Danny Elfman
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Oingo Boingo
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Originally The Mystic Knights of the Oingo
Boingo
Elfman joined the group in 1976
Forbidden Zone (1980)
Biography
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Tim Burton
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Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Biography
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Released in 1993
Tim Burton wrote and
developed the story
Jack’s singing voice was
provided by Elfman
“Jacks Lament” from The
Nightmare Before Christmas
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0:00 Introduction
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0:14 Verse 1: Homorythmic, Moderato tempo, Dissonance, Repetition
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1:00 Fortissimo, Disjunct between now and 1:04
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1:04 Contrast
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1:13 Chorus: Homorythmic, Andante tempo, Minor, Repetition
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1:40 Verse 2: Homorythmic, Moderate tempo, Dissonance, Repetition
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2:16 Bridge: Grave tempo, homorythmic
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2:28 Contrast
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2:30 Continue bridge: Grave tempo, homorythmic
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3:06 Chorus: Homorythmic, Andante tempo, Minor, Repetition
“Jacks Lament” from
The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Based on a book by Roald Dahl
Directed by Tim Burton and
released in 2005
Willy Wonka is played by Johnny
Depp
“Main Titles” from Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory
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0:00 Introduction
0:17 Repetition, Consonance
0:48 Contrast, Polyphonic, Dissonance, Presto tempo, Forte,
1:14 Repetition, Homorythmic, Consonance, Moderato tempo, mezzo forte
1:22 Contrast, Polyphonic, Dissonance, Presto tempo, Forte,
1:26 Repetition, Homorythmic, Consonance, Moderato tempo, mezzo forte
1:37 Contrast, Polyphonic, Dissonance, Presto tempo, Forte,
1:48 Repetition, Homorythmic, Consonance, Moderato tempo, mezzo
Piano
2:14 Contrast, Polyphonic, Dissonance, Presto tempo, Forte,
2:18 Repetition, Homorythmic, Consonance, Moderato tempo, Mezzo
Piano
2:25 Contrast, Polyphonic, Dissonance, Presto tempo, Forte,
2:30 Repetition, Homorythmic, Consonance, Moderato tempo, mezzo
piano
3:12 Contrast, Polyphonic, Dissonance, Presto tempo, Forte,
3:21 Repetition, Homorythmic, Consonance, Moderato tempo, mezzo forte
4:08 Monophonic, mezzo piano, slowly decrescendo
“Main Titles” from
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Written and directed by Tim
Burton.
Johnny Depp plays the main
character
Released as a single, but was
inluded on many other albums
under the title “Ice Dance”
“Main Theme (Feat. Dominik
Hauser)” from
Edward Scissorhands
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0:00 Introduction, monophonic
0:17 Andante, Repetitive, Consonance, Homorythmic
0:53 Repetitive, monophonic- Slowly blends back into
homorythmic, conjunct, consonance
1:18 Monophonic, Conjunct, major, piano crescendo to fortissimo
1:55 Homorythmic, conjunct, Consonance, repetition
2:20 Decrescendo, homorythmic, conjunct
“Main Theme (Feat. Dominik
Hauser)” from
Edward Scissorhands
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Based on books by Lewis Carroll
Includes Johnny Depp, who appears
in large number of the duo’s films
Soundtrack version and the version
included in the film vary slightly
from one another
“Alice Decides” from
Alice in Wonderland
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0:00 Introduction
0:07 Moderato, Dissonance, contrast
0:26 Repetition, consonance, conjunct
0:39 Monophonic, consonance, repetition, adagio
and piano crescendo to allegro and forte
1:08 Contrast, fortissimo, Dissonance
1:22 Monophonic, consonance, conjunct
1:45 Dissonance, polyphonic, repetition, Vivace
tempo
2:09 Contrast, Polyphonic, dissonance
2:20 Consonance, homorythmic, dissonance,
disjunct, contrast, Fortissimo
2:35 Repetition, homorythmic, repetition
“Alice Decides” from
Alice in Wonderland
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Alice in Wonderland. Dir. Tim Burton. Disney Enterprises, 2010.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. By John August. Prod. Richard D.
Zanuck. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Christopher Lee, Helena Bonham
Carter, David Kelly, Freddie Highmore, and Johnny Depp. Warner
Bros. Pictures, 2005.
Edward Scissorhands. Dir. Tim Burton. By Caroline Thompson. Perf.
Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, and Dianne Wiest. Twentieth Century
Fox, 1990.
Elfman, Danny. Alice Decides- Alice in Wonderland. Walt Disney
Records, 2010. Rhapsody. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
Elfman, Danny. Main Theme- Edward Scissorhands. 1990. Rhapsody.
Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
Elfman, Danny. Main Titles. 2005. Rhapsody. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
Elfman, Danny. Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas. Walt
Disney Records, 1995. Rhapsody. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 6 Oct. 2014.
"Oingo Boingo." Discogs. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Oct. 2014.
Tim Burton's the Nightmare before Christmas. Dir. Henry Selick. By
Caroline Thompson, Eric Leighton, Chris Sarandon, and Catherine
O'Hara. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc, 1993.
Works Cited
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"Alice in Wonderland" Film Poster. 2010. N.p.
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Film Poster.
2005. N.p.
"Edward Scissorhands" Film Poster. 1990. N.p.
"The Nightmare Before Christmas" Film Poster.
1995. N.p.
Photos Cited