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Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 2: Film & Television Music | 
 enlarge | Creators: Danny Elfman, Artie Kane, Chris Boardman, J.a.c. Redford, Jonathan Sheffer, Richard Stone, Shirley Walker, Steve Bartek
Label: Fontana Mca
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 30502
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.5
MPN: 11550
UPC: 008811155025
EAN: 0008811155025
Release Date: December 3, 1996
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Edward Scissorhands Suite: Main Titles | | • | Edward Scissorhands Suite: Storytime | | • | Edward Scissorhands Suite: Suite | | • | Edward Scissorhands Suite: Suburbia-Barber | | • | Edward Scissorhands Suite: The Grand Finale | | • | Dolores Claiborne Suite: Main Titles | | • | Dolores Claiborne Suite: Vera's World | | • | Dolores Claiborne Suite: Flashback | | • | Dolores Claiborne Suite: Sad Room | | • | Dolores Claiborne Suite: End Titles | | • | To Die For Suite: Main Titles | | • | To Die For Suite: Suzie's Theme | | • | To Die For Suite: Busted | | • | To Die For Suite: Wheepy Donuts | | • | To Die For Suite: Finale | | • | Black Beauty Suite: Main Titles | | • | Black Beauty Suite: Baby Beauty | | • | Black Beauty Suite: Jump For Joy | | • | Black Beauty Suite: Frolick-Sick | | • | Black Beauty Suite: Bye Bye Jerry | | • | Black Beauty Suite: Memories | | • | Black Beauty Suite: End Titles | | • | Batman Returns Suite:Birth Of A Penguin | | • | Batman Returns Suite: Trouble Suite | | • | Batman Returns Suite: The Finale | | • | Batman Returns Suite: End Titles |
Disc 2
| • | Mission Impossible Suite: Trouble | | • | Mission Impossible Suite: Looking For Job | | • | Mission Impossible Suite: Betrayal | | • | Sommersby Suite: Main Titles | | • | Sommersby Suite: Return Montage | | • | Sommersby Suite: Finale-End Titles | | • | Dead Presidents Suite: Main Titles | | • | Dead Presidents Suite: Daughter | | • | Dead Presidents Suite: Montage | | • | Dead Presidents Suite: Nam | | • | Dead Presidents Suite: Nightmare | | • | Nightmare Before Christmas Suite: Overture | | • | Nightmare Before Christmas Suite: Jack And Sally Suite | | • | Nightmare Before Christmas Suite: Christmas Eve Montage | | • | Freeway Suite: Main Titles | | • | Freeway Suite: On The Road | | • | Freeway Suite: Back In The Car | | • | Shrunken Heads Suite: Main Titles | | • | Television Odds 'N Ends Suite: Amazing Stories 'Family Dog' | | • | Television Odds 'N Ends Suite: Amazing Stories 'Family Dog' | | • | Television Odds 'N Ends Suite: Amazing Stories 'Mummy, Daddy | | • | Television Odds 'N Ends Suite: Barkley Superhero 'Nike Commercial' | | • | Television Odds 'N Ends Suite: The Flash 'Theme' | | • | Television Odds 'N Ends Suite: Pee Wee's Playhouse | | • | Television Odds 'N Ends Suite: Beetlejuice - Animated Tv Series 'Theme' | | • | Untitled | | • | Untitled | | • | Untitled | | • | This Is Halloween (Original Demo For Nightmare Before Christmas) |
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A delightfully buoyant, mock-creepy collection of film scores from Hollywood's first and best call for quirk, strangeness, and charm. Focusing on Elfman's post-1992 work (much of it for director Tim Burton), this 2 CD set features excerpts from Edward Scissorhands, To Die For, and Batman Returns, among other lesser items. -- Jeff Bateman
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Priceless, at any price July 6, 2007
Paintedpony (Orlando, Fl United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Years ago, watching peter Jennings cover the funeral procession of Princess Diana, my soul was captured by some hauntingly beautiful music that at times played in the background. So began my mission to find out what it was, who wrote it and how I could get it. After some correspondence with the network I was put in touch with the woman who "put together" that part of the programming. All she could remember is that it came from the movie "Black Beauty". THEN I found out how many versions of that had been made lol. With determination, I finally found it, and had a local music store order it for me.
There are no words to describe what this music does to me. I did try listening to some of the other tracks, but they didn't even come close. I rate this music right up there with the 1971 score for "Jane Eyre" by John Willams... and that's pretty high :D
Good overview April 18, 2007
Special K (Houston, TX, USA)
Very nice overview of Elfman work. Insufficient by itself but worth having along with the full soundtracks. Bonus disc is a nice extra.
Great Music!!!!!!!!! September 8, 2005
Michael L. Matheny (Byram, MS USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I Love Danny Elfman's music so much that I have started my own collection of the soundtracks that he composed. For a while, I was trying to find the "Beetlejuice" theme song from the TV show, but thanks to this release, I finally have it!!! Keep up the good work Elfman!
Very nice for a Danny Elfman collection August 2, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Music For A Darkened Theater, Vol.2 is a great cd!!! I love all of the tracks on both cd's,but my fav. ones are the t.v. scores and the This Is Halloween demo!!! If you love this,then i recomend looking at all the actually albums on this cd and his other works!!!! good job,Danny Elfman.
Bring on Volume 3 May 3, 2005
Guy J. Martin (Melbourne, Australia)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The liner notes and "This is Halloween Demo" on this compilation are well worth the CD price by themselves. Danny comments on each of the tracks on the CDs which is a rare and ego-free look at what a composer thinks of his own work.
Edward Scissorhands is magical, Black Beauty is a rollercoaster of emotion, and Dolores Claiborne makes me want to find the nearest piano. This is not a "Most Popular" compilation, rather it aptly showcases Danny Elfman's (and Orchestrator, Steve Bartek's) brilliance and wide range of style.
Every suite has an Elfman signature, such as the layered complexity which never sounds overdone, or the use of a choir as an instrument.
This (and Volume 1) are examples of the work of a modern day composer who consistently stands out as one of the best.
If you like this and have the spare cash, grab the individual scores from some of the movies he has worked on, including "Men In Black", "Spiderman", "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Nightmare Before Christmas", "Edward Scissorhands", "Mars Attacks" and so many more.
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