Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection

Just read about this over at the DC Universe Blog: The Source.

On September 28, DC Comics will be releasing a CD featuring the music from several of their cartoons, TV shows and movies. 21 of the 31 tracks are previously unavailable. I love theme music, especially superhero theme music. I'm really looking forward to buying this. Maybe if it sells well enough, they will consider making a volume 2 with all of the music they didn't put on this CD. It is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.

Here's the track list --

1. Superman March - Sammy Timberg (1941)
-Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Academy Award Nominated cartoon series “Superman” produced by Max Fleischer. This was the first Superman cartoon.

2. Theme From Superman (Album Version) - John Williams (1978)
- From the live-action film “Superman.” Digitally remastered.

3. The New Adventures of Superman - John Gart (1966)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “The New Adventures of Superman.”

4. Lois and Clark / The New Adventures of Superman - Jay Gruska (1993)
- From the live-action TV Series “Lois and Clark”. Digitally remastered.

5. The Adventures of Superboy - John Gart(1966)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “The Adventures of Superboy.”

6. Superboy - Kevin Kiner (1988)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the live-action TV series “Superboy.”

7. Smallville Season 8 (End Title) - Louis Febre (2008)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the live-action TV series “Smallville.”

8. Batman: The Electrical Brain - Lee Zahler (1943)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the live-action serial “The Batman.” This was the first filmed appearance of Batman.

9. The Batman Theme (Album Version) - Danny Elfman (1989)
- From the live-action film “Batman”. Digitally remastered.

10. The Adventures of Batman - John Gart (1967)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the filmation cartoon “The Adventures of Batman.”

11. Batman TV Series Theme - Neal Hefti (1966)
-From the live-action TV series “Batman”. Digitally remastered.

12. Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Andy Sturmer (2008)
-From the cartoon “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”. Digitally remastered.

13. Batman Beyond - Kristopher Lee (1999)
-From the cartoon “Batman Beyond”. Digitally remastered.

14. Molossus from Batman Begins - Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2005)
-From the live-action film “Batman Begins”. Digitally remastered.

15. Justice League of America - John Gart (1967)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “Justice League of America.”

16. Super Friends - Hoyt Curtin (1973)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Hanna-Barbera cartoon “SuperFriends.”

17. The All New Super Friends Hour - Hoyt Curtin (1977)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Hanna-Barbera cartoon “The All-New SuperFriends Hour.”

18. Justice League Unlimited - Michael McCuistion (2004)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the cartoon “Justice League Unlimited.”

19. Legends of the Superheroes - Fred Wener (1979)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the live-action TV special “Legends of the Superheroes.”

20. The Teen Titans - John Gart (1967)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “The Teen Titans.”

21. Aquaman - John Gart (1967)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “Aquaman.”

22. Swamp Thing - Christopher Stone (1991)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the live-action TV show “Swamp Thing: The Series.”

23. Shazam! - Norman Prescott & Yvette Blais (1974)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the live-action TV series “Shazam!”

24. The Flash - John Gart (1967)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “The Flash.”

25. Green Lantern - John Gart (1967)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “Green Lantern.”

26. Green Lantern First Flight - Robert J Kral (2009)
-From the animated movie “Green Lantern: First Flight.” Digitally remastered.

27. The Atom - John Gart (1967)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “The Atom.”

28. Hawkman - John Gart (1967)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Filmation cartoon “Hawkman.”

29. Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show - Dean Elliott (1979)
- Previously unavailable. Digitally remastered. From the Ruby-Spears cartoon “The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show.”

30. Wonder Woman The Animated Movie End Title - Christopher Drake (2009)
-From the animated movie “Wonder Woman.” Digitally remastered.

31. Wonder Woman - Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel (1976)
-From the live-action TV series “Wonder Woman.” Digitally remastered.

6 comments:

Scare Sarah said...

Ha, that sounds very fun. I love me a good film soundtrack!

Phillyradiogeek said...

I have some of this music already, but I'm still very interested in this! Commentators on the DC blog mentioned a lot of ommissions; maybe they'll be on a Volume 2 in the future.

Max the drunken severed head said...

Thanks for the news, Erick! I MUST have this!

Michael Jones said...

Quite the lineup. I heard about this a while ago and was intrigued then. Can't wait...

chunky B said...

Sweet, thanks for listing all the tracks this may be something I need to pick up. I had heard about this, and am somewhat surprised the BTAS them or the Flash television them did not make the cut. Pleased that a lot of the others from my youth are on there though.

Anonymous said...

Someone posted this in a music forum. Thought it might be of interest:

The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection -- Volume One: Themes and Oddities

01. Andy Sturmer - The Batman Theme II (2005)
02. Anthony Marinelli - Human Target (1992)
03. Artie Butler - Wonder Woman (1974)
04. Batgirl Theme (Billy May & Willy Mack) (1967)
05. Bear McCreary - Human Target Theme (2010)
06. Blue Beetle Radio Intro (1940)
07. Bob Holiday & The Flying Lings - Pow! Bam! Zonk! (1966)
08. Brad Sanders - Ghetto Man (1979)
09. Carol Medina - Wonder Woman (1975/1999)
10. Danny Elfman - The Flash (1990)
11. Dynamic Music Partners - Legion of Super Heroes (2006)
12. Edge, The - The Batman Theme I (2004)
13. Goldentusk (Andrew Goldenberg) - Superman Theme (2006)
14. Harry Partridge - Saturday Morning Watchmen (2009)
15. Jerry Goldsmith - Supergirl Overture (1984)
16. Jody Gray, Arleen Sorkin & Diane Pershing - We Got Lots of Cash (2002)
17. Joel McNeely & Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Batman (1997)
18. Kevin Michael Richardson & Hynden Walch - Settin' the Woods on Fire
19. Lee Zahler - Batman (1943)
20. Leon Klatzkin - The Adventures of Superman (1951/1999)
21. Lil' Romeo - Static Shock Theme (2003)
22. Ludwig van Beethoven & Mort Glickman - Spy Smasher (1942)
23. Michael Kohler - That Time Is Now (2001)
24. The Milkman - Batman/Superman Adventures (2007)
25. Mischa Bakaleinakoff - Superman (1948)
26. Mischa Bakaleinakoff - Superman (1948/1999)
27. Puffy AmiYumi - Teen Titans (2005)
28. Republic Pictures - The Adventures of Captain Marvel Trailer (1941)
29. Shirley Walker - Extended Superman Theme (1998)
30. Shirley Walker & Kevin Conroy - Batman the Musical (2000)
31. Song of the Blackhawks, The (2005)
32. Tommy Duncan - Saturday Night in San Antone

File name: musicofdc.zip

File size: 71.58 MB

Download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WDDP2OM7

A homemade compilation.