Popular Post ddddeeee 272 Posted February 15 Popular Post Share Posted February 15 9 minutes ago, Thor said: Awesome! Should throw in a couple of other unreleased concert music things too, like the Overeager Overture, the percussion quartet (not the same as the percussion concerto!) and Suite for Chamber Orchestra. The percussion quartet was released in 2022! Third Coast Percussion released it in the album 'Perspectives'. It got two Grammy nominations. JTN, Yavar Moradi, GerateWohl and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,679 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Damn, I must have missed or forgotten that. Another addition to my Elfman buy list, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 It's a lot of fun. They uploaded performances of the four movements to Youtube, too. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,679 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Yeah, I saw and downloaded the YouTube performance years ago (not sure it was that one, but probably the one where Philip Glass was present; Elfman and Glass had a chat on-stage afterwards). But I didn't know, or had forgotten, that it had been put out on CD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,549 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 People who bought the CD version posted pics of it on page 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,331 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 hours ago, ddddeeee said: It's a lot of fun. They uploaded performances of the four movements to Youtube, too. The album is well with hearing although have to admit that I enjoyed the non-Elfman percussion works more (good though it is). Definitely feel that the percussion concerto is the superior work so looking forward to hearing that again (having loved seeing it performed live in London). Yavar Moradi and GerateWohl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,497 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Just now, Tom Guernsey said: The album is well with heeding although have to admit that I enjoyed the non-Elfman percussion works more Same here. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 The opening movement of Elfman's percussion concerto was uploaded to Youtube 9 hours ago, but it's not available yet. This is presumably following the release pattern for his violin concerto which uploaded the third movement as a 'promo' track of sorts. Sony Classical will be releasing the album, which also features Wunderkammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,549 Posted April 4 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 4 Yea the whole album's tracklist is up on iTunes. Drops May 17th 1 Wunderkammer: I 2 Wunderkammer: II 3 Wunderkammer: III 4 Percussion Concerto: I. Triangle 5 Percussion Concerto: II: D.S.C.H. 6 Percussion Concerto: III. Down 7 Percussion Concerto: IV. Syncopate 8 Are You Lost? https://music.apple.com/nz/album/percussion-concerto-wunderkammer/1737254712 ddddeeee, crocodile, Yavar Moradi and 3 others 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 CD release please.... Yavar Moradi and Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,650 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 It's Sony. A CD release is almost certain to happen. Yavar ddddeeee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,093 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 It's listed on Amazon UK but unavailable to order. Karol ddddeeee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 3 hours ago, ddddeeee said: The opening movement of Elfman's percussion concerto was uploaded to Youtube 9 hours ago, but it's not available yet. This is presumably following the release pattern for his violin concerto which uploaded the third movement as a 'promo' track of sorts. Sony Classical will be releasing the album, which also features Wunderkammer. This is available for me to listen now. I'm guessing since it's after 12am here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,679 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Great news about the album, and hopefully a CD release too. Of course, I'm broke, so it joins the nine other Elfman CDs on my want list that I've been unable to afford/buy in recent years, making it an even ten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,250 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 5 minutes ago, Thor said: making it an even ten! Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,549 Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Physical CD on Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ7C3D9V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 From the Amazon preorder links: PERCUSSION CONCERTO Percussion has always been an important part of my life. Beginning in my travels though West Africa when I was 18 years old, when I began collecting and learning to play ‘balafons’ (kind of like the African version of a marimba), and through my years of playing in metal-based Indonesian Gamalan ensembles in my twenties, as well as building my own strange metal and wood percussion ensembles in my early theatrical performance years, it has always been a lifelong obsession. Shortly after we premiered my first violin concerto, I had a chance meeting with percussionist Colin Currie in London. We decided it could be great fun to create a piece together. I was excited to plunge into the challenge of another concerto while at the same time to really go back to my roots with wood and metal, mallets and sticks and hands. I also knew Colin was an extraordinary musician who would be great to collaborate with. And I was aware that there were far fewer concertos for percussion then the more obvious piano, violin, cello, etc, and that meant there were far fewer models to guide me which made the idea of a percussion concerto far more enticing. Wunderkammer It was just before the pandemic when I was in London working on a film score, and my publisher suggested I meet the NYOGB (The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain) as they had expressed interest in the possibility of doing a commission. At first I was skeptical about the idea of a youth orchestra, but I decided to attend a performance they were giving. I was, to say the least, blown away by how good they were. I decided on the spot that I would indeed find a way to write a piece for them. So I jumped into the composition that’s now called Wunderkammer. My original intentions was to create something that was very challenging for them, as I knew they were up for that, and something that would also be fun and exciting for them to dig into which might feature different instrument sections throughout to give everyone a moment to shine. A Wunderkammer (or “wonder room”) is a cabinet of curiosities or even a room of mystery and oddities which can be fun, or scary, intriguing or instructive, but never boring! And that’s just what I was hoping to bring to the NYOGB with Wunderkammer. ARE YOU LOST? My first concerto was written for violinist Sandy Cameron. She had been besieging me for ages to write a duet for violin and voice. I finally relented on the condition that we add a piano and make it a trio. While talking about the project with two composer friends we all decided to write for the same trio for a collaborative project which will be called, appropriately, “Trio”. When I began discussing the possibility of recording the concerto and Wunderkammer with Sony Classical they suggested that I include something that had never been performed. It was then I decided to take one of the 4 moments I’d written for “Trio” and to both expand and adapt it for choir and full orchestra. Thus, the origins of “Are You Lost?” Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom Guernsey 2,331 Posted April 5 Popular Post Share Posted April 5 2 hours ago, ddddeeee said: From the Amazon preorder links: PERCUSSION CONCERTO Percussion has always been an important part of my life. Beginning in my travels though West Africa when I was 18 years old, when I began collecting and learning to play ‘balafons’ (kind of like the African version of a marimba), and through my years of playing in metal-based Indonesian Gamalan ensembles in my twenties, as well as building my own strange metal and wood percussion ensembles in my early theatrical performance years, it has always been a lifelong obsession. Shortly after we premiered my first violin concerto, I had a chance meeting with percussionist Colin Currie in London. We decided it could be great fun to create a piece together. I was excited to plunge into the challenge of another concerto while at the same time to really go back to my roots with wood and metal, mallets and sticks and hands. I also knew Colin was an extraordinary musician who would be great to collaborate with. And I was aware that there were far fewer concertos for percussion then the more obvious piano, violin, cello, etc, and that meant there were far fewer models to guide me which made the idea of a percussion concerto far more enticing. Wunderkammer It was just before the pandemic when I was in London working on a film score, and my publisher suggested I meet the NYOGB (The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain) as they had expressed interest in the possibility of doing a commission. At first I was skeptical about the idea of a youth orchestra, but I decided to attend a performance they were giving. I was, to say the least, blown away by how good they were. I decided on the spot that I would indeed find a way to write a piece for them. So I jumped into the composition that’s now called Wunderkammer. My original intentions was to create something that was very challenging for them, as I knew they were up for that, and something that would also be fun and exciting for them to dig into which might feature different instrument sections throughout to give everyone a moment to shine. A Wunderkammer (or “wonder room”) is a cabinet of curiosities or even a room of mystery and oddities which can be fun, or scary, intriguing or instructive, but never boring! And that’s just what I was hoping to bring to the NYOGB with Wunderkammer. ARE YOU LOST? My first concerto was written for violinist Sandy Cameron. She had been besieging me for ages to write a duet for violin and voice. I finally relented on the condition that we add a piano and make it a trio. While talking about the project with two composer friends we all decided to write for the same trio for a collaborative project which will be called, appropriately, “Trio”. When I began discussing the possibility of recording the concerto and Wunderkammer with Sony Classical they suggested that I include something that had never been performed. It was then I decided to take one of the 4 moments I’d written for “Trio” and to both expand and adapt it for choir and full orchestra. Thus, the origins of “Are You Lost?” Wow sounds like it’ll be a cracking album. Can’t wait to hear it and to experience the percussion concerto again. The live performance in London was terrific and it was a brilliant work. bruce marshall, GerateWohl, Jurassic Shark and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Live performance of Elfman's piano quartet. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,650 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Daniel Is Danny not "serious" enough for the classical music world? Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Old featurette of Elfman for Spider-Man 2. I remember seeing this around the release of the movie. Haven't seen it in almost 20 (!) years. Brando 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Elfman plans to release a new rock album late this year or early next. He also 'will be doing shows In October in Los Angeles to support the new film Beetlejuice that will be released in September of 2024'. SICK NEW WORLD: A Chat With The Legendary Danny Elfman! – ZRockR Magazine Not sure what the latter means. Beetlejuice live-to-film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,679 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Cool! I'm not a big fan of BIG MESS, but it has a couple of decent songs. I still need to get that CD in physical format (as well as BIGGER MESSIER); they've been out of my financial reach so far. For the next album, I wish he tuned down the contemporary indierock/metal/fuzz thing a bit, and instead went back to the smoother new wave/ska/synthpop sounds of the Oingo Boingo days. Not gonna happen, but one can always wish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,257 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 13 minutes ago, ddddeeee said: Elfman plans to release a new rock album late this year or early next. He also 'will be doing shows In October in Los Angeles to support the new film Beetlejuice that will be released in September of 2024'. Not sure about the rock album, but the Beetlejuice project sounds cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfallon 2 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Still hoping for that Midnight Run release that’s been rumored for years from Lala… would love to hear more music and alternates from that score. What a guilty pleasure. Stark and JTN 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 To any UK posters, Liverpool Philharmonic (who recorded Elfman's percussion concerto) will be performing it this November. An American in Paris (liverpoolphil.com) There will also be a performance of Elfman/Burton a week later. Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton (liverpoolphil.com) Tickets on sale May 17th, the day the concerto/Wunderkammer album is released. Tom Guernsey and JTN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,331 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 56 minutes ago, ddddeeee said: To any UK posters, Liverpool Philharmonic (who recorded Elfman's percussion concerto) will be performing it this November. An American in Paris (liverpoolphil.com) There will also be a performance of Elfman/Burton a week later. Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton (liverpoolphil.com) Tickets on sale May 17th, the day the concerto/Wunderkammer album is released. Ooh I might have to do the first concert… ideal way to celebrate my birthday a few days earlier! ddddeeee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 456 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I just found out Elfman will be making his first ever convention appearance this year. He will be at Fan Expo Dallas this June 7-9 (he’ll be there on Saturday only). Sam Raimi will also be there Saturday and Sunday. https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpodallas/guest-danny-elfman/ I’m tempted to go but the fact that he’s only there one day is a damper. His line will be long. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,650 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Nice! If I were American and didn't live too far from Dallas I'd love to go to a panel with Elfman and Raimi. I wonder how much they'll talk about Spider-Man 2 though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Gotta pay his legal bills somehow.... Raimi probably talked him into it. He's been living on the convention scene the last few years. It's a shame that he can't seem to get a movie going even after the success of Multiverse of Madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,257 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Any fan of this score? Stark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stark 342 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 4 hours ago, JTN said: Any fan of this score? I’m here! JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 456 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 9 hours ago, ddddeeee said: Gotta pay his legal bills somehow.... Raimi probably talked him into it. He's been living on the convention scene the last few years. It's a shame that he can't seem to get a movie going even after the success of Multiverse of Madness. Raimi has made a TON of money on Spider-Man and Multiverse of Madness. He doesn’t do conventions for the money. He’s such a nice, soft spoken man. 17 hours ago, Edmilson said: Nice! If I were American and didn't live too far from Dallas I'd love to go to a panel with Elfman and Raimi. I wonder how much they'll talk about Spider-Man 2 though... Maybe there’s something in the works and they’ll announce it at the convention? If they’re attached for another Marvel movie that could be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 359 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I would be very seriously concerned if Sam Raimi is not getting a film funded. DDDEEE - any data on this? Raimi is still considered a top talent, like Jackson. Perhaps they are no longer consistently bankeable directors but they to industry are viable assets, akin to a Spielberg (yes, nowadays). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ddddeeee 272 Posted Friday at 08:45 AM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 08:45 AM Happy Percussion Concerto and Wunderkammer release day. Gramophone's review is up. ELFMAN Percussion Concerto. Wunderkammer (Colin Currie) (gramophone.co.uk) GerateWohl, Jurassic Shark and Tom Guernsey 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,331 Posted Friday at 09:09 AM Share Posted Friday at 09:09 AM 22 minutes ago, ddddeeee said: Happy Percussion Concerto and Wunderkammer release day. Gramophone's review is up. ELFMAN Percussion Concerto. Wunderkammer (Colin Currie) (gramophone.co.uk) In my head this wasn't coming out for months... hurrah! To Presto with me! (https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9614386--percussion-concerto-wunderkammer) Also going to book for the next live performance in Liverpool: https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/classical-music/an-american-in-paris/9157 ddddeeee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted Friday at 09:10 AM Share Posted Friday at 09:10 AM Just now, Tom Guernsey said: In my head this wasn't coming out for months... hurrah! To Presto with me! (https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9614386--percussion-concerto-wunderkammer) Also going to book for the next live performance in Liverpool: https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/classical-music/an-american-in-paris/9157 I just booked that and the Elfman/Burton show. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,331 Posted Friday at 09:13 AM Share Posted Friday at 09:13 AM Just now, ddddeeee said: I just booked that and the Elfman/Burton show. Cool cool. 1 minute ago, Tom Guernsey said: In my head this wasn't coming out for months... hurrah! To Presto with me! (https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9614386--percussion-concerto-wunderkammer) Also going to book for the next live performance in Liverpool: https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/classical-music/an-american-in-paris/9157 I also stupidly didn't connect that the recording is by the same forces performing it live in November 2024 in Liverpool. Colin Currie performed the percussion at the premiere in 2022, but with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ludwig Wicki. Still a bit odd that the London Philharmonic didn't record it as they commissioned it and have their own label... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted Friday at 05:53 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:53 PM There's a new interview in the latest Gramophone issue. The score for Beetlejuice 2 is finished. There are 45 cues in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,497 Posted Friday at 06:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:05 PM I like the new album. The percussion concerto has strong similarities with his ballet Rabbit & Rogue. Anyway, I really prefer the concert hall Elfman over the film score Elfman over the rockstar music Elfman. JTN and Tom Guernsey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,093 Posted Friday at 08:51 PM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 08:51 PM The CD arrived earlier today but I just managed to start listening this evening. It is quite great so far, better than anything he's doing in film scores. Karol ddddeeee, GerateWohl and JTN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crocodile 8,093 Posted 21 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 21 hours ago I created a playlist of concert and stage works of Danny Elfman for my own pleasure. It features: Serenada Schizophrana (entire album) Rabbit & Roque (entire album) Violin Concerto (entire album) Percussion Quartet (from Third Coast Percussion album) Cello Concerto (from streaming/radio live performance) Iris (entire album from Cirque Du Soleil show) Percussion Concerto & Wunderkammer (entire album) Total of 5 hours and 45 minutes of best Elfman music out there (at least this century). Karol JTN, fommes and Tom Guernsey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 272 Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago Becoming a bit obsessed with this movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 12,250 Posted 21 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 21 hours ago Is it performed by the Blue Man group? GerateWohl, Brando, Edmilson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,093 Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 2 minutes ago, ddddeeee said: Becoming a bit obsessed with this movement. It is probably my favourite as well. 😀 Karol ddddeeee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,257 Posted 20 hours ago Share Posted 20 hours ago 13 hours ago, crocodile said: It is quite great so far, better than anything he's doing in film scores. 15 hours ago, GerateWohl said: I really prefer the concert hall Elfman over the film score Elfman over the rockstar music Elfman. Either he chooses - or gets - worse film projects lately or he just gets to be more free and experimental with classical music when he’s not constrained by the medium and the filmmakers. My guess is both. Anyway I agree, Elfman now is at his best when he writes for the concert hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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