SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 4:23 Min.
Appearing as Track # 9, Nick Cave recorded this Late 60’s-style rock tune for 1995’s Batman Forever soundtrack.
REVIEW:
There’s a curious irony here (intentional or not): this track is far more appropriate for a different Val Kilmer movie. Instead of visualizing Kilmer’s take on Batman, Batman, this song brings to mind The Doors. Channeling Jim Morrison, with some Tom Jones later thrown for good measure, Nick Cave’s moody “There is A Light” sounds as if it’s a long-lost The Doors song.
There’s no mistaking that the song’s edgy melody is practically out of The Doors’ playbook. If construed more as a homage vs. blatant copycat-ism, this tune is okay for casual listening. While “There is A Light” won’t score any originality points, fans of The Doors might find Cave’s song a welcome, if not intriguing, download option.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6 Stars
Note: Besides Seal’s “Kiss From a Rose,” other tracks from this album worth considering are Brandy’s “Where Are You Now?” and The Devlins’ underrated “Crossing The River.”
