bruce marshall 1,315 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Whether you agree or not, plenty of people think AMERICA is one of Morricone's best. I know. That's why I said " every time someone mentions it". It shows their lack of knowledge of his much better - much more original-work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 What a ridiculous take to have. Once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Omen II 1,235 Posted June 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2021 The London Philharmonic Orchestra will premiere Danny Elfman's Percussion Concerto at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 25th March 2022. Also included in the programme will be suites from Alice in Wonderland and Batman, as well as excerpts from Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings Symphony. Ludwig Wicki does the conducting while the London Philharmonic Choir does the singing, because the other way round would be silly. Movie Legends Tom Guernsey, crocodile, Yavar Moradi and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I'd go if Wicki did the singing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 29/06/2021 at 12:38 PM, Omen II said: The London Philharmonic Orchestra will premiere Danny Elfman's Percussion Concerto at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 25th March 2022. Also included in the programme will be suites from Alice in Wonderland and Batman, as well as excerpts from Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings Symphony. Ludwig Wicki does the conducting while the London Philharmonic Choir does the singing, because the other way round would be silly. Movie Legends I assume there's no chance that Elfman will attend the premiere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,287 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 1 hour ago, fommes said: I assume there's no chance that Elfman will attend the premiere? I don’t see why not, he’s attended a few concerts in London, I should know, I met him and got his autograph outside the Royal Albert Hall! I’m going to this concert so I’m really looking forward to hearing the percussion concertoNs hopefully we’ll get a recording sometime soon too. His concert work has been his most interesting writing of the last few years for my money, his violin concerto is superb crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WampaRat 1,105 Posted February 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2022 Sharing these in the custom cover thread. But I made a tweak to the Elfman/Burton covers. While I love the showcase of Burton’s artwork on these, it drives me crazy how small the font and titles are. They dont lend themselves well to thumbnail artwork. So I tried split the difference and add the films logotype under the sketches. I also did an alternate Batman cover since that was the only one that stuck out. Used one of Burtons sketches of Joker instead. Used two different logotypes too (one used on the posters and another from the films title card) Did an alternate Beetlejuice too since I loved this Burton sketch:) Bayesian, Indianagirl, Tom Guernsey and 4 others 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Good work, Wampa! bruce marshall and WampaRat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 969 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Really neat work pal, well done. WampaRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 That ALICE is so much better than the ost! WampaRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 For those of you who actually own this set, after the dust has settled, are you glad you purchased it? I would love to have this just to have the Big Fish expansion. I love the idea behind this collection. And it obviously came from a place of deep love for the music and films. Buuut $500 for elaborate packaging? And now almost $1000 on the secondary market.🥺 Is the book pretty cool at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 When this set will be reissued in a cheapier format I'll get it for sure. Remastered versions of essential OSTs like Pee Wee, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Nightmare Before Christmas... and yes additional tracks to Big Fish. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,383 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Sorry, I cannot join the praise of the Big Fish score. It is rather boring and misses everything, that makes an Elfman score for me interesting outside the movie. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 LSH and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,529 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 24 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: Sorry, I cannot join the praise of the Big Fish score. It is rather boring and misses everything, that makes an Elfman score for me interesting outside the movie. That's OK. More for the rest of us to love! WampaRat and JTN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivatee 327 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, WampaRat said: $500 for elaborate packaging? You're paying for the privilege of exclusivity. WampaRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, GerateWohl said: Sorry, I cannot join the praise of the Big Fish score. It is rather boring and misses everything, that makes an Elfman score for me interesting outside the movie. Shame. 😢 But I could see how there’s a stretch in the middle that wouldn’t be as engaging to listen to. I think it almost works like volume 3 of “Music for a Darkened Theater”. I think It’s a great synthesis of Elfman’s mature contemporary drama style he was toying with throughout the mid -90s mixed with his folksy style and a good amount of his classic “Burton Fantasy” sound. And that Finale cue? I mean c’mon! Just encapsulates all of that in 11 min. Probably beats the Edward Scissorhands finale for me. (Blasphemy I know 😉) My confession: I find Alice in wonderland to be kinda boring 😬The theme is great. I just wish he had a handful of other themes just a punchy to hold my interest. Kinda just fades into generic underscoring for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 "Music for a Darkened Theater vol. 3" is a bootleg, it doesn't exist. WampaRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,383 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Thor said: That's OK. More for the rest of us to love! You love it more, If I don't like it? That makes me think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Gentlemen, behave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 3 hours ago, Thor said: That's OK. More for the rest of us to love! It sounds like you're hoping for an expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 SLEEPY HOLLOW could use a fresh remaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,094 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 You could use a fresh remaster. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 31 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: SLEEPY HOLLOW could use a fresh remaster. Was the expansion they just did not remastered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 40 minutes ago, WampaRat said: Was the expansion they just did not remastered? That was LAST year!😝😜😅 WampaRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 994 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 1 hour ago, WampaRat said: Was the expansion they just did not remastered? It's pure bait. He posted that exact "joke" about other expansions.. Also, I think you accidentally posted a Batman cover variant that is missing the logo, based on the other thread post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Great covers! I don’t regret my purchase of the box, but I got it for below retail while it was still in print. The extra music is great, the book is fantastic, the DVD is useless because it’s repeated verbatim in the more expansive book and the expensive package itself is the meanest joke you could possibly play on a fan, just pure disdain. I wouldn’t pay post-retail prices, but I’d sure be upset that I missed it if I were in that position! Hopefully the labels will step up and offer proper complete editions of all the rest of these scores. They all deserve to be available and available at normal prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: You could use a fresh remaster. I didn't invent that phrase. Better than " he could have done more"😅😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 3 hours ago, HunterTech said: It's pure bait. He posted that exact "joke" about other expansions.. You are the only one who didn't laugh. Sorry I didn't amuse YOU!😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 994 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 hours ago, bruce marshall said: You are the only one who didn't laugh. Sorry I didn't amuse YOU!😅 It took people responding this one time for it to have any real weight (which is still a lot more than most of your other attempts to "punch up" the community). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Lighten up!. Have some fun in.life. You'll be happier😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 969 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I hate to nitpick, and please correct me if I'm wrong or missing something, but shouldn't it be the 35th anniversary collection... at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 18 hours ago, LSH said: I hate to nitpick, and please correct me if I'm wrong or missing something, but shouldn't it be the 35th anniversary collection... at least? Not sure. I only swapped out the pictures and added the film logos. The frames I didn’t touch. So the “25th anniversary” was how the set came out originally in 2010/2011(?) Not sure if it was their 25th Anniversary of Elfman working with Burton or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Yes it was celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Burton-Elfman collab when the set came out (1985-2010) [released in 2011, but with Alice the most recent film, which was 2010]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 I think it's technically a 2010 release? That's when they put it up for sale and took everyone's money for pre-orders, and it was originally supposed to ship in December 2010, but delays with the packaged led to nobody actually receiving one until, I think February 2011? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Anyway, everybody have it in FLACs. I listen to the OSTs from it (well the first ones), instead of my original CDs, because the sound is so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post WampaRat 1,105 Posted February 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 7, 2022 Went ahead and did the other remaining Elfman/Burton collaboration scores:) JTN, Once and pete 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 You can't do this. WampaRat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom Guernsey 2,287 Posted February 15, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2022 https://www.dannyelfman.com/upcoming-events Danny Elfman’s Cello concerto being premiered on 18 March 2022 in Vienna. Hopefully a recoding will follow… Bayesian, GerateWohl, Once and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawgoon 100 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 So, I was streaming a YouTube playlist of various performances by l'Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France the other day. The stuff they played was all classical music (highly recommended by the way) but there was this surprise suite from The Nightmare Before Christmas at some point and it caught me surprise. It's brilliantly arranged, amazingly performed, and it covers all the major moments of the music. Thought I'd share it here for everyone else to enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAfmjPwxspI P.S. Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to embed videos. Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Drawgoon said: Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to embed videos. All you do is paste in the URL and the text editor turns it into an embed for you Drawgoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Elfman first class! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom Guernsey 2,287 Posted March 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2022 Copied from awesome concert thread for those who might not follow that thread but are curious about his new percussion concerto! I meant to write a few more comments just after the concert but I ended up hanging around the stage door for an autograph, but he never came out. Probably got whisked away via a separate entrance. He was indeed in the audience, in fact he was in my row! See photo… Disappointed not to have got an autograph and say hello but then I did meet him after Alice in Wonderland in concert a few years ago and got an autograph and a photo then so I can’t say I’m doing too badly! The percussion concerto was excellent and a world premiere performance. Oddly, the program notes don’t actually say anything about the music beyond that it was written after a chance meeting with Colin Currie who was the superb soloist. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen him before performing the world premiere of Michael Torke’s percussion concerto. Elfman’s concerto is broken down into four movements, triangle, DSCH (that’s the four note motif Shostakovich used to use as his calling card and apparently was used by Elfman in his Dolores Claiborne score according to Wikipedia) down and syncopate. Much like his other concert works it’s unmistakably Danny Elfman but with far more interesting development and precision than some of his film music. The scoring is for strings, percussion soloist, piano, celeste and four or five members of the percussion section who were positioned behind the strings so there was some brilliant interplay between them, the soloist and the orchestra. The one thing about a percussion concerto is that it’s very theatrical compared to other instruments as the soloist has to dash round the stage as the wide range of mostly tuned percussion instruments were positioned either side of the conductor (Ludwig Wicki who did a great job with this as well as the other selections he was probably more familiar with… he’s the conductor on the recording of the LOTR symphony). Must be quite a challenge for a percussion soloist over and above the usual stresses of being a soloist. Essentially you have several different solo parts depending on which instrument you’re playing so have to be in the right place as well as playing the right notes! I’m sure there will be a recording at some point but it won’t quite convey the interplay between the soloist and the other percussionists which worked wonderfully well . The Batman suite included (from what I recall - the programme notes by Jeff Bond no less, didn’t say) the opening titles, descent into mystery, waltz to the death, up the cathedral, and from Batman Returns, the music for Catwoman and Penguin, followed by finale from the first movie. There seemed to be a few places with either additional or more prominent choral contributions. I definitely got some chills when the Batman theme bursts through in the main titles, Wicki did a great job of milking those buildups for everything they were worth! I think the “suite” from Alice in Wonderland was the opening track “Alice” from the sequel score which is about half the original Alice track but goes off in a slightly different direction in the middle and a different ending. It’s one of those scores I know the main theme but can never really remember much about the rest of it! Alas there was no encore. I bet my other half a fiver they would play The Simpsons theme as a witty encore, sadly I was disappointed… That was probably the only disappointment, absolutely phenomenal concert. Bayesian, Omen II, JTN and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,048 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 47 minutes ago, Tom Guernsey said: Copied from awesome concert thread for those who might not follow that thread but are curious about his new percussion concerto! I meant to write a few more comments just after the concert but I ended up hanging around the stage door for an autograph, but he never came out. Probably got whisked away via a separate entrance. He was indeed in the audience, in fact he was in my row! See photo… Disappointed not to have got an autograph and say hello but then I did meet him after Alice in Wonderland in concert a few years ago and got an autograph and a photo then so I can’t say I’m doing too badly! The percussion concerto was excellent and a world premiere performance. Oddly, the program notes don’t actually say anything about the music beyond that it was written after a chance meeting with Colin Currie who was the superb soloist. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen him before performing the world premiere of Michael Torke’s percussion concerto. Elfman’s concerto is broken down into four movements, triangle, DSCH (that’s the four note motif Shostakovich used to use as his calling card and apparently was used by Elfman in his Dolores Claiborne score according to Wikipedia) down and syncopate. Much like his other concert works it’s unmistakably Danny Elfman but with far more interesting development and precision than some of his film music. The scoring is for strings, percussion soloist, piano, celeste and four or five members of the percussion section who were positioned behind the strings so there was some brilliant interplay between them, the soloist and the orchestra. The one thing about a percussion concerto is that it’s very theatrical compared to other instruments as the soloist has to dash round the stage as the wide range of mostly tuned percussion instruments were positioned either side of the conductor (Ludwig Wicki who did a great job with this as well as the other selections he was probably more familiar with… he’s the conductor on the recording of the LOTR symphony). Must be quite a challenge for a percussion soloist over and above the usual stresses of being a soloist. Essentially you have several different solo parts depending on which instrument you’re playing so have to be in the right place as well as playing the right notes! I’m sure there will be a recording at some point but it won’t quite convey the interplay between the soloist and the other percussionists which worked wonderfully well . The Batman suite included (from what I recall - the programme notes by Jeff Bond no less, didn’t say) the opening titles, descent into mystery, waltz to the death, up the cathedral, and from Batman Returns, the music for Catwoman and Penguin, followed by finale from the first movie. There seemed to be a few places with either additional or more prominent choral contributions. I definitely got some chills when the Batman theme bursts through in the main titles, Wicki did a great job of milking those buildups for everything they were worth! I think the “suite” from Alice in Wonderland was the opening track “Alice” from the sequel score which is about half the original Alice track but goes off in a slightly different direction in the middle and a different ending. It’s one of those scores I know the main theme but can never really remember much about the rest of it! Alas there was no encore. I bet my other half a fiver they would play The Simpsons theme as a witty encore, sadly I was disappointed… That was probably the only disappointment, absolutely phenomenal concert. It must’ve been a great concert, thanks for sharing! I attended his Burton collaboration concert at the Royal Albert Hall where he also sang from A Nightmare Before Christmas. I stayed at the same hotel as Steve Bartek and we chatted on the way to the RAH. I can’t wait to hear the percussion concerto. It’s great that Elfman is following in the footsteps of Williams in becoming a classical composer as well as a film composer. As for the BATMAN Suite, it was the absolute highlight for me at the concert, hearing it live was just as amazing as hearing the STAR WARS Main Theme live for the first time. Congrats again for being there and glad you enjoyed it! Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ddddeeee 259 Posted March 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2022 I was there too and my initial reaction is that I prefer it to the violin concerto (which I like very much!). It followed the same broad structure of his violin concerto (1st and 4th movements are more classical, in the 2nd movement he allows himself to get a bit silly at times and the 3rd movement is more sombre). I think the shorter runtime helped the whole thing feel more assured. As someone who is still quite new to the classical scene, I was taken by how entertaining it was, which I'm sure is what he's going for. The audience reaction and the chat I heard afterwards seemed to be very positive. It'll be hard to hear Batman on CD again after that performance, though. It'd be nice to have a recording of that suite at some point (along with many of the other Elfman/Burton suites). Here's a video of Currie talking about the concerto. Tom Guernsey, Bayesian and JTN 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,287 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 minute ago, JTW said: It must’ve been a great concert, thanks for sharing! I attended his Burton collaboration concert at the Royal Albert Hall where he also sang from A Nightmare Before Christmas. I stayed at the same hotel as Steve Bartek and we chatted on the way to the RAH. I can’t wait to hear the percussion concerto. It’s great that Elfman is following in the footsteps of Williams in becoming a classical composer as well as a film composer. as for the BATMAN Suite, it was the absolute highlight for me at the concert, hearing it live was just as amazing as hearing the STAR WARS Main Theme live for thr first time. Congrats again for being there and glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! It was the same concert hall (but don’t think it was the same orchestra) that I saw the premier of John Powell’s Prussian Requiem. Obviously very different but equally impressive. I must admit that I really appreciate Danny Elfman writing concert works in a style that is recognisable from his film work. I do really enjoy JW’s concert works, but given how many indelible melodies he’s given us, it would be great to have a violin concerto that was as memorable as the classics of the genre! 1 minute ago, ddddeeee said: I was there too and my initial reaction is that I prefer it to the violin concerto (which I like very much!). It followed the same broad structure of his violin concerto (1st and 4th movements are more classical, in the 2nd movement he allows himself to get a bit silly at times and the 3rd movement is more sombre). I think the shorter runtime helped the whole thing feel more assured. As someone who is still quite new to the classical scene, I was taken by how entertaining it was, which I'm sure is what he's going for. The audience reaction and the chat I heard afterwards seemed to be very positive. It'll be hard to hear Batman on CD again after that performance, though. It'd be nice to have a recording of that suite at some point (along with many of the other Elfman/Burton suites). Here's a video of Currie talking about the concerto. I did enjoy the wit and humour in the concerto, including when the audience appreciated the humour of Currie having to dash round the stage. Thanks for the video! JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,364 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 After JW, Danny Elfman is by far the film composer I most dearly want to compose "classical" works. Considering the demoralizingly barren wasteland that Hollywood film scoring seems to be irretrievably turning into, I'd love it if Elfman one day decided to live off his existing royalties and go the JW route, scoring only Tim Burton's films and focusing on the far more fertile classical scene. JTN and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,287 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Bloody hell, Rabbit and Rogue is amazing. I forgot quite how good it is. There are some definitely some synergies between it at the percussion concerto, notably (obviously I guess!) in Gamelan. Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Here are a few blurry photos of the occasion (these inconsiderate people just won't make like statues and pose for me!). The first is of percussionist Colin Currie at the vibraphone, getting everything set up during the interval. In the third photo you can see soprano Grace Davidson in the centre of the choir with the boy soloist who also sang beautifully. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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