HOMOPHONIC: Batman & Robin-The Soundtrack

Debating the homosexual overtones of the Batman and Robin(s?) relationship is one of the greatest geek activities around. Especially if you're friends with a generous helping of English majors. But I’m just saying that if Batman or Robin’s iPOD contained the collection of artists featured on these two albums the debate would be nearly over. Well unless you want to start debating whether Batman is European or Fraiser.


Bone Thugs N Harmony-Look Into My Eyes: If you don’t like “Breakdown” off of Mariah’s Butterfly then I just can’t talk to you.

R.Kelly-Gotham City:There is no one on earth who doesn’t secretly love Ignition.

Jewel-Foolish Games: This song actually reached #2 on the Top 100. I just remember the music video with the horses. And if you’re wondering, which of course I know you are, there’s a dance cover.

Goo Goo Dolls-Lazy Eye: Yeah this song is rubbish. Stick to the City of Angels soundtrack. Though I would have preferred John Rzeznik to Clooney as Batman. The man's got the lips.


Moloko-Fun For Me: Um what more can I say other than Roisin Murphy is an Electronica diva with divine fashion sense. Can you really ask for more?

Underworld-Moaner: I really have only one word for you: TRANCE. Actually I have two more: Progressive House. Please rave accordingly.


The Smashing Pumpkins-The Beginning is the End is the Beginning: Most of you caught the WATCHMEN trailer either online or in front of Dark Knight. Love to see Warner Bros. going Green by recycling their properties.

HOMOPHONIC: Batman Forever-The Soundtrack

Yes, The Dark Knight is brilliant and wonderful but do you know what I totally miss from the Joel Schumacher Batmans? Their fabulously commercial Soundtracks!! Hans Zimmer's score is magnificent but could you really imagine a world without Kiss From a Rose? I sure as hell hope not! Though I'm pretty sure it would be one dystopian hell hole. Like East Texas.

The campy hot mess that is Batman Forever and Batman & Robin while gratingly horrible on film is actually pretty fantastic in soundtrack form. Why? Because it's like the playlist to a great Gay dance party! The homosexual overtones of the Batman & Robin relationship though far fetched in the comics manifests itself pretty clearly in these soundtracks thanks to Joel & Co.
And by "Co." I mean "Chris O'Donnell's codpiece" of course.

Let’s look at the most Fabulous moments off of the BATMAN FOREVER OST

Seal-Kiss From Rose: I can actually forgive the movie just because of this song. It is that brilliant. Oh and it won three Grammys and reached #1 on the Top 100 making it the biggest hit of any of the albums.

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It’s got Lenny Kravitz’s signature funk guitar beat. And well
Brandy’s simply the shit. See:Afrodisiac & all her work with the divine DARKCHILD

: If you don’t know who either of the artists are then you haven’t been to a gay club (or to Europe) in the last 15 years. Tracey Thorn is half of Everything but the Girl whose magnum opus “Missing” (best known in the US as SNL’s Mango’s ‘theme’) is probably still on the UK singles chart. Oh and Massive Attack’s “Teardrop” is the theme song to HOUSE.

The Offsrping-Smash It Up: Though not homophonic they’re apparently still ‘big’ in Colombia. Just thought you should know.

If you’re looking to have a party that leans on the fabulous side then I definitely suggest adding these songs to your playlist.

Tune in Tomorrow for Part 2: The Batman & Robin OST
Same Bat-time, Same Bat-blog!

Batman definitely has a Messiah Complex

I caught the premiere of Justice League: New Frontier at WonderCon last week and it was surprisingly good. But with David Boreanaz, Neil Patrick Harris, Kyle MacLachlan, and Lucy Lawless in the cast I knew I was going to enjoy it regardless of any artistic value (which it has plenty of thanks to the genius of Darwyn Cooke). Most importantly I got to hear Jeremy Sisto as Batman. Back at Comic-Con the reaction by fans to Jeremy was well...not that positive. Thankfully Bruce Timm stepped in and comforted our hypercritical comic nerd minds with reassurance that Jeremy was doing some serious justice to Batman. Though I must admit from the point of a rabid B:TAS fan I don't know why Kevin Conroy can't be the voice of Batman....forever. Anways, Jeremy did a good job with Batman by emphasizing that he's the outcast of the group. You know because his only super powers are good looks and billions of dollars. Damn he's the best.

Hearing Jeremy also reminded me that he's not the first Batman to play Jesus on a network miniseries. Prompting me to ask "Is the Bat Signal the new Star of Bethlehem?"[Val Kilmer voiced Moses/God in "Prince of Egypt".
And I didn't want to deny you guys of a Val Kilmer pic!]

HOLY BIBLE, BATMAN!

Not to leave my fave Batman out...Michael Keaton is voicing ark navigator Noah in Noah's Ark:The New Beginning an animated film coming out this year. Eliza "air punch" Dushku and Jason Lee also lend their voices to the non-Veggie Tales religious animated film.

Advisory: Don't get my started on Clooney.

The Return of BATMANUEL!!!

Batmanuel is the Mayor of Gotham City!!!Cuban Hottie Nestor Carbonell (TV’s Batmanuel) takes on the role of Mayor of Gotham in The Dark Knight this summer. Finally a Latino not playing a hustler, pimp, junkie, maid, or gardener whose only line is “Mr.Alex iz ah not home”. Props Nestor!!!

Oh Christopher Nolan you so own me!!!

Pop Culture Case Study: Music Men make the best Superheroes

This ongoing series is going to look at the correlation between being a song and dance man and a fantastic movie comic book hero. Am I just a musical nut who also loves comic books and is trying to bring both beautiful worlds together? Absolutely! But I’ll let you see the connection for yourself.

Part 1: Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne/Batman

• Bale’s Batman was born out of the pages of the best (ie=darker) Batman comic books. He’s just as noir as can be. Thankfully that just happens to be my ideal Batman-smart, angsty, but still charming with a dash of dry-wit.

• If you haven’t seen Newsies at least a dozen times drop everything buy the DVD and prepared to get enlightened. I mean if you don’t cry when he sings “Santa Fe” I’ll personally come and punch you in the gut until the streams of pure musical joy come out of your eye ducts. Yes, it’s that fantastic!

• Newsies was directed/choreographed by Kenny Ortega. Now if you don’t know who he is be prepared to look 10 years younger (and wiser)……….He’s also the Emmy winning director of Disney’s insanely popular High School Musical and its sequel…..High School Musical…..wait for it…..2!!!!!