Thor 7,498 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Was BEFORE I WAKE ever released on CD? Maybe it was, but it was only available digitally for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 As recent as 2017! https://www.discogs.com/The-Newton-Brothers-2-Danny-Elfman-Before-I-Wake-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/8914893 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: As recent as 2017! https://www.discogs.com/The-Newton-Brothers-2-Danny-Elfman-Before-I-Wake-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/8914893 A 1000 copies. Wonder if any is left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Not on VS's site, at least. I'll have to warn you, though. It looks like an expanded release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 VS will reRELEASE MIDNIGHT RUN. Someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said: Not on VS's site, at least. I'll have to warn you, though. It looks like an expanded release. I already have it digitally, of course. But I don't play it very often; loads of standard suspense cues, really. It's one of those times I ask myself "OK, you're an Elfman completist, but do you REALLY need this?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 48 minutes ago, Thor said: It's one of those times I ask myself "OK, you're an Elfman completist, but do you REALLY need this?". I'd say he's written a lot of mediocre-to-bad score in this millennium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,363 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 11 hours ago, mstrox said: edit - the silver Linings Playbook score album as well! I forgot about that one! Nice catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Thor said: I already have it digitally, of course. But I don't play it very often; loads of standard suspense cues, really. It's one of those times I ask myself "OK, you're an Elfman completist, but do you REALLY need this?". Only three of the tracks are Elfman! The rest is by the Newton Brothers, who excelled recently with their score for Netflix’s wonderful Haunting of Hill House series (released by LLL), but still hew pretty close to modern horror tropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Yes, I know. But I still need to get it in physical format; my completism also encompasses soundtracks with Elfman doing additional music or themes. Although I'm starting to 'loosen' that definition a bit. For example, a couple of years ago, I gave away a CD-R copy of the MY FAVOURITE MARTIAN promo, but kept "Uncle Martin's Theme" in my iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 One day, you might start to "loosen" your attitude towards expanded soundtracks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Thor doesn't like expansions yet he claims to be a " completist" for Elfman and JW. Does. Not. Compute. 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 I need to have one representative presentation of every composition in their career. It has nothing to do with 'complete soundtracks' or expansions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 24 minutes ago, Thor said: I need to have one representative presentation of every composition in their career. It has nothing to do with 'complete soundtracks' or expansions. But, the mindset is the same. That of a collector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Just now, bruce marshall said: But, the mindset is the same. That of a collector. I guess, yes. Only in relation to those composers, though. I'm not really a 'soundtrack collector' in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I love Danny Elfman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 22 hours ago, Thor said: I guess, yes. Only in relation to those composers, though. I'm not really a 'soundtrack collector' in general. Did you get the DOLORES CLAIBORNE de? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Sorry if I'm late to the party, but I just began to be interested to the Tim Burton/Elfman's boxset. I discovered that with very few exceptions, they reproduced the OST albums, adding some bonus tracks and alt at the end of each album. The exception I notified is for "Nightmare Before Christmas", where the additional tracks seems to have been embeded in the main sequence. In general, that's fun to see which bonus tracks they chose to include or not for this boxset vs the content of the released expanded releases we also have. -30- mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I like it - it preserves Elfman's preferred presentations and gives us more to enjoy. The only downside for me is that they stuck to one disc for each score, which meant that they couldn't offer anything truly complete. I do enjoy the weird hissy tape demos, which haven't popped up on expansions. Elfman has been teasing something on his Instagram - what seems like rock songs! Definitely drums and his vocals, based on the minor snippets he has shared. I could use a little Boingo-style back in my life. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 My Danny Elfman collection just starts to be interesting. I can now say he's my favourite movie composer after John Williams. mstrox and Bayesian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I watch this concert every Halloween. Were they ever planning on an album release? It was touring around for a quite a bit as I recall. I would LOVE a to have a recording of the suite from Batman/Batman Returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 27 minutes ago, WampaRat said: I watch this concert every Halloween. Were they ever planning on an album release? No idea, but I was there at the premiere in London years ago! What an experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 56 minutes ago, WampaRat said: I would LOVE a to have a recording of the suite from Batman/Batman Returns. We have the excellent recording of the Batman Suite by Erich Kunzel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WampaRat 1,105 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 That is a good one. Nice to hear the tempo at a decent pace. Sometimes it’s performed pretty slowly.... I’d actually love for a complete re-recording of Batman Returns with a bigger orchestra (I know the mere thought offends some fans of that score). It just sounds so tiny compared to Batman 89’. Which is a shame because the music itself is wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I never liked what those Batman 89 suites (Kunzel and CoPPO) did with the finale - the OST version is nice and punchy and builds to its triumphant finish quickly, and the concert recordings noodle around so much more before they actually get there. Less is more. Wonder who arranged those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 hours ago, mstrox said: Elfman has been teasing something on his Instagram - what seems like rock songs! Definitely drums and his vocals, based on the minor snippets he has shared. I could use a little Boingo-style back in my life. Yes, I saw that. Wonder what he's working on. Like you, I'm game for some more Boingo-ish stuff, but I'm not going to get my hopes up for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddddeeee 248 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Elfman's been prepping some solo songs over lockdown. Some of them were supposed to debut at Coachella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, ddddeeee said: Elfman's been prepping some solo songs over lockdown. Some of them were supposed to debut at Coachella. Ah! Yeah, we never got to hear the full programme of his Coachella gig. Label me curious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,364 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Bespin said: My Danny Elfman collection just starts to be interesting. I can now say he's my favourite movie composer after John Williams. At least for me he is the movie composer whose concert hall work I admire most beside Williams'. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 How would you rank those Danny Elfman 25 scores? Or which ones are your favourites or in your Top 5 among this list? 9 A Simple Plan Alice in Wonderland Article 99 Batman Returns Beetlejuice Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Corpse Bride Dark Shadows Dead Presidents Dick Tracy Dolores Claiborne Dumbo The Frighteners Good Will Hunting Hulk Midnight Run Nightbreed Oz the Great and Powerfull Pee Wee's Big Adventure Planet of the Apes Proof of Life Red Dragon Scrooged Spider-Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Among those, my top 5 would be Batman Returns Beetlejuice Pee-wee's Big Adventure Alice in Wonderland Spider-man 2 Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Bespin said: How would you rank those Danny Elfman 25 scores? Or which ones are your favourites or in your Top 5 among this list 1. BATMAN RETURNS 2. Midnight Run 3. Pee Wee's Big Adventure 4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5. Beetlejuice 6. Planet of the Apes 7. Scrooged 8. Dead Presidents 9. Dick Tracy 10. Alice in Wonderland 11. A Simple Plan 12. Nightbreed 13. Dolores Claiborne 14. Proof of Life 15. Corpse Bride 16. Red Dragon 17. Good Will Hunting 18. Spider-Man 2 19. Dark Shadows 20. Hulk 21. Article 99 22. Dumbo 23. Oz the Great and Powerfull 24. 9 25. The Frighteners ...or something to that effect. Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Of those scores, maybe Batman Returns Pee Wee's Big Adventure Beetlejuice Dick Tracy (OST) Alice in Wonderland Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Ighh, I knew it... But I'm not really into that... Peewee thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Guess you need to have a fondness for Bernard Herrmann or Nino Rota, of whom the score channels unashamedly. Bespin and Once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 It's easy enough to enjoy the score without liking the movie Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Maybe you just haven't met the right Pee-wee Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Danny Elfman Lists L.A. Homes for $14.6 Million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I guess times are tough everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I'm currently discovering the Danny Elfman/Tim Burton "Music Box". Wow, imagine a boxset of John Williams/Steven Spielberg... 1 score per CD, the remastered original album + bonus tracks at the end, like the Music Box... It would make how many CDs??? Sugarland... Sugarland... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,498 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Bespin said: Wow, imagine a boxset of John Williams/Steven Spielberg... 1 score per CD, the remastered original album + bonus tracks at the end, like the Magic Box... It would make how many CDs??? No, thank you. Outside SUGARLAND and A TIMELESS CALL, that particular collaboration is sufficiently represented already. But an Altman/Williams box would be interesting, if it also included the early short film and TV work. I don't own the Elfman/Burton box physically (even though I'm thanked in the accompanying book), but I have the material digitally. Some neat bits and pieces - like the MOMA music, Stainboy etc. The film scores I already have in perfectly fine soundtrack versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Spider-Man 2 and Corpse Bride added to the "basic" collection! Once and OneBuckFilms 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayesian 1,363 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 We’re watching The Family Man on HBO right now, and I’m reminded that Elfman’s score for this movie has never been released. Why is that?? mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 On 10/31/2020 at 7:16 AM, Bespin said: Spider-Man 2 and Corpse Bride added to the "basic" collection! S2 is very good! Boy, you have a lot of doubles! I put them into double CD cases to save room; E.T; STV; etc. When an expanded version comes out.. Saves space😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,687 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Bayesian said: We’re watching The Family Man on HBO right now, and I’m reminded that Elfman’s score for this movie has never been released. Why is that?? This is the promo, and I guess what an eventual release would look like: http://www.movie-wave.net/titles/family_man.html I found that the cue 'Farewell' was the only one that ever really grabbed me - it's right at the end where Tea Leoni is lamenting their situation, and we get a wonderful statement of the 'main' (?) theme with woodwind and choir. He's as bad as Giacchino with persistence with his track names. Only Elfman would put The Final Confrontation in a family drama My personal Elfman collection is small: One or two cues cues each from Spider 1 and 2, MIB, MIB:3, Dolores Claiborne, Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Planet of the Apes, Big Fish, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, Good Will Hunting (only the tracks from the OST) Plus: A Simple Plan The Wolfman Avengers: Age of Ultron And by a country mile, the only Elfman score I've ever truly loved: Sleepy Hollow. One day this will get the full deluxe release it deserves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,364 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 @Richard PennaThis is what you call a small Elfman collection? I mean, I like Elfman, but for me there is a limited set of Elfman works that I would really call original and worth listening without the movie. Day before yesterday I watched The Grinch with my kids. Probably one of the most forgettable scores of Elfman, and there are some like these, so I personally wouldn't see the point in owning what you might call a big Elfman collection. I think, your collection is pretty good. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I used to be fanatical about Elfman like 20 years ago, until I wasn't anymore and realised only a few of his scores are worth owning*. And some of his Oingo albums/compilations are nice for a car trip. *Music for a Darkened Theater Vol. 1 Pee Wee 1 Beetlejuice Batman Dick Tracy Edward Scissorhands Darkman Nightbreed Batman Returns Nightmare Before Christmas Sommersby Black Beauty Mars Attacks Sleepy Hollow Planet of the Apes Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 And that's it. And I've probably been generous and extended beyond the bare essentials. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,072 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 1 hour ago, The Big Man said: I used to be fanatical about Elfman like 20 years ago, until I wasn't anymore and realised only a few of his scores are worth owning*. And some of his Oingo albums/compilations are nice for a car trip. *Music for a Darkened Theater Vol. 1 Pee Wee 1 Beetlejuice Batman Dick Tracy Edward Scissorhands Darkman Nightbreed Batman Returns Nightmare Before Christmas Sommersby Black Beauty Mars Attacks Sleepy Hollow Planet of the Apes Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 And that's it. And I've probably been generous and extended beyond the bare essentials. You're indeed too generous. I'd whittle the bare essentials down to this: Batman Edward Scissorhands A Nightmare Before Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Hey if that's what you dig. But I reckon his most fruitful period was 1988 to 1996 where he produced his strongest output. His last score that I kinda liked was The Wolfman, but I wouldn't recommend it in an Elfman starter kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Family Man is a lovely score. Every now and then I’ll pop in the DVD and listen to the isolated track. I’d love a release so I can listen regularly. Bayesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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