| |
.: ELFMAN'S BATMAN: A FILM SCORE GUIDE BOOK :.
Book analysis on Elfman's score for Batman. Second in Scarecrow
Press series of Film Score books.
Product Description:
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-Wee's 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).
This book examines Elfman's 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 Elfman's musical background, his place within the film
music industry and the controversy that sprang up following the
release of Batman as to whether Elfman had actually written the
music or not.
Book Information:
Author: Janet K. Halfyard
Publisher: Scarecrow Press; 2Rev Ed edition
Scarecrow Film Score Guides #2
Release date: October 28, 2004
Number of Pages: 192 pages
Bookcase: Paperback
|
|
Do
you have information on more resources Videos, Audio or Printed
Materials? Contact me and let us know about it!
|
