Batman Returns: 'Birth of a Penguin Part 1', 'Birth of a Penguin Part 2', 'Batman vs the Circus' and 'The Rise and Fall from Grace'

Birth of a Penguin Part 1

Birth of a Penguin Part 2

Batman vs the Circus

The Rise and Fall from Grace

sonority, texture and dynamics

tempo, metre and rhythm

Tempo, metre and rhythm

melody

Melody

melody

harmony

structure and tonality

structure and tonailty

structure and tonality

Horns in low register, as in the Batman motif (bars 1-2)

Tutti orchestra, organ and vocalising choir (bars 5-6)

organ solo in contrast with strings (bars 7-10)

Celesta chords with tremolo strings (bar 11)

Tuba, low woodwinds and timpani in low register combined with synthesiser in high register (bar 22)

Tutti choir and orchestra with sleigh bells (bar 26)

Brass and strings with detached chords in choir (bar 38)

Low strings and harp (bar 46)

Choir, widely spaced strings, harp and celesta broken chords (bar 53)

Xylophone, temple blocks and low percussive piano line with snare drum

Xylophone, piano bass, timpani, marimba and muted trumpet

High string cluster chord

Accordion with flute and harp

Contrabass clarinet with celesta, trumpet and string tremolo

tempo - slow moderate

tempo - moves moderate to brisk

tempo - after a slow introduction, moves into a fast passage at bar 18 (170 crotchets a minute)

tempo - relatively moderate

settles into a steady quadruple time after the slow triple time introduction. There is one interpolated bar of 3/8 at bar 13.

this piece is in 4/4 throughout from one bar 5/4 at bar 20

this piece is mainly in quadruple time, but there are frequent bar changes to reflect the zany action

this piece though mainly in quadruple time, contains a distinctive triple-time waltz section.