Danny Elfman Action News Batman interview

[@willajsimmons]

Still the best batman composer of all time

[@bisboptheclown]

i am in love with him

[@Cherrybomblover69]

I want his flesh

[@starerik]

"He will be remembered", the man wasn't lying.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Grab Grammy Starhub Deaf

[@scottthompson9720]

GENIUS. Real composers create their own themes that stick.

[@zachk6932]

Yes, yes they do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3nQfXhvd6enrqs

[@jameshowlettii761]

Well there's absolute *ZERO* confusion now! The man had made himself a legend long ago!!

[@JP_IN_TX]

I was 17 when this movie came out and won $50 when my brother stated Prince scored the soundtrack and I had to correct him.

[@kurtinrod420]

He so wonderful

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

I think the current Batman movie scores aren't nearly as rich and identifiable as Danny Elman's Batman music. Shirley Walker's interpitation of Elfman's theme was pretty remarkable as well.

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

Shirley Walker and William ross were one of the first conductors for Danny up until J. A. C. Redford, Artie Cane, and Peter Anthony went on to conduct his future scores.

[@Drunkfistkid]

Except for Hans Zimmer's

[@kurtinrod420]

I love when they do that dance during dead mans party.

[@TANKTREAD]

It's the powers of Danny Elfman, Shirley Walker and The Sinfonia of London Orchestra.

[@TANKTREAD]

Of course, Steve Bartek too!

[@pyrobison2002]

I love him so much

[@energyasylum997]

This Batman was a game changer and on my levels!

[@alleyway3215]

Elfman paved the road for composers who would later use sample library technology. Secondly, I feel his voice far exceeds that of Prince.

[@alexanderdelacruz9249]

Always loved his work.

[@Tylervrooman]

BEST Batman movie...

[@gkgyver]

1989 Public about Danny Elfman's masterpiece: "rich but unobtrusive" 2010 Hans Zimmer about Danny Elfman's masterpiece: "that happy jolly music doesn't work. Two notes will do"

[@pianoboi4842]

I don't think Zimmer said that with disrespect, he simply knew that Elfman's theme couldn't work with Nolan's Batman.

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

Danny’s theme has too much hyperactive crack baby quality?

[@KingdomHeartsBrawler]

No disrespect to Zimmer (he's made plenty of great stuff), but the joke's on him. Elfman's score is immortal. Zimmer's score was mostly thumping background noise and foghorns.

[@CARLOSRUIZ-pe3mo]

fk zimmer he thinks he is beethoven ,bettlejuice is a masterpiece

[@ToxicTurtleIsMad]

Zimmers score changed movie scores that came after it. If you want harmony and melody go listen to Wagner. This is scoring a movie and hans' work is miles beyond. ​@@KingdomHeartsBrawler

[@AngeloAcampora]

Late 80s early 90s was it.

[@tomsimpson5317]

Wish I had his talent

[@an3rst]

i love him

[@Charlito732]

Genius.

[@kincamell]

Stellar.

[@milosbudincevic715]

This is his private studio! xD

[@krystalharwood7842]

once a cutie always a cutie

[@autobotlaserbolt2128]

What type of keyboard setup was Danny using?

[@TheDissident77]

Set the standard for Batman. Nolan or not.

[@KingdomHeartsBrawler]

Nolan's good, but people need to stop sleeping on Burton's duology. It's just as good (if not better in some respects). Without Batman '89, there'd be no Dark Knight.

[@TheDissident77]

@@KingdomHeartsBrawler Agreed. W/o ;89 I argue the CB movie landscape would be vastly vastly different.

[@BoredomEnsues]

Truth.

[@guashin]

whoa 666 views....I looked outside my window and there are Mordor like clouds approaching with clapping thunder and lightning, and birth of a penguin is playing in the air....

[@goodboix3528]

Shoot, I hate when that happens!!!

[@TheDissident77]

No offense meant but, other than "Trust' at the Joker parade, his music added nothing to the movie at all. The whole idea of him doing a soundtrack was stupid. I get it, it was a whole new thing they were trying and having any big names attached would give pub and lend credence to a project no one was sure would land. But I argue that not many give a shit about Princes contribution to the movie but those first few notes of Elfmans? EVERYBODY F*CKING KNOWS WHAT THAT IS.

[@iggyp4390]

Completely agree. Partyman always takes me out of the movie whenever I watch it. Elfman could have done a fun variation of Joker’s waltz and it would have been better and stood the test of time. Imo the Prince stuff unfortunately dates the movie. Batman should have been treated like a throwback to classic cinema like Indiana Jones and Star Wars. I can watch either of those and fall into the movie’s world every single time. But for Batman, after spending an hour immersed in the weird film noir/expressionistic world of Gotham City, every time Bob the Goon hits play on that boombox, I’m like “oh right, it was the 80s...” I’d be interested in seeing an edit of the film with that music replaced.

[@zachk6932]

It starts with this very simple theme that comes straight from Mathis der Mahler (kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3nQfXhvd6enrqs). Nothing new under th sun, but the best have always stolen from the best.

[@MovieChic007]

Oh.... When Danny Elfman was a nobody, That was a long time ago.

[@YanosAudrun]

He was oingo boingo leader, not a nobody

[@codywatts7625]

You're an excellent composer brother he look a lot better without all those fucking tattoos but that's your choice your score in the 1989 Batman is childhood

[@CigaretteLand]

Danny elfman is god all is scores 🙌. BeetleJuice greatest score of all time 🙌 👏 👌 ♡♡♡