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Elfman’s music could work with Nolan’s Batman world, but these people who make the videos always pick the wrong track. Nolan wants his Batman to be as grounded “as possible” so you need the least over the top music.
Yeah, this seems better than the first one. I thought the first one was….okay. But, yea, can’t wait to hear the score.
I heard the samples on amazon and it sounds good. It doesn’t seem too different from the original recording. Then again…its just samples.
Spider-Fan Wrote:
> I just realized, was that yet another shot at “The
> Simpsons”?Perhaps…but Family Guy (and American Dad) has made numerous references to Danny Elfman. And they were positive!
I love Family Guy and I loved the Star Wars episode on Sunday night…but I didn’t enjoy that scene AT ALL.
I find it funny that he dissed Elfman’s Spidey theme but praised his Batman theme at the end of the video.
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.
check this out:
cast & crew of Batman: The Animated Series talk about BOTH Elfman and Walker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYr4KERi8asWalker 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.htmHere’s a PERFECT example
http://anbat.toonzone.net/music/olw-fotm.htmits very Elfman like
Holy Crap! Steve Bartek orchestrated the Simpsons movie! You can read the credits here:
Season 1 was 60 episodes! So, they were in production as early as 1990. Season 2 was 10 episodes. And season 3 was 15.
“And it subsided rather quickly. Elfman’s theme was only featured in three early Batman episodes: On Leather Wings, Nothing to Fear, and The Last Laugh. “
Animation is such a slow process that those three episodes possibly took MONTHS to produce.
“Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett, and Eric Radomski- did not want a Danny Elfman sound for the Batman character.”
It’s funny cause thats pretty much what they got. lol.
“They were very, very dismayed when Danny insisted that he was the only human being on the planet who could write for Batman”
WTF?! Has Elfman EVER been this cocky?!?!?!
“Earlier in the interview, Walker talked about her parting ways with Elfman. She felt that all the accusations that she was writing his music had an unhealthy affect on their working relationship and careers.”
Their work does sound kinda similar. It’s when you pay close attention that you can tell the difference.
The theme during intro & outro of B:TAS is not even the same as the movies.
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You’re probably thinking of the two or three episodes where Walker combined the movie theme and HER theme WITHIN the episode. As far as the intro & outro music is concerned its not even the same as the movies.
Of course Elfman wrote it! Why else would the credits state “Theme by Danny Elfman”? Also, notice in `94 when the show was re-titled, “The Adventures of Batman & Robin” and had a new opening with Walker’s music there is no “Theme by Danny Elfman” in the credits. Instead it says “Theme by Shirley Walker”. It’s in the original opening credits, which feature a “different” theme that Elfman gets credit.
If you want to listen to BOTH themes here it is:
Elfman
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lEx9r5enZskWalker
http://youtube.com/watch?v=upmXKi2y5PYI know that sometimes Walker’s stuff sounds like Elfman (hence the rumors at the time) but when you listen to both themes back to back you can tell the difference.
