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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Danny Elfman

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havent seen the movie(duh)but...

if u r just drawn to the song they play on the trailer its Mein Hertz Brent or sumthn like that by Rammstein

a very pleasing symphonic score by the god of film music danny elfman

my oh my this is one of the danny elfman's grand and more old-fashien symphonic score i ever hear from him in a very long time sence sleepy hollow perhaps so please do yourself a favor by buying this wonderful grand sweeping orchestral score that harkens back to his pre sythatic percussion days from batman to black beauty and somehow combined a little bit of his more modern recent side of him you wont be sorry

Elfman's "different" comic book score

At first listen this seems like a tour of Elfman's styles over the past few years. You've got the Red Dragon'esque title theme, the Planet of the Apes'esque "Training", the Meet the Robinsons'esque "Hallway Cruise", etc. After a few more listens you hear the individual motifs and the blending throughout the score. After several more listens one has the urge to turn it off and listen to his previous scores that influenced this particular score. This is in not a "super hero" score -- the action music takes precedence over his previous efforts to establish character identity. Hellboy's character plays a very minor role in the score -- instead the music is centered around the dark world in which Hellboy lives and works. Individual character themes are present but are far less prominent than the "ethereal world" themes. To conjur up this vibe of the "dark world coexisting with our own" Elfman conjurs up a motif driven score that is harmonically and melodically similar to Bernard Herrmann in that he uses extremely short motifs, layers them and builds those into melodies and themes. What struck me as being unpleasant about the score is the extremely "dry" nature of the hamony and performance. For example, marcato strings are all over the place in this score, however the rich tones created by the articulation are not heard; all we hear is the sharp dry sound of string instruments. The same can be said of the entire score's performance -- dry sounds missing the rich depth that would help emerse the listener in the world that Hellboy lives and works in. Overall, Elfman treats this like a horror score thematically -- the Herrmann influence is obvious and the themes much more subdued than usual. The rich harmony that usually accompanies Elfman's efforts seems to be missing here, replaced by a restrained approach that's aggrivating.

Biography

Born: May 29, 1953 in Amarillo, TX

Genre: Soundtrack

Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

Best known for his work in collaboration with director Tim Burton, composer Danny Elfman created one of the most distinctive bodies of work in contemporary film music, bringing his talents to a dark fantasy world populated by superheroes, monsters and freaks. The son of novelist Blossom Elfman, he was born May 29, 1953 in Amarillo, Texas; raised in Los Angeles, he and brother Richard relocated to France in 1971, where he joined a theatrical group. Elfman subsequently moved on to Africa, returning...
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