1995 soundtrack album by various artists
Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture is the 1995 soundtrack to the motion pictureBatman Forever.
Only five of the songs are actually featured in the movie.[7] Hit singles from the soundtrack include "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" byU2 and "Kiss from a Rose" bySeal, both of which were nominated forMTV Movie Awards. "Kiss from a Rose" (whose video was also directed byJoel Schumacher) reached No. 1 in the U.S. charts as well. The soundtrack itself, featuring additional songs bythe Flaming Lips,Brandy,the Offspring (songs also included in the film),Method Man,Nick Cave,Michael Hutchence (ofINXS),PJ Harvey, andMassive Attack, was an attempt to (in producer Peter MacGregor-Scott's words) make the film more "pop". The soundtrack was hugely successful, selling almost as many copies asPrince'ssoundtrack to the 1989Batman film.[8] A second album, featuring over 40 minutes ofElliot Goldenthal'sOriginal Motion Picture Score, was released two weeks after the soundtrack album.
- Accolades
In 1996, "Kiss from a Rose" won threeGrammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[9]
- Executive Producers: Jolene Cherry, Joel Schumacher and Gary LeMel
- Project Supervisor: Leslie Reed
- Executive in Charge of Product Development for Atlantic: Michael Krumper
- Mastered by TAT with help from Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering, Hollywood, CA
- Executive in Charge of Music for Warner Bros: Gary LeMel
- Executive in Charge of Everything Else: Tom Lassally
- Production Assistant: Melanie Davidson
- Music Legal Services by Jeffrey Taylor Light and Ira Selsky of Myman, Abell, Fineman, Greenspan & Rowan
- Photography: Herb Ritts and Ralph Nelson
- Art Direction: Larry Freemantle
| | Chart (1995) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] | 41 |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[26] | 31 |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] | 87 |
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| USBillboard 200[28] | 48 |
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Certifications and sales
[edit]- ^"RIAA".Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas."Review:Batman Forever".Macrovision Corporation. RetrievedOctober 6, 2009.
- ^Browne, David (July 14, 1995)."Review:Batman Forever".Entertainment Weekly. Archived fromthe original on February 15, 2009. RetrievedOctober 6, 2009.
- ^Fadele, Dele (June 17, 1995)."Long Play".NME. p. 48. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2024.
- ^Sutherland, Mark (July 5, 1995)."Albums".Smash Hits. p. 55. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2025.
- ^Phillips, Shaun. "Review:Various Artists – Batman Forever (Eastwest)".Vox (VOX58).IPC Media: 80.
- ^Willman, Chris (July 14, 1995)."Feature:ROCKIN' IN THE REEL WORLD".Entertainment Weekly.Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. RetrievedOctober 6, 2009.
- ^"RIAA". RIAA. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2011.
- ^"Past Winners Search".Grammy.com. RetrievedJune 18, 2013.
- ^"Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Batman Forever". Hung Medien.
- ^"Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Batman Forever" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^"Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Batman Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^"Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Batman Forever" (in French). Hung Medien.
- ^"Top RPM Albums: Issue 8519".RPM.Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Batman Forever" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^"Soundtrack: Batman Forever" (in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack – Batman Forever" (in German).GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1995. 35. hét" (in Hungarian).MAHASZ.
- ^"Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Batman Forever". Hung Medien.
- ^"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^"Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Batman Forever". Hung Medien.
- ^"Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Batman Forever". Hung Medien.
- ^"Official Compilations Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^"Billboard Albums: Batman Forever". Allmusic. RetrievedMay 23, 2010.
- ^"ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1995". Australian Recording Industry Association. RetrievedMarch 31, 2021.
- ^"Top RPM Albums: Issue 2839".RPM.Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts".GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. RetrievedMarch 31, 2021.
- ^"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995".Billboard. RetrievedMarch 31, 2021.
- ^"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums"(PDF).Australian Recording Industry Association. RetrievedNovember 12, 2021.
- ^"Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Batman Forever".Music Canada. RetrievedJune 4, 2019.
- ^"New Zealand album certifications – Various – Batman Forever".Recorded Music NZ. RetrievedNovember 20, 2024.
- ^"British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Batman Forever".British Phonographic Industry. RetrievedJune 4, 2019.
- ^"American album certifications – Soundtrack – Batman Forever".Recording Industry Association of America. RetrievedJune 4, 2019.
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