Favorite CBM theme!

[Anno_Domini]

Poll time...which CBM do you think has the best theme?

**I'm only showing the themes of the first film in a series**

Superman
http://youtu.be/e9vrfEoc8_g

Batman
http://youtu.be/_6frI0Xjufg

(skipping Steel and Catwoman)

Blade
http://youtu.be/sW2Ne1QVr2o

(was only able to find the Blade 2 theme, sorry, lol)

X-Men
http://youtu.be/RV8wN-VX32U

Spider-Man
http://youtu.be/0Ac4xamCIgY

Daredevil
http://youtu.be/oADFfbAfGCU

Hulk
http://youtu.be/1UcvEu-CvjA

The Punisher
http://youtu.be/wGdVUK2-NVQ

(I'm skipping Elektra as well)

Fantastic Four
http://youtu.be/aIt8C9_b3HY

Batman Begins
http://youtu.be/dJM3ghz8Jis

Ghost Rider
http://youtu.be/J2T6UkIXenc

The Punisher: War Zone
http://youtu.be/-tNWkKn2iQY

Iron Man
http://youtu.be/n5riyajbsq0

The Incredible Hulk
http://youtu.be/1oiG8KmKpqo

(skipping Watchmen and Jonah Hex as well since Watchmen used mostly old songs except for 1 to 2 minutes of actual composer music and Jonah Hex's composers were Mastodon)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
http://youtu.be/HfC3L-XCHnY

X-Men: First Class
http://youtu.be/Sj7jS-zYTtU

(I can't find Green Lantern, Thor and Captain America's main theme on YouTube, but I'll still have them as choices...if someone could post them, that'll be swell )

 

[Brother Jack]

John Williams' Superman theme, no contest. Best score ever written for a superhero movie.

 

[Mister J]

I enjoy Williams' Superman March above all other themes. There are obviously other top contributions, but I don't associate any of them with the represented character as strongly.

 

[co2]

John Williams' Superman theme, no contest. Best score ever written for a superhero movie.

Agreed. Not even close.

I think the next strongest is Elfman's Batman. But I don't think most people would be able to recognize it if they heard, but I bet most would instantly know Williams' Supes theme.

 

[obin_gam]

Iron Man -Driving With The Top Down

 

[Elevator Man]

Poll time...which CBM do you think has the best theme?

**I'm only showing the themes of the first film in a series**

Superman
http://youtu.be/e9vrfEoc8_g

Batman
http://youtu.be/_6frI0Xjufg

(skipping Steel and Catwoman)

Blade
http://youtu.be/sW2Ne1QVr2o

(was only able to find the Blade 2 theme, sorry, lol)

X-Men
http://youtu.be/RV8wN-VX32U

Spider-Man
http://youtu.be/0Ac4xamCIgY

Daredevil
http://youtu.be/oADFfbAfGCU

Hulk
http://youtu.be/1UcvEu-CvjA

The Punisher
http://youtu.be/wGdVUK2-NVQ

(I'm skipping Elektra as well)

Fantastic Four
http://youtu.be/aIt8C9_b3HY

Batman Begins
http://youtu.be/dJM3ghz8Jis

Ghost Rider
http://youtu.be/J2T6UkIXenc

The Punisher: War Zone
http://youtu.be/-tNWkKn2iQY

Iron Man
http://youtu.be/n5riyajbsq0

The Incredible Hulk
http://youtu.be/1oiG8KmKpqo

(skipping Watchmen and Jonah Hex as well since Watchmen used mostly old songs except for 1 to 2 minutes of actual composer music and Jonah Hex's composers were Mastodon)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
http://youtu.be/HfC3L-XCHnY

X-Men: First Class
http://youtu.be/Sj7jS-zYTtU

(I can't find Green Lantern, Thor and Captain America's main theme on YouTube, but I'll still have them as choices...if someone could post them, that'll be swell )

Here's Thor's main theme I believe:
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And Cap's from TFA:
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I don't know are even rember for that matter GL's so I'm not going to post it. I don't (and wont) even own the album.
I can't pick a favorite theme. I think you should've excluded Elfman's Batman theme and Williams Superman march (as great as those are). Those are the ones people often pick. And won't even put other themes into consideration.

Heres some themes that weren't mentioned that are catchy and fit their characters quite well, imo:

Supergirl
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The Flash
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The Shadow
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Hellboy (2004)
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And the lamest themes for CBM's that get high praise ( both film and score) go to BB/TDK and IM/IM2.

Agreed. Not even close.

I think the next strongest is Elfman's Batman. But I don't think most people would be able to recognize it if they heard, but I bet most would instantly know Williams' Supes theme.

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I bet people will instantly recognize Elfman's theme before Zimmer's and Howard's own theme. You can hum a few notes of it and people will instantly recognise it. Those that heard it before that is and seen the 89' film. Williams' Superman march maybe more iconic but Elfman's Batman theme is just as recognizable as Bond's theme, Williams' Jaws/Star Wars/Indy/Supes theme, etc etc, imo.

 

[Anno_Domini]

Here's Thor's main theme I believe:
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And Cap's from TFA:
[YT]Wp8mvZX9uas[/YT]

Thanks man

I had no idea what I should've been looking for when searching for their main themes, so I gave up the search.

Really enjoy Cap's theme. It could be as iconic as Supes' in due time, imo.

I can't pick a favorite theme. I think you should've excluded Elfman's Batman theme and Williams Superman march (as great as those are). Those are the ones people often pick. And won't even put other themes into consideration.

Well, as the poll is showing already, there are some that did vote outside of Superman and Batman, so to each their own.

Heres some themes that weren't mentioned that are catchy and fit their characters quite well, imo:

Supergirl
[YT]NCCQhpThU-o[/YT]

The Flash
[YT]6ghrNMiBU2A[/YT]

The Shadow
[YT]dnDsTZ5rAig[/YT]

Hellboy (2004)
[YT]UOR78frt95o[/YT]

Ehhh, Supergirl, Flash and Shadow aren't necessary on this poll. For one, I wasn't counting a television show such as Flash and two...never did like Supergirl or Shadow and I think a lot of fans didn't either, haha.

BUT...I totally forgot about Hellboy. You'd think I would've remembered him when I own both films, haha.

And the lamest themes for CBM's that get high praise ( both film and score) go to BB/TDK and IM/IM2.

BB, TDK and IM deserve the praise they get because they were excellent films. And although I do agree that IM/IM 2's theme isn't that memorable or even that good, Zimmer did a fantastic job with Nolan's Batman films and the music is iconic in its own right. Maybe not a catchy tune such as Williams or Elfman, but it does keep that dirty, gritty feeling that is the whole point of BB and TDK.

I bet people will instantly recognize Elfman's theme before Zimmer's and Howard's own theme. You can hum a few notes of it and people will instantly recognise it. Those that heard it before that is and seen the 89' film. Williams' Superman march maybe more iconic but Elfman's Batman theme is just as recognizable as Bond's theme, Williams' Jaws/Star Wars/Indy/Supes theme, etc etc, imo.

As I said, Zimmer's theme is such as iconic and can be recognized very easily, imo. I can always catch myself humming that theme just randomly when I'm at the store or someplace else.

 

[Elevator Man]

Thanks man

I had no idea what I should've been looking for when searching for their main themes, so I gave up the search.

Really enjoy Cap's theme. It could be as iconic as Supes' in due time, imo.

No problem. Also I agree about Silvestri's Captain America March.

Well, as the poll is showing already, there are some that did vote outside of Superman and Batman, so to each their own.

Well I was just saying that a lot of users up here like to go to the usual suspects instead of choose ones that are actually well written and fit the character quite well. Eventhough that certain theme may not be as iconic as Batman or Supes. I know it's their right, but I don't believe they even put much thought on the other themes. Especially Superman or Batman are listed.

Ehhh, Supergirl, Flash and Shadow aren't necessary on this poll. For one, I wasn't counting a television show such as Flash and two...never did like Supergirl or Shadow and I think a lot of fans didn't either, haha.

That's cool. I just found Elfman's Flash theme to be really catchy, fast, superheroic, bombastic and fun. It really suits the character. Batman leftovers or not I still enjoy the theme whenever I hear it. It's so cool. Sorry I wasn't trying to hijack your thread. I was just showing some other options. But say what you want about Supergirl and The Shadow ( Im not crazy about those films either though both had a lot of potential). But both scores that the late great Jerry Goldsmith wrote for them elevated those films to where the actual films never reached, imo. Especially Supergirl. That's one amazing theme. I think it's up there with Willliams' Superman March. I also think both scores are better than most superhero/CBM scores we get these days. Most of them sound like Zimmer/MV/RC noisefests in my ears.

BUT...I totally forgot about Hellboy. You'd think I would've remembered him when I own both films, haha.

Yeah it really is quirky and catchy. It even edges out Elfman's own Hellboy theme (for Hellboy II). That's saying a lot b/c I'm a big Elfman fan.

BB, TDK and IM deserve the praise they get because they were excellent films. And although I do agree that IM/IM 2's theme isn't that memorable or even that good, Zimmer did a fantastic job with Nolan's Batman films and the music is iconic in its own right. Maybe not a catchy tune such as Williams or Elfman, but it does keep that dirty, gritty feeling that is the whole point of BB and TDK.

Oh I wasn't bashing the films. Eventhough I don't care for BB or IM2. But I did appreciate TDK and IM. Both were (and still are) terrific. But the scores to the Nolan Batman films are very disappointing to me. They weren't the scores that they could've been, imo. You have Zimmer and Howard working together and they only came up with something lackluster instead groundbreaking. It also felt generic to me. Like something that belonged in a Bay/Bruckheimer movie, but not a Batman movie. I don't want to hear something that i heard in Transformers, and many Michael Bay /Bruckheimer movies. As well as something heard in movie trailers.

Zimmer has proven that he could write out of his comfort zone and not the typical MV/RC trailer music. Hannibal, The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, Frost/Nixon, Sherlock Holmes(2009) to name a few. I hope he writes a score more appropriate for Batman in TDKR and something that could stack up with The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons and some of his other greats. B/c when I compare BB/TDK scores to his more dramatic work it's like comparing a five year old's artwork to Picasso. Nolan really doesn't get the best out of him like others (Ron Howard, Ridley Scott and even Guy Ritchie got something out of Zimmer that wasn't typical of Zimmer for Sherlock Holmes) have, imo. Even his Inception score wasn't that impressive to my ears. Sure it was slightly better than his two Batman scores but that isn't really saying much to me.

With it being the final installment (of the Nolan franchise anyway) he should really go all out of his comfort zone and write something that this franchise needed since BB. This time he's on his own so if the score disappoints he gets the whole blame. Howard won't share it with him.

Though you say it captures gritty and dirty feeling in Nolan's Batfilms. That's alll the score seems to be is dark, raw, and gritty. It has little range. Howard's the one providing the range (which isn't much) with Bruce/Rachel's love theme (which get's barely used in both film's especially TDK) and Dent's theme (which is basically a variation on Batman's theme and nothing really new). That's fine you liked it. I just think the score and the films deserved better given that Zimmer and Howard are the composers. I'd expected music that sounded like it came from A-list composers and not C-list ones.

As I said, Zimmer's theme is such as iconic and can be recognized very easily, imo. I can always catch myself humming that theme just randomly when I'm at the store or someplace else.

It can be recognised b/c of how generic it is to his and other MVRC scores. They're basically interchangeable with eachother. Like I said that's cool that you liked it and got something out of it. Maybe I expected too much from them.


Sorry I'm not trying to hijack your thread again, but what about including this. I know the movie's a joke to most. But it had a great theme/score. Some prefer this theme/score over Cap's.

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[Ponyboy]

I think Williams' SUPERMAN theme is a superior piece, but my favourite is Danny Elfman's BATMAN theme.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Since Superman will win this easily I'm going to vote for Elfman's Batman which is a close second.

It's sad the rest of the superhero themes don't even come close.

 

[Elevator Man]

I think Williams' SUPERMAN theme is a superior piece, but my favourite is Danny Elfman's BATMAN theme.

Since Superman will win this easily I'm going to vote for Elfman's Batman which is a close second.

It's sad the rest of the superhero themes don't even come close.

See this is why Superman and Batman shouldn't have been included. I can tell they didn't take much consideration with the other themes. But I shouldn't be surprised since they both rank those two movies highly in the genre itself. Sure the themes listed may not be as iconic as Supes and Bats. But some of the themes listed are quite good. I think there are some CBM themes that haven't been listed that are good as well.

 

[Ipodman]

Wooh I like so many of those, but Superman is the obvious winner... for a recent one, I would choose First Class!

 

[Homer J. Fong]

It was actually a little tough for me between John Williams' Superman theme and Danny Elfman's Batman theme, but I had to go with Williams. His Superman theme is one of the most iconic pieces of music of the 20th century, film score or in general. It is inextricably tied to that character. With all the others, except Elfman's almost equally memorable Batman theme, well...can you hum them? Do you really remember John Ottman's Fantastic Four theme, or Graeme Revell's Daredevil theme, or the others listed in the poll? I don't. I remember bits and pieces of some of those scores, but Williams and Elfman are the only contenders in this battle, and Williams' Superman theme has to win.

 

[Elevator Man]

It was actually a little tough for me between John Williams' Superman theme and Danny Elfman's Batman theme, but I had to go with Williams. His Superman theme is one of the most iconic pieces of music of the 20th century, film score or in general. It is inextricably tied to that character. With all the others, except Elfman's almost equally memorable Batman theme, well...can you hum them? Do you really remember John Ottman's Fantastic Four theme, or Graeme Revell's Daredevil theme, or the others listed in the poll? I don't. I remember bits and pieces of some of those scores, but Williams and Elfman are the only contenders in this battle, and Williams' Superman theme has to win.

Once again you pick either Batman or Superman. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaawn! This is all beginning to become one sided and quite boring. BTW,I can hum Elfman's Hulk and Spiderman theme, Revell's Daredevil theme, Ottman's annoying F4 theme, Beltrami's Hellboy theme (as well as Elfman's for HBII), Silvestri's CA theme, Siliotto's Punisher theme, and many other's. You really are giving some of the themes listed very little credit. Sure most of the themes aren't as iconic as Williams Superman and Elfman's Batman theme. Not every theme can be as iconic as those. I don't believe the composers who write the theme/score set out to write the next Batman/ Superman theme. The score/theme should be their own thing anyways. That's why I'm glad I don't try to compare the themes to Superman's and Batman's. I rather the theme/score fits the character and their own films rather than having it live up to the Batman and Superman theme.

 

[Anno_Domini]

I honestly don't care if the majority chooses Batman or Superman. I wanted to bring up all the CBM themes that I could remember and that other can remember from the very 70s to now to see who wins. Besides, NOT having Superman and Batman in would just be a watered-down poll.