Someone needs to make an animated music video to this of tripping hippos, and they will win the internet!

That's so true! Following after Meatball Parade

it reminds me of REALLY old cartoons from the 80's

When you just so happen to have a tuba and a fat person walks by.

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For fans of Batman: The Animated Series, the music is just as important as the art style. The dark, orchestral themes and sultry, jazzy character pieces are legendary. Now, Epic Toy Sound has delivered an entire original album, BTAS: Inspired By, designed as the ultimate soundtrack for your Gotham City creations.

The album cover itself, a deep-cut reference to the BTAS-style Jonah Hex, sets the tone perfectly. This is a love letter to the dark, gothic world of the show.

We listened to the full 8-track album, and here is our breakdown for all you toy photographers, stop-motion artists, and content creators.

The Vibe & Use Case for Your Content:
1. Gargoyle Perch

The Vibe: Dark, brooding, and atmospheric. This is the sound of a stakeout, with lonely orchestral swells over a tense, steady beat. It's pure "waiting in the shadows" music.

Use For: The perfect track for cinematic pans across your Gotham diorama, a hero shot of Batman brooding on a rooftop, or any scene building suspense.

2. I Am the Night

The Vibe: This is Batman. The track is dark, cinematic, and full of tragic, heroic weight. It's the sound of a vow made in an alleyway.

Use For: Your essential "main theme" for any video focused on Batman himself. Use it for character introductions, slow-motion action, or flashbacks.

3. She Kills Me

The Vibe: Instantly mischievous, quirky, and playful. The bouncy, noir-jazz theme and clarinet melody screams "Harley Quinn." It's fun, but with a clear layer of unhinged energy.

Use For: This is the ultimate Harley theme. Perfect for any content featuring her, her relationship with the Joker, or any other playful, unpredictable character.

4. The Cat and the Bat

The Vibe: A slow, slinky, and seductive noir-jazz track. This is the sound of a "cat and mouse" game played in the moonlight. It's mysterious and alluring.

Use For: The definitive soundtrack for any Catwoman content. Use it for stealth scenes, a figure review, or any video about her "will they/won't they" dynamic with Batman.

5. Touched by Seduction

The Vibe: A classic "femme fatale" anthem. This slow, bluesy jazz track is hypnotic and dangerous. You can almost smell the perfume.

Use For: An ideal theme for Poison Ivy. It's also perfect for any content involving seduction, mystery, or a character with hidden motives.

6. The Last Laugh

The Vibe: Absolute, manic chaos. The fast, oompah/polka beat and chaotic horns are 100% The Joker. It’s the sound of a funhouse turning deadly.

Use For: Any scene featuring The Joker. It’s perfect for fast-paced action, a "descent into madness" montage, or a reveal of his latest diabolical plan.

7. Maniacal

The Vibe: More Joker! This track continues the "circus music from hell" theme with a driving, frantic, and slightly goofy energy.

Use For: A great companion to "The Last Laugh." Use it for Joker's goons, a chase scene, or any content that needs a burst of manic, unsettling energy.

8. Gotham Undertones

The Vibe: Dark, industrial, and unsettling ambience. This isn't a theme; it's the sound of the city's dark underbelly.

Use For: An excellent audio bed for narration. Use it for establishing shots of Arkham Asylum, Crime Alley, or any dark, gritty location in your diorama.

For all creators: This EP is an essential tool. It gives your BTAS content the authentic sound it's been missing.

The Last Laugh


This was a quick improvisation that turned out pretty listenable! Original title was "Sofa King Beautiful", but I figured "Fresh Air" worked better. Since this is a piece for solo keyboard, I included four alternate keyboards in the uncompressed download. They all have subtly different feels. Electric Piano, Grand Piano, Spinet Piano (out of tune), and a piano where you tap the strings rather than hit it with the hammers.

Fresh Air

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Very moody little piece with some melodic interest. Tension could be high grade or low grade depending on your context. Waiting for a drug deal to go through in Belize? This'll work. Concerned about the health of your hyacinth macaw while waiting at the vet office? This'll work. Waiting for the OSHA all-clear at your box factory? This'll work. It is mainly about waiting for things. Probably not good things.

Crypto

Five! Five full minutes of battle fighting action bits with a bit of an Egyptian flair! For some reason I associate English horn with desert nomads. There must have been some cultural reference in my youth to that effect. Super crazy awesome brass is super crazy awesome... wait for it... you'll be glad you did!

Curse Of The Scarab - Full With Tail

Starts small, gets big... then smaller, then REALLY big... then small again. Kind of like a turtle. Actually, it is entirely possible that I just kept seeing different turtles. I mean, they all sort of look like turtles; I wasn't tagging them or marking them with chalk or anything. Chalk will probably just wash off in the pond anyway. Oh! Kind of like a puffer fish! Like a musical puffer fish! Perfect.

Ryno's Theme

Wikipedia describes the Thunderbird as "a supernatural bird of power and strength". It will also ask you to disambiguate it from the automobile made by Ford from 1955 to 2005. I'm sure it was a nice car. I've never owned one. But there were a lot of them! The late 70's Thunderbirds are particularly horrifying... They had those headlight covers that flipped up... because that was a good idea at some point. But this piece! Oh! This piece! Atmosphere like you wouldn't believe! The flute is just so earthy! The organic drones are also beautiful. The whole thing is beautiful. Kind of like you went to an alien day spa in another dimension where days last for years, but you still never get all wrinkly when you're in the bubbly warm waters. mmmm... bubbly warm waters... with the slight possibility of a serial killer.

Thunderbird

It is the future? It certainly sounds like it... What would I use this for? Probably a video game with non-action gameplay. Certainly a montage of some futuristic film... or maybe one of those sandwiched scenes where a person is walking in the rain, but you don't get any of the sounds of the actual rain... just this piece. No dialog, no voiceover, just walking. Do they have a name for those scenes? They must.

Floating Cities

Cold Sober
80bpm
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Electric Piano, Uilleann Pipes

You know what, I honestly don't know what I was thinking here. This is one of those "throw things at the wall and see if it works" kinds of pieces. It would have been completely uninteresting were it not for the Uilleann Pipes. Not a lot of music out there for bagpipes and electric piano. Consider the void filled!

Cold Sober

Part alien cacophony, part organic awfulness, part six of seven. If you set this piece as music you wake up to in the morning, you're going to have a bad, bad day. There will be half remembered monsters from the times of not-asleep, not-awake... whose only jobs are to induce unexpected nausea inside government buildings.

Shadowlands 6 - The Pit

The remix of the The Force Theme from most of the Star Wars films. Remixed by DJ AG.

Star Wars - The Force Theme (DJ AG Remix)

video: https://youtu.be/vKdsPnFR1D0

This is about trances. Mental states of flow, when conscious thought yields to instinct. I tried to colour it with a neon/synthwave aesthetic, which is something I’ve been addicted to for years. That indulgent retro feel and the idea of an instinctual trance seem to go hand in hand for me. 

Download WAV (huge file, great quality): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dAS8qAItG8llCEMzcr3ZgbqdFwfhLN9V

Download MP3 (small file, good quality):  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1j8B-KJLqNy_jP3RzUFXN3Zs-BMIGilKv

This track is free to use and monetize. No need to get permission. Just credit me (link my channel or video, or simply mention my name).

However, to protect content creators from fake claims, I’ve had to enable Content ID. If you use this track in a YouTube video, you will get a claim from my distributor « Symphonic Distributions ». Just dispute the claim and say: “I have properly credited Ross Bugden on my video.” The claim will be released within 30 days and your video/channel will be unaffected. You won’t lose any revenue that’s made between the dispute and the release of the claim, YouTube holds it in an escrow account for you.

Blacklight

I had made a 8-bit Remix of this song before this version, but always found it lacking. I much prefer this one.

8-bit Godzilla Theme

Dead By Daylight - Shattered Bloodline Theme - Spirit

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Circus Theme - Techno Version

The Twelfth and First Doctors part ways, and the First Doctor prepares for his first regeneration.

A Good Man (Cover) (Doctor Who - Series 10) (Murray Gold)

I'm a composer what writes musics for the peoples! It can be used in videos, or games, or videos games! Bus terminals, day spas, tiger-watching safaris... Anything you would like music for! See my site for attribution requirements.

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