The new movie is once again directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson, Nicole Scherzinger, Alice Eve, and Michael Stuhlbarg.
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back as agents of a shadowy agency charged with defending the galaxy from alien threats. But space is no longer the final frontier: in this movie, the agents are going back in time. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him — secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
Men in Black 3 is set to hit 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D theaters on May 25th, 2012.
Music of MIB3 composed by Danny Elfman.
In the mean time check out for music video by Pitbull performing Back In Time which featured in MIB3.
Track list
01. Men in Black 3 (Main Titles) [05:54]
02. Spiky Bulba [02:17]
03. The Set-Up [03:35]
04. Headquarters [01:59]
05. Regret [03:03]
06. Wrong [01:02]
07. Not Funny [01:48]
08. Big Trouble [01:14]
09. Out On a Limb [02:00]
10. Time Jump [01:14]
11. Bad Fortune [01:14]
12. Forget Me Not [01:27]
13. Goin' Back or Into the Past [01:37]
14. Griffin Steps Up [01:40]
15. True Story [00:41]
16. The Prize-Monocycles [03:56]
17. Boris Meets Boris [01:26]
18. Under the Bridge [05:51]
19. The Mission Begins [05:27]
20. Mission Accomplished [03:07]
21. A Close One [01:33]
22. Men in Black 3 (Main Title Revisited) [01:33]
More than a decade later, La-La Land comes through with an impressive triple-disc presentation of the score that features not only every note as heard in the film and various alternate mixes and source cues, but the original soundtrack CD from the film’s initial release. This set is limited to 3,500 units.
La-La Land Records, in conjunction with 20th Century Fox and Sony Music,
are delighted to announce the 3 disc edition of Danny Elfman’s score to
Tim Burton’s 2001 blockbuster film PLANET OF THE APES.
For this edition is featuring over 212
minutes of music, this comprehensive set contains the film score, source
cues and alternates on discs one and two and the 2001 Soundtrack Album
on disc three, featuring RULE THE PLANET REMIX by Paul Oakenfold. Jam
packed with detailed liner notes by our favorite human, Jeff Bond, and
featuring stunning art direction by Jim Titus, this limited edition
release is a must buy for fans of Danny Elfman.
Track listing
CD1 (The Film Score):
01 - Main Titles (Film Version) - 3:53
02 - Deep Space Launch / Space Station / Power Outage - 2:36
03 - Thumbs Up / Trouble - 5:57
04 - Pod Escape / New World / The Hunt - 4:13
05 - Ape City - 2:14
06 - A Look / Unloading / Thade's Inspection / Ari Watches / The Branding - 3:45
07 - Ari Buys A Pet - 1:25
08 - Leo Wants Out / Dental Exam - 2:12
09 - Thade's Desire - 1:35
10 - The Dirty Deed - 1:54
11 - The Escape - 3:39
12 - Trust / Escape - 3:33
13 - In The Forest / Into The Pond / The Messenger - 2:29
14 - Unused / Thade Gets His Way / Ari Connects - 3:50
15 - The Story - 3:01
16 - Scarecrow Stinger / The Camp / Raid - 5:20
17 - Thade Goes Ape - 2:42
18 - Calima - 7:22
19 - The Army Approaches - 3:04
20 - Thade's Tent - 2:11
21 - Discovery - 5:07
22 - Preparing For Battle - 3:52
CD2:
01 - The Charge - 4:45
02 - The Final Confrontation / Landing / Showdown - 8:34
03 - The Aftermath / Thade's Suite - 7:32
04 - Ape Suite #1 - 4:59
05 - Ape Suite #2 - 2:37
06 - Rule The Planet Remix - 4:09
07 - Thumbs Up / Trouble (Alternate Mix) - 5:58
08 - New World / The Hunt (Alternate Mix) - 3:20
09 - Dental Exam (Alternate Mix) - 1:21
10 - The Dirty Deed (Alternate Mix) - 1:54
11 - The Story (Alternate Mix) - 2:59
12 - Preparing For Battle (Alternate) - 3:36
13 - The Final Confrontation (Alternate Mix) - 7:15
14 - The Aftermath / Thade's Suite (Unedited) - 7:32
15 - Camp Raid (Percussion Only) - 4:08
16 - Rule The Planet (Overlay) - 3:02
17 - Source Music Montage (Band Source, Trendy Source, Jazzy Source, Calliope Source, Rave Source) - 2:54
18 - Dinner Source - 1:41
CD3 (2001 Soundtrack Album):
01 - Main Titles - 3:50
02 - Ape Suite #1 - 3:53
03 - Deep Space Launch - 4:35
04 - The Hunt - 4:58
05 - Branding The Herd - 0:48
06 - The Dirty Deed - 2:28
07 - Escape From Ape City / The Legend - 5:58
08 - Ape Suite #2 - 2:42
09 - Old Flames - 2:10
10 - Thade Goes Ape - 2:37
11 - Preparing For Battle - 3:27
12 - The Battle Begins - 5:17
13 - The Return - 7:19
14 - Main Title Deconstruction - 4:22
15 - Rule The Planet Remix - 4:03
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.
Iris is directed by French director-choreographer Philippe Decouflé. The show takes a unique look at the history of cinema and combining that with Cirque du Soleil's traditional artistic works of dance, acrobatics, and modern circus traditions. The name of the show, Iris, is taken directly from both camera diaphragms as well as the colored iris of the human eye. Music composed by Danny Elfman.
Tracklisting
01. Buster's Big Opening [04:56]
02. The Twins [05:02]
03. Kiriki Film [01:35]
04. Kiriki [05:32]
05. Silent Movie [01:00]
06. Patterns [04:59]
07. Clown Special Effects [01:58]
08. Pellicule - Part I and II [06:29]
09. Snake Woman [04:25]
10. Movie Studio [07:10]
11. The Broom [01:23]
12. Flying Scarlett [04:40]
13. Old Toys [00:51]
14. Film Noir - Pursuit [03:38]
15. Rooftops [04:57]
16. Scarlett Balancing [05:14]
17. IRIS Finale and Bows [04:55]
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, REAL STEEL stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.
Real Steel is directed by Shawn Levy (Night At The Museum franchise and Date Night).
In a score that mixes guitar with symphony orchestra and choir, composer Danny Elfman returns to cinemas with this Fall action blockbuster.
Tracklisting
01. Charlie trains Atom (01:59)
02. On the move (02:39)
03. Into the zoo (01:02)
04. Danny Elfman & Poe - Why we're here (00:55)
05. Meet Atom (03:17)
06. It's your choice (01:28)
07. Safe with me (02:57)
08. Atom versus Twin Cities (03:12)
09. . for a kiss (00:56)
10. Get in the truck (01:12)
11. Bonding (02:01)
12. Twin Cities' intro (01:20)
13. Danny Elfman & Poe - Parkway motel (01:47)
14. This is a brawl (01:48)
15. You deserve better (04:02)
16. Into the ring (01:12)
17. Taking a beating (01:33)
18. Final round (06:53)
19. People's champion (02:06)
Based on the 1956 short story Steel by Richard Matheson, and adapted for a big screen from a script by Leslie Bohem and John Gatins, this one definitely shows us great boxing skills of robots.
A gritty,
white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of
boxing has gone hi-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie
Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when
2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring.
Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough
money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one
underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he
reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo)
to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the
brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all
odds, get one last shot at a comeback.”
Real Steel also stars Evangeline Lilly, Kevin Durand and Anthony Mackie and the movie opens October 7, 2011.
Music performed by various artist and the score composed by Danny Elfman which be released later.
Tracklisting
01. Bad Meets Evil - Fastlane
02. Beastie Boys - Here's A Little Something For Ya
03. Foo Fighters - Miss The Misery
04. Eminem - Till I Collapse
05. Prodigy & Tom Morello - One Man Army
06. Limp Bizkit - Why Try
07. Rival Sons - Torture
08. Alexi Murdoch - All My Days
09. 50 Cent - The Enforcer
10. The Crystal Method (feat. Yelawolf) - Make Some Noise
11. Timbaland (feat. Veronica) - Give It A Go
12. Danny Elfman - Kenton
Enjoy.
Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American musician, best known for composing music for television and movies and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films (the exceptions being Ed Wood and Sweeney Todd). He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award [1] for his Desperate Housewives theme. Elfman was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 2002 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.[2] Elfman is famous for creating The Simpsons main title theme, and his role as Jack Skellington's singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie Corpse Bride.
This is one big love with his 72 albums from 1980.
Forbidden Zone [1980] Pee Wee's Big Adventure (Complete Score) [1985] Pee Wee's Big Adventure [1985] Back To School [1986] Wisdom [1986] Beetlejuice (Complete Score) [1988] Beetlejuice [1988] Big Top Pee Wee [1988] Midnight Run [1988] Scrooged [1988] Batman (Complete Score) [1989] Batman (Expanded Archival Collection) [1989] Batman [1989] Darkman [1990] Dick Tracy [1990] Edward Scissorhands (Expanded Score) [1990] Edward Scissorhands [1990] Nightbreed [1990] Batman Returns (Complete Score) [1992] Batman Returns (Expanded Archival Collection) [1992] Batman Returns [1992] The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993] Black Beauty [1994] Dolores Claiborne [1995] To Die For [1995] Extreme Measures [1996] Mars Attacks (Complete Score) [1996] Mars Attacks (Expanded Archival Collection) [1996] Mars Attacks [1996] Mission Impossible [1996] The Frighteners [1996] Flubber [1997] Good Will Hunting [1997] Men in Black [1997] A Civil Action [1999] A Simple Plan [1999] Instinct [1999] My Favorite Martian [1999] Sleepy Hollow [1999] Family Man (Recording Sessions) [2000] Planet Of The Apes [2001] Men in Black 2 (Complete Score) [2002] Men In Black 2 [2002] Red Dragon (Complete Score) [2002] Red Dragon [2002] Spider-Man (Complete Promo Score) [2002] Spider-Man [2002] Big Fish [2003] The Hulk [2003] Spider-Man 2 (Complete Score) [2004] Spider-Man 2 [2004] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Complete Score) [2005] Charlie And The Chocolate Factory [2005] Corpse Bride (Complete Score) [2005] Corpse Bride [2005] Charlotte's Web [2006] Nacho Libre (Promo Score) [2006] Serenada Schizophrana [2006] Meet the Robinsons (Expanded Promo Score) [2007] Meet the Robinsons [2007] The Kingdom [2007] Hellboy 2 [2008] Milk (For your Consideration Promo) [2008] Milk [2008] Wanted [2008] 9 [2009] Batman - The Animated Series [2009] Taking Woodstock [2009] Terminator Salvation [2009] Alice In Wonderland [2010] The Next Three Days [2010] The Wolfman [2010]
The thrilling orchestral scores from the acclaimed Warner Bros./D.C. Comics animated series BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES are finally unleashed in this spellbinding 2CD Limited Edition pressing. Composer Shirley Walker (WILLARD, MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN, FINAL DESTINATION 1-3, THE FLASH), along with Lolita Ritmanis and Michael McCuistion (BATMAN BEYOND, TEEN TITANS), and Danny Elfman’s iconic “Batman Theme”, revolutionized animated TV music with robust, full-blooded music that propelled BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES to lofty critical and artistic heights, enriching the The Dark Knight’s legacy. 20 Page CD booklet features in-depth liner notes including comments from writer/producer Paul Dini and composers Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion and Danny Elfman. Limited Edition of 3000 Units.
TRACK LISTING:
BATMAN DISC ONE
1. Gotham City Overture 14:01 2. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Main Title (Danny Elfman) 1:02
ON LEATHER WINGS - SHIRLEY WALKER
3. Sub-Main Title / Batwing / Bat Attack 1:51 4. Batman Drives To Gotham 1:00 5. Batman Investigates / Batman Uses Infrared / Police Rush Building 1:48 6. Batman Escapes / Batman Flies 1:48 7. Bats / Evidence Goes Up In Smoke/ The Formula / Dr Jekyll And Mr. Bat 3:01 8. Gotham From the Air / Ride’Em Batman / Epilogue 2:16
THE LAST LAUGH - SHIRLEY WALKER
9. Sub-Main Title 1:35 10. The Submarine / Joker Loots Gotham 2:35 11. Alfred Loses It 0:58 12. Bat Boat / Batman Catches The Big Fish / Batman Fights The Bad Guys 2:18 13. Cliff-Hanger Under Water / Batman A.K.A Houdini 1:56 14. Batman The Terminator 2:01 15. Batman Vs. Joker / Batman Vs Joker Part 2 3:47
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE - LOLITA RITMANIS
16. Sub-Main Title / Stromwell’s Flashback 2:01 17. Batman on Top of Church / Stromwell Arrives At Pete’s / Thugs Exit 1:20 18. Stromwell Confronts Thorn 1:15 19. It’s Party Time / Batman Carries Stromwell 0:48 20. Stromwell Sees Joey 1:41 21. Stromwell Tricks Batman / Thorn’s Men Move In / Thorn Chases Stromwell 3:22 22. Stromwell’s Flashback #2 1:45 23. Batman Cracks Heads / Thorn Removed 1:20
24. Ground Breaking Ceremony / Penitentiary Time Lapses 1:11 25. Batman Catches A Chopper / The Chopper Crashes / Rooftop Chase 1:58 26. Batman Sneaks Around 1:09 27. A Little Plant Muzak / The Carnivorous Plant 0:59 28. Batman Vs. Poison Ivy / Poison Ivy In Prison 3:52
CHRISTMAS WITH THE JOKER - SHIRLEY WALKER/ LOLITA RITMANIS/ MICHAEL McCUISTION
29. 14 Seconds Opening / Jingle Bells / The Joker Blasts Off 1:03 30. Down the Mountain / Sidewalk Red Herring 0:51 31. 'Pukey Christmas Music / Christmas With The Joker / Game Show Music 2:18 32. The Train Crashes 1:19 33. Observatory Cannon / Cannon Out Of Control / Robin Blows Up Cannon 1:11 34. More Game Show Music / Drive To The Toy Company 1:39 35. Nutcracker Suite Medley 1:24 36. Pie In Batman’s Face / Dangling Hostages Saved / Deck The Halls 1:40
CD ONE Total Time: 76:05
DISC TWO
1. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - Alternate Main Title (S. Walker) 1:09
5. Part One Recap 0:33 6. Sub-Main Title / The Heist 1:49 7. Bruce Wayne’s Nightmare / Two-Face Remembers 2:47 8. Batcycle / What About Grace 1:58 9. My Name Is Two-Face 1:52 10. The Great Equalizer / Where There’s Love 4:03
JOKER’S FAVOR - SHIRLEY WALKER
11. Sub-Main Title / Cussing Out The Joker / I Had A Bad Day 3:18 12. Joker’s Hide-Out 1:19 13. Charlie’s Neighborhood / Joker Finds Charlie 1:18 14. Charlie Arrives In Gotham / Joker Collects His Favor 0:42 15. Harley’s Party Source 0:44 16. Crashing The Party 1:33 17. Batman Saves The Commissioner / Batman’s After The Joker / Charlie Gets the Joker 3:38
VENDETTA - MICHAEL McCUISTION
18. Sub-Main Title / Conway Is Abducted 0:43 19. A Clue / The Crocodile’s Lair 1:27 20. Another Clue 1:19 21. Croc’s Cave / Killer Croc 2:52 22. Batman Chases Croc / Sewer Fight 2:54 23. Bullock Gets The Croc 1:09
PERCHANCE TO DREAM - SHIRLEY WALKER
24. Sub-Main Title / The Dream Begins 0:52 25. It’s Impossible / Bruce Sees Batman / Bruce Watches Batman At Work 2:14 26. My Life Is A Dream 2:48 27. Climbing The Church Tower / Belltower Fight 2:45 28. Your Own Private Wonderland / Back to Reality 2:48
Birds of a Feather - SHIRLEY WALKER
29. Birds Of A Feather 1:54 30. That Fine Roman Nose / Penguin vs. Muggers 2:32 31. Penguin Takes Veronica 0:40 32. The Drop / Rubber Duckie Ride 1:50 33. The Penguin’s Opera / High Society 2:19 34. BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - End Credit (Danny Elfman) 0:34
CD TWO Total Time: 74:02
Enjoy
This version was sold out with only 3000 copies around.
The Tourist revolves around Frank (Johnny Depp), an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise (Angelina Jolie) is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Venice, Frank pursues a potential romance but soon finds himself the pursued as he and Elise are caught in a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.
Written by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Christopher McQuarrie and Julian Fellowes, The Tourist is a GK Films presentation in association with Spyglass.
The Tourist opens December 10th, 2010.
James Newton Howard has taken over scoring duties on the dramatic thriller The Tourist starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. He is replacing composer Gabriel Yared who has already recorded music for the movie in London earlier this year. James Newton Howard is also currently working on the score for Francis Lawrence’s Water for Elephants. This month will also see the release of Edward Zwick’s romantic comedy drama Love and Other Drugs for Fox which Newton Howard recorded earlier this year in London. The movie has roughly 20 minutes of score and features vocals by Vonda Sheppard. Also coming up in January is the coming book adaptation The Green Hornet which is a scoring assignment that Howard took over from Danny Elfman who had to step down due to a scheduling conflict. In the Michel Gondry movie starring Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz and Christoph Waltz, debonair newspaper publisher Britt Reid fights crime as a masked superhero known as The Green Hornet. Sony Pictures has a January 14, 2011 release date scheduled for the movie. Finally, the animation Gnomeo and Juliet which features songs and score by Elton John and James Newton Howard is coming out in February 2011.
Track list
1. Tracking Elise (1:34) 2. Burned Letter (2:21) 3. Paranoid Math Teacher (3:32) 4. Arrival At Venice (3:05) 5. Elise Offers A Ride (1:52) 6. A Very Nice Kiss (2:03) 7. Bedroom Dreams (2:58) 8. Piecing It Together (3:10) 9. Rooftop Run (5:17) 10. Chase Through The Canals (5:44) 11. Because I Kissed You (3:34) 12. A Very Nice Hotel (2:26) 13. Arriving At The Ball (2:04) 14. Your Choice In Men (2:04) 15. Sudden Departure (2:00) 16. The Infinite Price (7:30) 17. The Janus Safe (3:00) 18. Rain of Bullets (1:30) 19. Aftermath (:51) 20. Elise & Alexander (2:41) 21. Personal Cheque (1:56) 22. Dance in F Composed by Gabriel Yared (2:42)
[Daniel Schweiger] There’s something about clowns and circus evil that brings out Danny Elfman’s best, giddy darkness. Combine that with the first non-superhero to most popularly embody all that is good and brooding, and you’ve got a landmark score that wiped away the smirks of Elfman’s detractors, establishing this art rocker as a symphonic composer of the first order. Since he roared out of that Batcave in 1989, Danny Elfman’s powerhouse work has arguably stood as the most influential “comic book” score of the past two decades. And for just about as long we’ve had a pretty good distillation of his BATMAN soundtrack to dance in the pale moonlight with. So what better place this week to finally roar in with a complete, two-CD set of Elfman’s masterwork than the San Diego Comicon- the superhero geek event that prides itself on unveilings. And it’ll be La La Land Records’ booth #429, that will be the next best thing to getting into the Batcave for those film score fans lucky enough to attend an event only slightly less insane than The Joker.
Back in 1989, few would have thought that the leading member of Oingo Boingo could have attacked a score of BATMAN’s magnitude. After all, Elfman was more pop jester than John Williams, at first winning acclaim for the bouncy, calliope rhythms of such hits as “Dead Man’s Party” and “Weird Science.” But it was exactly that sense of near-demonic, child-like fun that director Tim Burton was looking for when he hired Elfman in 1985 for their respective Hollywood feature debuts on PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE. Elfman’s delightful, tinkertoy sound matured to new orchestral dimensions on their next teaming on 1988’s BEETLEJUICE. When Burton announced that film’s star as his Dark Knight for his biggest picture yet, Elfman could have considered himself lucky enough to have his attachment to BATMAN fly under the radar with all of the fan outrage that accompanied the unlikely casting of Michael Keaton. Hollywood naysayers drew their venom for what seemed like a colossal mistake in handing these enfant terribles the key to the big budget kingdom. But armed with the muscular orchestrating talents of an ersatz Robin in Shirley Walker, Elfman was going to prove his critics dead wrong.
There are few movie music moments when you know a big gun has entered the room- the sweeping orchestral strains of Williams’ SUPERMAN among them. Now a “new” hero was arriving with an attitude for a far more jaded generation of fans. And when those menacing strings rose with glistening percussion, before bursting into a galloping, instantly memorable theme, you knew this was one of those holy shit musical moments- the sound of major talent arriving on the scene like a bat out of hell. Better yet, for all of the snark this upstart composing punk took for his rock origins, Danny Elfman was a guy who actually knew his classical symphonic antecedents. And Burton was just the kind of director who was going to place that music front and center.
In just about every respect, the first BATMAN reboot was all about giving the finger to the camp excesses of the TV show that had made comic books, and their adaptations, synonymous with goofy kids’ stuff. But where most superhero films and scores now equate that with being bleaker than bleak, what distinguished BATMAN’s brand of Frank Miller / Bob Kane-inspired darkness was that it wasn’t afraid to have fun- just not the stupid kind. And for all of its brooding symphonic grandeur, Elfman’s music was well aware of its two-color origins- the fact that he wasn’t making a Freudian statement with all of this.
Instead, the key word here was Wagner- a composer who knew one thing or two about the concept of the leitmotif. One could even say that his Ring operas were the first movie scores, driving the hero on his quest with tightly constructed melodies that delineated characters and their emotions beyond a doubt. Yet Elfman used that Wagnerian technique with a big, twisted grin, its straight melodic line often spinning into action riffs more fitting for what Carl Stalling would’ve done on a Warner Brothers’ Merry Melody. For Elfman’s funkily costumed Siegfried was a romantically forlorn social misfit, charging into battle with off-kilter militarism. And when it came to his cackling foe, the Joker was musically cast as the ultimate evil clown. His sound was half movie score, half Boingo as Elfman embodied his dastardly acts through a warped lullaby, calliope rhythms, a wee-ooo Theremin, swooning waltzes and an inspired bastardization of Stephen Foster’s “Beautiful Dreamer.” Yet in the end, the opera was the thing about BATMAN’s score, the score never failing to nearly scream “Pow!” with booming church organs, a Latin-inspired chorus for the batmobile, and themes always charging into the fray like an avenging dark angel.
The success of BATMAN forever established a playfully twisted, grand guignol vibe to Elfman’s work in the superhero genre, one that would get even more carnival crazy for BATMAN RETURNS. It’s a trademarked sound that’s appeared in stylistic permutations for every time Elfman has been pulled into the comic book world for the likes of DICK TRACY, DARKMAN, SPIDER-MAN and WANTED, not to mention what will undoubtedly be an off-kilter score for THE GREEN HORNET next year. But BATMAN would always remain the trendsetter. And while the original album (remastered on the second CD) did an exceptional job of editing Elfman’s 75 minutes of score into two sides of an LP, hearing it all here (with outtakes to boot) is even more of a revelation. But it’s the Joker’s music that seems to get the last laugh within the previously unheard and extended material, particularly in his creepily satiric percussion, not to mention the music of his lethal cosmetic commercial. But if there’s a real prize to be had for fans in this archival BATMAN, then it’s in the uncut action sequences, especially for the Joker’s climactic balloon parade, as the heroic strains of the Batwing swoops in between the villain’s skull n’ bones shenanigans, as typified with gas-spewing balloons that sound like xylophones having a head-on collision with an orchestral choo-choo train.
In an age when the mature, musical sophistication of Elfman’s BATMAN has evolved into something that’s positively grim (if barely melodic on purpose at that), there’s something elating in listening to the composer’s superhero score-cum-fractured fairy tale in all of its knowingly imposing, neo-Germanic glory. The maestro probably wouldn’t have approved of how Elfman drew on his style to become Hollywood’s most successful musical Joker. But that’s the career-making joy of BATMAN, a great subversive superhero score if there ever was one.
TRACK LISTING:
Disc One: Original Score (film version) 1. Main Title* (2:42) 2. Family*/First Batman*/Roof Fight* (3:24) 3. Jack Vs. Eckhardt* (1:37) 4. Up Building*/Card Snap* (1:54) 5. Bat Zone*/Axis Set-Up* (1:55) 6. Shootout* (5:42) 7. Dinner Transition*/Kitchen Dinner* (**)/Surgery* (3:00) 8. Face–Off* (**)/Beddy Bye* (3:59) 9. Roasted Dude* (1:03) 10. Vicki Spies (Flowers)* (1:56) 11. Clown Attack* (1:59) 12. Photos*/Beautiful Dreamer* (***) (2:30) 13. Men At Work* (0:33) 14. Paper Spin*/Alicia's Mask* (0:30) 15. Vicki Gets A Gift* (1:13) 16. Alicia's Unmasking* (1:10) 17. Batman To The Rescue*/Batmobile Charge*/Street Fight* (4:25) 18. Descent Into Mystery* (1:33) 19. Bat Cave*/Paper Throw* (2:48) 20. The Joker's Poem* (0:59) 21. Sad Pictures* (0:38) 22. Dream*/Challenge*/Tender Bat Cave* (**) (4:28) 23. Charge Of The Batmobile* (1:43) 24. Joker Flies To Gotham (Unused)*/Batwing I* (0:31) 25. Batwing II*/Batwing III* (6:02) 26. Cathedral Chase* (5:07) 27. Waltz To The Death* (3:58) 28. Showdown I*/Showdown II* (5:05) 29. Finale* (**) (1:47) 30. End Credits* (1:29) Disc One Total Time: 75:40
Disc Two: Original Soundtrack Album (remastered) 1. The Batman Theme (2:37) 2. Roof Fight (1:22) 3. First Confrontation (4:43) 4. Kitchen/Surgery/Face–Off** (3:09) 5. Flowers (1:51) 6. Clown Attack (1:46) 7. Batman To The Rescue (3:57) 8. Roasted Dude (1:02) 9. Photos/Beautiful Dreamer*** (2:31) 10. Descent Into Mystery (1:33) 11. The Bat Cave (2:35) 12. The Joker's Poem (0:59) 13. Childhood Remembered (2:43) 14. Love Theme** (1:30) 15. Charge Of The Batmobile (1:41) 16. Attack Of The Batwing (4:45) 17. Up The Cathedral (5:05) 18. Waltz To The Death (3:56) 19. The Final Confrontation (3:48) 20. Finale (**) (***) (1:46) 21. Batman Theme Reprise (1:31)
Bonus Cues: 22. News Theme* (0:11) 23. Joker's Commercial* (1:23) 24. Joker's Muzak (unused)* (1:15) 25. Main Title (alt 1)* (2:42) 26. Photos*/Beautiful Dreamer (alt)* (**) (2:33) 27. Batman To The Rescue (original ending)* (0:52) 28. Charge Of The Batmobile (film edit)* (1:47) 29. Main Title (alt 2)* (2:47) Disc Two Total Time: 68:20 Total Running Time: 144:00
* Previously unreleased ** includes "Scandalous" composed by Prince with John L. Nelson *** includes "Beautiful Dreamer" composed by Stephen Foster
Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back as agents of a shadowy agency charged with defending the galaxy from alien threats. But space is no longer the final frontier: in this movie, the agents are going back in time. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him — secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
