Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and written by Daniel Waters. Based on the DC Comics character Batman,it is the sequel to Batman (1989) and the second installment in the 1989–1997 Batman series. In the film,the superhero vigilante Batman comes into conflict with wealthy industrialist Max Shreck and deformed crime boss Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin,who seek power,influence,and respect regardless of the cost to Gotham City. Their plans are complicated by Selina Kyle,Shreck's formerly-meek secretary,who seeks vengeance against Shreck as Catwoman. The cast includes Michael Keaton,Danny DeVito,Michelle Pfeiffer,Christopher Walken,Michael Gough,Pat Hingle,and Michael Murphy.
Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They have been widely influential,both over their contemporaries and with later acts. The Times called the group "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era".
The Creatures were an English band formed in 1981 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie of the group Siouxsie and the Banshees. The Creatures released their first EP Wild Things in 1981. They recorded four studio albums:Feast in 1983,Boomerang in 1989,Anima Animus in 1999 and Hái! in 2003.
Susan Janet Ballion,known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux,is an English singer,songwriter,musician and record producer. She came to prominence as the leader and main lyricist of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees,who were active from 1976 to 1996. They released 11 studio albums,and had several UK Top 20 singles including "Hong Kong Garden","Happy House" and "Peek-a-Boo",plus a US Top 25 single in the Billboard Hot 100,with "Kiss Them for Me".
Once Upon a Time/The Singles is Siouxsie and the Banshees's 1981 compilation album featuring the band's UK single releases to date. The album featured several songs that had been released as singles yet had not appeared on any of the Banshees' four albums. Once Upon a Time/The Singles spent twenty six weeks in the UK albums chart. The sleeve was designed by Stylorouge.
Twice Upon a Time - The Singles is the second singles compilation released by Siouxsie and the Banshees. It follows the same format as Once Upon a Time/The Singles,presenting the songs in chronological order. Twice picks up where Once left off,and it includes several hits not included on regular Banshees studio albums. Instead of the studio version released as a single,"The Last Beat of My Heart" is presented as a live recording,from their performance at Lollapalooza in Seattle. Also appearing on CD for the first time here is "Face to Face",a song from the soundtrack of the film Batman Returns. "Fear of the Unknown" also appears as a "House of Fear" remix which is significantly different from the original version. The collection is missing the 1987 single "Song from the Edge of the World",which was included on a later hits collection.
"Drive" is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It is the first track on and the lead single from their eighth studio album,Automatic for the People (1992),and was the first song lead singer Michael Stipe wrote on a computer. "Drive" peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100,number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart,and number two on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. Internationally,"Drive" became R.E.M.'s then-second-biggest hit on the UK Singles Charts,peaking at number 11,and their biggest hit in Norway until "Supernatural Superserious" in 2008,reaching number three. Elsewhere,the song reached the top 10 in Canada,Ireland,New Zealand,and Switzerland.
The discography of Siouxsie and the Banshees,an English rock band,consists of eleven studio albums,three live albums,four compilation albums,one extended play (EP),and thirty singles. This list does not include material recorded by band members with the Creatures or the Glove,or solo work by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin.
"The Staircase (Mystery)" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees,released as a stand-alone single on 23 March 1979 by Polydor Records. The track was written by Siouxsie Sioux,John McKay,Steven Severin and Kenny Morris,and was produced by Nils Stevenson.
"Mittageisen" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It originally appeared on the band's 1978 debut album The Scream as "Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)";the track was re-recorded in 1979,this time with the lyrics sung in German,and released as a single in West Germany with "Love in a Void" on the b-side. That September the song was given a UK release by record label Polydor as a double A-side single.
"Happy House" is a song written by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin and recorded by their band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as a single in March 1980 by record label Polydor,then later included on the band's third album,Kaleidoscope. "Happy House" was the group's first record made with guitarist John McGeoch and drummer Budgie.
"Christine" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees,written by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin. It was released in 1980 by Polydor as the second single from the then-unreleased third album,Kaleidoscope. The title of said album also comes from a lyric in "Christine".
"Israel" is a song by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees,released as a stand-alone single in 1980 by Polydor Records.
"Spellbound" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. The group wrote it and co-produced it with Nigel Gray. It was released in 1981 by record label Polydor as the first single from the band's fourth studio album,Juju.
"Shadowtime" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees and produced by Stephen Hague. It was released in 1991 as the second single from the band's 10th studio album,Superstition.
"O Baby" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was produced by John Cale and released as the first single from the band's 11th studio album,The Rapture. Melody Maker wrote :"O Baby is the wonderful prelude to Rapture" and it is "deliciously pop".
"Stargazer" is a song written,produced,and performed by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as the second single from the band's 11th studio album,The Rapture. It was the band's last single released,due to their disbandment the following year.
"Interlude" is a 1968 song written and composed by Georges Delerue and Hal Shaper and originally performed by American soul singer Timi Yuro. It is the title track for the 1968 film of the same name. In 1994,the song was covered in a duet by Morrissey and Siouxsie Sioux and released as a single in August of that year by EMI. It was presented under the banner of "Morrissey &Siouxsie".
Over the course of its history,media adaptations of Batman have generated a wide variety of music produced in connection with both live-action and animated television series,and with the many Batman films.
Batman Returns:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the score album for the 1992 film Batman Returns by Danny Elfman. The soundtrack also includes "Face to Face",a song written by the band Siouxsie and the Banshees and Elfman,that was used to promote the movie.
