A darkened composer....
As of late, life and music has taken their fair share of elevations and descents out of my wits. Oh well, you just got to travel the treacherous road instead of the highway sometimes. At least, I am back on my track(almost), still living and that is what counts.
Since my teens, I have always been a fan of orchersteral music, be it classical or modern contemporary pieces. Especially when I am watching a movie, I always pay attention to the soundtrack. Some big names in this line includes John Barry (Dances With Wolf, James Bond), Jerry Goldsmith (Total Recall) and who can forget John Williams (E.T., Jaws, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Superman). These hollywood heavyweights have one common trait- A bright, celebrated sound. Then lurking in a corner, there's one composer that has a different approach to film scoring. This composer is Mr Danny Elfman.
I started to take note of his style when I started watching Tim Burton's films. I started with Bettlejuice and later on, Batman, Nightbreed, Nightmare Before Christmas, Flubber, Mars Attack and the most recent, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
What's unique about Mr Elfman's music is that, besides being really conventional, he was able to bring out the contrast between playfulness, happiness, sadness, darkness and a whole series of other feels which what other composer till this date, in my opinion, still fails to do. However, he has a very dark, cynical visions in his music, which I think is perfect for Tim Burton's style in films.
Take for e.g. the recent Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, if you realise, the music and songs in the movie, all have a mischievous nature and yet fun, however then it was mysterious and later bright again. It's with all these elememts that his music is so unique as compared to other contemporary composers.
If you have watch Bateman and Batman Returns, you will realise there is a somehow gothic yet grand style with a sense of excitement, especially in the main theme.
He is truly one genius, a Darkenend Composer.....
http://elfman.filmmusic.com/
Enjoy...
Since my teens, I have always been a fan of orchersteral music, be it classical or modern contemporary pieces. Especially when I am watching a movie, I always pay attention to the soundtrack. Some big names in this line includes John Barry (Dances With Wolf, James Bond), Jerry Goldsmith (Total Recall) and who can forget John Williams (E.T., Jaws, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Superman). These hollywood heavyweights have one common trait- A bright, celebrated sound. Then lurking in a corner, there's one composer that has a different approach to film scoring. This composer is Mr Danny Elfman.
I started to take note of his style when I started watching Tim Burton's films. I started with Bettlejuice and later on, Batman, Nightbreed, Nightmare Before Christmas, Flubber, Mars Attack and the most recent, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
What's unique about Mr Elfman's music is that, besides being really conventional, he was able to bring out the contrast between playfulness, happiness, sadness, darkness and a whole series of other feels which what other composer till this date, in my opinion, still fails to do. However, he has a very dark, cynical visions in his music, which I think is perfect for Tim Burton's style in films.
Take for e.g. the recent Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, if you realise, the music and songs in the movie, all have a mischievous nature and yet fun, however then it was mysterious and later bright again. It's with all these elememts that his music is so unique as compared to other contemporary composers.
If you have watch Bateman and Batman Returns, you will realise there is a somehow gothic yet grand style with a sense of excitement, especially in the main theme.
He is truly one genius, a Darkenend Composer.....
http://elfman.filmmusic.com/
Enjoy...
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