CD REVIEWS - MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON + THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN NOW RELEASED IN THE EU
Music from the films of Tim Burton
Silva Screen SILCD1261 (UK)
15 Tracks 60:33 mins
To celebrate the DVD release of directorTim Burton's latest cinematic outing Sweeney Todd, on July 7th Silva Screen will release a compilation of music from this and his past films, ranging from the early days of Pee Wee's Big Adventure, right up to date.
Of course, the lion's share of the music is written by long-time collaborator Danny Elfman, and themes and suites from his scores for The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse Bride, Sleepy Hollow, the first two Batman movies, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mars Attacks! and the aforementioned Pee Wee's Big Adventure, are all presented here, faithfully performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic and Choir, conducted by Nic Raine and James Fitzpatrick.
Apart from Sweeney Todd, which was of course written by Stephen Sondheim, the only other non-Elfman music to be heard is Howard Shore's "Main Title" from Ed Wood, written in the aftermath of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Probably the most interesting pieces are the four selections from the Sondheim Sweeney Tood music, only because I suspect, if you're an Elfman fan, you will certainly have all or most of the original versions of his Burton scores. This music is quite wide ranging and entertaining, from the church organ opening of the ominous "Main Titles," to the fanfarish introduction to "No Place Lie London," to the grand waltz of "A Little Priest," to the romantic "Johanna."
The accompanying booklet features notes on the director and a guide to those films and scores selected.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Walt Disney records 2264610 (EU)
16 Tracks 75:09 mins
Regular visitors to the site will have read my review of this album from the copy of the American release I received. I would therefore do no more than point you in the direction of this review, posted on May 26th (go to the archive for May and scroll down, or search for "CD Review - The Chronicles of Narnia").
Suffice to say here that the EU release features exactly the same content, including the bonus material that can be accessed by your computer. Packaging is more standard than the U.S. digipack version, but the accompanying booklet content is the same, though the EU version is glossy.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian album receives its EU release on 23rd June, so if you haven't already invested in the U.S. version, be sure to pick up a copy of this fine score.
Music from the films of Tim Burton
Silva Screen SILCD1261 (UK)
15 Tracks 60:33 mins
To celebrate the DVD release of directorTim Burton's latest cinematic outing Sweeney Todd, on July 7th Silva Screen will release a compilation of music from this and his past films, ranging from the early days of Pee Wee's Big Adventure, right up to date.
Of course, the lion's share of the music is written by long-time collaborator Danny Elfman, and themes and suites from his scores for The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse Bride, Sleepy Hollow, the first two Batman movies, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mars Attacks! and the aforementioned Pee Wee's Big Adventure, are all presented here, faithfully performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic and Choir, conducted by Nic Raine and James Fitzpatrick.
Apart from Sweeney Todd, which was of course written by Stephen Sondheim, the only other non-Elfman music to be heard is Howard Shore's "Main Title" from Ed Wood, written in the aftermath of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Probably the most interesting pieces are the four selections from the Sondheim Sweeney Tood music, only because I suspect, if you're an Elfman fan, you will certainly have all or most of the original versions of his Burton scores. This music is quite wide ranging and entertaining, from the church organ opening of the ominous "Main Titles," to the fanfarish introduction to "No Place Lie London," to the grand waltz of "A Little Priest," to the romantic "Johanna."
The accompanying booklet features notes on the director and a guide to those films and scores selected.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Walt Disney records 2264610 (EU)
16 Tracks 75:09 mins
Regular visitors to the site will have read my review of this album from the copy of the American release I received. I would therefore do no more than point you in the direction of this review, posted on May 26th (go to the archive for May and scroll down, or search for "CD Review - The Chronicles of Narnia").
Suffice to say here that the EU release features exactly the same content, including the bonus material that can be accessed by your computer. Packaging is more standard than the U.S. digipack version, but the accompanying booklet content is the same, though the EU version is glossy.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian album receives its EU release on 23rd June, so if you haven't already invested in the U.S. version, be sure to pick up a copy of this fine score.
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