Classical purists will tell you that the soundtrack is repetitive. And I agree.
It IS repetitive as first glance. However, if you were paying attention to the undertones, you'd find a wonderful array of instruments that create both the build up of attention and then the big crescendo of sound once the theme has hit its climax.
[Why So Serious], for example, is a build up of the Joker persona. Razor on piano wire, the score follows the Joker's rise to power, the building pitch on cello as he gathers his team for a heist of one of Gotham's mob banks.
My understanding and interpretation of that the score follows the movie. Where UNSTOPPABLE FORCE collides with IMMOVABLE OBJECT: Repetition is a symbol of Batman/Bruce Wayne's relentless pursuit of justice. When it collides with the jarring electronic tones of Joker's anarchistic tendencies, sounds crash head to head in a cacophony of sounds. The sounds however disjointed, have been given context due to the repetition of Batman's themes.
I'm a fan no doubt. It's not Mozart or Beethoven. But it's no less emotive. Granted, it's the product of the MTV age, but the score is truly epic and it has made The Dark Knight evocative Oscar material. It lends emotional credence to an otherwise mainstream Hollywood film.
3.5/5
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