Editing Batman Returns (section)

===Music===
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[[Danny Elfman]] was initially reluctant to score ''Batman Returns'' because he was unhappy that his ''Batman'' score was supplemented with pop music by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].<ref name="THRReturnsat25"/> Elfman built on many of his ''Batman'' themes, and said that he enjoyed working on the Penguin's themes the most because of the character's sympathetic aspects, such as his abandonment and death.<ref name="THRReturnsat25"/><ref name="RollingStoneElfman"/> Recorded with a studio orchestra on the Sony Scoring Stage in Los Angeles, Elfman's score includes vocals, harps, bells, xylophones, flutes, pianos, and chimes.<ref name="IGNElfman"/><ref name="Filmtracks"/>

The song "[[Face to Face (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Face to Face]]", played during the costume-ball scene, was co-written and performed by the British rock band [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]].<ref name="Filmtracks"/> Burton and Elfman fell out during production due to the stress of finishing ''Batman Returns'' on time, but reconciled shortly afterward.<ref name="SMHerald"/>