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Post by Emily on Sept 29, 2005 21:10:28 GMT -5
What's your favorite Elfman score?
Mine, (gosh this sounds so cliche) without a doubt is Edward Scissorhands. It is beautiful, and even Danny said it was one of his favorite scores. There's something about the music, where it's just magic.. you know? And how it captures the mood and feelings of the characters so well. It's just one of his masterpieces.
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Post by Empty Tears on Sept 29, 2005 21:44:23 GMT -5
SAME HERE! You described it so well, I really have nothing to add! It's just so beautiful, and it fits the movie's mood so well. It's so emotional. A true masterpiece, like you said. Definitely Elfman's best. (If not, then one of) It was also the very first of his soundtracks that I bought!
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Post by Emily on Sept 29, 2005 21:49:49 GMT -5
I only have 2 so far, and I think ES was the first I got. It's totally amazing.. it's eerie and haunting...
I don't know how he does it... but somehow he can create music that fits each scene perfectly.
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Post by Empty Tears on Sept 30, 2005 6:20:46 GMT -5
It's that's amazing because he can also fit scenes in a BURTON movie... and THAT takes true talent. They're both visionaries in their own way. Tim creates the look, and Danny creates the mood. And they fit together so wonderfully. Like peas in a pod, or some other clever metaphor I can't think of.
Have you ever watched ES with Danny's commentary? It doesn't play the speaking parts, only the music. It's awesome watching it, because even though you can't hear what's being said, you can FEEL the emotions, through his music of course. His music, in a way, really tells the movie. Its happy points, its sad points, and everything in between. It's amazing. And of course, having seen this movie WAY too many times to even start to try to think about counting..I can basically recite it, so I know what they're saying anyway.. but it's still.. just astounding, how he can describe the scene through his music. He's a musical genious.
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Post by Emily on Sept 30, 2005 9:58:23 GMT -5
^ Wow. You just basically described how I feel there as well. It's so true because these two men are visonaries... and thank God that they were able to find each other. I compare the ES soundtrack to the Finding Neverland one - because the music is still very pretty and haunting, yet magical... and even though it's a different composer, I swear, there are parts that sound like Elfman wrote them.
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Post by Empty Tears on Sept 30, 2005 15:56:18 GMT -5
I've actually never heard the Finding Neverland soundtrack, and I haven't watched the movie in a while, but I think I know what you mean. I remember liking the music very much for its magical quality. The music fit the movie well. Next time I watch it, I'll take note! I've actually heard some other scores that reminded me of Danny Elfman. Of course, none were as amazing. ;D
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Post by Emily on Oct 1, 2005 9:26:08 GMT -5
Definitely give a listen to Finding Neverland's score... I think somewhere during "Where Is Mr. Barrie?" (the first piece of music) there's a few spots where it sounds Elfman-ish... I think after listening to so many Elfman scores you try to pick up any piece of his work you can in other films... hopefully that made sense. ;D
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Post by Empty Tears on Oct 1, 2005 9:52:38 GMT -5
Haha, yeah that made sense. You also begin to be able to identify his music in other movies, for instance, I was watching Spiderman a while back, and I thought to myself, "Wow...that sounds EXACTLY like Danny Elfman! That's weird." And then after the movie was over, I went online to look up the composer, and it turns out that it actually WAS Danny Elfman. Hey, that's pretty neat.. I have Elfman radar. ;D
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Post by Emily on Oct 3, 2005 1:03:33 GMT -5
Whoa, that's cool!
My new favorite is Corpse Bride - the music actually made me happy. There I was sitting in the theatre, thinking I wasn't going to be excited for this movie...but the second I heard the music - everything changed. It's just... amazing. Absolutely beautiful.
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Post by Empty Tears on Oct 3, 2005 18:36:21 GMT -5
It was great music, wasn't it? It still had that same Elfman-like quality, but it was very different than anything he's done before. Beautiful music.
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Post by Emily on Oct 3, 2005 21:10:45 GMT -5
I love it to pieces - there is no other word to describe it - other than beautiful - especially his instrumental work.
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Post by Liz on Nov 29, 2005 18:32:20 GMT -5
It is seriously impossible for me to pick a favorite Elfman score. It's a toss-up between Nightmare & Corpse Bride. Edward Scissorhands would probably be up there too, but...I've never heard it.  |
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Post by Emily on Nov 29, 2005 18:40:09 GMT -5
AWW! You haven't heard it yet? It's BEAUTIFUL! You'll cry... seriously, that's how beautiful it is. It's one of his best pieces of work.
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Post by Teh Squishy on Nov 29, 2005 20:19:34 GMT -5
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
No contest at ALL.
There are no words for how much I just worship that film in every way.
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Post by EbonyStar on Nov 30, 2005 17:29:45 GMT -5
Genine's right. You'll cry.
I can't cry during movies. I'd like to, I desperately want to, but I can't. I've tried making myself cry. I wonder if I have tear ducts.....
Anyway, I judge how sad something is not by how much I cry (not an option XP), but by how sad I feel, or how much I wish I could cry, or how I get that sad feeling and you can kinda feel it in your stomach?
I'm going somewhere with this, be patient and trust me ^.^
Edward Scissorhands makes me wish I could cry listening to music so badly. It's simply amazing. My favorite's definitely that sweet melody in the Finale. Well, pretty much you hear it when Kim's the focus of attention
I love all of his music. I must say, beetlejuice is a family favorite. My mom, sister, friend, sister's friend, and I went to hershey, and we played so much music on the way down there. Jump In Da Line, the Betlejuice overture. Good times. I just love how Danny pushes the envelope when defining "music."
Where other people hear nonsense and a jumble of unorganized sounds, I hear a genius
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