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Danny Elfman
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listen  1. Pee Wee's Big Adventure - Overture / Breakfast Machine 7:02$0.99 Buy Track
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listen17. Scrooged - Main Titles / Show Time At Ibc / Elliot Gives Blood / 8:45$0.99 Buy Track

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 15, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: November 13, 1990
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Fontana Mca
  • ASIN: B000002OEB
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,932 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. Pee Wee's Big Adventure, film score Overture / Breakfast Machine / Clown Dream / Drive-In
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by John Coleman

  2. Batman, film score Batman Theme / Up The Cathedral / Descent Into Mystery
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    with Sinfonia of London
    Conducted by Shirley Walker

  3. Dick Tracy, film score Main Titles
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Conducted by Shirley Walker

  4. Beetlejuice, film score Main Titles / End Titles
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Conducted by Bill Ross

  5. Nightbreed, film score Main Titles / Meat For The Beast / End Titles
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Conducted by Shirley Walker

  6. Darkman, film score Main Titles / Woe To The Darkman, Woe
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Conducted by Shirley Walker

  7. Back to School, film score Study Montage
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by John Coleman

  8. Midnight Run, film score Walsh Gets The Duke / Main Titles / Diner Blues
    Composed by Danny Elfman

  9. Wisdom, film score Change Of Life / Close Call In Albuquerque
    Composed by Danny Elfman

  10. Hot to Trot, film score Main Titles / Wandering Don
    Composed by Danny Elfman

  11. Big Top Pee Wee, film score Main Titles / Rise 'n Shine / Pee Wee's Love Theme
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Conducted by Bill Ross

  12. The Simpsons, television theme
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Conducted by Steve Bartek

  13. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The jar Suite
    Composed by Danny Elfman

  14. Tales from the Crypt, TV score Theme
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Conducted by Steve Bartek

  15. Face Like A Frog, animation score Suite
    Composed by Danny Elfman

  16. Forbidden Zone, film score Love Theme
    Composed by Danny Elfman

  17. Scrooged, film score Main Titles / Show Time At IBC / Elliot Gives Blood / Walter Ablaze / Wild Cab Ride / Luncheonette / Asylum / Crematorium
    Composed by Danny Elfman
    Conducted by Shirley Walker

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and every other supurlative you can think of., August 4, 1999
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.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is THE music....., February 1, 2001
By Allen W. Nyhuis (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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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.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars super, April 17, 2003
By elf (ireland) - See all my reviews
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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