

'Their War Here' then restarts with building percussion that brings us back to 'General Zod' and 'Arcade' from Man of Steel. We then get another hint of the Batman theme that immediately stops and fades with three notes on the piano. Building up to our first introduction to Bruce Wayne, every instrument flutters together to give us a sound of bats flurrying.


It's been ongoing he's older and more the war weary battle vet than of any presentation we've seen before.Ģ) Their War Here – Possibly better fit as the soundtrack opener, Zimmer and XL work together in creating a proper opening salvo to the greatest gladiator match. The usage of the choir is haunting and at 3:12, XL's usage of horns remind us that our new theatrical Batman's story isn't just beginning. The rest of the track delves into a beautiful mashup of both Zimmer and XL's talent they give us an overall track with heavy Inception and Run All Night qualities. Bringing to mind some of his work on Mad Max: Fury Road, the track introduces us (more so teases) the new Batman theme from Batman v Superman. The eagerly awaited soundtrack to one of the most eagerly awaited blockbusters is finally upon listeners' ears but does Zimmer and Holkenborg's Batman v Superman hold up to the masterful Interstellar? Is it as rousing as Holkenborg's Mad Max: Fury Road? Does it live up to the promises made to us of a new, dynamic sound of Superman in Man of Steel? Let's take a look at each track and find out.ġ) Beautiful Lie – The very opening of 'Beautiful Lie' is jarring, loud, and all and undeniably Junkie XL. For those wondering what happened to the iconic and almost certainly infamous sounds of Inception, the loud and awakening percussion of Hans Zimmer that was largely absent on releases such as The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Interstellar, look no further than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg).
