I can see why people thought Shirley Walker was writing Elfman’s music!

[Descent Into Mystery]

Their music sound very similar
http://walker.filmmusic.com/audio.html

[Lucius]

Wow, what a nicely designed site you linked to. They should get that guy to do THIS site.

Lucius

[Ryan Keaveney]

I would say of all of Shirley’s work, the only thing that really sounds like Danny Elfman is THE FLASH, and I believe that was on purpose, considering it was based on his theme.

Ryan

[Mr. Dantz]

Walker is obviously influenced by Herrmann, so I think that’s why there are similarities.

[KWashi]

I would imagine in conducting music (I know she did some of Elfman’s scores), she would have picked up some Elfman influence along the way.

[Monsterhead]

And just how does one snag a copy of her marvelous soundtrack to WILLARD, dear Ryan…?

[Descent Into Mystery]

Walker was like a non-kinetic version of Elfman.

Examples
http://anbat.toonzone.net/music/hoi.htm
http://anbat.toonzone.net/music/mudslide.htm
http://anbat.toonzone.net/music/olw.htm

Here’s a PERFECT example
http://anbat.toonzone.net/music/olw-fotm.htm

its very Elfman like

[Ryan Keaveney]

You should have hung around my mailbox back when it arrived!

Ryan

[TenderLumpling]

For those of you who have Memoirs of the Invisible Man (which should be all of you), the opening seconds of the Spider-Man Main Title sounds a lot like the beginning seconds of the Memoirs Main Title.

[Monsterhead]

You’re right. But that would be stealing…

[Descent Into Mystery]

check this out:

cast & crew of Batman: The Animated Series talk about BOTH Elfman and Walker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYr4KERi8as

[Descent Into Mystery]

I just re-watched, On Leather Wings, the first B:TAS episode and every musical cue is very ELFMAN-ESQUE! There’s even a few notes from Elfman’s movie theme.

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