Batman '89 The Danny Elfman Appreciation Thread

Wow, I didn't know Elfman did the score for M:I

He's definitely one of the best in the business, I'd say second only to John William's. His work is always great.

I noticed the Edward Scissorhands theme is very similar to the Batman Returns score in the low notes.

 

I wished Elfman scored The Simpsons Movie. He did compose the theme after all.

 

Danny Elfmans Batman score is genius. the BB score was too bland and boring.

 

me too!

 

the edward scissorhands score is awesome. definitley some of elfmans best work ever. i love the characters themes more in the returns score as well. especially catwomans.

 

The '89 score is as good as it gets for me. Yeah, Returns was more gothic, but wasn't quite right for a Batman film. Don't get me wrong, Elfman did great work on that film, but the '89 score was epic.

The iconic march isn't the only great point from the '89 film. Elfman's love theme was excellent in that film.

 

And as for Edward Scissorhands....well, that's as good as it gets. The music for that movie is so beautiful, and it would be a completely different film without it.

 

the finale pt.2 is so beautifully scored. probably one of my favorite tracks on the whole CD.

 

Really? I would think it was the other way around, that Prince used Elfman's love theme in the song, like Celine Dion used James Horner's theme from Titanic.

Edit: Maybe we're not on the same page...I don't mean I liked a love song by Elfman from Batman. I liked the love theme in his score, which he wrote.

 

^me too! Phieffer and Keaton had such great chemistry together.

 

I loved the Gothic anthem in Batman Returns, the score in BR was very majestic. My only regret was that we didn't get a chorus like that of the opening of Mask of the Phantasm! Now that was perfect.

I also liked the little Joker waltz from B'89, it wasn't super memorable or anything like the main theme, but it was pretty fun, "carnival" music

 

One thing I liked about the SNES Batman Returns -- it actually had the Elfman score. Most of the other Batman-based games (the ones based on the movies) had original music, but the composers at Konami went the extra mile to completely recreate the atmosphere of the movie .

 

Elfman is and always will be my favorite film composer, and not just for batman (though his batman score is my favorite) his music gives me chills down my spine, even if he is a little fruity.

 

you should definitly try picking that game up sometime. it is a great piece of nostalgia and it is very faithful to the film. plus it is pretty fun.catwoman was always the hardest boss as a kid.

 

The SNES BR game is definetly better than the one for Genesis, and much easier too.

 

yeah, Konami did a fantastic job w/ all their SNES games.

 

I feel his Mars Attacks! score is tremendously underrated it inspires me to draw wacky cartoons. Beetlejuice & Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Big Fish also some of his best with Tim Burton. Also Darkman, Dick Tracy, The Frightners and his work on Good Will Hunting which was refreshingly different from his usual. Elfman is one of the best.