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The score for Batman Begins was composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. Nolan originally invited Zimmer to compose the music, and Zimmer asked Nolan if he could invite Howard to compose as well, as they had always planned a collaboration. The two composers collaborated on separate themes for the "split personality" of Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Batman. Zimmer and Howard began composing in Los Angeles and moved to London where they stayed for twelve weeks to complete most of their writing. Zimmer and Howard sought inspiration for shaping the score by visiting the Batman Begins sets.

Zimmer wanted to avoid writing music that had been done in earlier Batman films, so the score became an amalgamation of orchestra and electronic music. The film's ninety-piece orchestra was developed from members of various London orchestras, and Zimmer chose to use more than the normal number of cellos. Zimmer enlisted a boy soprano to help reflect the music in some of the film's scenes where tragic memories of Bruce Wayne's parents are involved. "He's singing a fairly pretty tune and then he gets stuck, it's like froze, arrested development," said Zimmer. He also attempted to add a human dimension to Batman, whose behavior would typically be seen as "psychotic", through the music. Both composers collaborated to create music for the film, with Zimmer composing the action sequences and Howard focusing on the dramatic scenes.

01. Vespertilio (2:52)
02. Eptesicus (4:20)
03. Myotis (5:46)
04. Barbastella (4:45)
05. Artibeus (4:19)
06. Tadarida (5:05)
07. Macrotus (7:35)
08. Antrozous (3:59)
09. Nycteris (4:25)
10. Molossus (4:49)
11. Corynorhinus (5:04)
12. Lasiurus (7:27)