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Seriously, as bitter as Danny sounds, I still hold the hope in my heart that Raimi does such a thing that makes Danny return and patch their relationship.
Ugh, can someone give me a little briefing on what he says in the Men in Black II DVD?
I saw the film in the theater and I wouldn’t rent that piece of horse crap if my life depended on it.
From the dvdtalk.com review:
Another installment of “Beyond Batman” is included, this time looking at the construction of the second film. Running 15 minutes longer than the first edition, this version has a stand-out piece titled “Inside the Elfman Studio,” which deconstructs the score of the film, as each character had their own music. Elfman even gives a demonstration of how he scored Batman Returns. The featurette as a whole is an excellent behind-the-scenes look at the movie.
Nice! Can’t wait to own Batman and BR [and Batman Begins].
Forever and B&R can rot in the shelves.
Danny, if you are reading this, I AM a film score groupie and I would love to go out for coffee with you!
And I mean that in a completely, non-stalkerish way! Really.
Monsters, you hate Elfman’s choral use?
I’m not trying to be catty, but I just want to know if you even like Elfman’s music.
You know what? I was a little bit disappointed with the score after my first listen, but Danny Elfman has this quality I’ve yet to find in any composer and because of it is why he is my favorite: He works in layers.
There is SO much stuff to dig in this score it’s ridiculous. With every listen I dig deeper and deeper and find so much thematic and melodic material. The exact same thing happened to me with his POTA score, I hated it at first and now it’s one of my favorites of his.
With that said, the Finale is just magnificent.
UGH!
WB has done the same thing with the Harry Potter DVDs: a bunch of useless and stupid kid-oriented extras.
Screw them!
He’s always so witty and articulate. I love to hear him talk. I REALLY hope there’s an isolated score track [with commentary, of course] for the Charlie DVD.
Oh, and he hates Broadway? I guess that throws the chances of a NBC Broadway show out of the window.
My iPod is loaded with them.
I can say the only score from back then I don’t like that much is Nightbreed.
The rest I could listen to time after time until I drop dead.
That Building on Fire cue is really good.
I remember someone posted a site with several mp3s and one of them was that cue and the sound quality was actually quite good.
I think someone [maybe Ryan] should make a summary of what happened with Spider-Man 2 and why Danny will not be working on it and post it somewhere in the site, as I’m sure threads like these will only become more common as the months go by.
That music definitely sounds very JNH-ish, especially like Dinosaur. Such an underrated score and my favorite of his.
Ooooh, I was so disappointed by the lack of a featurette dedicated to the music in the BR disc, but apparently that press release is incomplete.
Over at another forum, someone posted this link to the BBFC site:
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/c2fb077ba3f9b33980256b4f002da32c/5b076fd351fdfd6c8025705400378cfb?OpenDocumentNice!
You’re both right. Danny didn’t write the songs and they weren’t written for Dahl for a film, so they are not ellegible.
But then again, who knows. The academy’s rules, the music branch’s in particular, are bendier than Paris Hilton.
I too wonder about that commentary.
I remember some website posted around the theatrical release of Big Fish, during a Q&A session with Burton, he said both him and Elfman had already recorded commentaries for Batman and Batman Returns.
Bummer.
There’s no way he will get nominated for any of those songs as they aren’t “original” songs written for the film.
That reminds me of the great injustice they made with Moulin Rouge’s song “Come What May”, which wasn’t nominated because in spite of being a never heard before song, it was written for Romeo and Juliet.
The Academy sucks.
OMG, somebody give me CPR, the films are getting DTS tracks!!!
On October 18, 2005, Warner Home Video will release Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 on DVD. The set will feature all four films in the ’90s Batman series, and present each with new sound, remastered picture and other previously unreleased bonus materials. The set will be offered for the MSRP of 79.92, but each title will also be available individually for the price of 26.99.
The following materials will appear on the two-disc Batman Special Edition:
* Commentary by Tim Burton
* On the Set With Bob Kane
* Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman, which follows the comic book series through seven decades of changes and re-inventions
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight, which includes parts 1-3: “The Road to Gotham City,” “The Gathering Storm,” and “The Legend Reborn”
* Beyond Batman documentary gallery, which features “Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of Batman,” “Building the Batmobile,” “Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of Batman,” “Designing the Batsuit,” “From Jack to Joker,” and “Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of Batman”
* Music videos by Prince, including “Batdance,” “Partyman” and “Scandalous”
* The Heroes and The Villains profile galleries
* Batman: The Complete Robin Storyboard Sequence
* New digital transfer with both Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround
* Theatrical trailerThe Batman Returns disc features the following extras:
* Commentary by Burton
* The Bat, The Cat and The Penguin, in which cast and crew recall the making of the sequel
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight part 4, entitled “The Dark Side of the Dark Knight”
* Beyond Batman documentary gallery, which features “Gotham City Revisited: The Production Design of Batman Returns,” “Sleek, Sexy and Sinister: The Costumes of Batman Returns,” “Making Up the Penguin,” “Assembling the Arctic Army,” and “Bats, Mattes and Dark Nights: The Visual Effects of Batman”
* “Face to Face” music video by Siouxsie and the Banshees
* The Heroes and The Villains profile galleries
* New digital transfer with both Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround
* Theatrical trailerIncluded on the Batman Forever Special Edition:
* Commentary by Joel Schumacher
* Additional scenes
* Riddle Me This: Why is Batman Forever, which examines how a new director and cast created a new version of Gotham’s classic heroes and villains
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight, part 5: “Reinventing a Hero”
* Beyond Batman documentary gallery, which features “Out of the Shadows: The Production Design of Batman Forever,” “The Many Faces of Gotham City,” “Knight Moves: The Stunts of Batman Forever,” “Imaging Forever: The Visual Effects of Batman Forever,” “Scoring Forever: The Music of Batman Forever”
* “Kiss From a Rose” music video by Seal
* The Heroes and The Villains profile galleries
* New digital transfer with both Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround
* Theatrical trailerAnd Batman & Robin features these bonus materials:
* Commentary by Schumacher
* Additional scene “Alfred’s Lost Love”
* Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight, part 6: “Batman Unbound”
* Beyond Batman documentary gallery, which features “Bigger, Bolder, Brighter: The Production Design of Batman & Robin,” “Maximum Overdrive: The Vehicles of Batman & Robin,” “Dressed to Thrill: The Costumes of Batman & Robin,” Frozen Freaks and Femme Fatales: The Makeup of Batman & Robin,” and “Freeze Frame: The Visual Effects of Batman & Robin”
* Four music videos, including “The End is the Beginning is the End” by Smashing Pumpkins, “Foolish Games” by Jewel, “Gotham City” by R. Kelly, and “Look Into My Eyes” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
* The Heroes and The Villains profile galleries
* New digital transfer with both Dolby 5.1 and DTS surround
* Theatrical trailer
