Prince performed the soundtrack songs for the superhero movie Batman. The 1989 film, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton as Batman, used Prince's songs alongside Danny Elfman's orchestral score.
Prince's soundtrack album, Batman, was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 20, 1989. It produced major hits including “Batdance,” “Partyman,” and “Scandalous!” The album was not the film's conventional instrumental score; Elfman composed that portion, while Prince wrote and performed the featured songs.
A common mix-up is crediting Prince with the entire Batman score. In fact, Batman had two prominent musical components: Elfman's cinematic score and Prince's pop-funk soundtrack album. Prince's album became a major commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 for six weeks.