Shoulda Coulda Round 2: JW rescores Danny Elfman

[AI 0]

So here it is, the new series.

Round 1 revealed the majority of JwFan thinks Williams shoulda scored Alexander, by a slim margin over Titanic.

[QMM 4]

What?

None of them

[SomeNewGuy 0]

Planet of the Apes, I guess.

[Ollie 1,064]

Nothing.

[tpigeon 3]

Why so selective in the Elfman scores? What informs the decision to only include these particular Elfman scores/films? Of all of the films Elfman has scored, I would love to have seen what Williams would have done with Sleepy Hollow.

Ted

[HPFAN_2 0]

I read this "JW rescores Danny Elfman" and my immediate reaction was: Why?

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Remember, it has nothing to do with how you feel about the score as it was composed by Elfman; it's purely based on what you'd like to hear from Williams. With that said, however, nothing from this list jumps out to me.

Ray Barnsbury

[HPFAN_2 0]

Then the question is still useless, since John will shine with all of those films.

[AI 0]

Remember, it has nothing to do with how you feel about the score as it was composed by Elfman; it's purely based on what you'd like to hear from Williams.

Is correct.

Why so selective in the Elfman scores? What informs the decision to only include these particular Elfman scores/films? Ted

The same system I used for all the others.

[crocodile 8,033]

Charlie. I'm not particulary fond of Elfman's score, but it's not my reasoning at all. I would like Williams to do a score for Burton. Just out of curiosity.

Karol

[robthehand 3]

None, those scores are fine the way they are. If I had to chose one, I'd go for Pee-wee, just because it's my least favourite of those scores.

Elfman's Planet of the Apes is excellent, one of his most interesting scores. It's everything the film isn't.

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

I have trouble making it even through one track of Elfman's PotA.

[crocodile 8,033]

It is Planet of the Apes. What did you expect?

Karol

[robthehand 3]

I have trouble making it even through one track of Elfman's PotA.

Really? Dare I ask, what you think of Goldsmith's version? It's even weirder.

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

I have not heard Goldsmith's version outside of the film.

[Ollie 1,064]

Goldsmith's version is brilliant and contrary to popular belief it makes a good listening experience outside of the film.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

It does, though one has to be in a particular mood for it.

[robthehand 3]

Goldsmith's version is brilliant and contrary to popular belief it makes a good listening experience outside of the film.

Agreed. It's a fantastic score, and an equally fantastic album.

[composersw 0]

None of them.

[Red 75]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I guess.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Whaaaa?

[Red 75]

Do you not approve, Steef?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

What was wrong with the Elfman score?

[Red 75]

Nothing in particular, I just would like to see what Williams would have done with it.

[Ollie 1,064]

I like your new avatar.

[Red 75]

Thanks. I like yours too. Gotta love classic Godzilla.

[futuremartymcfly 0]

None of these are really right for John Williams, but a JW Mission Impossible Score would be pretty interesting.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Even though I adore Elfman's score to Dick Tracy, I wouldn't mind hearing what Williams would do for that. Anything to hear him do something jazzy for a colourful gangster flick.

[alfredo 0]

I went dick tracy because I would not want Williams scoring a Burton film, and MI would still be boring with the reuse of the old theme. My choice would have been Spiderman had it been on the list though. I love Elfman's work on it, but I have been ever curious to hear what JW would have done with it.

[Morlock 11]

Haven't we exhausted these topics yet? It's the same every time: We like the scores as they are now, would love to give JW a crack at it. I could say that about most of the scores in my collection.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Haven't we exhausted these topics yet? It's the same every time: We like the scores as they are now, would love to give JW a crack at it. I could say that about most of the scores in my collection.

Actually, I wouldn't have minded Jerry Goldsmith having a crack at most scores in my collection.

[Morlock 11]

Actually, I wouldn't have minded Jerry Goldsmith having a crack at most scores in my collection.

Obviously, him too. I wouldn'tmind giving most of my favorite composers a crack at most of the scorres in my collection. That's my point.

[Ollie 1,064]

I really don't have any scores in my collection that I'd want another composer to do.

[nightscape94 965]

I suppose I would like to hear a Williams Dick Tracy score.

Tim

[Damo 0]

Shoulda Coulda Round 2: JW rescores Danny Elfman

None of them. What wrong with Danny Elfman scores? Besides I kinda like his style anyway. Why would you when he is a top A class composer? Although I think it would interesting how John Williams do a Mission Impossible score. Mind you JW is very good incorporating other people music as an arrangement just like with "Anything Goes" by Cole Porter in Temple of Doom. John Williams incorporating Shifrin's theme for Mission Impossible could be very interesting to hear.

[Romão 2,274]

Williams not only is a fantastic composers, he also is a fantastic arranger. He can do wonders with other people's work.

[crocodile 8,033]

Willilams take on Mission: impossible would be great!

Karol

[Ollie 1,064]

Yeah a Williams MI might have been something special.