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...it doesn't have the fan power something like B:TAS has... no I don't think it'll sell out TOO fast.
I think this is a pretty accurate assessment. FLASH sounds great, but it certainly does not have the following BTAS has. TAS is the quintessential version of Batman for many, and I would predict a second volume to sell out as quickly as the first, if not sooner.
But I think FLASH will do very well 
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Honestly, Elfman's theme is the worst thing about The Flash. It's not often you can say that about Elfman, but that's how good Walker's material is.
How dare you, sir.
I'm assuming that the 2CD set will include the pilot score, which is considerably more hefty than the later episodic scores. Shirley's music was very much in the Elfman-mode of the early '90s (DARKMAN, DICK TRACY), heavy on the brass, copious bongo rhythms ("Track Test" is right out of Danny's "Peppy Science" from DARKMAN).
It's almost hard to believe this is what television music sounded like once upon a time. Now I'm depressed.
The theme is a little TOO close to Batman for me. You don't think?
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Yeah, the themes for his "comic book" scores post-Batman were all kind of annoying (the scores themselves were fine, though), but The Flash is the worst because it sounds like an NFL Films ripoff of his Batman theme.
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Aren't the last few notes of THE FLASH theme basically the same as John Williams' "Hedwig" theme from HARRY POTTER? John, you old dog 
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I feel pretty stupid right now -- I totally thought this was an animated show, not live action. Is it a mix of both?
-Rick O.
I, too, assumed it was animated, Rick, and for some reason, knowing that it's live action makes this release much more appealing to me. Weird, I know.
The show had an interesting pedigree behind the scenes; Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo (Trancers, The Sentinel, Viper, The Rocketeer) produced it. The hired Howard Chaykin (American Flagg) as the story editor. John Francis Moore was a comics guy who wrote for the show.
They had interesting takes on The Flash's rogues gallery. All in all, generally a fun show.
Bilson & De Meo recently wrote for the Electronic Arts video games; GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, Everything Or Nothing, Medal Of Honor: Rising Sun, among others.
Greg Espinoza
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I really enjoy Shirley Walker, so I'm enthusiastic about this release. I can't say I was sold by the show itself, since I'm not entirely oriented with it, but I really enjoy Walker's presence on just about anything. Thank you, La-La Land. Here's hoping for further success with your soundtrack enterprise.
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