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Dynamic Music Partners

Young Justice's composers: Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis and Michael McCuistion (l-r).

The following is listing of the notable musical cues and songs heard in Young Justice. The music for Young Justice is composed by Dynamic Music Partners: Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis.

Group themes[]

The Team (main theme)[]

The main theme plays at the beginning and end of every Young Justice episode. Set in B-flat minor, the primary motif consists of a trio of triplets: one ascending, one peaking, and the first triplet repeating. The opening theme is truncated for Young Justice: Invasion, to five seconds in length. The theme was played once in the show proper, when the Team closes its trap on the Light in "Summit". 

Variation Listen Notes
Ending Theme Plays after all episodes
Opening Theme #1 Plays in all episodes of season 1
Opening Theme #2 Plays in all episodes of season 2
Theme as used in "Summit" Played when Aqualad reveals the Team to the Light

Justice League[]

The Justice League theme starts with two octave notes alternating around a central note. It continues with a descending scale, before fading out with the alternating octave notes in a different key. The base theme takes a martial—even stern—tone, and is heard in its entirety when the full League is revealed at the end of "Fireworks".

Several variations have played throughout the series:

  1. It takes a triumphant tone, when the Justice League descends upon the Injustice League, saving the Team from certain destruction in "Revelation".
  2. It takes a very solemn tone, when Zatara calls Red Tornado in the Cave at the start of "Failsafe". The main guns of the Justice League have fallen, and the Team stands ready to take up the cross.
  3. A short version plays in "Happy New Year" when the Justice League and the Team descends on Gamma Squad, who had just successfully destroyed the Krolotean mothership in New Orleans. This version is reprised in "Endgame" when the Team descends on the returning Justice Leaguers, who have just landed on the ruins of Mount Justice.
  4. A melancholic marching version is played when the Justice League departs for Rimbor, at the end of "Alienated".

The Light[]

Character themes[]

Heroes[]

Speedy[]

Speedy's theme is more percussive than melodic, a syncopated rhythm punctuated by three notes (one eighth note, one quarter note, and another eighth note).

Spitfire[]

The Spitfire motif has a basic structure of six notes (G D F D E C) that plays in Season 2 whenever Wally and Artemis have a romantic interaction. Source: Wally speaks with Artemis after returning home from a failed effort to convince Red Arrow to stop his obsessive search for Speedy, from "Salvage".

Superboy[]

Superboy's theme consists of two pairs of three ascending notes. The rhythm is such that the words "Superboy" can be sung to these note-pairs.  This appears only in early episodes of Season 1. Source: After Aqualad convinces him, Superboy breaks into the cloning chamber to liberate the captives, from "Fireworks".

Villains[]

Cheshire[]

Cheshire's motif consists of four ascending notes. It is atonal, and conveys an oriental feel. Source: Cheshire greets Artemis, in "Insecurity".

Deathstroke[]

Songs[]

Hello, Megan![]

This was the opening theme for the in-universe sitcom, "Hello, Megan!"  The song is composed by Michael McCuistion, while the lyrics are written by Nicole Dubuc and Greg Weisman.  Kevin Michael Richardson is the main singer.

Listen:

The lyrics are:

<School bell rings>
Hello Megan!

School and boys and parents too.
     A whole lot to juggle for Miss You-Know-Who.
(Who?) Hello Megan.
     (Who?) Hello Megan!

This cheerleader knows the score.
     Center of attention and so much more!
Hello Megan.
     Hello Megan!

A little bit distractible,
     But never too intractable.
She's really quite attractable.
     Okay, a lot distractible!

Eventually, she'll get a clu-ue <frog croaks>
(Hello Megan!)

The girl for me,
     The girl for you...
Hello, Megan <motorbike horn honks twice>
     Hello, Megan!
The girl for me,
     The girl for you... <laughter>
Hello, Megan!
     Hello, Megan!
Hello, Megan!

Reach for a Reach[]

This was featured in a in-universe commercial to advertise the Reach drink in "The Fix". The song is composed by Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion, and Lolita Ritmanis, and the lyrics are written by Greg Weisman. Jason Marsden is the lead singer, with Danica McKellar providing back-up.

Listen:

The lyrics are:

Become a citizen of the Milky Way
     By holding out your hand.
Grab the taste that'll make your day
     One sip and you'll understand.

Our friends have come from far beyond
     To help us and to teach.
Quench your thirst while we all bond
     Don't wait, reach for a Reach!

Yeah, in strawberry-mango or in peach,
     Reach for a Reach!

<Announcer: From LexCorp, and the Reach!>

Doom Patrol Go![]

In "Nightmare Monkeys", Beast Boy hallucinates a version of the Doom Patrol based on the style of Teen Titans Go!, complete with theme song. It was composed by the Dynamic Music Partners and performed by Scott Menville, Khary Payton, Tara Strong and Hynden Walch. The final part of Bringing Back Young Justice With Whitney Moore covered the making of the song.

The lyrics are:

Go!
D O O M P A T R O L
Doom Patrol Go!

We are called the Doom-doom, Patrol-trol.
We'll go off and die on a mission 'cause that's just how we ro-oh-oll.
Not sure what else you could expect when there's "doom" right in our name.
Had to figure we were obsessed with playin' the doom card game.
No point shedding tears now, dear Garfield, no searching for loopholes.
Just wave goodbye to your second mom and avoid all doom patrols!

Bug birthday song[]

In "Encounter Upon the Razor's Edge!", Forager and Forager perform a Bug song to honor Jay Garrick's birthday. It is performed by Nika Futterman and Jason Spisak.

The lyrics are:

Today is Flash's birthday,
     So ring the birthday bell.
Time to tap antennae
     Upon the birthday shell.
Today is Flash's birthday,
     Bugs know just what to do:
Forage birthday grubsteaks,
     And Foragers will too.
Today is Flash's birthday,
     Great time to be alive,
And to celebrate Jay with every Bug in Hive!

House of Zod chant[]

In "Forbidden Secrets of Civilizations Past!", Faora Hu-Ul leads the followers of the House of Zod in a chant. The chant is performed by Denise Boutte, Andrew Kishino, Phil LaMarr and Nolan North, and was composed by the Dynamic Music Partners alongside Brandon Vietti.[1]

The lyrics are:

Think is the Word of Zod,
Work is the Word of Zod,
Will is the Word of Zod,
Heed, heed the Words of Zod.

Live for the House of Zod,
Push for the House of Zod,
Brace for the House of Zod,
Build, build the House of Zod.

Guard for the House of Zod,
Fight for the House of Zod,
Win for the House of Zod,
Save, save the House of Zod.

Guard for the House of Zod,
Fight for the House of Zod,
Win for the House of Zod,
Save, save the House of Zod.

Miscellaneous motifs[]

The missing 16 hours[]

The motif is a repeating sequence of only three notes. It plays whenever the missing sixteen hours is mentioned on-screen, or when characters talk about the League's activities during that time period, on Rimbor.

The Glamour Charm[]

The Glamour Charm has a repeating motif of five notes (A E C B G), and has a mysterious feel to the melody. It plays whenever the charm (and Tigress) are prominently featured. However, it did not play when Ra's al Ghul rips it off of Tigress in "Summit", replaced instead by a suspense track.

See also[]

References[]

  1. Young Justice Phantoms – Interview with Dynamic Music Partners (2022-05-20). The World’s Finest. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
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