#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 The original thread got locked. (for reasons far to complex to get into.)But those interested may continue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Tyrany! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 19, 2004 Author Share Posted May 19, 2004 BTW, Danny Elfman did the theme for The Simpsons, but did he do anything else for the show, like the pilot, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Nope, I don't believe he did anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 19, 2004 Author Share Posted May 19, 2004 Has Elfman ever commented on the show?I doubt he expected that this theme he wrote for this little cartoon show was gonna still be heard more then a decade later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,335 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Matt Groening commented this: I gave Elfman what I called a "flavors" tape, featuring the kind of sound I wanted for The Simpsons theme. The tape included The Jetsons theme, selections from Nino Rota's Juliet of the Spirits, a Remington electric shaver jingle by Frank Zappa, some easy-listening music by Esquivel, and a teach-your-parott-to-talk record. Elfman gave it a listen and said, "I know exactly what you're looking for." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,335 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 And here's a part of an Elfman interview:GM: Has it occurred to you that, of all the work you've done and probably ever will do, your most enduring legacy will likely be the "Simpsons" theme? DE: That is the great irony, is that I've done, what, 20 scores now; let's say I do 20 more before I kick the bucket. And I've done some enormously successful scores, and I've done scores that have been imitated frequently, much to my amusement and annoyance. And yet the thing that will be on my gravestone when I die is "Danny Elfman: 1953 to 19..." Oh, let's say '98 -- let's give me four more years. It'll say "He wrote the Simpsons theme." Yeah, it's true, that thing I spent two days on will be what I'll probably be most known for, instead of those labors of love that I spent months just killing myself over -- a la Batman and others that I just thought when I finished those projects that I would never do another thing in my life, it's so much work. Of course the thing that I spent two days on would be most famous... Maybe there's a lesson to be learned there. 1994 Grammy Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 19, 2004 Author Share Posted May 19, 2004 Cool, thanks Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Here's a link where he says basicaly the same thing. Just scroll down, it's a bunch of short video clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 BTW- that's the BMI site, they've got a bunch of clips for a lot of different composers. Some are pretty interesting. The clips are generaly very shot, but they can be informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I apologise for calling you a Dick, Stefancos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I've heard the Simpsons theme so much, it's about as common as hearing the phone ring.Anyway...let Alf do this one. JW doesn't need to score everything and I don't think he'd be whimsical enough to do Simpsons. He's an old man. He can't handle the kind of caffeine that powers each and every episode of the Simpsons to date. Maybe he's not too old, but he's too restrained. Or maybe not. I'd say let Goldsmith do it if you didn't get Clausen. Looney Tunes was A-OK in my book. Of course, it was a Dante movie too, and those are always good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector J. Guzman 1 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Matt Groening commented this: I gave Elfman what I called a "flavors" tape, featuring the kind of sound I wanted for The Simpsons theme. The tape included The Jetsons theme, selections from Nino Rota's Juliet of the Spirits, a Remington electric shaver jingle by Frank Zappa, some easy-listening music by Esquivel, and a teach-your-parott-to-talk record. Elfman gave it a listen and said, "I know exactly what you're looking for."Where can I get all those themes together in a collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharpdevenport 4 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Yeah, he should score the The Simpsons movie (I didn't know one was coming), but think about this: Composer Adam Berry wanted to score the South Park movie and it ended up going to Marc Shaiman. The studios will want to pull in a major name, who MAtt will probably want alfclausen.com. He is underrrated and I really hope he does. A CD of score would be excellant, sh!t, if I was payed, I would go threw every single episode score and pick the best cues for a good release. I don't mind. imdb.com has a complete listed of all composers who worked on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 20, 2004 Author Share Posted May 20, 2004 I apologise for calling you a Dick, Stefancos.I accept your apology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Except or accept? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 JW doesn't need to score everything and I don't think he'd be whimsical enough to do Simpsons. He's an old man. He can't handle the kind of caffeine that powers each and every episode of the Simpsons to date. Maybe he's not too old, but he's too restrained.Not true at all.Alf Clausen should do it. Or maybe that guy who wrote the music for The Simpsons Hit and Run (video game). I liked his work. Marc something, I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharpdevenport 4 Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I thought, though I could be wrong, that Futurama composer, Christopher Tyng, composed the video game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 He didn't. I was watching the credits after beating Hit & Run, and it definitely said "Marc" something. Then again, there were three assistant composers; Tyng could have been one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 I forgot about the Futurama composer. He is absolutely brilliant, as is the show IMO. Very few cartoons (hell, very few movies or shows) are able to make me almost cry. There are about five episodes I have watched recently that have heartbreaking scenes with perfect underscore. If Clausen is unavailable or doesn't want to do it, get Tyng. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 It seems like the typical Futurama show consists of a main theme fanfare and them some action music later on. They needed more underscore. But what music there is is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted June 3, 2004 Share Posted June 3, 2004 Have you heard some of the more emotional episodes? I'm pretty sure in these ones it's all originally written for the episode, I can't tell you the episodes off the top of my head but I'll get back to ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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