Post by definitivedubs on Jun 13, 2020 18:53:00 GMT
So back in the 90s, when Toonami launched, they aired a ton of shows and made a lot of specific music themed around those shows for use in their bumpers and promos. Fans call these "Toonami Beats". One of these shows was Batman: The Animated Series, which had a beat behind it fittingly named "Darknight".
Full promo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le3OzYInWpU
Short promo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZsYmuoCBWg
Toonami released several albums containing these "beats", and released several more on their website. One of these was Deep Space Bass, an album released in 2001. It contains beats for DBZ, Powerpuff Girls, Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star, and others. One of the tracks was supposed to be Darknight, but at the last minute it was decided the track was too down-tempo with "too much cat on the piano". It was instead replaced by Hyperspace, the beat that plays before movies. The track listing still says Darknight and most uploads of "Darknight" on Youtube still contain this discrepancy.
web.archive.org/web/20081007000232/http://www.toonamifan.com/toonamivigilinterview.html
Darknight was never re-released on any further albums. However, a 30-second version used for the short promo could be found on Toonami's website(?) and was recovered later on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaf9qWJq9_0
The full beat, if the other beats on Deep Space Bass are any indication, should be at least 2:30 long.
Full promo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le3OzYInWpU
Short promo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZsYmuoCBWg
Toonami released several albums containing these "beats", and released several more on their website. One of these was Deep Space Bass, an album released in 2001. It contains beats for DBZ, Powerpuff Girls, Gundam Wing, Outlaw Star, and others. One of the tracks was supposed to be Darknight, but at the last minute it was decided the track was too down-tempo with "too much cat on the piano". It was instead replaced by Hyperspace, the beat that plays before movies. The track listing still says Darknight and most uploads of "Darknight" on Youtube still contain this discrepancy.
web.archive.org/web/20081007000232/http://www.toonamifan.com/toonamivigilinterview.html
Darknight was never re-released on any further albums. However, a 30-second version used for the short promo could be found on Toonami's website(?) and was recovered later on.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kaf9qWJq9_0
The full beat, if the other beats on Deep Space Bass are any indication, should be at least 2:30 long.
