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#	Track Listing	Length	Played
01	Batman: The Brave And The Bold Theme Andy Sturmer	0:30	71
02	I'm The Music Meister Neil Patrick Harris, Grey DeLisle, John Di Maggio, Kevin Michael Richardson, Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor, Michael McCuistion	5:53	85
03	Drives Us Bats Neil Patrick Harris, Grey DeLisle, John Di Maggio, Kevin Michael Richardson, Tom Kenny, Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor, Lolita Ritmanis	1:43	64
04	If Only Neil Patrick Harris, Grey DeLisle, Lolita Ritmanis	2:33	65
05	Death Trap Neil Patrick Harris, Grey DeLisle, Kristopher Carter	1:46	61
06	The World Is Mine Neil Patrick Harris, Grey DeLisle, John Di Maggio, Kevin Michael Richardson, Tom Kenny, Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor, Jeff Bennett, Diedrich Bader, Kristopher Carter	3:32	73
07	If Only (Reprise) James Arnold Taylor, Grey DeLisle, Lolita Ritmanis	2:01	60
08	Drives Us Bats (Mayhem Of The Music Meister End Credits) Neil Patrick Harris, John Di Maggio, Kevin Michael Richardson, Tom Kenny, Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor, Lolita Ritmanis	0:28	60

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If writing a good musical were easy, everyone would do it.

By:	LadyInque
Date:	7 Nov 2009
Rating:

In October 2009, Cartoon Network produced a musical episode of its Batman: The Brave and the Bold series, which thereby joins the ranks of such shows as Buffy and Xena. Unfortunately, the result is only so-so. There’s plenty of music (at 18 minutes of songs, the episode was practically sung-through) and it isn’t bad, but the lyrics are only adequate in some places and truly terrible in others.

The songs were written by series composer Lolita Ritmanis, who worked with Shirley Walker on Batman: The Animated Series almost twenty years ago. The lyrics were written by series producers (and DC Animated veterans) James Tucker and Michael Jelenic. The former is clearly the better, as he penned the words for the two best numbers. “I’m the Music Meister,” in which the villain introduces himself, does a good job setting up the story. “Death Trap” is short and clever, and I like it. On the other hand, “Drives us Bats” and “The World is Mine” feature such clunky lyrics that they make me cringe. Even a reference to the Batusi can’t save them.

The Music Meister is played by Neil Patrick Harris, Dr. Horrible himself. He’s singing his heart out, and he’s good, but I expect no less from him. The female lead, Black Canary, is sung by Grey DeLisle. She gets the love song, “If Only.” The song is kind of drippy, but I actually think I like it better out of context, and only if I’m not paying too much attention to the lyrics.

The most attractive feature of this album is the Batman: Brave and the Bold theme, written and performed by Cartoon Network stalwart Andy Sturmer. It’s a catchy theme that fits the lighthearted nature of the series, and I really like the drum solo about halfway through.

Request: “Batman: The Brave and the Bold Theme” “I’m the Music Meister” “Death Trap”

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