Batman music

Over the course of its history, the Batman franchise has generated a wide variety of music produced in connection with both live-action and animated television series, and with the many Batman films.

Music associated with the Batman franchise includes:

• "Batman Theme," theme song of the 1960s U.S. television series Batman
• Batman (album), album by Prince with songs featured in and inspired by the 1989 film Batman
  • "Batdance," single from the above album
• Batman (score), album of Danny Elfman's score for the 1989 film
• Batman Returns (soundtrack), album of Danny Elfman's score for the 1992 film
  • "Face to Face" (Siouxsie and the Banshees song), song recorded for Batman Returns
• Batman Forever (soundtrack), compilation of songs by various artists from and inspired by the 1995 film
  • "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me," song recorded by U2 for Batman Forever
  • "Kiss from a Rose," song recorded by Seal for Batman Forever
• Batman Forever (score), album of Elliot Goldenthal's score for the 1995 film
• Batman & Robin (soundtrack), compilation of songs by various artists from and inspired by the 1997 film
• Batman Begins (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's score for the 2005 film
• The Dark Knight (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's score for the 2008 film
• The Dark Knight Rises (soundtrack), album of Hans Zimmer's score the for 2012 film