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Batman Begins (soundtrack) S. Hill. Performed by Cavendish String Quartet Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed by Cavendish String Quartet Batman Begins (soundtrack) Batman Begins: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to Christopher Nolan's 2005 film "Batman Begins". It was released on June 15, 2005. The soundtrack drew from the film score, composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, as well as contributions by Ramin Djawadi, Lorne Balfe and Mel Wesson. Director Christopher Nolan originally invited Zimmer to compose the film score, and Zimmer asked the director if he could invite Howard to compose as well, as they had always