You Can Listen To Danny Elfman’s ‘Justice League’ Soundtrack Right Now
Justice Leagueclobbers its way into theaters until next week, but you can get a jump on the epic superhero team-up film by listening to its score right now.Danny Elfman’s musical return to the superhero genre is now streaming. Check it out theJustice Leaguesoundtrack below in all its bombastic glory.
Danny Elfman was responsible for one of the most iconic comic book movie soundtracks of all time in Tim Burton’sBatman, so it’s only fitting that he’s returned to the DC universe to scoreJustice League. One of the coolest things about Elfman’sJustice Leaguescore is the fact that he returns to his iconicBatmantheme. Just hearing it is enough to bring back fond memories of Burton’s weird, wild, gothic takes on the character,BatmanandBatman Returns. Here’s an example of Elfman quoting the old theme for the new film.
And here’s the ever-mounting, triumphant “Hero’s Theme” from the film.
The entire soundtrackis on YouTube via the WaterTower Music page, but you can also stream it in full on Spotify:
Junkie XL, who scoredBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicealong withHans Zimmer, was originally supposed to score Justice League, but departed the project and was replaced with Elfman. Junkie XL said of the his departure:
I don’t know howJustice Leaguewill turn out in the end, but I’m excited about Elfman’s involvement. In the past, thecomposer confirmedthat in addition to reusing hisBatmantheme, he’d also be pulling influence from John Williams' originalSupermantheme:
“There are a few little fan moments. I instated a moment of the Wonder Woman theme that Hans Zimmer did for Batman Vs. Superman, but I also had two minutes where I had the pleasure of saying, “Let’s do John Williams' Superman…And that for me was heaven, because now I have a melody to twist, and I’m using it in an actually very dark way, in a dark moment. It’s the kind of thing that some fans will notice. Some won’t. It’s a moment where we’re really not sure whose side he’s on.”
As iconic as Elfman’s work can be, I do wish he had kept a bit more of Hans Zimmer’sMan of Steelmusic in place here. While I don’t loveMan of Steel, Zimmer’s score for it is phenomenal – one of the very best superhero scores in recent memory, I’d say. Time will tell how Elfman’s musical contributions to the DCEU will hold up.
