Michael McCuistion who came to (Shirley) Walker's attention via a demo tape passed through husband Don, remembers being intimidated by his early trials. "She was such an enormous talent, and her musical skills were off the charts. She would take my sketches, which were about ten lines tall in various clefs, an sit at the piano to play them, simultaneously reducing and sight-reading in temp to picture to get an idea of what I had written." It was a skill Walker had honed over many years; she had done similar on-the-fly piano reductions for Carmine Coppola on THE BLACK STALLION, and for Danny Elfman on BATMAN. "The first time she did that I know my jaw must have hit the floor," says McCuistion.
DISC ONE
1. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Main Title
Composed by Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman's original main title is here presented "clean," without the sound effects that accompanied the broadcast version (see disc four). Elfman arranged the cue himself, with orchestration by Mark McKenzie, based on his Batman theme for the 1989 Burton film. The combination of music and imagery was deemed so iconic that the title BATMAN never actually appeared on the screen.
50. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - End Credits (Extended)
Composed by Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman's end credits adaptation of his '89 theme was abridged for broadcast, clipping the initial 4 seconds and excising a passage from 0:22-0:33. An alternate ending was also used (see disc three). This is the uncut version of the theme, in its original form.
DISC TWO
1. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Main Title (Piano Version)
Composed by Danny Elfman and Shirley Walker
Early in the development of the series, Walker was asked to come up with an original concept for the show's main title sequence. She performed and recorded this piano demo against a beeping metronome, utilizing both Elfman's theme and her own original theme. (This is the earliest surviving take, and represents the composition in stripped-down form; additional components would have been overlaid later, as heard in the synth mock-up that opens disc three.)
50. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - End Credits (Alternate Beginning)
Composed by Danny Elfman
This alternate version of Elfman's end credits strips the live strings from the introductory measures, leaving the reinforcing synth exposed.
DISC THREE
1. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Main Title (MIDI Version)
Composed by Danny Elfman and Shirley Walker
After evolving her proposed version of the main title on piano, Walker moved into synth mock-ups. This incarnation, which never made it to the scoring stage, continues to feature both the Elfman and Walker themes.
50. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - End Credits (Alternate Ending)
Composed by Danny Elfman
This alternate version of Elfman's end credits music features a sharper final crescendo, as heard in the broadcast version of the cues.
DISC FOUR
1. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Main Title (with Sound Effects)
Composed by Danny Elfman
Elfman's title theme was augmented for broadcast with an explosive crash at 0:15 and a dramatic thunderclap at 0:56.
34. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - End Credits (Alternate Beginning and Ending)
Composed by Danny Elfman
For this take of Elfman's end credits music, both the alternate beginning and ending (as heard on discs two and three) are used.
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