A word about the score. I've been a film score nerd for as long as I can remember. First LP I ever bought was a movie score and they've been a huge part of my life ever since. They probably make up 50% of my music library and I listen to film scores more than anything else. By far.

Needless to say, I have both Nolan-Batman scores, and listen to them a lot. Even though I don't care too much for Dark Knight the film, the score is fantastic. The Dark Knight Rises kicked it up a notch.

The first two scores are somewhat similar and I expected more of the same this time. However, this new one really gets deeper and more layered. Zimmer brought his A game. I particularly dig the quieter Selina pieces. Without a doubt, Mind If I Cut In? is my favorite. The simple piano cords are haunting and intoxicating. The heaviness of Underground Army is also fantastic.

Along those lines, I downloaded this app;

http://entertainment.time.com/2012/07/24/dark-knight-rises-app-is-a-musical-tour-of-gotham-city/

I did it to get the extra hour of music not on the soundtrack and some of which isn't in the film. The Origins Suites were written early on and not included in their entirety. The functionality of the app is also very interesting.