SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 2:00 Min.
The 1966-1968 ABC TV opening credits theme credited to Neal Hefti runs approximately forty-five seconds. For this extended cover (including vocals), the tune is from The Allen Toussaint Orchestra and uncredited chorus singers on its 2013 15 Superhero Themes album.
REVIEW:
Sporting a catchy disco riff (including an electric guitar solo), this energetic rendition of Neal Hefti’s original theme proves better than expected. At certain moments, it actually almost sounds like the original TV tune. For Batman music aficionados, this endearing, if not particularly memorable, take is worth the two minutes to enjoy it.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6 Stars
Note: The vintage Neal Hefti TV tune (including the vocals and campy fisticuffs sound effects) appears on 2016’s Music of DC Comics, Vol. 2 album. Similar to Toussaint’s version, 2010’s DC Comics: 75th Anniversary album has its own campy 2:19 rendition that is closer to the original version than Toussaint’s.
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