Elfman finds challenge in 'Wonderland'

Pada tanggal 15 Desember, Jon Burlingame di situs Variety menurunkan tulisan mengenai pembuatan musik Alice in Wonderland dan The Next Three Days oleh Danny Elfman. Berikut kutipannya:

Scoring "The Next Three Days" with director Paul Haggis "was really quite opposite," Elfman says. The Russell Crowe action film had a limited music budget, "which I turned into something positive," he adds. "I was happy to have a smaller ensemble."

He added piano and strings to his own studio-created percussion and other sounds and was surprised to discover that Haggis preferred the smaller string grouping (13 or 14 players) for its more intimate sound. "It was a dream," he says.

Baca lengkapnya di sini. Baca juga mengenai Academy Awards Music Branch di sini dan mengenai lagu-lagu yang bisa masuk nominasi untuk best song di sini.

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Danny's nominated, yay. Third time's a charm? Engga kali ya.. Alice in Wonderland dinominasikan untuk Best Original Score - Motion Picture, ini adalah yang ketiga kalinya. Sebelumnya adalah The Nightmare Before Christmas tahun 1993 dan Big Fish tahun 2003. Kategori lengkapnya adalah sebagai berikut:

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
The King's Speech - Alexandre Desplat
Alice in Wonderland - Danny Elfman
127 Hours - A. R. Rahman
The Social Network - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Inception - Hans Zimmer

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Video Game Soundtrack Sampler

Tanggal rilis album: November 19, 2010 (MP3)
Label: Sumthing Else Music Works

Track list:
1. Finish the Fight - Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori 2:27
2. Fable Theme - Danny Elfman 1:42
3. Darksider's Theme - Mike Reagan and Cris Velasco 3:51
4. Theme from Dark Void - Bear McCreary 2:56
5. Gears Of War - Kevin Riepl 4:30
6. Mass Effect Theme - Jack Wall & Sam Hulick 2:21
7. Apocalypse - Jesper Kyd 4:33
8. Enter Skag Gully - Raison Varner 2:48
9. The Theme Of Umbrella Chlonicles - GHM Sound Team 1:59
10. Welcome to Bright Falls - Petri Alanko 4:26
11. Mr. Bones - Steve Ouimette 3:22

Label Sumthing Else Music Works merilis album sampler untuk musik-musik video game-nya, termasuk Fable Theme yang dibuat oleh Danny Elfman. Sebelumnya main title dari Fable hanya bisa didapat dari soundtrack dari game-nya, tapi skarang bisa di-download di sini. Tapi lagi, buat yang tinggal di Indonesia, ngga bisa tu, so only for those who live in certain countries, klik di sini.

20th Century Fox: 75 Years Of Great Film Music

Tanggal rilis album: 7 Desember 2010
Label: Varèse Sarabande

Track list:

Disc One 1935 – 1960
1. 20th Century-Fox Fanfare
(with CinemaScope extension) (:19)
Alfred Newman
2. All About Eve 1950
Main Title / The Award (2:17)
Alfred Newman
3. How Green Was My Valley 1941
The Family and Bronwen / Finale / End Title (8:10)
Alfred Newman
4. The Song of Bernadette 1943
The Vision (4:16)
Alfred Newman
5. Laura 1944
Main TItle (2:17)
David Raksin
6. The Ghost And Mrs. Muir 1947
Prelude / Local Train / The Sea (3:54)
Bernard Herrmann
7. Captain From Castile 1947
Conquest (4:08)
Alfred Newman
8. Twelve O’Clock High 1948
Main Title (1:52)
Alfred Newman
9. The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951
Prelude / Outer Space / Radar (3:45)
Bernard Herrmann
10. Viva Zapata! 1952
Gathering Forces (3:24)
Alex North
11. My Cousin Rachel 1952
Main Title (2:23)
Franz Waxman
12. The Robe 1953
Main Title / Caligula’s Arrival / Finale (4:23)
Alfred Newman
13. Prince Valiant 1954
Main Title / King Aguar’s Escape (4:53)
Franz Waxman
14. Untamed 1955
Main Title (2:35)
Franz Waxman
15. The Rains of Ranchipur 1955
Main Title (2:18)
Hugo Friedhofer
16. How To Marry A Millionaire 1953
Street Scene (5:36)
Alfred Newman
17. The Seven Year Itch 1955
Main Title (3:13)
Alfred Newman
18. Three Coins In The Fountain 1954
Prelude / Rome (4:27)
incorporates “Three Coins In The Fountain” written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn
Victor Young
19. Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing 1955
Main Title / God Has Been Good / Finale (7:05)
incorporates “Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing” written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster
Alfred Newman
20. The Long, Hot Summer 1958
The Long, Hot Summer, Lyrics by Sammy Cahn, Performed by Jimmie Rodgers / Two Butterflies (5:02)
Alex North
21. From The Terrace 1960
Love Theme (1:29)
Elmer Bernstein

Disc Two 1961 – 1985
1. Cleopatra 1963
Main Title / Cleopatra Enters Rome (9:37)
Alex North
2. The Sand Pebbles 1966
Overture / Main Title (5:08)
Jerry Goldsmith
3. Planet Of The Apes 1968
Main Title / The Hunt (7:18)
Jerry Goldsmith
4. Patton 1970
Main Title / German Advance (5:37)
Jerry Goldsmith
5. Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
Main Title (3:02)
Jerry Goldsmith
6. The French Connection 1971
Main Title / This Is It (4:15)
Don Ellis
7. The Poseidon Adventure 1972
Main Title (2:11)
John Williams
8. The Paper Chase 1973
End Title (2:32)
John Williams
9. Conrack 1974
Main Title (6:00)
John Williams
10. The Omen 1976
Ave Satani (2:32)
Jerry Goldsmith
11. Magic 1978
Main Title (2:02)
Jerry Goldsmith
12. The Fury 1978
For Gillian / End Title (4:27)
John Williams
13. Alien 1979
Main Title (4:09)
Jerry Goldsmith
14. Norma Rae 1979
It Goes Like It Goes (3:01)
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Performed by Jennifer Warnes
David Shire
15. Author! Author! 1982
Main Title (1:58)
Dave Grusin
16. Max Dugan Returns 1983
End Title (2:23)
David Shire
17. Romancing The Stone 1984
End Title (5:28)
Alan Silvestri
18. Commando 1985
Prologue / Main Title (3:56)
James Horner

Disc Three 1986 – 2010
1. Predator 1986
Main Title (3:51)
Alan Silvestri
2. The Fly 1986
Main Title (1:54)
Howard Shore
3. Lucas 1986
Main Title (2:43)
Dave Grusin
4. Raising Arizona 1987
Way Out There (1:54)
Carter Burwell
5. Wall Street 1987
Bud’s Scam (2:48)
Stewart Copeland
6. Big 1988
Opening (2:50)
Howard Shore
7. Broadcast News 1987
Young Jane / Main Title (2:44)
Bill Conti
8. Die Hard 1988
The Nakatomi Plaza / Gruber’s Arrival (5:29)
Michael Kamen
9. The Abyss 1989
Bud on the Ledge (3:14)
Alan Silvestri
10. Hoffa 1992
End Credits (8:00)
David Newman
11. Mrs. Doubtfire 1993
Main Title (3:00)
Howard Shore
12. Speed 1994
The Rescue (4:03)
Mark Mancina
13. Cast Away 2005
End Credits (3:45)
Alan Silvestri
14. Unfaithful 2002
Unfaithful (2:37)
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek
15. Ice Age 2002
Opening Travel Music (1:18)
David Newman
16. I, Robot 2004
End Credits (3:15)
Marco Beltrami
17. Fantastic Four 2005
Main Titles (2:33)
John Ottman
18. Night At The Museum 2006
Night At The Museum (2:36)
Alan Silvestri
19. Horton Hears A Who! 2008
Horton Suite (7:40)
John Powell
20. Independence Day 1996
End Credits (9:07)
David Arnold

20th CENTURY FOX
75 Years Of Great Film Music

All About Eve
The Robe
The Seven Year Itch
Three Coins In The Fountain
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Planet Of The Apes
Patton
The French Connection
The Paper Chase
The Omen
Predator
Night At The Museum
and many more

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment paints the town diamond white with the release of the Twentieth Century Fox 75th Anniversary Gift Set, a 75-film, three-volume set, highlighting a remarkable, rich and unparalleled heritage of classic films, Academy Award® winners and box office smashes.

To join in the celebration, Varèse Sarabande will release a deluxe 3CD set saluting 75 Years Of Great Film Music at Twentieth Century-Fox, featuring some of the greatest composers ever to work in Hollywood: Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Alan Silvestri, and many more.

Harga 24 dolar hmmmm! Lihat di situsnya di sini.

'Extra' Exclusive: Danny Elfman on Tim Burton

Situs Extra (dari extratv.warnerbros.com) mem-publish video interview-nya dengan Danny Elfman. Klik di sini untuk melihat wawancaranya.

53rd Annual Grammy Awards

Danny Elfman kembali mendapat nominasi Grammy Awards, yay! Berikut kategorinya:

82. Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series or other visual media.

Alice In Wonderland
Danny Elfman, composer

Avatar
James Horner, composer

Inception
Hans Zimmer, composer

Sherlock Holmes
Hans Zimmer, composer

Toy Story 3
Randy Newman, composer

Ini nominasi kesebelasnya (dan salah satunya menang untuk "The Batman Theme" untuk film Batman tahun 1989). Pengumuman pemenangnya akan diadakan pada tanggal 13 Februari 2011. Baca lengkapnya di sini.

Confirmed: Hans Zimmer Is Scoring Zack Snyder's SUPERMAN! Promises A "Reinvention"!

Tanggal 1 Desember yang lalu, situs Ain't It Cool News mengkonfirmasi bahwa Hans Zimmer akan membuat musik Superman yang baru untuk Chris Nolan. Berikut kutipannya:

“It's a hard one,” mused Zimmer, “but I followed one of the most iconic things on 'Batman' with Chris as well, and it's the same thing. You are allowed to reinvent, but you have to try to be as good or at least as iconic and it has to resonate and it has to become a part of the zeitgeist. That's the job. On 'Gladiator' I remember people always talking about 'Spartacus' and I kept telling them, 'When you saw "Spartacus" and how it affected it you, that's how I want a modern audience to be affected by what we do now.' So I think ultimately you're supposed to reinvent.”

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Morning Becomes Eclectic: Danny Elfman

Tanggal 30 November yang lalu Chris Douridas dari Radio KCRW mewawancarai Danny Elfman termasuk memutarkan rekaman Danny Elfman ketika mendapat ide untuk The Jar. Klik di sini untuk mendengarkan wawancara ini.

Space Battleship Yamato Original Soundtrack

Studio: Tokyo Broadcasting System
Sutradara: Takashi Yamazaki
Composer: Naoki Sato
Tanggal rilis film: 1 Desember 2010 (Jepang)
Tanggal rilis album: 1 Desember 2010
Label: ?

Track list (courtesy of Google Translate):
1. Space Battleship Yamato Opening Title
2. Dirty Man
3. Vessels of Hope
4. Launch Wave Cannon
5. Gamilas Fleet
6. Feedback
7. Gamirasuroido (??)
8. Instruction
9. The Disappearance of Enemy Fleet
10. Moment of Silence
11. Comfort
12. Beautiful Blue Planet
13. Crisis
14. Convictions
15. A New History
16. Cosmo Zero Launch
17. Radioactivity Removal System (??)
18. Committed Future
19. Earth
20. Dessler Revenge
21. Things to Protect
22. The Final Salute
* Theme song is not included

Belum dengar musiknya tapi hampir pasti tema lama Yamato karya Hiroshi Miyagawa tetap ada dan diaransemen ulang; tema lama Yamato terlalu iconic dan memiliki top-of-mind awareness yang terlalu kuat untuk tidak digunakan sebagai selling point. Klik di sini atau di sini untuk membeli score album ini.

Love Lives

Composer: Steven Tyler
Tanggal rilis film: 1 Desember 2010
Tanggal rilis album: 24 November 2010
Label: Sony Music Japan

Track list:
1. Love Lives
2. Love Lives (Acoustic Version)
3. Love Lives (Piano Version)
4. Love Lives (Instrumental)

Theme song dari Space Battleship Yamato, film live-action tahun ini, dibuat oleh Steven Tyler dari band Aerosmith sebagai solo effort pertamanya. Seharusnya dilaporkan minggu-minggu lalu saat artwork dari cover-nya muncul tapi karena satu dan lain hal... Eniweis samples-nya bisa didengarkan di sini.

PR: The Next Three Days - New Danny Elfman Score

Berikut press release resmi dari score Danny Elfman untuk film The Next Three Days:

SILCD1352
UK Release Date: 24th January 2011

Digital album - SILED1352 - to be released on 3rd January 2011

Silva Screen is set to release Danny Elfman’s impressive piano-led score to director Paul Haggis’s tense thriller, starring Russell Crowe.

Perhaps best known for his work with Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare before Christmas, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Alice In Wonderland), Danny Elfman’s celebrated film scoring career stretches back over thirty years and spans such huge brands like Batman, and Spider-Man. His Television work includes the signature themes for The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives.

Paul Haggis is an award-winning filmmaker, winning both Academy Award for best picture and best screenplay for Crash, also known for writing screenplays for outstanding Clint Eastwood productions Million Dollar Baby, Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima. His recent blockbuster hits include Casino Royale and In the Valley of Elah.

“I cannot imagine a better collaboration than the one I had with Danny. It is an unarguable fact that he is a musical genius”
*- Paul Haggis*

The soundtrack includes two Moby songs, Be The One and Mistake, the former a brand new track scheduled to appear on Moby’s new album in 2011.

Tracklisting:

1. Prologue
2. A Way In
3. What She’s Lost
4. Pittsburgh’s Tough
5. Blood Stain
6. Same Old Trick
7. Don Quixote
8. All Is Lost
9. A Promise
10. That’s OK
11. It’s On
12. The Evidence
13. Last Three Months
14. The Bump Key
15. A Warning
16. Breakout
17. Touch
18. Reunion
19. The Switch
20. They’re Off
21. Got ‘Em
22. The Truth
23. The Aftermath
24. Mistake - Moby
25. Be The One - Moby


Update: dengarkan Pittsburgh's Tough di bagian musik dari situs resminya di sini

VIDEO: Danny Elfman, Self-declared Geek, On His '25th Anniversary Music Box' with Tim Burton

Tanggal 23 November kemarin, situs The Hollywood Reporter menampilkan video wawancara mereka dengan Danny Elfman mengenai The Elfman-Burton Music Box dan Houdini, Broadway musical yang dibintangi oleh antara lain Hugh Jackman. Berikut kutipannya:

Oscar-winning composer chats with THR about creating the ultimate box set comprising his work with one of Hollywood's most celebrated directors.

Danny Elfman is a lifelong geek and proud of it, he tells THR in a new interview. The Oscar-winning composer, who celebrates 25 years of collaboration with director Tim Burton, marked by the December release of Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box, explains the meticulous, time-consuming task of combing through decades of material, from the demo phase to the screen. While sometimes painful, by his own admission, the resulting product is nothing short of spectacular: a functioning music box containing 16 CDs, a weighty hardbound book, a DVD and a moving zoetrope, among other doodads (some contained on a skeleton key USB drive).

Check out the video to learn about what was involved in creating the ultimate box set, which sells for $499, and to hear about the next phase in Danny's career: the upcoming Houdini Broadway show starring Hugh Jackman.

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The Elfman-Burton Music Box Collector's Edition Bonus Disc

Pada tanggal 22 November 2010, Warner Bros Records mengirimkan e-mail kepada pihak yang telah memesan The Elfman-Burton Music Box melalui situs mereka BurtonElfman.com. Isi e-mail tersebut adalah permintaan maaf bahwa mereka tidak bisa mengirimkan box-nya bulan Desember 2010, mereka akan mengirimkannya bulan Februari 2011.

Selain itu, mereka memberi bonus kepada seluruh pemesan mereka (hanya 1000 kopi yang dipesan melalui situs mereka), berikut ini kutipannya:

In appreciation of your order, Warner Bros Records is pleased to let you know that we will be sending you a very special HOLIDAY GIFT:

Created EXCLUSIVELY for the now sold-out Numbered, Limited Collector's Edition of 1000, this BONUS DISC will feature special musical content. Only those who already purchased the COLLECTOR'S EDITION will receive this rare 17th Disc as an addition to the set's 16 CD collection. 

To make your holidays even brighter, this bonus gift disc will be AUTOGRAPHED BY DANNY ELFMAN!

Elfman sudah mengatakan bahwa sejak pembuatan box ini, sudah didapat lagi material-material lainnya. Woohoo!!!! Selamat buat para pemesan yang mendapatkan CD bonus ini!

Limited, Numbered Collector's Edition of 1000: SOLD OUT!

Dari tanggal 23 November kemarin, "Limited, Numbered Collector's Edition of 1000" dari The Elfman-Burton Music Box sudah sold out dari situs BurtonElfman.com. Ini berarti edisi pertamanya yang 1000 kopi sudah tidak bisa lagi dipesan dari situs tersebut. Tapi edisi berikutnya masih bisa dipesan dengan harga tetap US$ 500, hanya saja edisi pertama ini terdiri atas 17 CD sedangkan edisi-edisi berikutnya hanya 16 CD. Klik situsnya di sini.

CD Review: November Soundtrack Picks

Pada tanggal 22 November, situs Film Music Magazine mem-publish album reviews dari Daniel Schweiger termasuk The Next Three Days dari Danny Elfman di bagian ALSO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, berikut kutipannya:

When Danny Elfman tackles action, it’s usually with the frenetic rock-orchestral energy of WANTED, or bringing down the dark cosmic thunder of HELLBOY 2. So it’s particularly cool when the composer gets to stretch with more realistic protagonists in the action arena, especially for the family-driven thrills of THE NEXT THREE DAYS, in which Russell Crowe (whom Elfman last scored for PROOF OF LIFE) tries to spring his character’s wife from an unjust murder rap. Elfman’s inimitably eccentric style has perhaps never sounded so effectively normal as it were, combining an emotional heartbeat with gripping suspense rhythms, as tender guitars, pianos and melodically tense strings reflect the love and determination that turns an ordinary husband into a fugitive. And no cue in DAYS packs a suspenseful punch like the big “Breakout,” as empathetic, ever-shifting orchestral percussion and guitar stylings bust our heroine out of stir. It’s a master lesson how to make an eight minute run of music into a virtuoso exercise in breathless excitement, turning this cue into a highlight in Elfman’s already remarkable cannon. Top DAYS off with a soulful voice that sings for family ties taken to the breaking point, then add two Moby numbers, and you’ve got another piece of Elfman dynamite that isn’t so much constantly exploding as it is impressing with its humane power.

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Predictions For This Year's Original Score Nominations

Pada tanggal 21 November, Scott Bettencourt dari situs FSM mem-publish artikel mengenai prediksi score yang akan mendapat nominasi Oscar di acara 2011 83rd Academy Awards 25 Januari nanti (acaranya 27 Februari 2011), berikut kutipan untuk bagian Danny Elfman:

ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Danny Elfman
PROS: This 13th collaboration between Elfman and director Tim Burton is the highest grossing film of their quarter-century partnership, and is the kind of symphonic fantasy score that Music Branch members tend to favor. Elfman's "Alice" theme is one of the most memorable melodies of the film music year.
CONS: Only one Elfman-Burton score has ever received an Oscar nomination (Big Fish). Elfman's score wasn't singled out in many of the reviews, which were mixed to negative overall.
THE ODDS: Fair

THE NEXT THREE DAYS - Danny Elfman
PROS: The director is Paul Haggis, whose first film, Crash, was the 2005 Best Picture winner. It stars Oscar winner Russell Crowe, and Elfman himself is a four-time nominee.
CONS: It's a suspense thriller, a genre that rarely gets attention from the Music Branch.
THE ODDS: Poor

Peluangnya terdiri dari tiga kategori: good, fair dan poor, berarti peluang Elfman untuk mendapat nominasi keempat (setelah Men in Black, Good Will Hunting dan Big Fish) kecil yak menurut Scott Bettencourt. Baca lengkapnya di sini.

Danny Elfman: ‘I always saw myself as an alien as a child’

The Hero Complex dari LA Times telah mem-publish bagian kedua dari wawancaranya dengan Danny Elfman, berikut kutipannya:

GM: I wonder how many directors have the facility to talk about music in the same way you can.

DE: It’s worse when they have a lot of musical ability, because they’re describing things in a musical way but it still isn’t what they’re expecting. Warren Beatty was like that. He’s a musician. He’s a better musician than I am. He can sit and play the piano. I can’t sit and play the piano to save my life. It doesn’t help. It’s all visceral, it’s all feel. You just have to get to the gut or not.

GM: And “Batman” was the most difficult?

DE: “Batman” was by far the most difficult. I had never done a big film. There was a lot of pressure to bring in another composer. There were actually two different camps wrestling me out of place. One, the initial idea of Jon Peters, was to have Michael Jackson, Prince and George Michael score the film. Prince would do the Joker theme; Michael would do the Batman theme; George Michael would do the love theme. That didn’t really leave much room for me to do anything. Then there was another sensible voice from Warner Bros. to bring in a composer like a John Williams or somebody like that who could do a big film. There was one side wanting it to be like a pop thing, totally different than anybody was expecting. And then the Michael Jackson and George Michael thing kind of fell away and they were just left with Prince. They wanted me to co-write the score with Prince, and I didn’t want to do that.

GM: Since the experience of assembling the “Music Box,” have you gotten better about archiving your own material?

DE: Since the last two months, I’m searching actively now for about 20 other scores. I’m trying to get film mixes for early stuff. I’m talking with older music editors I’ve worked with, looking for old hard drives, and I’m trying to find all my printed music. I didn’t save a single piece of manuscript and so we did find a lot, certainly not everything.

Penting, penting siapa tahu bakal ada Music for a Darkened Theatre vol. 3?? Baca lengkapnya di sini.

The Elfman-Burton Music Box: Less Than 100 Left

Baru tanggal 18 November yang lalu situs BurtonElfman.com mengirim e-mail mengenai tinggal 175 music box yang bisa dipesan melalui situs mereka, ternyata sudah dipesan cukup banyak orang sehingga sekarang kurang dari 100 music box yang bisa dipesan. Pesan di situsnya langsung di sini atau di Amazon atau tempat-tempat lainnya.

Iris: A Journey Through The World of Cinema

Sejak minggu lalu, tiket untuk pertunjukan ini sudah dijual. Berikut deskripsi dari Iris:

This new production from Cirque du Soleil is a lyrical, fanciful, kinetic foray into the seventh art. Bringing together dance, acrobatics, live video, filmed sequences and animation, the show takes spectators on a fantastic voyage through the history of cinema and its genres, taking them into the heart of the movie-making process. From illustration to animation, black and white to colour, silent films to talkies, fixed shots to swooping camera movements, spectators witness the poetic construction/deconstruction of this art as an object and as a way of transcending reality.

Dari bagian para creators-nya, berikut kutipan untuk bagian Danny Elfman:

Danny Elfman is a musician best known for composing music for television and cinema and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer / songwriter for almost 20 years. He is a frequent collaborator of long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award for his Desperate Housewives theme. He is also known for creating the main title theme for The Simpsons. IRIS is his first Cirque du Soleil show as Composer and Musical Director.

Lihat situsnya di sini.

Danny Elfman knows the score: Tim Burton ‘opened every door for me’

Hero Complex dari situs LA Times mem-publish wawancara dengan Danny Elfman mengenai Elfman-Burton Music Box. Berikut kutipannya:

I don’t know whether this type of person who’s really interested in this … level of minutiae and detail, whether it’s 10 people, hundreds or thousands, but it doesn’t matter. That’s who we put this together for. However many or few they are. The book, the same thing. At first I thought, this is going to be viewed as the most self-indulgent thing ever. I would die if I read that. Again, Richard was like, “No, no. … You have to think of this not as a biography but really extensive liner notes.”

Especially as I look back, it’s a good thing “Pee-wee” was a very simple score. That was the first thing that struck me when I listened to it because I hadn’t heard it in all these years.

Baca lengkapnya di sini. Ngomong-ngomong soal music box ini, situs BurtonElfman.com meng-update mail list-nya pada tanggal 18 November kemarin, mengabari bahwa kurang dari 175 music box yang masih bisa dipesan dari situs tersebut. Situsnya dapat dilihat di sini.