As a kid, how many of you ran around with a fake cape singing the Adam West-era Batman theme tune or pretended to fly while humming the theme from Superman? Quite a few, I bet.
Well, now you can all run around your apartment with the your favorite superhero theme blaring from your iPod dock, as DC Comics has announced plans to release some well-known and some not-so-well-known theme songs in a 31-track compilation album called DC’s The Music Of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection (via Onion AV Club).
The album goes as far back as 1941 to “Superman March”, and most of the DC properties you’d expect are featured here from Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman to Aquaman, Swamp Thing, and the Teen Titans. While not the definitive theme tune collection, this album gets pretty close, and many of the tracks included have not been available previously. The album is due for release on September 28th.
DC’s The Music Of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection Tracklist:
01. Superman March – Sammy Timberg (1941) – Superman
02. Theme From Superman (Album Version) – John Williams (1978) – From the live-action film Superman
03. The New Adventures of Superman – John Gart (1966) - The New Adventures of Superman
04. Lois and Clark / The New Adventures of Superman – Jay Gruska (1993) – Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
05. The Adventures of Superboy – John Gart (1966) – The Adventures of Superboy
06. Superboy – Kevin Kiner (1988) – Superboy
07. Smallville Season 8 (End Title) – Louis Febre (2008) – Smallville
08. Batman: The Electrical Brain – Lee Zahler (1943) – The Batman
09. The Batman Theme (Album Version) – Danny Elfman (1989) – Batman
10. The Adventures of Batman – John Gart (1967) – The Adventures of Batman
11. Batman TV Series Theme – Neal Hefti (1966) – Batman
12. Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Andy Sturmer (2008) – Batman: The Brave and the Bold
13. Batman Beyond – Kristopher Lee (1999) – Batman Beyond
14. Molossus from Batman Begins – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2005) – Batman Begins
15. Justice League of America – John Gart (1967) – Justice League of America
16. Super Friends – Hoyt Curtin (1973) – SuperFriends
17. The All-New Super Friends Hour – Hoyt Curtin (1977) – The All-New SuperFriends Hour
18. Justice League Unlimited – Michael McCuistion (2004) – Justice League Unlimited
19. Legends of the Superheroes – Fred Wener (1979) – Legends of Superheroes
20. The Teen Titans – John Gart (1967) – Teen Titans
21. Aquaman – John Gart (1967) – Aquaman
22. Swamp Thing – Christopher Stone (1991) – Swamp Thing: The Series
23. Shazam! – Norman Prescott & Yvette Blais (1974) – Shazam!
24. The Flash – John Gart (1967) – The Flash
25. Green Lantern – John Gart (1967) – Green Lantern
26. Green Lantern First Flight – Robert J Kral (2009) – Green Lantern: First Flight
27. The Atom – John Gart (1967) – The Atom
28. Hawkman – John Gart (1967) – Hawkman
29. Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show – Dean Elliott (1979) – The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
30. Wonder Woman The Animated Movie End Title – Christopher Drake (2009) – Wonder Woman
31. Wonder Woman – Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel (1976) – Wonder Woman
