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"Let's Face the Music and Dance" = Batman Tune?


I just finished watching this movie for the first time, and as soon as Fred Astaire starts singing "Let's Face the Music and Dance" I thought, wait, this sounds exactly like the Danny Elfman Batman theme music from the first two Batman films and the cartoons. It's almost like he just borrowed the tune straight from this song. Did anybody else notice this?

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You are absolutely right. It's the same first five note (in a 7 notes theme), and on the same chord too!

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