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He seems to be entering that James Newton Howard – late early to mid ’90s phase of scoring adult thrillers
iTunes lists “Danny Elfman & Berlin Session Orchestra” as artist. Copyright 2016 Evil Child Music.
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I first went online in 1994-1995. Trust me, not much has changed since then. The sad reality is that in the film music fandom, Danny will have a cloud hanging over him for his entire career — and likely well beyond his time on Earth.
Imagine if Danny had turned down ALICE 2, and James Bobin had hired Chris Beck (whom he’d worked with on MUPPETS.) Stay with me here, cause I’m going to theorize that if Beck had been hired to use the Alice theme, and wrote the exact same score we’re hearing today, it would be universal praise. Rich orchestrations, dynamic action. “Beck takes the Alice theme in places Elfman never would!”
I’ve got nothing against Beck. The point is that sometimes it’s the composer, not the score, that’s being judged.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the 20+ years, it’s better just to enjoy the music without consideration of what you read on message boards, in reviews, etc.
Elfman’s music always sounds sweet that way. Trust me.
