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Chitwood, Adam (July 29, 2020). " The Dark Knight Trilogy Production Designer Walks Us Through The Creation Of Each Film". Collider. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022 . Retrieved June 6, 2022. Composers James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer, who had also worked on Batman Begins, scored The Dark Knight because Christopher believed it was important to bridge the musical-narrative gap between the films. The score was recorded at Air Studios, London. Howard and Zimmer composed the score without seeing the film because Christopher wanted them to be influenced by the characters and story rather than fitting specific on-screen elements. [154] [155] Howard and Zimmer separated their duties by character; Howard focused on Dent and Zimmer focused on the Batman and the Joker. Zimmer did not consider the Batman to be strictly noble and wrote the theme to not seem "super". [156] [157] Howard wrote about ten minutes of music for Dent, wanting to portray him as an American who represents hope, but undergoes an emotional extreme and moral corruption. He used brass instruments for both moral ends but warped the sound as Dent is corrupted. [154] [156]

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Comic-book influences included writer Frank Miller's 1980s works, which portray characters in a serious tone, and the limited series Batman: The Long Halloween (1996–1997), which explores the relationship between the Batman, Dent, and Gordon. [38] [43] Dent was written as The Dark Knight 's central character, serving as the center of the battle between the Batman, who believes Dent is the hero the city needs, and the Joker, who wants to prove even the most righteous people can be corrupted. Christopher said the title refers to Dent as much as the Batman. [h] He considered Dent as having a duality similar to the Batman's, providing interesting dramatic potential. [10] a b c Quinn, Anthony (July 25, 2008). " The Dark Knight (12A)". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008 . Retrieved April 22, 2022. See also: Stunts of The Dark Knight A photograph of the Chicago skyline behind Navy Pier. The Dark Knight was mainly filmed on location in the city.