Long-time Friend of the NOC, Marc Bernardin, is back ! This time, he’s here to talk about his episode of Batman: Caped Crusader, “Night Ride,” which introduces Gentleman Ghost and Papa Midnite into this reimagined animated universe.
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We interview Frederik Wiedmann, the composer of Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader. He is no stranger to composing for DC animation, having done the scores for Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Justice League: Gods and Monsters, The Death of Superman, Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, and much more, as well as The Dragon Prince and Star Trek: Picard.
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With apologies to fans of X-Men ‘97, I must proclaim Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader as the clear winner of the battle between nostalgic revivals of classic ‘90s animated series.
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Saw Captain America: The Winter Soldier and really have nothing bad to say at all. There were a few issues with story logic but outside of minor nitpicks, I’d have to say this is as good as The Avengers and definitely the best “solo” Marvel Cinematic Universe movie to date.
The best way to describe this movie is “balanced.” It achieved an almost perfect balance between comic book-style action, humor, character development, and story sophistication. Taking a page from the Robert Ludlum/Tom Clancy school of 1970s-era Cold War espionage pop culture storytelling, The Winter Soldier (at the very least) establishes a formula for Marvel Studios that, if used repeatedly, should guarantee the cinematic dominance of Marvel IPs for the next generation.
