The recent decision to scrap the almost-complete Batgirl movie by new Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav seemingly came as a shock to everyone involved, and it's important to keep in mind that it's not just the directors and cast whose work will now go unseen (and heard).
Natalie Holt, who was nominated for an Emmy for her work on season 1 of Loki, recently confirmed that she'd actually completed about 90 minutes of her score for the HBO Max film when the plug was pulled, and the composer has now revealed that she'd been given the go-ahead to use Danny Elfman's classic Batman theme.
“I wanted to use his original [1989] Batman theme for Michael, to keep that continuity going,” Holt tells THR. “Danny Elfman had given me his blessing.”
As for how she feels about Batgirl being scrapped, Holt was just glad to see such a swell of support after the announcement. “There has been quite a lot of support for the project. It’s just nice for us all who put so much time into it, to know that people care.”
Elfman's Batman theme is still one of the most iconic and recognizable movie scores there is, and it would have been quite something to see Keaton's Dark Knight leap into action to those familiar refrains.
The chances of us ever getting to see Batgirl for ourselves are very slim, but we recently learned that Warner Bros. Pictures Group chiefs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy have reached out to the actress and are "entertaining the possibility of having her continue to play Batgirl in a future DC film.”
As for Holt, she's currently hard at work on the score for Loki season 2.
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