I think you would have to lose 'Gotham City', as that wouldn't make sense, and would also be too long for opening credits.
But I was really impressed with Batman Begins, and it created such a great dark atmospheric vibe, that 'Graveyard Shift' would work great, and I think audiences would be pleasantly surprised.
I think they could even incorporate 'I work the Graveyard Shift', into some dialogue within the film.
> I don't know how they'd make it work. If you ran something
> like "Angels Arise / The Graveyard Shift" over the opening
> credits people would be more than surprised. Also, from
> what I'm aware, Nolan's movies aren't as operatic as the
> Burton ones. It would have worked perfectly in the Burton
> films. Of course, you never really know.
I don't think 'Gotham/Graveyard' will work in Bat either, unless Jim does a major lyric re-write.
However, I think '...Children' will be great, as when I first heard it, I immediately thought it had been written for the 'Lost Boys' in Neverland.
Also when I first heard it, the lost children's tribe in Mad Max 3, came to mind.
I would love to see a Steinman produced Batman concept CD, but I don't think Warner Bros. will ever let it happen; too much of a conflict with their ongoing films.
> I didn't really like the idea of it going into "Bat Out Of
> Hell". I definitely feel it's a distinct Batman song. What
> Jim should do, and I've said this for a while now, is get
> the rights from Warner Bros. and record a concept album
> with Steve Rinkoff, Jeff Bova, some Broadway singers and a
> live orchestra. That would sell phenomenally well as a
> curio-item. I think people would see the name: "Batman:
> The Musical" on a CD and purchase it out of curiosity
> alone. I really think Jim should think about this. Jeff
> Wayne's "The War Of The Worlds" was an unlikely source for
> a musical and his concept album is legendary. I can't wait
> to see the movie.
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