Danny Elfman's Batman by Janet K Halfyard
This resource is the most in-depth scholarly resource available on Danny Elfman. It integrates a careful study of Elfman's scoring technique with a detailed analysis of the film itself.
Elfman's original score supports well over half of Tim Burton's two-hour Batman, which is no small achievementIn addition, Elfman proved how effective music can be in what is usually called the "action movie" genre. Halfyard...examines Elfman's composition career, including his contributions to Weird Science, Edward Scissorhands and a number of offbeat comedies, showing how his work began to differ from the usual scores of the 1980s and 1990s. She analyzes the themes behind Batman and Elfman's effective use of duality in describing a complex character in conflict, set against others clearly good or evil. Halfyard then works through the score and film scene for scene. * Reference and Research Book News *
...a thoroughly researched and extremely useful guide....compact, accessible, and highly informative.... * Music & Letters, February 2007 *
Even if music theory isn't your cup of tea (or its terminology is simply baffling), Halfyard's book will serve as an excellent reference work, and the career and film assessments are invigorating. Though Scarecrow Press has thus far published three volumes in their Film Score series, hopefully it'll continue further, and perhaps Halfyard will tackle another composer of particular note. -- Mark Richard Hasan * Music From The Movies *
...a thoroughly researched and extremely useful guide....compact, accessible, and highly informative.... * Music & Letters, February 2007 *
Even if music theory isn't your cup of tea (or its terminology is simply baffling), Halfyard's book will serve as an excellent reference work, and the career and film assessments are invigorating. Though Scarecrow Press has thus far published three volumes in their Film Score series, hopefully it'll continue further, and perhaps Halfyard will tackle another composer of particular note. -- Mark Richard Hasan * Music From The Movies *
Janet K. Halfyard is a senior lecturer at Birmingham Conservatoire, a faculty of the University of Central England, where she teaches courses in film music, and twentieth century and contemporary music.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780810851269 |
| ISBN 10 | 0810851261 |
| Title | Danny Elfman's Batman |
| Author | Janet K Halfyard |
| Series | Film Score Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
| Year published | 2004-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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