It's not bad, really. But it's clearly bits and pieces he had lying about, unified with that loose Batman theme.

Danny Elfman's score, on the other hand, is awesome, one of his best for Burton.

It's not bad, really. But it's clearly bits and pieces he had lying about, unified with that loose Batman theme.

Danny Elfman's score, on the other hand, is awesome, one of his best for Burton.

1. “In 1998, toward the tail end of the symbol-name part of his career, Prince said in an interview that “when people made fun of my name change … it was mostly white people, because black people empathize with wanting to change a situation. My last name, Nelson, is really a slave name … and it was white slave owners who gave it to their slaves, so why should I go by that name now?”
– Can you please give me the source of this quote? I'm not calling you out, but asking because it's a) fascinating and b) very pertinent to a piece I'm working on right now about Prince's racial performance. Would love to get a hold of this source.

2. I think there were actually a few other songs in the movie, but they were buried as background. For example, I think “The Future” (or maybe “Electric Chair”) plays as the family exits the movie theater in the beginning of the film.

3. In addition to “200 Balloons,” the Hits/B-Sides package also included “Feel U Up” (b-side to “Partyman”) and “I Love U In Me” (b-side to the Arms of Orion”). The absence of “Batdance” remains curious indeed.

4. I'm on the fence with this album. Part of me says yes, it's a bit embarrassing. Another part says yes, it's underrated. I think that perhaps what mars the album is the production, which sounds horribly 1989, and that perhaps that 19 years on, this is what detracts from otherwise pretty good tracks. I still can't get into “Arms of Orion,” though. But “Electric Chair” is definitely the standout for me on this one.