Danny Elfman - Music For A Darkened Theatre Vol.2 [EAC-FLAC] [Re

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Danny Elfman - Music For A Darkened Theatre Vol.2
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Tracklist CD1

01.- Main Titles (Edward Scissorhands) [02:36]
02.- Storytime (Edward Scissorhands) [02:35]
03.- Suite (Edward Scissorhands) [04:19]
04.- Suburbia - Barber (Edward Scissorhands) [03:05]
05.- The Grand Finale (Edward Scissorhands) [03:26]
06.- Main Titles (Dolores Claiborne) [02:44]
07.- Vera's World (Dolores Claiborne) [02:35]
08.- Flashback (Dolores Claiborne) [01:32]
09.- Sad Room (Dolores Claiborne) [00:51]
10.- End Titles (Dolores Claiborne) [04:48]
11.- Main Titles (To Die For) [04:08]
12.- Suzie's Theme (To Die For) [01:40]
13.- Busted (To Die For) [02:01]
14.- Wheepy Donuts (To Die For) [01:49]
15.- Finale (To Die For) [01:18]
16.- Main Titles (Black Beauty) [02:27]
17.- Baby Beauty (Black Beauty) [03:11]
18.- Jump For Joy (Black Beauty) [00:57]
19.- Frolick - Sick (Black Beauty) [04:03]
20.- Bye Bye Jerry (Black Beauty) [02:27]
21.- Memories (Black Beauty) [01:28]
22.- End Titles (Black Beauty) [01:37]
23.- Birth Of A Penguin (Batman Returns) [05:36]
24.- Trouble Suite (Batman Returns) [02:15]
25.- The Finale (Batman Returns) [03:13]
26.- End Titles (Batman Returns) [04:41]


Tracklist CD2

01.- Trouble (Mission Impossible) [03:20]
02.- Looking For a Job (Mission Impossible) [03:53]
03.- Betrayal (Mission Impossible) [02:56]
04.- Main Titles (Sommersby) [04:40]
05.- Return Montage (Sommersby) [04:26]
06.- Finale - End Titles (Sommersby) [07:21]
07.- Main Titles (Dead Presidents) [04:01]
08.- Daughter (Dead Presidents) [01:24]
09.- Montage (Dead Presidents) [02:17]
10.- Nam (Dead Presidents) [05:49]
11.- Nightmare (Dead Presidents) [01:17]
12.- Overture (Nightmare Before Christmas) [01:47]
13.- Jack and Sally Suite (Nightmare Before Christmas) [05:03]
14.- Christmas Eve Montage (Nightmare Before Christmas) [02:10]
15.- Main Titles (Freeway) [02:44]
16.- On The Road (Freeway) [02:58]
17.- Back in the Car (Freeway) [01:20]
18.- Main Titles (Shrunken Heads) [01:54]
19.- Family Dog - Part 1 (Amazing Stories) [00:52]
20.- Family Dog - Part 2 (Amazing Stories) [01:28]
21.- Mummy, Daddy (Amazing Stories) [02:23]
22.- Nike Commercial (Barkley Superhero) [00:31]
23.- Theme (The Flash) [01:32]
24.- Suite - Part 1 (Pee Wee's Playhouse) [00:34]
25.- Suite - Part 2 (Pee Wee's Playhouse) [01:09]
26.- Suite - Part 3 (Pee Wee's Playhouse) [00:24]
27.- Suite - Part 4 (Pee Wee's Playhouse) [01:27]
28.- Theme (Beetlejuice Animated Series) [01:02]
29.- This is Halloween (Original Demo for Nightmare Before Christmas) [03:19]

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REVIEW from FILMTRACKS.COM

http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/elfman2.html

Music for a Darkened Theatre: Volume II: (Danny Elfman) The early 1990's
arguably represent the pinnacle of composer Danny Elfman's achievements in film
music. In the shadows of Batman, the rocker turned composer cranked out scores
that have either earned him millions (Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare
Before Christmas) or have continued to earn the quiet respect of film music
critics across the board (Black Beauty and Sommersby). The first "Music for a
Darkened Theatre" compilation was released in 1990 just as Elfman fans were
experiencing the zeal of discovering a fantastic new talent in the genre, and
the single album contained tracks from his earliest days through Darkman,
Nightbreed, and Dick Tracy. By late 1996, Elfman had matured into a A-class
composer in Hollywood and had already begun his transition from his gothic,
symphonic efforts to the more electronic and percussive sorts that better
reflected his pre-orchestral scoring days. Just as Mars Attacks! was hitting the
theatres, Elfman released his much anticipated "Music for a Darkened Theatre:
Volume II" for his fans to chew on, and the 2CD set remains one of the best
composer compilations ever to be pressed commercially. The remarkable aspect of
these "Music for a Darkened Theatre" albums is that it is difficult (fiscally
and ownership-wise) to get such massive compilations of original recordings
released, and "Volume II" (like the first CD) presented some never-before
released music in the days before bootlegged CDrs spoiled fans with access to
such works. Matching his eccentric personality, the packaging of the set
includes bizarre photography of the composer, as well as insightful and funny
remarks by Elfman about each section of the album. The only wide-spread
complaints about the album include some curious edits of cues (and mixing of
adjoining music) and, more importantly, the fact that the scores are not
presented in chronological order of release. A quick rundown of both CDs
follows.

The first CD of the set opens with the necessary suite from Elfman's personal
favorite (and most fans' favorites from the composer), Edward Scissorhands.
Elfman touches on both the comedic and tragic elements of the score by ranging
in inclusion from "Barber" to the absolutely essential "Grand Finale." The
lesser-known but respected Dolores Claiborne score suffers perhaps the most in
its placement on the album, simply unable to compete with the overbearing
emotion of Edward Scissorhands and the quirkiness of To Die For. The latter
score is among one of Elfman's most playful, with the juxtaposition of an
innocent children's chorus with rocking electric guitar rips performed by Elfman
himself. A bizarre roller coaster of a ride, To Die For is an important
inclusion here if only because it will likely ward some Elfman's pre-1995 fans
away from its complete album. Back to Elfman's tragic favorites, a generous
offering from Black Beauty skillfully merges several cues from across the score
into one unsurprisingly gorgeous suite. As a nod to his Batman theme (another
personal favorite of his), the collection of cues from Batman Returns includes
the obvious pronouncements of the title theme, as well as the "End Credits"
representation of Penguin and Catwoman themes. The second CD offers a wider
variety of Elfman's production, beginning with the hot score at the time,
Mission: Impossible. While the score would be a rhythmically percussive
departure from Elfman's previous action music, it's interesting to note that he
chose to include on this album the cues that are most similar to the rest of his
body of work, highlighted by the "Betrayal" cue that tops the score in quality.
None of Lalo Schifrin's theme appears here (perhaps due to rights issues). By
contrast, Sommersby remains a hidden gem, and its lengthy suite is extremely
welcome on this compilation. For any fan of Elfman's tragic symphonic works,
this suite will send you seeking the score's original album without hesitation.

Among one of Elfman's commercially unreleased scores at the time was Dead
Presidents, which combined with To Die For caused considerable shock for fans of
the composer in 1995. Among the alternately harsh and hip 1970's rock sounds
came the introduction of the electric base into Elfman's ensembles... a
permanent addition. Woefully out of place on the album is The Nightmare Before
Christmas, for which Elfman includes the three most impressive score cuts from
the album and unfortunately none of the songs (perhaps a rights issue once
again?). The unreleased score for early 1996's Freeway, a gift score from Elfman
for a friend, is Elfman's first improvised synthetic work, and hails back to his
"Face Like a Frog" days... it's truly bizarre and sick, bordering on completely
intolerable even to a veteran Elfman collector. The odd selection of items that
follows typically falls closer to this bizarre end of the spectrum, with
Shrunken Heads resembling The Nightmare Before Christmas very closely. Elfman's
"Amazing Stories" cues --like those of John Williams-- are highly valued and
offer some of Elfman's most comedic symphonic writing since Beetlejuice. The
theme for the 1990 Warner TV show "The Flash" is a playful Batman knock-off. The
four cues from "Pee Wee's Playhouse" are lower-budget renditions of the nearly
identical film score cues, and they can't compare to the original orchestral
performances. The Beetlejuice television show theme likewise will send you
scampering for the original. The album ends with a remarkable demo of "This is
Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas in which Elfman confirms his
immense talents to the world by performing every instrument and voice himself.
This 2-CD set is simply unbeatable in its lengthy offerings of original
recordings from each of the composer's works between 1991 and 1996. With the
continued movement towards diversity in Elfman's career, a third volume is
highly wished for by his fans, though with ten years passed without any word on
Volume III and such a large volume of material now collected in his career, any
hopes for such an album are slim. Even so, if Elfman can ever arrange the
finances and permissions necessary for Volume III, there's everything from the
magical Nissan commercial music from 1996 to the fifteen minutes of beautiful
unreleased music from The Family Man to be included. Let's keep hoping...

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