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The soundtrack for the episode "Christmas with the Joker" was composed by Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis under the supervision of Shirley Walker.
Tracklist[]
| No. | Title | Duration | Sample |
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| 14 Seconds Opening Jingle Bells The Joker Blasts Off |
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| Down the Mountain Sidewalk Red Herring |
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| Pukey Christmas Music Christmas With the Joker Game Show Music |
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| The Train Crashes | |||
| Observatory Cannon Cannon Out of Control Robin Blows Up Cannon |
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| More Game Show Music Drive to the Toy Company |
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| Nutcracker Suit Medley | |||
| Pie in Batman's Face Dangling Hostages Saved Deck the Halls |
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Additional material composed for the episode was released in 2016, as part of the Arkham Archives Unreleased Bonus Tracks featured in the fourth and final volume of the Original Soudtrack Series.
| No. | Title | Duration | Sample |
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| God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Traditional (arr. McCuistion) | |||
| Pukey Jingle Bells Sweetener James Pierpont (arr. Walker) | |||
| To the Observatory (Ritmanis) | |||
| A Word From Our Sponsor (Walker) | |||
| Auld Lang Syne Traditional (arr. McCuistion) | |||
| Total | |||
Reviews[]
Writer Paul Dini wrote in 2008, the following statement in regards of the score for the episode:
"The wholesomeness of Christmas and the perversity of the Joker are two things that should never be allowed near each other. Yet, the prospect of the Clown Prince of Crime hosting his own 'family' holiday special was too good to pass up. Strains of 70's-inspired variety show music sound so authentic one might think Shirley brought in Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass to guest star on a track. A special treat is the use of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" to underscore one of the Joker's more deadly toy attacks. And no holiday epic would be completed without a version of "Deck the Halls", this one given a specially twisted ending as it emanates from the Joker's madhouse cell."
Soundtrack editor, Daniel Schweiger stated the following:
"No Christmas music is left unscathed as Walker once again wreacks merry havoc with the Joker, beginning with a spin on "Jingle Bells" as he escapes Arkham Asylum whilst singing every school kid's nasty ditty about Batman and Robin. With sleigh bells and their bigger cousins abounding, Walker then switches to a Tijuana brass sound for her theme to "Christmas With the Joker". But all isn't fun and games, as Walker keeps breathless with an out-of-control train. But the episode's showstopper is McCuistion's subversion of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" by speeding up it's tempo with dangerous, dark brass. Finally, his boisterous version of "Deck the Halls" rings out the episode's score- of course with a dissonant ending to reflect the Joker's foiled Xmas. "The music may be fun, but you know there's something kind of wrong about it." Bruce Timm remars. "And that was perfect for the episode".
Releases[]
The soundtrack of the episode "Christmas With the Joker" has been released as part of the following Original Soundtrack Albums:
