Mondo Music is now selling the Batman: Mask of the Phantasm original motion picture soundtrack LP. Featuring music by Shirley Walker, this is the first time the soundtrack has been available on vinyl.
Mask of the Phantasm is a continuation of Batman: The Animated Series and follows Batman as he must deal with some skeletons in his closet regarding his former girlfriend, Andrea Beaumont, in addition to tackling a vigilante who has been murdering Gotham’s various crime bosses. It was loosely based on the Batman: Year Two comic book arc.
Walker had worked with Danny Elfman on 1989’s Batman, conducting and providing additional orchestration for the film. She became one of the main composers on Batman: The Animated Series where she created a new main theme for Batman and was nominated for an Emmy for her work on the show.
“Beautifully plotted and animated, Mask of the Phantasm needed a blockbuster score to match, and Walker delivered her masterpiece... an operatic, film noir-inspired tour de force that booms, swoons and soars through the dark Gotham night,” per the Mondo vinyl description.
Pressed on 140 gram vinyl, the soundtrack was mastered by James Plotkin. The LP has art by Danny Haas, and it is housed in gatefold packaging with art, design, and layout by Jordan Christianson.
The Batman: Mask of the Phantasm motion picture soundtrack LP can be ordered at mondoshop.com.