The 50 Greatest Movie Soundtracks
By Complex Magazine | Mar 3, 2010 | 1:35 pm | Permalink
Batman
Genre: Pop
Year: 1989
Best Song: Prince, "Batdance"
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Pop
Not to be confused with the predictably excellent musical score provided by bajillionaire maestro Danny Elfman, this Batman is none other than the magical batshit crazy pop/R&B/rock/funk offering borne from the brains of everyone's favorite alluring elfin genius—Prince. While the undisputed single "Batdance," which climbed to No. 1 on the BillBoard charts, was derided by die-hard Purple One fans for being gimmicky, we have to give it up to the track for HAVING A DANCE that was featured in a crazy video that we loved and were sort of scared of as kids. Plus, we fucks with "Lemon Crush," even if the syrupy Sheena Easton ballad duet, "Arms of Orien," gets a big fat FOH from the staff.
yo March 3rd, 2010 at 09:42 AM
Juno is top 50. Easily. Purple Rain = GOAT.
dylan March 3rd, 2010 at 09:44 AM
you forgot about Space Jam.
ZombieMutantBaby March 3rd, 2010 at 10:36 AM
what was it you said bout scores ?!? @ complex ... nice SCORE tho ...
suckitmarshall March 3rd, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Um, best song "Uptown Anthem"???? FOH. "Know The Ledge" might be the best rap song EVER, let alone on this kinda shitty soundtrack.
/// March 3rd, 2010 at 03:08 PM
the wackness is easily top 5
michael March 3rd, 2010 at 03:24 PM
the only wes anderson movie this ist features is rushmore, and that's at 32? FOH. Tenenbaums is in the top 10. Seu Jorge's Bowie covers for life aquatic deserve a spot as well. His soundtrancks are like art (kudos, music supervisor randal poster).
D Leino March 4th, 2010 at 12:43 AM
No reservoir dogs? no Fast and The Furious? my 2 favourite soundtracks by far.
a. March 4th, 2010 at 07:28 AM
yall had to forget about beaches huh?
ryan March 4th, 2010 at 11:36 AM
c.o.l.o.r.s. by ice t in the movie colors should have been on this list
JasonZ March 4th, 2010 at 01:24 PM
More Than A Game? Drake, Kanye, Lil Wayne, Eminem-Forever? That alone makes it a great soundtrack, but it also has Drop It Low.