#this time it's the batman 2022 OST

[lifeofmarvvel]

Goin' nuts over a soundtrack and how good it is yet again

[tacticaltaxonomist]

tag-game triple whammy!

I got tagged for: - 7 comfort movies - 10 random songs from on repeat playlist - 9 misc questions

got tagged for 9 misc questions by @leviamares thank you!

last song I listened to: Medium by Plazmataz (Homestuck)

fav colour: green

currently watching: catching up on One Piece anime! i stopped reading around Fisman Island arc and didn't touch it for years and years but with the OPLA hype i got back into it :)

last movie I watched: Batman 2022 or Ghost in the Shell:Innocence, not sure (i rarely watch movies)

currently reading: fanfiction, CoD and DC mainly

relationship status: happily engaged!

current obsession: CoD:MWII, DC Comics, and also the DnD campaign I'm in

last googled duckduckgoed: "r20 campaign forum formatting"

current project: fuck if i know -----

Tagged by @srrrokka <333333

Rules: shuffle your on repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag 10 people.

Spotify's "on repeat" is just going to be my sleep playlist :') So how about i use my Liked Songs one instead, i listen to that all the time too except i'm awake haha

Strange - Runah

Thus always to tyrants - The Oh Hellos

Porchfire - The Flashbulb

you should see me in a crown - billie eilish

vesta - the ancient sea

Electrickery Joey Fehrenback remix

Colonial (Explore) - Ben Prunty (FTL Ost)

Digital Drive - Garoad

delmos to phobos pt1 - hubris.

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List 7 comfort films and tag 7 people

Thank you @pampanope! :D This is gonna be hard i dont really watch movies a lot.

1. Ghost in the Shell (1995) & GitS:Innocent (2004)

2. The Lord of the Rings 1-3

3. Howl's Moving Castle

4. Spirited Away

5. Rise of the Guardians

6. Aristocats (haven't watched it since i was a kid but recently remembered that i loved it so much so i gotta count it)

7. Batman 2022

[morefuncomics]

The Batman (2022), A "brief" Auditory Analysis

Before I begin, let me preface this post by saying this is not by any means an all-inclusive auditory analysis of The Batman (2022) nor am I an expert on auditory analysis. Also, I'm well aware it's been 4 months since the movie came out, but I'm on my 5th watch-through and am still noticing new details. I figured I might as well share with the class & this seems to be the best place to do so!

The analysis starts under the cut.

Let's get the easy stuff out of the way. Bruce's theme ("The Batman") is most likely calling back to Darth Vader's "Imperial March" by John Williams and most definitely Chopin’s “Funeral March”, we know. And the Riddler's theme ("The Riddler") is a twisted version of Schubert's "Ave Maria," a classical piece played unedited 3 times during the movie. There's a pretty interesting article about the use of Classical music within The Batman found here.

But there's one major auditory aspect of The Batman that I would like to analyze, and it specifically involves the score. If you've listened to the OST or seen the movie more than once, you'll definitely recognize a very cohesive nature to the soundtrack. It doesn't get too repetitive, but each song leans into the other. Melodies are recurring and drive desired points home and, like any movie, remind us how to feel and what to focus on. For example, those high-note mostly isolated string sections usually tell us Selina is around (which... by the way... cat... string sections... is that an intentional cat & string pun? If not, I'll take credit for it). But there's one specific instance of this that changed my entire perspective on the movie.

Three songs & scenes you might not expect are totally connected. I will preface this again by saying I have not looked at music sheets yet because it's 1 am and I just want to share some late-night batman thoughts. BUT...

"Funeral and Far Between" , "For All Your Pennyworth" , and "All's Well That Ends Farewell" all feature the same melody, and this melody is theme of Gotham City. I have many many thoughts about this so let me unpack them one at a time.

Let me start with the 1st and 3rd songs.

I first noticed in my most recent watch-through that the song played before Mitchell's funeral ("Funeral and Far Between") has the same melody as the final score of the film ("All's Well That Ends Farewell"). I immediately, of course, texted my friend about this and came to several more conclusions in the course of messaging them (hence prompting a Tumblr post at nearly 2 am).

"Funeral and Far Between" is played as Bruce gets out of his car, walks up the stairs, and spots Carmone, Penguin, and an unnamed woman. The score reacts to this woman's veiled appearance with a strings section (the same as Selina's theme), which prompts us as the audience to believe WITH Bruce that this woman is Selina. (Ofc we know it's not, now). This will be important later.

"All's Well That Ends Farewell" plays AFTER "Something in the Way" by Nirvana (mmmm-mmmm) and the Arkham scene between Joker and Riddler. And while this scene is seemingly primarily focused on Selina and Bruce's relationship, it is really important to note this is also AFTER Bruce's ending monologue about hope. (It's also very important to me to note that I think 'Something in the Way' is Bruce Wayne's theme in this movie because we don't get one for Bruce specifically, only Batman [and yes I think there's a difference, ESPECIALLY in this early years movie] not that I have any insightful connection of the lyrics to Bruce but the way it is cinematically utilized (and, as I said before, recurring: playing after his first and during his final monologue) is just perfect to demonstrate Bruce's personal, under-the-mask growth throughout the film.) And only 1 of the 3 instances of this melody includes an auditory cue about Selina, so this melody isn't only about her, Bruce, OR their relationship. No, this melody is about Gotham.

When Bruce sees the woman before the funeral, the strings section tells us it may be Selina. But, in "All's Well..." we don't get that isolated string section to signify Selina even though this time she's actually present in the scene. No, in the end, it seems like we are about to get it-- but, visually, as she drives off on her motorcycle in the opposite direction, the music suspends and leaves us in mid-air, wondering: will we get the strings? will she turn around? The answer to both is no.

Yet, although we are missing this callback to Catwoman's theme and we are losing one of our leads, the orchestra overall feels fuller and more united than it has throughout the entire film. "Funeral..." starts with a solo piano and sounds hollow when compared to the start of "All's Well"

But Jango, you cry, how does that make this Gotham's theme? and what does the theme about Alfred in the hospital have to do with it?

Well, plot-wise, think about where these songs are situated: at the end of each arc.

After the fallout of the Riddler's first murder ("Funeral and Far Between")

After the fallout of the Riddler's attack on Wayne Tower ("For All Your Pennyworth")

After the fallout of the Riddler's final attack on Gotham. ("All's Well That Ends Farewell")

I hate to make these number points all about the Riddler, but that's just an easy way to designate interconnected plot points within the movie. This melody is demarcating the acts of the film but more importantly, it's telling us to look at the acts as the major developments of Gotham's story. Yes, the movie is called The Batman, but you can't have Batman without Gotham, and that's exactly what this score is telling us. Each line this song marks in the plot-sand is subtly reminding us, hey, look, Gotham is changing.

At Mitchell's funeral, we see the protestors of Mitchell and supporters of the Riddler outside beside the mourners: Gotham is divided. This is (from our perspectives jumping into this story) the start of Carmone's rise to power as Riddler endangers and kills even more people, the police feel unsure of Batman and of us each other, we are about to find out that there are rats (figuratively) and that not everyone is as much of the squeaky-clean-do-gooders we want to believe. Gotham feels betrayed.

During Bruce's hospital visit to Alfred, we learn about Thomas Wayne's true intentions with the Martha & Arkham scandals, not the twisted story that Carmone tried to feed to Bruce (and us!). We start to understand Gotham's history, because it's not even about Bruce at this point, it's about Gotham. And without Alfred, we would have had no one to properly tell it. It's also just, wow, the most heart-wrenching scene. At this point, Gotham is lost. Will we displace this villain? Batman couldn't save Alfred from the explosion, what's next? (The city, literally lol).

And finally, in the ending scene of the movie. Remember how I noted this was after Bruce's speech about hope? It's because this theme isn't about Bruce's personal journey of becoming Batman, although yes this scene is essential to Bruce's story and the fact but think about WHY that is. Why is Bruce choosing to stay integral to his story? Because, as I said earlier, we can't have Bruce without Gotham. And we can't have Gotham without Batman. and Batman CHOOSES Gotham, to become the beacon of hope he was meant to become. His monologue precedes this scene because he NEEDED to learn he was NOT vengeance first, he needed to lead Gotham out of her darkness and confusion and betrayal we have been establishing and exploring during the whole movie, before she could become what is she destined to become in the aftermath of the flood.

This recurring melody is Gotham's theme because it is full and peaceful and bittersweet and there are tinges of grief yet there is a sense of resiliency and triumph and Gotham promises herself to recover and hopefully (though, we know her and this won't last): do better.

[pixelpaladin24]

🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

|| Just in time for Spotify Wrapped, so I'll pull my top five songs from my Most Listened To™️ in 2022!

Palaye Royale - Punching Bag

Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli - Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher OST)

Palaye Royale - Lonely

Nick Arundel - Inner Demon (Batman: Arkham Knight OST)

Black Veil Brides - Torch

I'll also list five extra because I'm in the mood. 😆

Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein - Kids (Stranger Things OST)

Sonya Belousova, Giona Ostinelli, Joey Batey - Toss A Coin To Your Witcher (The Witcher OST)

Jamie Bower - I Am

Bring Me The Horizon - sTrAnGeRs

Murray Gold - The Shepherd's Boy (Doctor Who OST)

[rzutkoscmi]

2022 RECAP

Film 1. Prisoners 2. X 3. Lego Batman 4. Batman 5. Snowpiercer 6. Licorice Pizza 7. Don't Look Up 8. Scream 9. Kite (anime) 10. The Fallout 11. Nie czas umierać 12. Hustle 13. Diuna 14. Memories (anime) 15. Fantastyczne zwierzęta 3 16. October Sky 17. Lemony Snickett 18. Młode wilki 19. The Converstion

Muzyka 1. JID - Forever Story 2. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ - Charmed 3. James Holden - Balance 009 4. Machine Girl - Neon White OST 5. Destroyer - Labyrynthitis 6. Perfume Genius - Ulgy Season 7. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes 8. Billy Woods - Aethiopes 9. leroy - Dariacore 3 10. Ethel Cain - Preacher's Daughter 11. Black Star - No Fear Of Time 12. dltzk - Frailty 13. Rage Against The Machine - RATM (relisten) 14. Richard Dawson - Henki 15. Richard Dawson 2022 16. The Avalanches - Gimix 17. DJ Pica Pica Pica - Planetary Motion 18. Bitch Ass Darius - Follow The Sound 19. Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale 20. The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention 21. Black Midi 2022

Gry 1. Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild 2. NIER: Replicant 3. Ori & The Blind Forest 4. Condemned: Criminal Origins 5. Her Story 6. Moonlighter 7. Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition 8. Shadowrun Returns 9. Titan Ques (rerun) 10. Sleeping Dogs 11. Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor 12. Shadowrun: Hong Kong 13. Sacred 2 14. Silent Hill 3 15. What A Legend / Being A DIK / Mist (lewd)

Książki 1. Persepolis 2. Jesteśmy snem 3. Zama 4. Birmańskie dni 5. Wydziedziczeni 6. Brzegi Syrtów 7. Ku Klux Klan 8. Lucyfer (komiks) 9. Rozbitkowie czasu (komiks) 10. Człowiek z wysokiego zamku 11. Plugawy ptak nocy 12. Piaskowa opowieść (komiks)

Seriale 1. Station Eleven S01 2. Severance S01 3. Dororo 4. Atlanta S03 5. The Expanse S06 6. Kompania braci S01 7. Euforia S02 8. Trailer Park Boys S01-03 9. Odwilż 10. Demon Slayer S02 11. Stranger Things S04 12. I May Destroy You S01 13. Winning Time S01

[nakedhiddles]

i try to put alot of respecc on senpai nolan, since he was one of my inspirations to be a film director back in high school, but also you can't ever deny he hot af tho OwO

(i say senpai as i joke tho ;;w;; *wheeze*)

ok sit down story time.

same here, he is still the reason. I always liked movies and going to the theater and when I first saw a movie of his in theater, interstellar, pretty much everything changed, and since then, bc of that evening and all - the experience - , I wanted to be a film director too. I could literally spend all day talking abt that day, that evening that I went to see interstellar with my parents, of how I felt watching the movie, feeling every bit of it, falling in love with everything that I saw and heard, being completely taken away to somewhere else and struck with so much, so many things in this movie that I take extremely personal. I say and I am not joking - I entered that theater as someone, and left as someone else - I remember how I felt, I remember the cold air hitting my face covered in tears, my eyes wide open while I was shaking and having hickups. when I think of a moment to come back in time to and feel everything again, I think of that evening.

I still have the photo of the ticket, (I didn't keep the actual ticket cause it's that thin yellow paper that fades away) I found it last year in my Google photos backups. this movie is my BABYYY and I'll forever protect it from anyone, be damned I'll protect it even from its creator if I have to lmao.

I never really paid attention to the person making the movie, I just went to see bc I knew "it's the movie from the person who made batman" oh I loved the batman movies, yeah I'll watch it. well

and it's a KARMA STORY too... bc I saw first time, interstellar trailer on July 31st, in imax, when I went to see guardians of the galaxy, and guess what? trailer came on, I completely ditched and shitted on it telling my friend next to me "eh another boring astronaut movie that goes to the moon and everything goes to shit, conspiracy theory bullshit cliche movie" bruh... to 5 months later... and I get completely obliterated by this movie. (imagine that scene of Loki getting smacked by b 13 in the first episode of Loki - I am Loki and the movie is b 13)

I remember two years after seeing it, I got to write and direct this project for history class in high school, it was so amazing, it was so simple and so silly but I loved doing it, I remember my teacher congratulating me and I started to cry bc I was just so happy and I kept thinking of my fav movie and just being overwhelmed by thinking if "this is what I'll do with my life". with time, bc I am moron that doesn't look up shit, I become a fan very slowly... so when tenet trailer released it was all excitement around and after that I am here...

in the gutter, bc I started to dig into this guy's movies a lot, I thought "oh ok this guy made my fav movie that helped me to go through so much during extremely hard time in my life, I am gonna check out the rest"

I did?? I checked too much and now I am here calling him "daddy material" bc he is, as you say, very hot 😭 did finding out he is the voice behind those creepy breathing sounds from tenet ost help? yes or definitely? (EMMA HOW'D YOU LET HIM DO THIS TO ME??? DID HEAR THOSE SOUNDS? CONTROL YOUR MAN GODDAMNIT)

when I found out abt the book Tom shone wrote I became obsessed to read, I found it online for #free started reading it in March 2021, but since I am an espetacular procrastinator in reading, it's March 2022 and I still even got to the 5th chapter, which is about inception, I made my first credit card so I couldn't buy a copy, I cried when it arrived cause the book is GORGEOUS. it's all red, hard cover, so pretty, has this hot stamping on the spine, has even the specs in the last page abt the book project ( I am a graphic designer, I love to see all those details). I've been all heart eyes over this book since it arrived.

I cried when Jess posted this video on her ig showing the interstellar script in this hard cover format in all red (my fav color) and she was also talking abt him I was like 😍😭😍😭😍😍😭😭😍😍😭😍😍😭😭

ppl like this grows on me, passionate ppl who love what they do, that cares about the experience, the whole process, that craftsmanship of the work, who has vision and works to bring it to life, it's insanely amazing what he does, it's this incredible amount of love and care involved in every step of making a movie that warms my heart and soul, I see it through his movies, the echo of this man's passion, I just love it so much. and since I started seeing all movie's behind the scenes, you just finally get it. he is so focused on his works, he does it so well, he cares about the quality, and oh... he is such a sweet humble man, I can't get enough of him.

oh boy end of story, this ended up being so long