PR: Batman The Brave & The Bold musical episode

[cinemediapromo]

Posted: 10/21/09 at 2:34pm

To view a clip from the episode visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHY9USNC_Fk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HEROES AND VILLAINS WILL BE SINGING A NEW TUNE IN GOTHAM CITY!

Guest Star and Emmy Nominee Neil Patrick Harris Lends his Voice and Singing Talents to a Special Musical Episode of Batman: The Brave & The Bold Airing October 23 at 7:30 PM ET/PT on the Cartoon Network

New Line Records to Digitally Release Batman: The Brave & The Bold: Mayhem of the Music Meister!  Soundtrack from the Animated Television Show on October 24

BURBANK, CA (October 6, 2009)  The Caped Crusader faces a new villain in the upcoming Batman: The Brave & The Bold episode, Mayhem of the Music Meister! The episode, from Warner Bros Animation, features the voice of Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Dr. Horribles Sing-Along Blog) as the Music Meister, a menacing villain who is able to exert powerful mind-control through song. Producers and cast members received a standing ovation following a sneak-preview at Comic-Con this past July and, after much anticipation, the episode will finally air Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

On Saturday, October 24, New Line Records will release Batman: The Brave & The Bold: Mayhem of the Music Meister!  Soundtrack from the Animated Television Show digitally on iTunes and other digital music outlets. Amazon.com will offer fans the exclusive option of purchasing either a hard or digital copy of the soundtrack. The soundtrack will feature all original songs from the episode as well as the highly sought Batman: The Brave & The Bold theme.

"Being approached by the producers to do a 'Batman Musical' was a complete surprise and total thrill," said composers Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter. The phenomenal cast and musicians brought each song to life and we are so happy New Line Records has agreed to release a soundtrack so that this music can be enjoyed by Batman fans worldwide."

About Batman: The Brave & The Bold
Extremely popular on Cartoon Network with its combination of fast-paced action and humor, Batman: The Brave and the Bold is executive produced by Sam Register, with James Tucker and Linda M. Steiner as producers. The voice cast includes Diedrich Bader as Batman, James Arnold Taylor as Green Arrow, Will Friedle as Blue Beetle, Tom Kenny as Plastic Man, John DiMaggio as Aquaman and Corey Burton as Red Tornado.

About Warner Bros. Animation:
Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, Sinkin' in the Bathtub. Since then, Warner Bros. Animations characters have set the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Animation is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as maintaining the studios rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards, 35 Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a Parents Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in animation).

About New Line Records:
NEW LINE RECORDS a division of New Line Productions Inc., has been releasing recorded music since 2002. Distributed through Warner Music Groups independent arm ADA, NLR has released over 60 titles, including the film soundtracks to Hairspray, Sex and the City, Elf, The Notebook, Hes Just Not That Into You, The Departed, Love and Basketball and Wedding Crashers, among others. Its 2009 schedule includes The Hangover, ROCK OF AGES Broadway Cast Recording, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Sherlock Holmes.

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[mybigsplash]

Posted: 10/21/09 at 3:36pm

I would retital the subject of this thread to include NPH singing in this musical episode. More people would be interested in this thread.

Travis

[cinemediapromo]

Posted: 10/21/09 at 4:09pm

Thanks!

[Gobstopper]

Posted: 10/21/09 at 8:03pm

I STILL say that Batman would make a much better source material to base a musical upon than Spider-Man is. The characters are so much more rich and complex in Batman and it's so much more melodramatic. I would be all over a Batman musical like white on rice. Just sayin'.

This sounds fun btw. Neil Patrick plus Batman equals good times in my book.

[Jennifer Lynn]

Posted: 10/22/09 at 1:18pm

Hope I can catch this! I always wanted to see a musical episode of DC or Marvel comics animation!

What a shame Kevin Conroy doesn't do Batman's voice for this show! He showed in an episode of Justice League that he has a GREAT singing voice! "Am I blue, am I blue...ain't these tears in my eyes tellin' you?"

[Baine]

Posted: 10/23/09 at 12:37pm

Just wanted to bump b/c it's on TV tonight. I love the idea of this and *love* that they brought in NPH. He needs to come back to Broadway (though most likely not until HIMYM ends...)!

I have my DVR set :)