Sarah Bareilles

·         Hanging By a Moment by Lifehouse

·         Do It Now by Ingrid Michaelson

·         Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd

·         The Great Adventure by Stephen Curtis Chapman

·         Only Love by Ben Howard

·         How the Day Sounds by Greg Laswell

·         Viva La Vida by Coldplay

·         Gold on the Ceiling by Bill Withers

 For Homily Songs:

·         Diane Young by Vampire Weekend

·         Wake Me Up by Avicii

·         Top of the World by Imagine Dragons

·         Home by Philip Phillips

·         Royals by Lorde

 Instrumental Songs:

·         Rue’s Farewell by the Hunger Games Soundtrack

·         Better Together by JJ

·         Together We Will Live Forever by Clint Mansell

·         Home (Piano Cover) by Edward Sharpe (original song by the Magnetic Zeroes)

·         Concerning Hobbits by the Lord of the Rings Soundtrack

·         River Flows in You by Yiruma

·         Let Her Go (Instrumental Version) by Passenger

·         Fairy Tail—Main Theme Slow Version by Yasuharu Takanashi

 Communion Songs:

·         Titanium by Gavin Milchail

·         The Heart of Life by John Mayer

·         The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel

·         Shower the People by James Taylor

·         The Perfect Space by the Avett Brothers

·         Farther Along by Josh Garrels

·         Waiting on an Angel by Ben Harper

·         Fix You by Coldplay

·         Follow You Down to the Red Oak Tree by James Vincent McMorrow

·         You Are More by Tenth Avenue North

 Send Off Songs:

·         Love Don’t Die by The Fray

·         Don’t You by the Simple Minds

·         Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac

·         Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum

·         I’m Alive by Michael Franti

·         I Lived by OneRepublic

·         Go Do by Jonsi

·         It’s Time by Imagine Dragons

·         I’m Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys

 Songs from 2010-2012 (we didn’t keep records of the songs used these years as well as we did from 2013 on):

·         You Found Me by the Fray

·         I feel Again by One Republic

·         Alive Again by Matt Maher

·         Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath

·         Let Love In by the Goo Goo Dolls

·         Your Love is a Song by Switchfoot

·         Feels like Home by Chantal Kreziviak

·         Hold My Hand by Explosions in the Sky

·         I Refuse by John Wilson

·         Only Hope by Mandy Moore

·         Better Days by the Goo Goo Dolls

·         Hard to Concentrate by Red Hot Chili Peppers

·         Gotta Find You from Camp Rock Soundtrack

·         Some Nights by FUN

·         Lights by Ellie Goulding

·         Wonderwall by Oasis

·         Man Who Can’t Be Moved by the Script

·         Never Gonna Be Alone by Nickelback

·         Say When by the Fray

·         Never Say Never by the Fray

·         As I Am by the Goo Goo Dolls

·         Stay With You by the Goo Goo Dolls

·         Can’t Let it Go by the Goo Goo Dolls

·         Soshite Hitotsu Ni from the D.N.Angel Soundtrack II

·         Ice and Snow from the D.N.Angel Soundtrack II

·         Could Be an Angel by Vic Mignogna

·         This Time by John Legend

·         Walls by the Rocket Summer

·         Do You Feel by the Rocket Summer

·         Beside You by Marianas Trench

·         Storm by Lifehouse

·         Grenade by Bruno Mars

·         Home by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes

·         Little Talks by of Monsters and Men

·         Wait, they don’t love you like I love you by Maps

·         Talking to the Moon by Bruno Mars

·         Let It Be by the Beatles

·         Clair de Lune by Debussy

·         Where Are You Going by Dave Matthews Band

·         One Love by U2

·         With or Without You by U2  

·         Redemption Song by Playing for Change

·         Somebody that You Used to Know by Goetye

·         Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root

·         You’ve Got the Love by Florence + the Machine

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