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Yeah, and after checking the website again today, looks like this film has indeed been given an R-rating. And wasn’t Christopher Lee supposed to be in this? Man I hope he shows up…
Yes. The onscreen cues from the film are labeled differently on the soundtrack. For instance, “Bart’s Doodle” is an electronic surf guitar based cue in the film, while the same cue is titled “Release The Hounds” on the CD. Meanwhile, the actual track listed as “Bart’s Doodle” is a bubbly, Snow White parody where Homer and Marge proceed to make love with little forest animals undressing them in the film.
To quote Ned Flanders: I’m stum-diddly-stumped.
Didn’t she replace Young’s music for that Lasse Hallstrom movie a couple of years back? Also, didn’t she do the additional music for DEEP SEA 3D? Of course, like the poster ahead of me, I could just check imdb for the answers myself…
For whatever it’s worth: Herrman did the following for De Palma; SISTERS and OBSESSION. Truffaut made THE BRIDE WORE BLACK and also FARENHEIT 451 (with music by Benny). There is a very good article as part of the liner notes for SISTERS DVD out on Criterion. The article is called “Murder by Moog: Scoring The Chill” and was in fact written by De Palma and appeared in The Village Voice back in 1973.
In it, De Palma recounts his experience working with Herrmann…
I do not think that you’ll find much on MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. Elfman was not De Palma’s choice and was brought in by Tom Cruise against the director’s will. Elfman replaced Alan Silvestri, right?
I actually liked the music and enjoyed the fact that is was “something different”. But yes, he had Williams to live up to and that’s a hard act to follow.
I have no issues saying that I like it. It is not Burton’s best; far from. But I still liked it. In fact, it has grown on me over the years….
Actually, I saw it with some women who indeed love car chase movies. I caught the press screening for this film and the woman in the audience were going ballistic in the final reel. It was quite a site. Don’t forget too, that so many ‘grindhouse/exploitation’ films are criticized for the way they depict woman in films — like they are glorified male fantasies and do not really exists. (take a good look at ‘women in prison’ films to see what I mean). To see a balls-to-the-wall action film with real woman was incredible. I’m anxious to see the extended version at Cannes.
DEATH PROOF will be talked about for years to come. You’re either in on it, or left in the dust.
Eeeee-ow! Yeah, what else can I say, Ryan. I thought DEATH PROOF was too good of a movie to be lumped into the GRINDHOUSE gimmick. DEATH PROOF was an attempt to make a ‘good’ movie out of B-movie movies. I like the same films that QT does and I work with and I am close friends with some of the filmmakers he admires, so I see the good in what he’s doing. Perhaps my opinions are tainted, I dunno. I did think, however, the first act of the film was weak and mared by actresses who could not act to the caliber of the dialoge. Act II, however, was solid – and talk about a fantastic climax…..
The score for PLANET TERROR is just right for the film. Very ESCAPE FROM FROM NEW YORK-ish. I liked it, too bad no one saw the damn thing. The GRINDHOUSE gimmick was just too good of a movie for mass America. I liked DEATH PROOF more. QT uses a bad-ass Jack Nitzsche music cue from VALLEY OF THE GIANTS as the opening theme. A little slow, but a damn fine movie in the end…
Sheeeesh. And it’s not all that great. I got a copy many moons ago and I hardly listen to it. Save your money…
He does get mentioned a lot on videos for his films. Even my old FRIGHTNERS VHS has “…and boasting music by Danny Elfman.” So yeah, it’s cool to see one of your faves be singled out like that.
The score aint so hot, but his date sure is. Man, oh man. Bridge -baby, you may be married to Danny but you’ll always have my heart….
Yeah – too bad that someone will read that and think it’s the truth. No big deal I guess, but what an embarrassing error…
And FRANKENWEENIE and VINCENT were not even Burton’s student films.
Wa-hell. SILENCE was made – what – almost 20 years ago now? Give Hollywood time; I’m sure they remake it, thus continuing the franchise.
I, for one, love Elfman’s playful music. Don’t get me wrong, it was his dark stuff that hooked me in the early days; but to hear that fun loving Carl Stalling stuff just delights me….
I think he was, actually. I do recall him saying that he did strictly for hire. No “A Film By..” credit even. I understand that he clashed with Costner, and just let him have his way with the movie…
Why, I ask, have we no CRIMEWAVE on DVD?
I like how (once you scroll all the way down) the post says that the film will be released in July of 2006…
It looks tacky, but I want to see it. I loved BLOOD RAYNE too! I know, I know….shame on me.“It’s funny that you know On Dangerous Ground from its director rather than its composer, considering that it’s the great Bernard Herrmann. “
*Yes, but don’t forget that Nicholas Ray is perhaps just as famous as Herrmann. ODG is no REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, but easily one of the best Hollywood noirs…
