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KeymasterOfficial press blurb:
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK OF “HITCHCOCK”
WITH MUSIC BY DANNY ELFMAN AVAILABLE DECEMBER 4, 2012Fox Searchlight Pictures Releases HITCHCOCK in select theatres November 23, 2012
Sony Music is proud to announce the release of Danny Elfman’s Original Motion Picture Soundtrack recording of HITCHCOCK on December 4, 2012. The film is a love story about one of the most influential filmmakers of the last century, Alfred Hitchcock, and his wife and partner Alma Reville. It takes place during the making of Hitchcock’s seminal movie PSYCHO, widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made and the subject of Stephen Rebello’s highly praised book Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, on which the film HITCHCOCK is based. HITCHCOCK opens in select theatres November 23.
Director Sacha Gervasi has brought together a brilliant group of actors, including Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins in the role of Alfred Hitchcock, Academy Award winner Helen Mirren as his wife Alma Reville, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Toni Collette as Hitchcock’s assistant Peggy Robertson, and for the actors who took the lead roles in PSYCHO, Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh, Jessica Biel as Vera Miles and James D’Arcy as Anthony Perkins. This is the directorial debut in a feature film for the multi-talented screenwriter, journalist and director Gervasi, who is known for his Independent Spirit Award-winning documentary Anvil: The Story of Anvil about the Canadian heavy metal band (The Times: “possibly the greatest film yet made about rock and roll”), and also as the screenwriter of Steven Spielberg’s THE TERMINAL.
The soundtrack is by Danny Elfman, four-time Oscar® nominee who has established himself as one of the most versatile and accomplished film composers in the industry. He has collaborated with such directors as Tim Burton, Gus Van Sant, Sam Raimi, Paul Haggis, Ang Lee, Rob Marshall, Guillermo del Toro, Brian De Palma, Peter Jackson and David O. Russell. Beginning with his first score on Tim Burton’s PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE, Elfman has scored a broad range of films, including: MILK (Oscar nominated), GOOD WILL HUNTING (Oscar nominated), BIG FISH (Oscar nominated), MEN IN BLACK (Oscar nominated), EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, WANTED, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, PLANET OF THE APES, A SIMPLE PLAN, TO DIE FOR, SPIDERMAN (1 & 2), BATMAN, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, SOMMERSBY, CHICAGO, DICK TRACY, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS and ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Most recently he provided the music for Gus Van Sant’s PROMISED LAND, Tim Burton’s FRANKENWEENIE and David O’ Russell’s SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. Up next for Elfman is Sam Raimi’s OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL.
The music for the shower scene of PSYCHO, written by Bernard Herrmann, is one of the most famous compositions in movie history. Hitchcock had wanted this scene without music, but was so pleased with the effect of screeching violins, violas, and cellos that he later stated that “33% of the effect of PSYCHO was due to the music.” Herrmann’s original score was adapted by Danny Elfman in 1998 when Gus Van Sant directed a remake – connections that now come full circle with the choice of Elfman as composer for HITCHCOCK. With the release of this soundtrack by Sony Music, fans of the great director Hitchcock and lovers of movie music will be able to enjoy for themselves the quality of Elfman’s work.
KeymasterWow, that’s out of left field! You can hear Danny’s vocals in the opening titles.
KeymasterWas it difficult going through the day with your eyes closed?
KeymasterSweet! Thanks for the heads up.
KeymasterI thought that drum riff sounded familiar!
KeymasterReally love “The Funeral” so far. boingomusic, I think the theme will start to reveal itself the more you listen.
Dammit if that isn’t vintage Elfman, passing around the a melodic phrase to different parts of the orchestra in the stellar last 30 seconds of “Electricity”. Some big choir moments too!
KeymasterClips sound great. I’ve ordered the CD
and it should be here tomorrow!Edit — CD arrived today!
KeymasterAre you thinking of the prepared piano?
August 30, 2012 at 11:54 am in reply to: Elfman’s music behind Cinemark’s/Regal’s Policy Video #67598KeymasterHave to say, based on that clip, I don’t hear Danny Elfman!
KeymasterYesterday Clint Mansell re-tweeted something about recording the score for HITCHCOCK. Is he scoring or is Danny?
KeymasterSounds like they’re the original recordings with extensive editing.
Keymasterendymion09 Wrote:
> there are in fact few hollywood composers today
> who truly write their own music…but i have so
> much detailed information regarding this, so it
> would all day to explain> Anyway, my point is, that without Steve Bartek,
> who has conducted almost every single movie elfman
> has scored> Because a lot of people do not do
> the same amount of research as, ehem, some people
> do, so they go around fooling themselves. OhSorry, you’re wrong. Steve Bartek has conducted only a handful of Danny Elfman’s scores (CHICAGO, ANYWHERE BUT HERE, the re-recording of Herrmann’s PSYCHO, the choir in A CIVIL ACTION), and none of them are considered a major Elfman work.
Conducting is not an indication of a composer’s skill. Rather, it’s an entirely different skill altogether.
Bartek is a highly skilled orchestrator, and has worked for numerous composers. None of those scores sound anything like Danny Elfman. Hard to explain that based on your theorizing.
Ryan
KeymasterHow about a chamber piece based on DARK SHADOWS?
Danny could perform the synths live!KeymasterI’ve always listened to these. It’s the reason why I own RED DRAGON on DVD! I used to actually record them. I even put the PEE-WEE tracks here on the site 100 years ago.
KeymasterI’ll be damned.
Keymastersandyclaws Wrote:
> The film version of Vicki Enters Collinwood was incredible.I’m glad you mentioned that because I noticed while watching the film, but had to check this morning on the drive-in to work. The track is so different (as Vicki enters the Collinwood courtyard) that I thought that cue wasn’t on the album!
KeymasterI saw this last night and really enjoyed it. Exactly what I expected — a big, expensive, melodramatic soap opera! I did notice that “House of Blood” was significantly different in the film. There’s a pulsing beat in the film version that’s mixed a lot more prominently, plus it sounded like there were some tracked in gestures as Barnabas was manhandled by the statue.
The whole time I was watching I kept saying to myself this would make a great TV series
KeymasterApparently Burton was particular about song selection. So it doesn’t surprise me that there are many in the film. But rest assured they were always going to be there in the first place.
KeymasterWish I could be there! Unfortunately I’m moving at the end of this month into a new house so I have no $$.
KeymasterOK folks, ready to roll into high gear with the relaunch. If you have any interest in helping, please e-mail me. I’m looking for a few folks to curate news content! You’ll get access to the backend to post, and I will add images, styling, etc. You’ll even get an author account and bio (if you like).
Hit me up:
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Yes, that address still lives
Ryan
KeymasterMonsterhead — how did I miss this message? I do work with Taylor. Great guy! Always has lots for me to do. Small world
KeymasterHere is the tracklist with times:
1. Dark Shadows – Prologue (Uncut) 7:52
2. Resurrection 2:55
3. Vicky Enters Collinswood 1:21
4. Deadly Handshake 2:15
5. Shadows – Reprise 1:08
6. Is It Her? 0:43
7. Barnabus Comes Home 4:18
8. Vicky’s Nightmare 1:26
9. Hypno Music 0:48
10. Killing Dr. Hoffman 1:14
11. Dumping the Body 0:59
12. Roger Departs 2:34
13. Burn Baby Burn / In-Tombed 2:49
14. Lava Lamp 2:17
15. The Angry Mob 4:40
16. House of Blood 3:39
17. Final Confrontation 2:21
18. Widow’s Hill – Finale 3:47
19. The End? (Uncut) 2:43
20. More The End? 1:55
21. We Will End You! 1:10Total Time: 52:44
KeymasterSomething tells me Danny won’t be scoring this.
Keymasterjohnmullin Wrote:
> I’m not sure, but I think I remember hearing cues
> that were a lot like “Men at Work” and “Doomed” in
> the mix of the first movie… meaning unreleased
> cues that weren’t on the CD.John, they may be from MIB, but they’re definitely not from MIB2. Or at least that I can tell.
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