Batman Begins revisited

Jim Gordon: I never said, "Thank you."

Batman: And you'll never have to.

Batman Begins was released onto this world in June of 2005. I went with my brother and cousin to see the film at a midnight screening at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Because the theater is general admission, we arrived early to get in line (a big one at that) and found a local radio station handing out free merchandise (we snagged some movie posters), the Batmobile was also on display. By 11:30pm we went inside, found some very nice seats, and braced ourselves for a new take on one of our favorite characters.

Throughout the film my eyes teared up. I'm not one to cry, but this film had me ballin' for joy. I cried because I finally saw Batman on film done right.

The music for Batman Begins, composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, was certainly different from the loud, almost cartoonish thrill of Danny Elfman and Elliot Goldenthal's previous Batman film scores. Abience was in. Environmental and mental moods, psycholigcal tones. The soundtrack, available on compact disc, has a running time of 60:26. One of my favorite soundtracks ever, from one of my all-time favorite films.

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Next time: The Dark Knight soundtrack, and final thoughts before heading to Hollywood to see a film that could very well change my life.