Batman & Robin (soundtrack)

Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedJune 10, 1997[1]
RecordedSeptember 1996–March 1997
Genre
Length67:06
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Batman soundtracks chronology
Batman Forever (score)
(1995) 		Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture
(1997) 		Batman Begins
(2005)
Singles from Batman & Robin
  1. "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"
    Released: June 2, 1997 (UK)[2]
  2. "Gotham City"
    Released: June 3, 1997 (US)
  3. "Look into My Eyes"
    Released: June 3, 1997 (US)[3]
  4. "Foolish Games"
    Released: July 8, 1997 (US)[4]
  5. "Moaner"
    Released: July 21, 1997 (Germany)
  6. "Lazy Eye"
    Released: October 21, 1997 (Japan)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Filmtracks[6]
Entertainment WeeklyC[7]

Batman & Robin: Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the motion picture Batman & Robin (1997).

Background

Despite the overwhelming negative reception of the film itself, the soundtrack album for Batman & Robin was well-received, and became a sales success, being certified platinum by the RIAA.[8] The soundtrack included songs by R. Kelly, Arkarna, Jewel, Goo Goo Dolls, R.E.M., Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and The Smashing Pumpkins. The Smashing Pumpkins song "The End Is the Beginning Is the End", which played over the film's closing credits, won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. Three songs from the soundtrack became top-ten hits in the United States: Jewel's contribution, a radio-mix version of "Foolish Games" (US number two), Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's "Look into My Eyes" (US number four), and R. Kelly's "Gotham City" (US number nine). In addition, the track "Fun for Me" by relative newcomers Moloko reached number four on the US Dance Play Chart, and introduced the Irish-English act to a new American audience.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (The Smashing Pumpkins)Billy Corgan
5:10
2."Look into My Eyes" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
DJ U-Neek4:28
3."Gotham City" (R. Kelly)Robert KellyR. Kelly4:56
4."House on Fire" (Arkarna)ArkarnaArkarna3:24
5."Revolution" (R.E.M.)
3:04
6."Foolish Games" (Jewel)Jewel KilcherPeter Collins4:00
7."Lazy Eye" (Goo Goo Dolls)John Rzeznik
3:46
8."Breed" (Lauren Christy)
Clark3:05
9."The Bug" (Soul Coughing)
Soul Coughing3:09
10."Fun for Me" (Moloko)
  • Murphy
  • Brydon
5:08
11."Poison Ivy" (Me'Shell NdegéOcello)
3:33
12."True to Myself" (Eric Benét)
  • Benét
  • George Nash Jr.
  • Benét
  • Nash Jr.
  • Demonté
4:41
13."A Batman Overture" (Elliot Goldenthal)GoldenthalMatthias Gohl3:35
14."Moaner" (Underworld)UnderworldRick Smith10:17
15."The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning" (The Smashing Pumpkins)Corgan
  • Hooper
  • Corgan
4:58

Personnel

  • Executive album producers: Danny Bramson and Gary LeMel
  • Executive in charge of music for Warner Bros. Pictures: Gary LeMel
  • Music supervisor: Danny Bramson
  • Album business affairs: Keith Zajic, Lisa B. Margolis and David Altschul
  • Design: Lawrence Azerrad
  • Soundtrack coordination: Jason Cienkus
  • Mastering: Keith Blake at W.B.I.H.S.

Batman & Robin (The Score)

The score to Batman & Robin was never commercially released.

Charts

Album

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 31
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 76
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 20
US Billboard 200[14] 5

Singles

Title Artist Charts and peak positions
US US Rock AUS AUT CAN GER NL NOR NZ SWE SWI UK
"The End Is the Beginning Is the End" The Smashing Pumpkins —[A] 12 10 40 29 66 74 5 6 19 37 10
"Look into My Eyes" Bone Thugs-n-Harmony 4[B] — 87 — — — — — 3 — — 16
"Gotham City" R. Kelly 9[C] — 100 7 37 6 9 10 20 9 9 9
"Foolish Games" Jewel 2 — 12 — 2 — 10 — 23 — — —
"Moaner" Underworld — — — — — 69 — — — — — 89
"Lazy Eye" Goo Goo Dolls — 9 — — 71 — — — — — — —
  • A^ : "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart at number 50.
  • B^ : "Look into My Eyes" also peaked on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 4.
  • C^ : "Gotham City" also peaked on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 9.
  • D: "Fun for Me" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart at number 4.

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "RIAA".
  2. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. May 31, 1997. p. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Sandiford-Waller, Theda (May 31, 1997). "Hot 100 Singles Spotlight". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 22. p. 101. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's 'Look Into My Eyes' (Ruthless/Relativity) and R. Kelly's 'Gotham City' [...] are due at retail June 3 and June 27, respectively.
  4. ^ "New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1204. July 4, 1997. p. 37.
  5. ^ Batman & Robin at AllMusic
  6. ^ "Filmtracks: Batman & Robin (Elliot Goldenthal)".
  7. ^ Browne, David (June 27, 1997). "Batman & Robin". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  8. ^ "Gold & Platinum - January 02, 2011". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-01-02.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Batman & Robin". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Batman & Robin" (in German). Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Batman & Robin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Batman & Robin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Batman & Robin". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Billboard Albums: Batman & Robin". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Batman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 28, 2022.