Filmography - The Elfman Zone

Danny Elfman has scored the music for several movies and a handful of television shows. Below is a list of Elfman's movies with a cover photo, rating, review, tracklisting, audio samples, and more for each film. For a guide on reviews and contributing click here.

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Elfman's Film(ish) Scores

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Future possibles:
Forbidden Zone 2: The Forbidden Galaxy (this century for sure!)
Oz: the great and powerful (2013)
Frankenweenie (rumored) (2012)
Men in black III (2012)
Dark shadows (2012)
The hunger games (2012)

2011

Restless
(no CD release)

Real steel
* * (CD)

2010

The Wolfman
* * (score) / * * * (CD)

Alice in Wonderland
* * * (score) / * * * * (CD)

The next three days
* * (score) / * * (CD)

2009

Notorious
* / *

Terminator Salvation
* * * / * * *

Taking Woodstock
not yet reviewed

2008

Standard Operating Procedure
* * * / * * *

Wanted
* * * / * * * ^1/2

Rabbit and Rogue [ballet]
* * * *

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
* * * / * *

Proud Iza
(No CD released)

Milk
* * / * *

2007

Meet the Robinsons
* * * / * * *

The Simpsons Movie
(theme re-used from television series)

The Kingdom
* * * / * *

The Fortune Teller [marrionette theatre]

2006

Nacho Libre
* * / *

The Nightmare Before Christmas
3D release + Special Edition 2CD

Charlotte's Web
* * * / * *

The Overeager Overture

Serenada Schizophrana
(SACD hybrid CD release)

Deep Sea 3D (music from a specially performed recording of concert work Serenada Schizophrana)
No CD soundtrack

2000-2005

The Family Man (2000)

Proof of Life (2000)

Stainboy (Animated) (2000)
* / -

Spy Kids (2001)

Heartbreakers (theme) (2001)

Novocaine (theme) (2001)

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Mazer World (2001)

Men in Black II (2002)

Spider-Man (2002)

Red Dragon (2002)
** /

Chicago (score) (2002)

Hulk (2003)
* /

Big Fish (2003)

Spider-Man 2 (2004)
*^1/3 / **^2/3

Fable (Main title theme) (2004)
( X-box Game)
-- / ***

Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory (2005)
** / *^3/4

Serenada Schizophrana (2005)
[Live Concert Version]
****

The Corpse-Bride (2005)
^1/2 / ^3/4

1990s

Edward Scissorhands (1990)
/

Dick Tracy (1990)

Nightbreed (1990)
**/*^1/2

Darkman (1990)

Article 99 (1991)

Pure Luck (1991) (Theme Only)
--/***

Batman Returns (1992)

Sommersby (1993)

Army of Darkness (1993) (Theme)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Shrunken Heads (1994) (Theme)

Dolores Claiborne (1994)

Black Beauty (1994)

Dead Presidents (1995)

To Die For (1995)

Freeway (1996)

Extreme Measures (1996)

Mission: Impossible (1996)

Mars Attacks! (1996)

The Frighteners (1996)

Flubber (1997)

Men In Black (1997)

Scream 2 (1997) ("Cassandra's Aria")

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Psycho (1998) (Adaptation)

Modern Vampires (The Revenant) (1998) (Theme)

A Simple Plan (1999)
*^3/4/^1/4

A Civil Action (1999)
**/*^1/2

Instinct (1999)
/^1/8

My Favorite Martian (1999) (theme)

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Anywhere But Here (1999)

1980s

Forbidden Zone (1980)
*/

Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

Wisdom (1986)
-- / **^1/2

Back to School (1986)

Summer School (1987)

Beetlejuice(1988)

Scrooged (1988)

Midnight Run (1988)

Hot to Trot (1988)

Big Top Pee-wee (1988

Batman (1989)

Compilation Albums

volume 1

volume 2

I HIGHLY recommend Danny Elfman's two compilation albums to anyone who enjoys film music. The best excerpts from a large portion of the movies mentioned above are on these discs. They are called: Music for a Darkened Theater (vol. 1 and 2) Volume two is a 2-cd set.

About the Reviews:
Because previously it had been argued that a single star rating for an Elfman score might not take into account that a good score could be poorly represented on CD, the goal posts have been shifted to allow TWO sets of star ratings, from 0-4. One rating for the score itself (i.e. its quality, originality and appropriateness for the film) and another for the CD release (i.e. how much is it recommended). This means that scores like Anywhere But Here might get a good rating for score, but poor one for CD, judging by its short playing time. However, some reviewers might feel even a single cue is worth paying out for a CD... let battle commence! E-mail me with your reviews - anything over 100 words which shows some thought and attention to grammar.

About the Reviewers:
Each Danny Elfman score has been (or is in the process of being) reviewed. 95% of the scores have been reviewed by Tim Perrine and/or myself. Before you read our opinions, we'd like you to look at our credentials.