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| 1. Excerpts From: Pee Wee's Big Adventure |
| 2. Excerpts From: Batman |
| 3. Excerpts From: Dick Tracy |
| 4. Excerpts From: Beetlejuice |
| 5. Excerpts From: Nightbreed |
| 6. Excerpts From: Darkman |
| 7. Excerpts From: Back To School |
| 8. Excerpts From: Midnight Run |
| 9. Excerpts From: Wisdom |
| 10. Excerpts From: Hot To Trot |
| 11. Excerpts From: Big Top Pee Wee |
| 12. Excerpts From: The Simpsons |
| 13. Excerpts From: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Jar |
| 14. Excerpts From: Tales From The Crypt |
| 15. Excerpts From: Face Like A Frog |
| 16. Excerpts From: Forbidden Zone |
| 17. Excerpts From: Scrooged |
Product Description
DANNY ELFMAN Music For A Darkened Theatre: Film & Television Music Volume One (Deleted 1990 US 17-track compilation CD featuring excerpts of some of the most memorable compositions from different Television shows and Movies including The Simpsons Batman Scrooged and more complete with picture sleeve)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
From the opening of 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure' it becomes very apparent that Danny Elfman is the MOST talented film and television music composer of the last two decades, if not ever. Elfman uses this album to present the music that he had composed from the mid-80's to 1990. The music is incredible. My personal favourite tracks are 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure', 'Batman' and 'Beetlejuice'. These pieces of music are typical Elfman - percussion, bass, strings presented in an unforgettable, atmospheric and generally tense way. I bought this album simply for the 'Beetlejuice' Main Titles, but I now think that this album is one of the greatest I have ever bought, and it is now treasured in my collection.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is, by far, the greatest album i have ever heard. from the first moment i heard his work (in the Betelguise movie)i was instantly captivated.the way his overture instantly creates the air and humidity of a scene is genius if you are a fan of classical music then you will love this,he is truly gifted and shall live on forever in his music alongside the greats like BACH and MOTSART a truly,truly masterfull experiance.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant and every other supurlative you can think of.
4 Aug 1999
Format:Audio CD
Danny Elfman is the god of music, as far as I'm concerned. Even if you're not an Elfman fan, this album will still satisfy you. It was great hearing some of his earlier work, as well as songs I never knew he was responsible for. This album covers just about every range of music Elfman can do, from dark heroics in Batman, goofy fun in Hot to Trot, childish glee in Pee Wee's Big Adventure, and many others. It was also great to hear the Midnight Run songs in which Elfman got to combine his rock genius with his genius with an orchestra for a truly unique sound. This covers only a few of Elfman's greatest songs, but they are some of the tops, especially Back to School. Well worth the buy.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This is THE music.....
1 Feb 2001
Format:Audio CD
Great collection of the music of Danny Elfman. He's a really gifted composer; for proof, buy this album.
The CD gets kicking with the theme from Pee Wee's Big Adventure, which arguably contains Elfman's catchiest music. Then you've got some great themes from Batman, Dick Tracy, and Beetlejuice (which is, as Elfman says, a "roller coaster ride"). The next one is beautiful, which is the theme to Nightbreed. From what I've heard, the movie stinks. But the soundtrack is one of my favorites on this CD and truly sounds like it belongs in a film like Titanic or some big blockbuster.
The rest of the album are various odds and ends from different projects Elfman's been involved in, from The Simpsons to Sam Raimi's Darkman, from his bro's Forbidden Zone to Tales from the Crypt. It all ends off with the theme from Scrooged, which is actually pretty haunting.
A great buy. Really shows off Elfman's diverse talents in making movie music. He's one of my favorite composers composing today.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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17 April 2003
Format:Audio CD
What a great CD. Danny's music is so original and inventive. this CD contains his pre 90's quirky, gothic music. it's all very well written and beautifully orchestrated. batman and darkman contain some really excellent long, dark, gothic cues that really take u away from reality. in my opinion no one, apart from howard shore, is as inventive and original as danny in the world of filmmusic. he far surpasses the repetitive works of williams or horner. buy this, and volume two, and keep supporting one of the greatest film composers of all time.ohh...and buy fellowship of the ring and two towers by howard shore....amazing work!
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