BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney Records released the original motion
picture soundtrack for Frankenweenie on Sept. 25, 2012. Danny Elfman composed the original score – his
15th collaboration with writer/director Tim Burton.
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Frankenweenie follows in the footsteps of Tim Burton's other stop-motion animated films
Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before
Christmas—both of which featured music by Danny Elfman. "It's something
that takes me back to The Nightmare Before Christmas,
which also had a very simple story," said Elfman. "It's very
pure Tim and very uniquely Tim in that regard—the look and the feel
of it and it's great to be able to frolic in that
realm."
From the opening scene and the first cue on the soundtrack,
Elfman's "Frankenweenie Disney Logo," it's clear that
Frankenweenie is not your usual story about a boy and his
dog. Several of the characters we are introduced to in the
film, for example Victor, Elsa Van
Helsing and Edgar "E" Gore were inspired by classic horror
films. "Frankenweenie is very sweet but then there's
this monster movie side of it that I really got to tap into my
own roots as a life-long fan of that genre," said Elfman.
Elfman's score, like the story, starts out light and carefree,
but then reflects the dark turn taken when Victor loses his beloved
dog, and friend, Sparky. The depth and expressiveness of the
track "Re-Animation" initially recalls both the ego and excitement
of past movie attempts to animate those who have gone before, but
then ends with the tender reunion of boy and dog. Elfman's
score alternates between the dark elements of Burton's
re-imagination of the Frankenstein mythos and the quirky adventures
of a boy and his Frankenweenie.
"There's a theme for Victor and his relationship with his dog
and then there's actually a theme for Sparky himself," Elfman
described. "Sparky's theme is more playful, as dogs are.
Victor's theme is a little sadder because it's more
about how much he loves and misses Sparky. It is ultimately a
story about a boy and his dog and there's almost
nothing purer than that."
For more than 25 years, Burton and Elfman have collaborated on
some of the cinema's most beloved and recognizable films and
soundtracks, including Big Fish, for which Elfman received
an Oscar® nomination; Beetlejuice; Batman; Edward
Scissorhands; Sleepy Hollow; Corpse Bride; and, more recently,
Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows.
Elfman has also received Oscar® nominations for his
scores for Barry Sonnenfeld's Men
in Black, and Gus Van Sant's
Good Will Hunting and
Milk. Movie audiences worldwide have also heard
Danny Elfman's unique sound and
style in 80 film scores, including Sam
Raimi's Spider-Man; Brian De
Palma's Mission: Impossible; Martin Brest's Midnight Run; Jon Amiel's Sommersby; the Hughes
Brothers' Dead Presidents; Rob
Marshall's Academy Award-winning Chicago; and Shawn
Levy's Real Steel.
From creative genius Tim Burton
("Alice in Wonderland," The Nightmare Before Christmas") comes
"Frankenweenie," a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After
unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses
the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with
just a few minor adjustments. Hetries to hide his home-sewn
creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students,
teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new "leash on
life" can be monstrous.
A stop-motion animated film, "Frankenweenie" was filmed in black
and white and rendered in 3D. The talented voice cast includes:
Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short,
Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, Robert Capron, Conchata
Ferrell and Winona Ryder.
Presented by Disney, "Frankenweenie" is directed by Tim Burton, produced by Tim Burton and Allison
Abbate, from a screenplay by John
August, based on a screenplay by Lenny Ripps, based on an original idea by
Tim Burton. "Frankenweenie" releases
in U.S. theaters on October 5,
2012.
The Frankenweenie original motion picture soundtrack is
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