FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HEROES AND VILLAINS WILL BE SINGING A NEW TUNE IN GOTHAM CITY!

Guest Star and Emmy=AE Nominee Neil Patrick Harris Lends his Voice and
Singing Talents to a Special Musical Episode of Batman: The Brave &
The Bold Airing October 23 at 7:30 PM ET/PT on the Cartoon Network

New Line Records to Digitally Release Batman: The Brave & The Bold:
Mayhem of the Music Meister! =96 Soundtrack from the Animated Television
Show on October 24

BURBANK, CA (October 6, 2009) =96 The Caped Crusader faces a new villain
in the upcoming Batman: The Brave & The Bold episode, =93Mayhem of the
Music Meister!=94  The episode, from Warner Bros Animation, features the
voice of Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Dr. Horrible=92s
Sing-Along Blog) as the Music Meister, a menacing villain who is able
to exert powerful mind-control through song.   Producers and cast
members received a standing ovation following a sneak-preview at Comic-
Con this past July and, after much anticipation, the episode will
finally air Friday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

On Saturday, October 24, New Line Records will release Batman: The
Brave & The Bold: Mayhem of the Music Meister! =96 Soundtrack from the
Animated Television Show digitally on iTunes and other digital music
outlets.  Amazon.com will offer fans the exclusive option of
purchasing either a hard or digital copy of the soundtrack.  The
soundtrack will feature all original songs from the episode as well as
the highly sought Batman: The Brave & The Bold theme.

"Being approached by the producers to do a 'Batman Musical' was a
complete surprise and total thrill," said composers Michael
McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter.  The phenomenal
cast and musicians brought each song to life and we are so happy New
Line Records has agreed to release a soundtrack so that this music can
be enjoyed by Batman fans worldwide."

About Batman: The Brave & The Bold
Extremely popular on Cartoon Network with its combination of fast-
paced action and humor, Batman:  The Brave and the Bold is executive
produced by Sam Register, with James Tucker and Linda M. Steiner as
producers. The voice cast includes Diedrich Bader as Batman, James
Arnold Taylor as Green Arrow, Will Friedle as Blue Beetle, Tom Kenny
as Plastic Man, John DiMaggio as Aquaman and Corey Burton as Red
Tornado.

About Warner Bros. Animation:
Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original
animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, =93Sinkin' in
the Bathtub.=94 Since then, Warner Bros. Animation=92s characters have set
the standard for innovative, quality animation. Producing for network
and cable television, online, home entertainment and feature films
both domestically and internationally, Warner Bros. Animation is
highly respected for its creative and technical excellence, as well as
maintaining the studio=92s rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros. Animation
also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated
programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-
Barbera and DC Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the
most honored animation studios in history, garnering a grand total of
six Academy Awards=AE, 35 Emmy=AE Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award,
an Environmental Media Award, a Parents=92 Choice Award, a Humanitas
Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards (honoring excellence in
animation).

About New Line Records:
NEW LINE RECORDS a division of New Line Productions Inc., has been
releasing recorded music since 2002. Distributed through Warner Music
Group=92s independent arm ADA, NLR has released over 60 titles,
including the film soundtracks to Hairspray, Sex and the City, Elf,
The Notebook, He=92s Just Not That Into You, The Departed, Love and
Basketball and Wedding Crashers, among others. Its 2009 schedule
includes The Hangover, ROCK OF AGES Broadway Cast Recording, Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Sherlock Holmes.