What do YOU think?

In particular, the work he does withTim Burton is just so unique and memorable.

Warner Bros. music have released a 25th anniversary box set commemorating the orchestral soundtracks Danny Elfman has composed for Tim Burton.

Have a look at Danny Elfman’s Ten Greatest Soundtracks for details of his composition and see if you agree with this list:

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
2. A Simple Plan (1998)
3. Batman (1989)
4. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
5. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
6. Beetlejuice (1988)
7. Nightbreed (1990)
8. Big Fish (2003)
9. Dolores Claiborne (1995)
10. Scrooged (1988)

Not sure I’d agree exactly with the order, but it’s a great place to start to get to know Elfman’s work.

As a musician, it’s also great to see (hear?) that the old G7sus4 chord at the beginning of the title song is still being talked about!

Have YOU a better soundtrack in mind? Let me know…

http://www.filmsite.org/100soundtracks.html

Alan

Grabbed this from YouTube… what do you think?

Yorke’s exact role in the project is unclear, but the film’s website lists him as a “composer,” suggesting that his contributions may be more akin to a film score than the usual four-minute rock song:

Radiohead Music Archive: Thom Yorke To Write Tibetan Film Score

Couldn’t resist this piece of nostalgia…

A music video of one of the cheesiest movies ever.  High camp meets sci-fi and results in Brian Blessed wearing hot pants and gold wings.

And… a fantastic soundtrack from Queen.

Wonderful stuff!

Top 30 saddest and best movie soundtracks, in my opinion.  It’s not intended to please everybody. Your list may differ, of course… But let’s respect all opinions ; )

The soundtracks: 1. Armageddon “Armageddon Theme” by Trevor Rabin 2. Braveheart “Braveheart Theme” by James Horner 3. Dying Young “I’ll Never Leave You” by Kenny G 4. Edward Scissorhands “Edward Scissorhands Theme” by Danny Elfman 5. Empire of the Sun “Cadillac of the Skies” by John Williams 6. Forrest Gump “Forrest Gump Theme” by Alan Silvestri… and more

Any thoughts about the music?  Does it deserve all the acclaim?

I found it slightly too diverse and wanted something a bit more cohesive.  Having said that, I did enjoy many of the tracks and can see this working well as an album…

MIA – Paper Planes ["Slumdog Millionaire" Movie Music Video]

A Millionaire? But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika (Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions.

Well, Al Jolson did sing a song, but the first full-length soundtrack was ‘The Lights of New York.’

Read more about it on the TG Daily website: World’s first full-length talkie is 81 today

The Call – Regina Spektor (Prince Caspian film version)

(SPOILER ALERT for those who haven’t seen the film yet.)

The Call by Regina Spektor, which plays during the farewell scene from Prince Caspian. This is the movie version.

When I first heard it in theatres, I didn’t think much of it, mainly because I was too distracted by a pop song playing in the film before it had ended. But when I listened to it on the soundtrack, it was so heart wrenching and bittersweet it almost made me tear up. I think saying goodbye to Narnia forever is the hardest thing Peter and Susan had to do. Even when Lucy turns back to look at Aslan, and he looks back with those knowing eyes, as if to say, “It’s okay I’ll see you again,” just tears at your heart.

NOTE: Please do go watch the film properly and in its entirety in theatres! I highly discourage downloading the bootlegged version if you haven’t already gone to the cinema. There’s nothing like watching it on big screen, and it is definitely worth the eight or nine or ten bucks.

I downloaded this purely for reference, and then figured that since there wasn’t the film version of the end song anywhere, I’d put it up. I am going to watch it again in theatres at least once or more.

PS. Oh and Susan should NEVER have kissed Caspian. The whole romance was wrong. Had to get that out.

PPS. Since we’ve been getting a lot of questions about Lucy and Edmund’s dialogue.
Lucy: I’m sure when I’m older I’ll understand.
Edmund: I’m older, and I don’t think I want to understand.