If Danny Elfman Scored STAR WARS

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[@IceCreamIslander]

a lot of these examples are meant to be funny but I think that Danny Elfman absolutely has the capacity to write a good Star Wars score if he was asked to

[@kelprofitt]

I know, like I get that it's a joke but it actually works quite well for me haha

[@Najolve]

Maybe but Star Wars without John Williams is like a Michael Bay film without explosions.

[@Zreen001]

@@Najolve I don't know, the KOTOR soundtracks were amazing

[@codegang9202]

@@Zreen001 Did you know they are done by 2 different composers?

[@Zreen001]

@@codegang9202 yes.

[@ChrisPrantza]

*Luke finds the burnt bodies* "That's my Uncle!"

[@CommissionerManu]

Chris Prantza in Burnie Burns voice

[@checkmatebob3675]

Chris Prantza I understood that reference

[@CrashFan03]

pizza time

[@PWALPOCO]

Luke finds the bodies .... :Cue: "What's this?!"

[@december12twok12]

Uncle Ben Kenobi - With great Force powers comes great responsibility.

[@Superultramegaa19]

That Peter Parker theme for Luke works way too well.

[@darthbane5676]

Superultramegaa LastName Agreed.

[@GameBuilder15]

They're essentially the same character

[@AceLM92]

@@GameBuilder15 yes! Somebody else gets it!

[@AceLM92]

@@vityakristianto4724 and both MJs are redheads they had a family with (until the kid was stillborn/One More Day and Kennedy wiped away the EU)

[@themadtitan7603]

Ikr?! The innocnene and inherent goodness of Luke just link the characters.

[@1FokkerAce]

“Dead’s Man’s Party” for the Cantina scene was sublime excellence.

[@corbett10291]

Favorite part of the whole video lol

[@ivankrylov6270]

I am entirely ok with Danny Elfman scoring Star Wars

[@K_J_Coleman_Composer]

He did the Super Hero genre, he would be fine to do the STAR WARS one

[@wizardsuth]

It makes the whole film so much more whimsical.

[@amirsanjaricomposer9535]

Batman’s ‘Finale’ cue would work well on the Throne room scene

[@Dragontrumpetare]

That fanfare in a more land hope and glory world really work.

[@RWMendez01]

Michael Giacchino proved he could emulate John’s sound when he scored Rogue One so I can see them using him in future films. But I can also see Alan Silvestri as a replacement. I always thought his and John William’s styles were similar.

[@stuarttaylor177]

I think Alan silvestri scored the han solo movie.

[@RWMendez01]

Stuart Taylor John Powell scored the Solo movie

[@niki_99]

Man IDK, lately Silvestri sounds like absolutely nothing to me. He's not great at memorable melodies (lately) in my humble opinion.

[@CameronM1138]

I'd rather Giacchino, he's one of the few composers in the business right now who I can always count on the write a good villain theme and properly utilize it throughout the score and that's something Star Wars always needs. Silvestri writes good heroic themes and action pieces but otherwise I don't usually find his music as memorable.

[@RWMendez01]

CameronM1138 agreed! Silvestri’s style is similar but if I had to choose between him and Giacchino for future Star Wars fills my moneys on Giacchino

[@DavidAKJohnson]

It’s kinda spooky how close Danny Elfman looked like The Joker when he was younger after watching that PSA from him.

[@forrestpenrod2294]

The Mars Attacks theme fits the Imperials well.

[@fictionsmith3688]

IKR, I instantly thought if fitted so well

[@aliasbam2750]

I'm actually pretty okay with most of these. I mean, I'm definitely biased towards his music but still it's like if star wars was created in 2008

[@imfsresidentotaku9699]

More like 1989 to 2002, but Elfman’s influences date back to Bernard Herrmann and Nino Rota, both of whom composed many film scores from the 40’s to the 70’s, and Danny’s style hearkens back to classic Hollywood, a bit like John Williams, but in a different direction, as well as Italian neorealism.

[@AlfredAmeneyro21]

Ok. Now I want to see a SW film with a score by Elfman.

[@MarcusAtomics]

Star Wars: directed by David Lynch scored by Danny Elfman

[@YMPictures]

@Stevo “directed by Tim Burton” well we would never see Lando again........

[@PhillipRottingham]

I gave this a like just for the bit of Danny Elfman telling people not to drink and drive.

[@AlfredAmeneyro21]

That Batman theme for the Death Star YES!

[@nicholsjoshua15]

Actually I would love for Dany Elfman to make a Star Wars theme.

[@Teag_Brohman15]

it would be pretty cool if someone actually hired Danny Elfman to score the Original Trilogy

[@nickcastrellon909]

John Powell did a damn good job with Solo. He would be an excellent choice to helm the score on a trilogy.

[@themadtitan7603]

Using the revenge track for the scene when the Red Squadron members are reporting their status was a stroke of brilliance.

[@RealFanOfSteel]

Definitely. It's probably because I'm a sucker for the Raimi Trilogy

[@Windupchronic]

Too bad we already lost John Barry. Would have loved to hear him give Star Wars a try.

[@MrTony-rx7tk]

Same with James Horner

[@kuribayashi84]

Would have pretty much sounded like his Theme from "The Black Hole" kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5yYmqmkirGpoqc

[@Windupchronic]

Schwatvogel I thought of that, except aside from the fact that the two occur in space I’m not sure they’re comparable. I think his James Bond scores or Born Free are probably closer to what we would have gotten from him for Star Wars. Even Starcrash is probably closer to Star Wars than Black Hole.

[@1rewd133]

Too pedantic

[@Constantine_IA]

Vangelis is alive and well though.John Barry was divine btw

[@chrishall2594]

Danny Elfman is no John Williams, but he is an amazing musician

[@DarthMessias]

Musician...? What does he play?

[@handznet]

DarthMessias guitar...

[@ras_alhim]

BAHAHAHAHA

[@oregonhighroller5178]

@@DarthMessias he plays everything. Self taught and totally amazing performer. Search Oingo Boingo his band. Wrote all the music and plays multiple instruments.

[@oregonhighroller5178]

@@handznet guitar, drums, xylophone, saxophone, piano ect ect

[@jacknapier8201]

Honestly just came to hear what Oingo Boingo song was played at the Cantina

[@SeanSmith-lv7wl]

Same. Did you figure it out yet? If so, pls tell me

[@1122reyes]

Dead Man’s Party

[@1122reyes]

Dead Man’s Party

[@NewMessage]

I half expected Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru to get up and dance.

[@acrophobe]

The thing about reimagining scores or entire films done by other people is that for all we know, it could have turned out just as well or better and become a classic work of art. In some alternate universe where Danny Elfman did in fact write the score for the Star Wars films, there might be millions of die hard fans who would scoff themselves unconscious at the very idea of John Williams scoring Star Wars, as great as he is. Or if John Williams had been working with Burton all these years instead of Elfman. Or if Hans Zimmer had done Lord of the Rings, etc, etc.

[@georgesikorski9891]

I want to find these parallel universes

[@NewOrderOfAlexandria]

A Tim Burton and Danny Elfman StarWars would actually be kind of interesting imagine their Stormtrooper and Sith designs

[@pickeljarsforhillary102]

Cant do any worse than Abrams and Johnson.

[@NewOrderOfAlexandria]

@@pickeljarsforhillary102 The guy who done Rogue One. He should've directed the sequel trilogy I mean yeah sure the characters weren't as likable but it felt more star wars than JJ and RJs attempts. More mature and dark too! After Anakin killing younglings in prequels, Star Wars deserves to go dark. But that wouldn't sell as many *toyyys!!!* (It also fits perfectly well Inbetween EPs 3 and 4 without completely destroying star wars lore and canon)

[@johnroche]

Alternate Title: The Nightmare Before Life Day

[@MaestroDrake]

James Horner, in a parallel universe, composed Rogue One.

[@AlfredAmeneyro21]

rip

[@joshuabenton3785]

that would have been amazing

[@HACUNA89]

@@AlfredAmeneyro21 damn plane crash

[@CameronM1138]

@@HACUNA89 why do so many great musicians seem to die in plane crashes when they're statistically so uncommon?

[@HACUNA89]

@@CameronM1138 well he was flying it himself😒

[@ranchoth]

...is it too late to actually get Burton to do the sequels? If he remade them on B&W 16mm in his garage, partially using puppets, I could live with it.

[@cosmicwolf9918]

“Great… Now we gotta do the rest of this thing with Danny Elfman.”

[@brodymclaughlin]

I mean the Mars Attacks theme is really good. Danny Elfman writes a lot of great music. I'd totes be down for him to write a Star Wars movie.

[@mtlhd777]

Lol at Edward Scissorhands for the Jawas.

[@biffmcspandex7748]

My favorite thing about Danny Elfman is that you will immediately know that he scored a movie

[@Stormith]

Danny Elfman is my favourite musician, he's inspired me in 20 million different ways my whole life!

[@omarcrespo77]

"YOU WANNA BUY SOME DEATH STICKS?" had me laughing for a while!!🤣

[@patwaters-actormoviereviewer]

Kevin Kiner should do another Star Wars movie.

[@drewcollier1138]

Only if they give him a real orchestra and not the fake-sounding City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra that did Clone Wars

[@marschruschrybul6247]

@@drewcollier1138 lol. That's some major orchestra shade😂

[@drewcollier1138]

It’s more of an issue with the scoring mixers that work for that orchestra and the recent demands by Silva Screen Records producers to use sampled brass on some albums.

[@goodmind4940]

@@drewcollier1138 what about Ahsoka arc? There was an orchestra

[@starlighter930617]

Jesse Harlin and Mark Griskey YESSSS! I would love that!

[@notu_productions]

I think Ludwig Goransson would be a wise choice if he was asked to score for a Star Wars movie. He has proven that he can come out with awesome scores with the Mandalorian. Just a thought

[@vaimantobe3034]

1:56 this edit is hilarious

[@PUBHEAD1]

The burnt bodies and jawas actually worked

[@PCSmith98]

John Williams has already given all he had to give to Star Wars. There are dozens of themes that can be rearranged and rescored whenever needed. Danny Elfman has always been extremely remarkable and his picturesque way of composing closely resembles the themes of the classic movies and would be most welcome on the next products.

[@georgesikorski9891]

I now NEED to see a Star Wars movie with Elfman music before I die Also, can you do the other movies?

[@keegancolby136]

Now I really wanna see what a Tim Burton/Danny Elfman Star Wars movie would look like.

[@te9591]

Luke Scissorhand.

[@wales2k4747]

3:56 was actually really cool.

[@RealFanOfSteel]

It's Batman. It automatically is.

[@vipunen88]

When Luke is watching the twin sunset, Homers mother theme from simpsons would have been better match

[@jjstarA113]

I think that was composed by Alf Clausen, though. Elfman only did the main theme of The Simpsons.

[@samthevibe3001]

This sound track is still perfect

[@AdamBalasis]

I'd never even considered this choice, but I would, surprisingly, be open-minded about it. I really think Elfman could excel at anything he put his mind to.

[@lukeskywalker6809]

I would love a Danny Elfman scored Star Wars movie in the future after Maestro Williams is done with the franchise.

[@mikebliss3153]

I thought the use of Spider-Man was genius. Little did I know you would then foist Oingo Boingo upon us. We stand in the presence of greatness indeed.

[@henrywilke8205]

Brad, that's amazing! :-D Can you do "If John Williams Scored TITANIC" ? :)

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

Sure, just listen to "Far & Away", lol

[@chrislondo2683]

Krehm della Zitroehn I was thinking of the same exact thing.

[@untitledjunk03]

octagonproplex, No. That’s what happens if he did Treasure Planet for Disney.

[@devenscience8894]

That Edward Scissorhands (I think) music when the Jawas find R2 was quite excellent.

[@bretts8070]

I nerded out with this very fun thought experiment. Nicely sliced!

[@daninbox]

The part with the Jawa's was great.

[@joey-jw3rj]

2:26 Man the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man was different than I remember. I remember Uncle Ben getting shot once in chest and left to die on the side of the road, turns out the real scene was Peter coming home to find both Uncle Ben and Aunt May getting incinerated. Damn you Mandela Effect! You make me remember things wrong.

[@m1ke1981]

Should have played “Remains Of The Day” from Corpse Bride for the bar scene LOL

[@LukasLindner]

Yes! YESSSS!

[@jackkennedy98]

it feels so fast and kinetic, this is amazing. great work

[@c0l1n_m45]

Now this is a special edition I would like to see.

[@GameBuilder15]

It's so dense, every scene has so much going on.

[@shinjiikari1989]

being an Bernard Herman enthusiast, I think Batman and Returns Dick Tracy Mars Attack in those viens woould have fitted better. I would have loved to heard if he ever written anything in the 70's .

[@sharifmansour9678]

Whoever made this, as an OG Danny fan, I ❤ you.

[@BrettWMcCoy]

Oddly enough, I think the original UJawa Theme could have been written by Danny Elfman, that kind of whimsical bouncy rhythm reminds me very much of Danny Elfman's style

[@luiscolin7775]

That moment you realize Danny Elfman has only two paces, and both sound two speeds on a locomotive 🚂

[@democratsagainstjoebiden5275]

The Batman theme gives the action scenes more of a classic Flash Gordon feel

[@flushfries5633]

The Mars Attacks! music was honestly badass

[@ploopplaap3436]

I genuinely loved the opening and I don’t think I can watch the original the same way anymore

[@jcorn104]

Dude, if you’re gonna pull out Oingo Boingo for the cantina, “Weird Science” would work better.

[@moffant4916]

Love Oingo Boingo and Danny.

[@far0145]

But he's Danny Elfman

[@vaimantobe3034]

As much as I like Danny Elfman's work, this really takes out the 'space opera' feel from the scenes, especially the smaller parts where you don't immediately recognise where it's from.

[@luiscolin7775]

The bits where its Just a jumpy steam engine like pace? I kinda find it annoying

[@RobertDPore]

5:38 sounds so close to the Imperial March it's scary...

[@DojoOfCool]

If Danny heard this he's be saying..... More marimba, more percussion, hello Bartek we have work to do meet you at the restaurant. I can't remember the name the chinese restaurant in my old neighborhood, I'd see Elfman and Bartek in there eating and going over scores.

[@DojoOfCool]

@Captain Brandon Horror Film Lover Being from L.A. I was a big fan from seeing the original Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo before Danny and later on as just Oingo Boingo in clubs. Danny was a great frontman as well as writer musician.

[@littleschnitzel8226]

The cantina music somewhat fits until those saxufons show up, otherwise this video is good for laugh, especially bits with stormtroopers are quite funny.

[@ianwest5172]

Lukáš Pisinger as a saxophonist that spelling and sentence about the sax hurts my soul

[@littleschnitzel8226]

@@ianwest5172 Well, I spelled it so for a reason (sax+ufo). ;)

[@djmcflurry4038]

Needs more cow bell

[@luiscolin7775]

And "angellic 'choirs

[@Vuusteri]

Could you do "if Bernard Herrmann Scored Star Wars". I'm sure he has plenty of scores that would suit the tone.

[@stepchildofsoul]

Lots of smirk-worthy moments here, but even though you hire Elfman for his particular style, he's written more "conventional" themes in every soundtrack he's worked on. It's not all bouncy "fat guy" marches and "creepy" handbell stuff. He could do Star Wars justice, but he's probably not anyone's first choice. I'd think there are at least five others who've proven to be "Williams clones" by now.

[@kevdmiller]

Thank you! I love this video and it's hilarious, but in all seriousness I was thinking the same thing. If he was composing a new score he would be respectful of the source material and do some great work. I'm sure he would add his own flavor, but his flavor uses a much broader palette than the Elfman cliches he's famous for.

[@errornosignal]

I felt like Batman was going to jump out at any minute and slap around some Storm-Troopers

[@stevenotjackramsey]

2:58 Love the Oingo Boingo playing in the cantina.

[@anthonycarlisle6184]

Star wars by danny elfman sounds like every other danny elfman theme

[@StevenMcFlyJunior]

@2:54 Ha! Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo! Perfect!

[@RedCaio]

Ah yes, the old cliché "Danny Elfman can _only_ write zany Tim Burton-esque music" which is flat out untrue. Elfman can write more serious music. He can write for epic adventures. His work on Avengers: Age of Ultron alone is proof he'd write a _fantastic_ Star Wars score. Go right now and listen to "Heroes" from Age of Ultron and you, like me, will be begging for Elfman to be offered the chance to score a Star Wars film.

[@kylestateler]

Yeah, we know. This is a video playing at those stereotypes intentionally because although he can write differently (like Age of Ultron) he has invented his own stylization for movies.

[@vetarlittorf1807]

He composed very elegant music score for the Spider-Man movies.

[@themadtitan7603]

While I was annoyed at first too I just had to remember that he's using this stereotype for the sake of the joke.

[@ras_alhim]

And then go see Justice League where he just rips of other themes

[@starwarsbigfan06]

Well this is a cool series idea with different composers working on Star Wars

[@Tovenaar13]

Gives it a Space Balls vibe.

[@Brainhammer1000]

Simpsons Intro is Dany Elfman too

[@noturbeeswax6684]

Joke's on Seth MacFarlane for implying this would be a bad idea...MOAR!!!

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

I thought MacFarlane was a fan of Oingo Boingo

[@Ghost084]

I actually love this lol. It wouldn't make me that mad lol

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

There's a lot of lesser celebrated but perfectly suited and accomplished composers who would probably deliver an excellent Star Wars score... David Arnold Joel McNeely Bruce Broughton Marco Beltrami David Newman Cliff Eidelman Christopher Young Trevor Jones John Debney Edward Shearmur Elliot Goldenthal John Frizzell Blake Neely Ilan Eshkeri

[@YoungBlaze]

This makes so much sense on so many levels

[@evancobb2554]

oingo boingo in the cantina was amazing

[@Sillagist]

STILL I couldn't stop myself from humming "Luke's theme" at 1:55 It's just TOO perfect

[@r3n3gad33]

That "Red __ standing by" moment with Peter chasing Uncle Ben's Killer score really gave me goosebumps

[@HoustonRoderick]

I want to see more! It’s no joke his music actually fits with the Star Wars world

[@daviddoodlez]

wait why does this actually sound good?? 😂🙌🏻

[@ncux13]

I love Danny Elfman music

[@LuisHumanoide]

5:05 is epic!

[@brianwalczak1059]

Sounds Awesome!!

[@alzoraig]

If There's a Replacement for John Williams (Except for his Star Wars-Related Theme Tunes), There's Danny Elfman and Kevin Kiner.

[@composerdoh]

OK, at 1:58 that literally made me LOL

[@Dragontrumpetare]

Surprised at how good some parts of it sounded. Never thought of it before but if they needed a new soundscape in the star wars universe was needed why not a composer that kinda write music in a way that he actually sounds alien. Danny Elfmann just works.

[@BagzAndPresident]

The guy that did THE FORCE UNLEASHED needs to be in charge

[@MaxTooney]

I hope you will take this idea (alternate composers) and do an entire series on it. Nice work!

[@f-zilla7347]

Elfman could actually make a good score for Star Wars if he made sure to make it more serious and dramatic like his scores for Spider-Man.

[@sergechorny9916]

Can I ask how do you keep original sound of a scene while removing the score? Reducing it via EQ or you can just find original stems somewhere?

[@danieldb631]

Some of this actually fits.

[@te9591]

There's more than a few good pairings in this.

[@nicholsjoshua15]

I mean, some of these would really fit a Star Wars : The Old Republic movie. Like I could imagine that marching theme going with a scene of Republic and Mandalorian ships all arranged and blasting each other to smoldering wrecks.