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It’s true. I got my copy yesterday and confirmed. Here is the full set of FILM credits:
Music by: Danny Elfman
Additional Music by: Conrad Pope, Ed Shearmur, Thomas Lindgren
Orchestration: Steve Bartek, Edgardo Simone, Dave Slonaker, Mark McKenzie, Michael Byron, Marc Mann, Tim Davies, Rick Giovinazzo, Cliff Tasner
Music Supervisor: Kathy Nelson
Music Editors: Jay Duerr, Shie Rozow, Alex Gibson, Scott Stambler, Bill Abbott, Christopher Newlin, Barbara McDermott
Assistant Music Editors: Derek Somaru, Vincent Cirilli, Georgiana Ramsland
Digital Recordists: Vincent Cirilli, Bryan Carrigan, Adam Olmsted
Digital Score Editing: Noah Snyder
Digital Orchestral Timings: Richard Grant
Score Recorded by: Bobbie Fernandez, Adam Michalak
Score Mixed by: Alan Meyerson, Chris Fogel, Damon Tedesco
Technical Production: Sean Popejoy, Travis Smith, Suzi Civita, Chris Kahwaty
Score Mixed at: Todd AO, Hyperion Sound, Mobile Disc
Score Recorded at: 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage
Scoring Crew: Denis St. Amand, Tim Lauber, Tom Steel, Dominic Gonzales, Greg Dennen, Stacey Robinson
Music Contractors: Gina Zimmitti, De Crescent/Rotter
Music Preparation: Reprise Music Services
Vocal Contractor: Bobbi PageInteresting choice by the director to super the title of the film over the picture for the entire running time… Just in case you forget what the hell you’re watching.
Sheesh, could have linked to the page:
From Elfman’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ score: ‘Alice’s Theme’ lyrics
Yeah that does seem ridiculous as the British began using imperial measurements some 60+ years prior, but perhaps filmmakers did this so not to confuse the hundreds of millions of American moviegoers without passports.
I’m fairly certain the album would be exactly the same, as Elfman actually produced the album back in November – exact same contents.
Here’s a bit more from Johnston on the score:
This from Disney:
FUTTER-WHAT? — Futterwacken is the term used to describe the Underlanders’ dance of unbridled joy. Composer Danny Elfman was stumped when it came to creating the music for the dance. He wrote four different pieces for the director, each fun, unique and, as Elfman says, “pushing the bounds of what could be acceptable.”
Shirley Walker was fantastic. When I was doing BATMAN with Tim Burton, He was looking for a conductor to work with, and Shirley was recommended. We met, and I felt good enough about Shirley to hire her to come to London and conduct the score. I was aware of the fact that there weren’t many female conductors and I was told that it would be even more shocking for the players in England to see one, which turned out to be correct. In thosedays, almost the entire orchestra was male. Females might comfortably fit in now with almost every symphonic section. But then, other then flute and harp players, it was almost all men. So the look on the orchestra’s faces when I introduced Shirley was priceless. That doesn’t mean, of course, that they didn’t respect her. I think Shirley may have had to try harder to gain that respect, but in the end, she certainly got it. In fact, I suspect that on occasion, the male players would misbehave a bit, just because they enjoyed being scolded by her, as she ran the sessions strictly and professionally. I believe they really came to love Shirley, and recording Batman there proved to be a great experience.
After that, I worked with Shirley on several more films and began using her as an orchestrator as well. When the Batman cartoon series was developed, I was able to write the theme music but was not able to contribute more. Shirley was hired to do the weekly score and she did an amazing job. She kept the music’s spirit and energy alive each week, effectively keeping the sound of BATMAN’s scores tonally tied to the feel of the movie. Through it all, Shirley was totally 100% committed to everything she did, and had an amazing energy and drive to her. She will be missed.
Danny Elfman
Composer, BATMAN Theme
Los Angeles, CA
October 2008Clips from the Varese album:
http://www.varesesarabande.com/details.asp?pid=vsd-302-067-010-2
Watch 7 clips from THE WOLFMAN — with Danny’s music — here:
1. Wolf Suite Pt 1 (4:12)
2. Wolf Suite Pt 2 (5:55)
3. Prologue (2:57)
4. Dear Mr. Talbot (1:45)
5. Bad Moon Rising (0:59)
6. Gypsy Massacre (2:24)
7. Wake Up, Lawrence (5:17)
8. The Funeral (4:13)
9. The Healing Montage (2:50)
10. First Transformation (3:30)
11. You Must Go (3:46)
12. The Antique Shop (3:32)
13. Country Carnage (2:31)
14. Be Strong (2:31)
15. The Madhouse (5:32)
16. Reflection / 2nd Transformation (4:12)
17. The Traveling Montage (4:27)
18. The Finale (4:11)
19. Wolf Wild #2 (1:27)http://www.varesesarabande.com/details.asp?pid=vsd%2D302%2D067%2D010%2D2
Contents appear to be exactly the same as the version Danny circulated in November.
Well considering it’ Varese, probably not very soon! They don’t appreciate it when you post samples from one of their releases prior to it’s availability in stores. I was gently reminded of that last summer with STAR TREK.
THE WOLFMAN
Original Motion Picture SoundtrackMusic Composed by Danny Elfman
Benicio Del Toro
Anthony Hopkins
Emily BluntInspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, The Wolfman brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar® winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Oscar® winner Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother…and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Lawrence Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancée, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate. As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself…one he never imagined existed.
The classically Gothic, Transylvania-flavored score is by Danny Elfman.
Universal opens THE WOLFMAN nationwide on February 12.
Varèse Sarabande Catalog #: 302 067 010 2
Release Date: 02/23/10
