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Looks like music from Big Fish and Alice in Wonderland are on deck to be performed at the next concert on April 28, 2013. http://aysymphony.org/2012/05/18/2012-13-season/
Endymion09, these kinds of stories about Elfman have long been debunked. Danny composes way more of his own music than you give him credit for. Follow your own advice and do some research with real, credible sources.
Those of us in LA might be interested in this Dark Shadows-related Q&A with Elfman at Warner Bros. Records on May 8!
Here’s the announcement:
http://www.warnerbrosrecords.com/news/danny-elfman-host-live-qa-session-may-8th
Quote:Grammy Award-winning and four-time Oscar®-nominated composer Danny Elfman will visit the historic Warner Bros. Records building in Burbank, CA to host a live Q & A open to the public on Tuesday, May 8th at 6:00pm. For those unable to attend, this event will be streamed live at http://www.livestream.com/dannyelfman where fans can submit their questions in real time. Here are the details:When: Tuesday, May 8th
What: Danny Elfman to Host a Live Q+A Session
Where: Warner Bros. Records Boutique Store
3300 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505
Time: 6pm-7:30pm
RSVP: dannyelfmanrsvp@gmail.com By Friday, May 4thAlso, in recognition of the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures theatrical release Dark Shadows-which marks the 14th collaboration between composer Danny Elfman and director Tim Burton-a limited supply of 75 signed copies of the Danny Elfman & Tim Burton Grammy-nominated 25th Anniversary Music Box and 100 signed Dark Shadows Soundtracks will be available for purchase.
The Grammy-nominated Anniversary Box will be specially priced for the event at $399.99 (regularly priced at $499.99). The Anniversary Box will also be available at this special price for one week online at http://www.elfmanburton.com from Monday, May 7th though May 14th.
I didn’t see Elfman’s name in the credits for this bit, but in the film, the music during the video that played before the each of Hunger Games participants’ names were drawn sounded quite Elfman-esque to me.
Ah, what nice, professional journalism, Mr. Mike Bracken. Good job. *slow clap*
Certainly good “news,” though, such as it was presented.
My God, how did I not know about this event? Totally would’ve gone!
Exciting stuff, though. Looking forward to hearing more about these projects.
Um.
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No.
Anyway, I thought the First Class score was just so-so, but specifically Magneto’s thematic material really bugged me in the film. Didn’t think it worked well at all.
No surprise there.
Listen, I love my computer, and as a composer just getting into the game on projects that have little to no budget for music, it’s nice to be able to produce a decent-sounding score without spending money on musicians.
But unlike me, ol’ Hansy is very much rolling in it. He’s got the big budgets. He’s got the connections. And in spite of all that, for the life of me, I don’t understand why he doesn’t seem to respect the natural sound of an orchestra. I see these clips of a live orchestra being recorded for his own scores; even then, it rarely sounds really real. I would never believe it if I didn’t see it. He doesn’t just produce; he overproduces to the point of pretentiousness. I get that that’s his signature “sound,” but that doesn’t make it a great one.
To make this somewhat relevant here, Elfman is one of those few holdouts these days that doesn’t try so hard to “beef up” the orchestra. His use of electronics as its own unique instrument alongside the orchestra—rather than supporting it or replacing it—I think, is impeccable. It’s a quality I try hard to reflect in my own scores, as well—even if “my” orchestra isn’t real (yet).
That said, Hans is getting much bigger films than Elfman (and I, obviously). And I’m no accountant, but I’m pretty sure that means he needs to do little more than wave his enormous wads of cash in front of me to argue his success. So, what do I know?
Never mind. http://bit.ly/h2Fy7b
Maybe Elfman’s back in?
Alrighty, I’ll give it a shot…
PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE – “Finale”
BEETLEJUICE – “The Fly”
BATMAN – “Attack of the Batwing”
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS – “Edwardo the Barber”
BATMAN RETURNS – “Selina Transforms” (I guess “Part II”, on the original soundtrack)
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS – “Christmas Eve Montage”
MARS ATTACKS! – “Destructo X”
SLEEPY HOLLOW – “The Chase”
PLANET OF THE APES – “Ape Suite #2”
BIG FISH – “Finale”
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY – “The Golden Ticket/Factory”
CORPSE BRIDE – “End Credits (Part I)”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND – “Alice Decides”“Not down” for more Elfman?! Crazy talk!
Nah, I see your point, but any more of his material I can get my hands on is a “win” for me, so I’m pretty sure I’ll be purchasing this.
Yeah, I’d wondered if that was just another typical IMDb mistake. Okay, thanks. Glad that got straightened out. Back to our regularly scheduled discussion.
Anyone know what the deal is with this? On IMDb, Alberto Iglesias is listed alongside Elfman as a composer for the film. Saw the movie today, and there might have been a couple spots that weren’t quite as “Elfman” as rest, but I’m not certain. Thoughts?
Grabbed the MP3 album from Amazon, myself. $5.99’s a pretty great deal.
Wanna reserve full judgment ’til I can see the film. So far I generally like what I’m hearing, but from an “album” perspective it’s good, not great (but very good). Much more mellow in tone than I was expecting. I always enjoy his action writing, so I’m digging “The Breakout.” I didn’t realize until my second or third listen through that cue that there are no winds or brass to be found until the last couple minutes (even then, not much). As if he needed to prove it, if nothing else, this score displays Elfman’s superb string writing. And as Lucius mentioned, “The Truth” is gorgeous; very Milk-like.
Interested to see how this pairs up with the movie!
Knowing the Academy, I wouldn’t count out The Social Network being nominated for Best Score, either.
Ho-lee box set, Batman! This is killing me. There’s some real gems in that thing, and I feel like I kinda have to get it, seeing as Elfman’s the whole reason I got into film scoring in the first place.
But geez… $500? I’d be much more inclined if it were, maybe, $250. Damn.
