Earlier this year Warner Brothers Entertainment released the animated feature BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM, inspired by the Elseworlds comic book series by Mike Mignola, Richard Pace, and Troy Nixey.
The story, based in the 1920s, finds explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashing an ancient evil, expediting his return to Gotham City after a two-decade hiatus. A logic/science-driven Batman must battle Lovecraftian supernatural forces threatening the sheer existence of Gotham, along the way, being aided and confronted by reimagined versions of his well-known allies and enemies, including Green Arrow, Ra’s al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face, James Gordon and Bruce’s beloved wards. Prepare for a mystical, often terrifying Batman adventure unlike any other.
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The film’s score was produced and performed by composer Stefan L. Smith, a multi award winning film composer and violist hailing from Joliet, Illinois. Prior to his work on the film’s score Stefan composed music for film, TV, video games, concert halls, R&B, pop, and even EDM, all while maintaining an active professional performance/recording career, holding the seat of principal (and/or guest principal) violist with some of the most prestigious American orchestras such as the Hollywood Studio Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, The Academy’s Oscars Orchestra, and many more. He’s even been featured as an on-screen musician, appearing in major productions like the 94th Academy Awards, Modern Family, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The West Wing and more.
In the interview below, find out Stefan’s influences and journey as he composed the music for BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM:
You can find Stefan’s complete works on this website: https://stefanlsmith.com/and the soundtrack is available on Amazon, iTunes, and other music services.