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A very special box set that features expansions of the 13 original scores that Elfman has composed for Burton's iconic films. This is a newly-produced library of 16 CDs each packaged with artwork by Burton, adding up to more than 19 hours of music, including 7 hours of previously-unreleased Masters, demos, work tapes and other rarities.
Among the 19 hours of music are seven hours of previously unreleased music including such rarities as additional masters, cut songs, song and score demos, work tapes, orchestra-only song mixes, and foreign-language songs.
Danse Macabre: 25 Years of Danny Elfman and Tim Burton: A meticulously researched, lavishly illustrated 250 page fine linen-wrapped hardbound book, entitled
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with gold foil stamping, and featuring a foreword by Johnny Depp. The book also includes rare photos, stories, and interviews from the cast and crew behind the scenes of this classic music from the early days of Elfman's band Oingo Boingo to the recent blockbuster film Alice in Wonderland. Interviewed are such collaborators and peers as Guillermo Del Toro, Phillip Glass, Paul Haggis, James Newton Howard, Tom Jones, Michael Keaton, Ang Lee, Errol Morris, Thomas Newman, Catherine O'Hara, Jon Peters, Paul Reubens, David Rockwell, Scott Rudin, Marc Shaiman, Howard Shore, Twyla Tharp, Gus Van Sant, and Richard Zanuck. This comprehensive 10x10 keepsake book is written by acclaimed film-music journalist Jeff Bond and designed by Grammy-winning designer Matt Taylor.
An hour-long exclusive, newly filmed DVD featuring an extended conversation between Burton and Elfman as they reflect on their quarter-century of collaboration.
As a collectible created exclusively for this treasure box of music and inspired by the art of Tim Burton, a distinctive Skeleton Key USB Flash Drive has been designed. A pull of the key unlocks a USB drive loaded with MP3s of the entire contents of this Music Box. From Pee-Wee's Big Adventure through Alice In Wonderland, it's all here, including bonus tracks, demos, work tapes, and other rarities.
Newly created liner notes by Elfman discuss each expanded score and the bonus material.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Pee Wee's Big Adventure, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Kenny Watson (Percussion),
Stan Plummer (Violin),
Mike Lang (Keyboards),
Rich Gibbs (Keyboards),
Steve Bartek (Guitar),
Larry Bunker (Percussion),
Kenny Watson (Drums),
Bill Hymanson (Violin),
Vince Derosa (French Horn),
Isabelle Daskoff (Violin),
Glenn Garrett (Flute),
Henry Sigismonti (French Horn),
Dixie Blackstone (Violin),
Reg Hill (Violin),
Linn Subotnick (Viola),
John Lowe (Bassoon),
Don Waldrop (Trombone),
Ron Jannelli (Bassoon),
Gene Cipriano (Oboe),
Jerry Vinci (Violin),
Karen Jones (Violin),
Richard Perissi (French Horn),
Bill Hybel (Violin),
Mari Tsumura-Botnick (Violin),
Anatol Kaminsky (Violin),
Dick Nash (Trombone),
Art Maebe (French Horn),
Jim Kanter (Clarinet),
Thelma Beach (Violin),
Dave Schwartz (Viola),
Danny Elfman (),
Cathy Gotthoffer (Harp),
Dick Noel (Trombone),
Don Palmer (Violin),
Assa Drori (Violin),
Emil Radocchia (Percussion),
Emil Radocchia (Drums),
Alan Estes (Drums),
Alan Estes (Percussion),
Carole Mukogawa (Viola),
Chuck Findley (Trumpet),
Tom Johnson (Tuba),
Arkady Delman (Violin),
Malcolm McNab (Trumpet),
LLoyd Ulyate (Trombone),
Bob Tricarico (Bassoon),
Dale Turner (Trumpet),
Peter Limonick (Percussion),
Peter Limonick (Drums),
Sheldon Sanov (Violin),
Bill Perkins (Flute),
Randy Kerber (Keyboards),
Larry Bunker (Drums),
Tommy Morgan (Harmonica),
Allan Harshman (Viola),
Warren Luening (Trumpet),
Tommy Tedesco (Guitar)
Conductor:
Lennie Niehaus
Period: Contemporary
Length: 2 Minutes 54 Secs.
2.
Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1988; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs.
4.
Beetlejuice Commercial by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Period: Contemporary
Length: 0 Minutes 43 Secs.
5.
Beetlejuice Commercial by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Conductor:
Bill Ross
Period: Contemporary
Length: 1 Minutes 8 Secs.
6.
Batman, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Conductor:
Shirley Walker
Period: Contemporary
Written: 1989; United States of Ame
Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs.
7.
Edward Scissorhands, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Conductor:
Shirley Walker
Period: Contemporary
Written: 1990; United States of Ame
Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs.
8.
Batman Returns, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Conductor:
Jonathan Sheffer
Period: Contemporary
Written: 1992
Length: 2 Minutes 27 Secs.
10.
Mars Attacks, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Conductor:
Artie Kane
Period: Contemporary
Written: 1996
Length: 1 Minutes 40 Secs.
11.
Sleepy Hollow, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Conductor:
Allan Wilson
Period: Contemporary
Written: 1999
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs.
13.
Big Fish, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Conductor:
Nick Ingman
Period: Contemporary
Written: 2003
Length: 71 Minutes 52 Secs.
15.
Corpse Bride, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Period: Contemporary
Written: 2005
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs.
16.
Alice in Wonderland, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman (),
Danny Elfman (Synthesizer)
Period: Contemporary
Written: 2010
Length: 5 Minutes 7 Secs.
19.
The World of Stainboy by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Period: Contemporary
Length: 4 Minutes 38 Secs.
22.
Medley Suite by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman ()
Period: Contemporary
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.
27.
9, film score by Danny Elfman
Performer:
Danny Elfman (Synthesizer),
Danny Elfman ()
Period: Contemporary
Length: 15 Minutes 14 Secs.
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