Danny Elfman 's Music For A Darkened People: Beetlejuice (1988)

Beetlejuice (1988)
Music Composed and Co-Produced by Danny Elfman
Orchestrations and Co-Produced by Steve Bartek
Conducted by Bill Ross
Music Scoring Mixer: Bob Fernandez

Label (Catalogue): Geffen, (9 24202-2)
Availability: In print
Purchasing options: Amazon.com

"This, my second film for Tim Burton, is still the most pure fun I've had writing a score. Here was a chance to loosen up and stretch out musically to all the great, wild images that Tim had conjured up. It was like a musical roller coaster." - Danny Elfman

Feature: The Complete 'Beetlejuice' Score

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01. Main Titles (2:28)
02. Travel Music (1:08)
03. The Book!/Obituaries (1:30)
04. Enter..."The Family" /
     Sand Worm Planet (2:49)
05. The Fly (0:49)
06. Lydia Discovers? (0:56)
07. In The Model (1:32)
08. Juno's Theme (0:47)
09. Beetle-Snake (2:09)
10. "Sold" (0:33)
11. The Flier/Lydia's Pep Talk (1:22)
12. Day-O (3:08)
     Performed by Harry Belafonte
13. The Incantation (3:12)
14. Lydia Strikes A Bargain... (0:50)
15. Showtime! (1:07)
16. "Laughs" (2:32)
17. The Wedding (2:02)
18. The Aftermath (1:22)
19. End Credits (2:49)
20. Jump In Line (Shake, Shake
     Senora) (3:43)
     Performed by Harry Belafonte

Total running time: 36:48

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