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ParticipantThis was announced in April… and it’s great news!
I love the score for the first and cannot wait to hear what he does with this one. Seems likely he’ll score the third too.
I love that Elfman’s in a completely inexplicable ‘s ex thriller’ phase.
ParticipantAlso, here’s confirmation that Elfman was simply too busy to score.
“I love Danny, we’ll always do things together but… he was busy so…”.
ParticipantI got my (signed!) CD today. There are notes from Burton and the composers – seems to have been an all around postive experience. Burton says the composers started working on the movie during principal photography.
I’ve come to really like the score – in fact both the score and film are a big step-up from Big Eyes. Big Eyes and Dark Shadows (the movies) were far too on the nose for me, instead Miss Peregrine boasts the poetry of all the better Burton films. So many of the most important scenes are just the visuals and music, conversely Burton (and the screenwriters) needed to spell everything out for the audiences in Big Eyes and Dark Shadows. A step forward for Burton IMO.
It’s a shame Elfman wasn’t along for the ride.
ParticipantParticipantProbably the biggest gap in Elfman’s discography.
ParticipantI saw the movie again and enjoyed the score much more. Like ‘Ed Wood’ there’ll always be a ‘What if…’ attached to it but it really is quite nice. A bit weird hearing some RC/MV music in a Burton film but still.
I just ordered it from Lalaland – as well as Newman’s Less Than Zero.
ParticipantMark Kermode was praising the score on Twitter too. It’s nice to see.
Glad to hear The Circle was a good experience. Excited to hear what a ‘techno thriller’ score from Elfman sounds like.
ParticipantNo problem!
There’s a lot going on in this score. Everyone’s been talking about the lack of melody but there are around half a dozen recurring ideas here. It’s mixed prominantly in the movie too.
ParticipantIt’s definitely a CD in the UK, not a CD-R.
ParticipantThis was a very silly movie.
Fun… but very daft.
ParticipantThis and The Circle seem like solo Elfman gigs. No additional composers listed.
ParticipantThe Reznor comparisons had me worried but this is the ‘dreamy synth’ Elfman I love.
I imagine the ‘film music community’ will shun this but it sounds right up my street.
ParticipantThe lone creative element to command coercive interest here is Elfman’s score, which employs sonic currents of tonal irregularities, pulsations and mood instigators rather than melodies, typical tension tropes or any of his trademark gambits from the Tim Burton collaborations. He almost makes the film seem good from time to time.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/girl-train-review-934350
ParticipantHopefully I like it better on album. I did think the last cue was lovely.
ParticipantFun movie but Elfman was sorely missed.
Sounds like much less talented people trying to be Elfman. Not a bad score by any stretch of the imagination but lacking Elfman’s talent for melody.
Participant22:45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1419&v=G2Pe_gGY-6k
Doesn’t sound like it’ll be a Hermann-esque score anyway.
ParticipantBreaking my self-imposed internet lockdown to say that the score is apparently very electronic ala Trent Reznor and that Luke Evans was gushing about the score on an interview I saw on tv about a week ago.
Also, the album has an ‘explicit lyrics’ warning. Which might explain why Elfman was recording with that heavy metal artist.
ParticipantParticipantNot upset, curious as to why Danny is recording vocals with the lead of a heavy metal band.
ParticipantThe movie has been delayed again so the CD release will probably be delayed…again.
Participanthttp://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/08/11/before-i-wake-soundtrack-announced/
1. Somnia (1:59)
2. A New Home (1:14)
3. Flashback (1:02)
4. Cody (2:51)
5. Monarchs (0:54)
6. First Day Of School / Afraid To Sleep (2:44)
7. Lighterflies (1:32)
8. Someone’s Here (1:41)
9. Cody And Annie (1:02)
10. Family Portrait (1:48)
11. Sean (Danny Elfman) (2:01)
12. I’m Sorry (1:19)
13. The Life Cycle Of Butterflies (2:12)
14. Memories Of Sean (1:45)
15. Christmas (Danny Elfman) (2:01)
16. I’m Always With You (1:54)
17. The Bully (1:19)
18. Asleep In Class (2:26)
19. I’m Awake, This Can’t Be Happening (1:34)
20. Missing Kid (1:12)
21. Zolpidem (1:15)
22. Come To Bed (1:32)
23. Taken Away (1:42)
24. He Won’t Wake Up (2:14)
25. Cody’s Past (1:27)
26. What Happens When He Dreams? (6:52)
27. He Needs To Sleep (3:10)
28. Something’s In The Bathroom (2:27)
29. Nightmares (2:48)
30. Defeated (Danny Elfman) (9:58)14 minutes of Elfman.
Some of the music I thought was Elfman was evidently The Newton Bros. Fair play, some of it is really quite nice.
None of Elfman’s music is on the leaked album.
ParticipantNew cover art
https://twitter.com/VareseSarabande/status/763423066823155713
‘featuring new track by Danny Elfman…’
The Newton Bros said Elfman wrote a 12 minute track ages ago but that doesn’t seem to correlate with the album that’s already online.
ParticipantChris Bacon is now listed as scoring the entire series.
I guess there was a schedule conflict and Elfman suggested Bacon.
ParticipantRecording this week in New York.
Here’s some photos of the set-up https://www.facebook.com/JimFlynnRentals/posts/1066923353392058
I remember Desplat talking about recording in New York once. I think it was for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
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