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ParticipantIt’s anonymous. If someone had played that music to me and told me it was Zimmer’s latest protégé’s work, I would have believed it. There’s no colour, quirk or personality – there’s no Elfman. Even putting the music to the side, the recording is weak and a lot of it sounds like prelays.
The other cue has Elfman all over it but I thought he was going to run amuck with Williams’ theme but it’s use isn’t very interesting musically. We all love him for his melodic talent and it’s not on display here at all.
I’ll still see the movie/buy the score of course but, like DannyBiker, I’m not excited anymore.
ParticipantSound quality for the ‘Friends and Foes’ cue is better in this video.
ParticipantI like the rhythm but it really is so disappointing to hear Elfman go RC. He often makes a big deal about trying to avoid it.
The other cue is better but I can’t get past the recording.
ParticipantElfman’s action music is always excellent…what’s going on?
These cues sound like demos too.
ParticipantIt’s really disappointing; I hope it’s not indicative of the rest of the score.
ParticipantFirst cue
ParticipantIf that were the case, wouldn’t they be credited with ‘Additional Arrangements’ instead? They’re almost always credited with 50% of the cue on the BMI repertoire (apart from Alice) which suggests they had quite a bit to do. T.J. Lindgren posts all of the music he writes for Elfman on his soundcloud and they’re sometimes quite substantial.
ParticipantThree additional composers listed on IMDB so far.
Hope this isn’t another Goosebumps/AoU situation were every other cue had another composer involved. I appreciate that the deadlines are tough but it makes Elfman seem like a brand as opposed to one composer. He, along with Beltrami, seems to need help more than any other non-RC composer, actually.
ParticipantThere’s at least a bit of heart in this one. The characters look fun too.
I wonder if Elfman’s now in the running to score Aquaman?
ParticipantNew trailer is a lot better than the others.
ParticipantHere’s the video.
ParticipantElfman mentioned in a Mexican press conference that he’s scoring this, apparently.
ParticipantExcited to see Black Beauty, Milk and Sommersby performed.
ParticipantAh, I missed that. Sounds like a magical night.
Seems like there’s no falling out with Burton too!
ParticipantIt’s a separate interview: Elfman demoed a cue for the producers and they weren’t sold, he then was able to convince them to hire a string orchestra to show them what he had intended (the demo didn’t do the cue justice) and they were then sold.
ParticipantWhat did they play? What did you ask, Thor? Raimi video? When does this air?
So many questions!
ParticipantParticipantElfman’s currently n Vienna where they are preparing a tribute concert for him. He did a little talk and here’s a recap from someone who attending at FilmScoreMonthly.
‘And finally there was Danny Elfman talking with journalist Melinda Newman about his career and his approach to scoring. There were great stories about his beginnings as a film composer (being in totally over his head), about director’s love for their temp track (I love what you did there but I was so moved by that piece on the temp…). He also talked a little bit about Justice League which was recorded last week in London. He talked about the work doing the mock-up and that the samples for a particularly moving sequence just didn’t do justice for what he intended so he persuaded the producers to hire a string orchestra to embellish the mock-up. Let’s just say that I am really looking forward to that score.’
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=119077&forumID=1&archive=0
ParticipantParticipantThis is recording today.
It seems as though Elfman took a break from Justice League to score this?
ParticipantThis is the third Elfman movie in a row to be completely savaged by critics. He’s getting good notices, though!
ParticipantI like how he refuses to big himself up in any way and says things how they are. John Powell is good for that too.
I always really liked those Daniel Schweiger interviews he used to do quite regularly.
ParticipantAn interview! That’d be exciting: 90% of Elfman’s interviews are always the same. Fingers crossed.
ParticipantElfman’s regulars have started adding this to their resumes online (Edgardo Simone and Noah Snyder).
I heard Elfman started work on Justice League around five weeks ago so I wonder how the scheduling worked out.
ParticipantThis is interesting: I just rewatched the movie and a lot of Elfman’s cut music is in the credits. For example, only the beginning of ‘It Begins’ plays in the movie (and a short part is cut and paste in later) and in the end credits the exact piece of music that was cut is played. Additionally, in the movie the start of ‘New Avengers’ is played and then cut in favour of Silvestri’s music – in the end credits that exact piece of music that was cut is played (not the beginning or the end of the cue that were intact in the movie).
It almost seems like an apology of sorts.
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