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Unsurprisingly, I’m totally indifferent to this release.
I felt the original soundtrack album was perfect – both in terms of sound and presentation.
boingomusic Wrote:
> I’m a HUGE “Shadow” fan. I love the movie, I
> loooove the score. I’m far from being a Goldsmith
> fan.
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> I prefer Elfman’s music by far!
> But seriously, I muss say I don’t really see any
> Elfman influence in the Shadow… It has that
> special Goldsmith touch! I don’t get that eternal
> comparison.I think it’s as obvious as the Pope wearing a hat, and am really flabbergasted when people claim they CANNOT hear it. The Goldsmith touch is unmistakable, of course, but the dark, foreboding brass, the “gothic” interval leaps and the general ambiance is very much cut from the same cloth that Elfman defined with BATMAN and onwards. Then again, you could say that the entire FILM wouldn’t have been made without the success of the Burton film, so the resemblance is kinda given in the respect.
It’s an OK score, but I’m tired of all the Goldsmith fanatics who in all seriousness claim that there’s no Elfman influence in this score.
There was already a Tim Burton compilation a couple of years ago (or was it last year), from Silva Screen, if memory serves.
Very cool film, and not only because of the Boingo footage. I did a little review of it here:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=8369&forumID=1&archive=1
If Danny should do this, he will OF COURSE use the themes, irrespective of how much he has changed as a composer. I’m confident that any other composer will reference them too. I’d be willing to bet my apartment on that. But let’s just wait untill the production gets on its way first.
Uhm….I’m not sure what you mean. To my knowledge, Elfman doesn’t do many “public performances” anymore, at least not since Oingo Boingo disbanded in 1995.
But welcome to the forum!
Sure, it’s up to the producing company. Still, if they want to do it, they’ll do it. There is no “rule” that makes it impossible for film themes to carry over to sequels produced by other companies.
Really? Haven’t there been cases in the past where a film theme has carried over to sequels or reboots, even if the company producing the film is different?
Great news! I love Haggis, and if he can get more moody, ambient textures a la Isham’s glorious CRASH (or Elfman’s own THE KINGDOM) out of the composer, then I’m definitely game! I’m far more excited by this than any new superhero-type, bombastic score.
[Default Thor reply]I don’t think they should release it at all. The existing album is perfect.[/Default Thor reply]
No, I don’t think so. Like any artists, their style evolves, but all the classic Burton trademarks are still there, applied to whatever source material he chooses to tackle. Same with Elfman.
Impressive. You actually remember which DATES these soundtracks were released? I barely remember the YEAR.
I don’t see how he could consider doing stuff like FLUBBER, HEARTBREAKERS, SPY KIDS or HOT TO TROT either. But sometimes, he just does things out of left field.
I can’t even find the score album on iTunes. Only two songtracks and an EP thingie. No score, no Elfman.
elfboy91 Wrote:
> I would hardly call Pocahontas with blue
> people(and a worse score than Alan Menken’s)
> ORIGINAL!
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> …
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> CAK-ELFBOY-91Sigh….not that ol’ criticism again. AVATAR was never about an original story, it was only about a new way to EXPERIENCE cinema. In that way, it was not only original, but revolutionary. Oh, and Horner’s score rocks!
rkeaveney Wrote:
> Video is dead, and this argument is even deader.That’s true. The “Zimmer is a hack!” argument is about as faulty and dead as the “Elfman doesn’t compose his own music” argument, which died sometime in the late 80’s.
That Zimmer credits his coworkers – whether for actually composing work or more remote stuff like music editing – is a positive thing, not a negative!
Strange…that’s the first time I’ve seen someone criticizing someone for actually being prolific! The mind boggles…
