Label: Mutant

Released 10/31/2025

Following the events of the 2022 feature film THE BATMAN, THE PENGUIN has the unenviable task of bringing a prestige television elevation to one of the most iconic comic-book villains of all time. Thankfully Mick Giacchino (STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW), who did additional music for the film as well, found a way to bridge the gap from the more heightened comic-book elements of the previous chapter, and grounds them in the grimy lived in character study that showrunner Lauren LeFranc and executive producer Matt Reeves have crafted for this series. Frantic, chaotic like the titular character itself, Mick's score brings together elevated string quartets and percussion made from literal trash-cans, waltzing and occasionally crashing between worlds of high society and low-level crime. It's a brilliantly designed score that rests comfortably in the cannon of great Batman-music, while playing with the conventions of what these types of stories can be.

Track listing:

1. Scherzo for a Flightless Bird (The Penguin Theme)
   
2. Time to Ascend
   
3. Bird of Aqua Paradise
   
4. Pinky and the Slain
   
5. Shots and Chasers
   
6. Strife of the Party
   
7. Put the Blame on the Maimed
   
8. Strike a Deal
   
9. Arrested Developments
   
10. Slammer Time
    
11. Driving Miss Crazy
    
12. Trial by Liar
    
13. Maroni Exchange
    
14. Squid Maims
    
15. Getting Even
    
16. Crack One Open
    
17. Scorn on the Cobb
    
18. Family Lies
    
19. Councilman and Cobbs
    
20. Sofia’s Suite
    
21. Victor’s Suite
    
22. March of The Penguin
    
23. Please Tell Me Now performed by Shayna Steele
    
24. Let's Face the Music and Dance performed by Shayna Steele