Danny Elfman is recognized as one of the most successful; interesting; and innovative figures in recent film music composition. He came to the fore in the late 1980s in connection with his collaboration with Tim Burton on his films including Pee-Wees Big Adventure (1985); Beetlejuice (1988); Batman (1989); Edward Scissorhands (1990); The Nightmare before Christmas (1993); and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In addition to this; Elfman has composed music for more than 40 other films; including Somersby (1993); Dolores Claibourne (1995); Good Will Hunting (1997); Men in Black (1997); and Spiderman (2002).Beetlejuice was the first mainstream commercial success of the collaboration; but Batman was the film which marked Tim Burtons arrival as a major figure in Hollywood film direction; and equally established Danny Elfman as a film score composer; particularly in relation to action and fantasy genres. The score for Batman won a Grammy in 1989 and is an outstanding example of his collaboration with Burton as well as admirably demonstrating his particular talents and distinctive compositional voice. In particular; it displays the characteristic "darkness" of his orchestration in this genre and the means he uses to create a full length film score from what is often a relatively small amount of musical material; in this case the famous Batman theme. This book examines Elfmans scoring technique and provides a detailed analysis and commentary on the Batman score. The film is discussed in the context of its comic-book origins and the fantasy-action genre; setting it and its score against the late 1970s and early 1980s equivalents such as Star Wars and Superman; and revealing how Burton and Elfman between them changed the cinematic idea of what a superhero is. The book also explores Elfmans musical background; his place within the film music industry and the controversy that sprang up following the release of B
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