Elfman/Van Sant weepy dounuts and ‘Milk’

[Lucius]

So, I thought Danny and Gus parted ways respectfully, but I just saw this article at Filmscoremonthly.com on the Top 40 composers of 2007. Yes, Danny was #2 again.

2. DANNY ELFMAN

2007 RANKING: 2
AGE: 54
BIRTHPLACE: Amarillo, Texas
REP: Kraft-Engel
3 OSCAR NOMINATIONS
1 EMMY, 2 NOMINATIONS
8 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS
BEST PICTURE NOMINEES: Good Will Hunting, Chicago
RELATIONSHIPS: Tim Burton, Gus Van Sant
BACKGROUND: Rock singer-songwriter (Oingo Boingo)
FAN FAVORITES: Batman, Edward Scissorhands
TYPECAST IN: Comic book movies, Oscar bait
TOP GROSSING FILMS:
1. Spider-Man–403
2. Spider-Man 2–373
3. Batman–251
4. Men in Black–250
5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory–206
6. Men in Black II–190
7. Mission: Impossible–180
8. Planet of the Apes–179
9. Chicago–170
10. Batman Returns–162

Elfman hasn’t had a genuine blockbuster since 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but he remains one of the most popular composers in Hollywood, unusually choosy about his projects and particularly about his director collaborators. Last year’s Meet the Robinsons did good business despite its troubled production history, while the war-on-terror thriller The Kingdom was a boxoffice disappointment but gave Elfman the chance to work with a more stark, less orchestral sound. His emphasis on interesting directors dominates his 2008 output, as he scores a new Errol Morris documentary, Guillermo del Toro’s sequel to Hellboy, Gus Van Sant’s long-awaited Harvey Milk biopic, and the action thriller Wanted, from the director of the Russian Night and Day Watch.

WHAT’S NEXT: Standard Operating Procedure, Wanted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Milk

Good to see there boy back together again.

Lucius

[Ryan Keaveney]

HA, you know I was listening to Elfman on shuffle the other day and PSYCHO came on and I wondered about what ever happened to him and Van Sant!

[DannyBiker]

I was waiting for an Elfman/Van Sant reunion since a long time now; well 10 years actually !
With Burton and Raimi, Van Sant is one of those directors who know how to use Elfman’s music. After two years of few minor scores, 2008 could be a big Elfman year…

[Descent Into Mystery]

Never was a big fan of the Elfman-Van Sant collaboration. To Die For was decent, Good Will Hunting was a bit boring, and Psycho was point-less. But…I’ll give this a chance.

[Monsterhead]

That’s great news. And wasn’t Elfman doing A LIFE BEYOND HER EYES? The latest from HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG director? I see that he stuck with predictable old Horner once again…

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