SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 4:25 Min.
Recorded by the British band, Siouxsie and the Banshees, it’s the sole non-instrumental on 1992’s Batman Returns movie soundtrack. The band collaborated with the film’s score composer, Danny Elfman, on “Face to Face.” This song initially appears late in the film when Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne meets up with Michelle Pfeiffer’s Selina Kyle at a posh holiday party. Released in July 1992, the song was simultaneously included on Siouxsie and The Banshees’ retrospective album: Twice Upon a Time: The Singles released that same year.
REVIEW:
It’s a sultry goth-punk ode to Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman, as “Face to Face” contemplates her ongoing conflict with duality (and, not to mention, Keaton’s Bruce Wayne/Batman). The song’s placement within the movie itself is ideal, in terms of spelling out Selina Kyle/Catwoman’s inner turmoil.
“Face to Face” also succeeds in subtly hinting how the film resolves her character’s on-screen identity crisis. Both its seductive melody and Siouxsie Sioux’s slinky vocals (closely matching Pfeiffer’s own voice) add extra depth to the film’s enigmatic take on Catwoman.
However, as a download option, due to its sexual inferences, “Face to Face” definitely isn’t a kiddie-friendly song.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 9 Stars
