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In this episode of Everything Music we explore the main theme of one of Danny Elfman's first big movies. We will examine the main theme, key changes and orchestration.
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@RYXPfan 2 года назад

I was so hoping you would have a video about Danny Elfman’s music-he is one of my favorite musicians! Despite his massive success, he seems fairly underappreciated to me. Of course, most film composers are.

@90FirstGenPGT Год назад

Totally agree. Love his work. My favorites are from the first men in black movie. The starting credit and end credit scores. Absolutely beautiful

@albertibass6521 6 лет назад

Steve Bartek does the orchestrations, who was Elfman's guitarist in Oingo Boingo. Incredibly underrated guitarist.

@Eventual420 6 лет назад

Alberti Bass The Kingdom, some gorgeous guitar work. I was hoping Steve would be mentioned somewhere in the comments. Thank you.

@Balsamore 6 лет назад

Yes, for this score it was him and the great Shirley Walker.

@ernestogasulla7763 6 лет назад

Right at the time of this movie. These days Danny does it himself. But Steve showed him the ropes.

@lucasaliscomposer 4 года назад

Steve Bartek deals with orchestration in the sense that he corrects the scores for the orchestra. All the instruments and colors we hear in the compositions are the work of Elfman. Let's be careful not to confuse things. Elfman orchestrates alone already 99% of his compositions

@VFXCommander 4 года назад

@@lucasaliscomposer That's not what I heard. I have sources (I cannot say) said that Danny knows nothing about orchestration and never even worked with orchestras before starting a film scoring career. He used to stand in a middle of a circle that consists of an army of orchestrators and just hum the tunes to them.

@Kurt1969 6 лет назад

Great episode! Danny Elfman has such a unique 'sonic signature'. Would love to see more. Thanks

@bigcabba 6 лет назад

What I hear and what the theory backs up is that no matter what situation Batman is faced with, he remains resolute. Even when the chords modulate out of the key, the same melodic sequence (motif) endures. Batman has always been an example of a hero who sticks to his moral code. This theme brilliantly communicates this. Danny is easily my top 5 composers and all this does is back that up.

@DreamPurpleFloyd 6 лет назад

For anyone interested in Danny's music I strongly recommend checking his first band *Oingo Boingo*. It's a really unique blend of rock, ska, new wave, pop with really interesting arrangements, unique musical ideas and hilarious lyrics. I'm pretty sure it had a huge influence on bands like Mr Bungle. I would start with the albums "Good For Your Soul" and "Only A Lad".

@BoredomEnsues 6 лет назад

Awesome, I've been waiting for you to discuss Danny's music for a while. I would love to see a video on Goldsmith as well.

@SoundAuthor 6 лет назад

Yes! Star Trek Voyager theme!

@NormanTiner Год назад

I cannot believe how emotionally resonant 5 notes can be. It's almost unbearable that somebody could be so damn talented. Would love to know Elfman's scoring inspirations. As far as I can tell, the guy dropped from the sky with a completely unique style.

@Itsjustliketheweather 4 месяца назад

Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and Bernard Herrmann are inspirations he has mentioned in interviews but he loves so many genres. Check out his "What's in my bag" he did at Amoeba records, he talks a little about the music that lights him up. :)

@jamestagliareni9417 3 года назад

The talents of the composer, Danny Elfman. The orchestrator, Steve Bartek. Shirley Walker conducting the Sinfonia of London Orchestra. Always awesome and amazing.

@mistermarkeys 6 лет назад

Danny Elfman is the king of modulation.

@jasonfella265 3 года назад

Yah, I didn't even notice a couple of those key changes until Rick pointed them out. Damn.

@midge2112 Год назад

Loved your breakdown of this piece! I never realized how something so rich and evocative could be created from five notes!

@ShaunaMarieSings 6 лет назад

**EXCELLENT!!!** I LOVE Danny Elfman's music...especially the 'Edward Scissorhands' film score...thank you so much, Rick!!! 💗💗💗

@flushfries5633 4 года назад

The opening to Batman Returns (Birth of a Penguin Pt I) is probably one of my favorite melodies of his. It’s so full of tragedy and melodrama.

@jru42287 6 лет назад

Awesome!! I would love to see a breakdown of his Spider-Man theme as well. I think that's one of his most underrated scores.

@robertservice4932 6 лет назад

Great video! As a musician, your videos in this style are my favourite and some of the best content on RU-vid.

@Edmundostudios 6 лет назад

The Fable music is fantastic always sets the mood.

@SkillipEvolver 6 лет назад

Edmundo studios and its making a return apparently !?

@Edmundostudios 6 лет назад

SkillipEvolver rumour has it.

@alexanderdelacruz9249 6 лет назад

I actually prefer Danny Elfman’s to Zimmer’s Batman 🤔

@oscarmike1131 5 лет назад

alexander dela cruz same here. But Shirley Walker still has the best theme in my opinion

@WyattCayer 5 лет назад

I think they both are very good for their respective films, although I am a bigger fan of melodic presentation over soundscapes. I think it take a bit more gusto to write something that can stick in someones head long after the film is over like danny can.

@RainerK. 4 года назад

Hell yeah, I don't even remember Zimmer's.

@sebastiandiaz29 4 года назад

Zimmer said in his masterclass that he didn´t want to make the sound of the dark night ´s Batman as a real hero but more as something that never concludes, I like both to be honest.

@dia_sonus 4 года назад

Zimmer's theme is for Nolan's film,both have different ways of storytelling

@markyboo 6 лет назад

I'd love to see a breakdown of Elfman's Beetlejuice theme. It seems like there are a lot of interesting things going on in it.

@alandalaku719 3 года назад

From what I saw from a TV interview, Danny Elfman is a SELF-taught musician.

@rohitravi2989 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for this, this has been my favourite batman theme since my childhood

@davidsummerville351 6 лет назад

The flat sixth is awesome. So many ways it influences everything around it. Great video. Thanks

@VikingVertigo 6 лет назад

Omg, I've always loved this theme! Thank you!

@dollofshadows1703 4 месяца назад

I think Rick needs to interview Danny Elfman next!!

@mosstet 3 месяца назад

YES!

@JAFOpty 6 лет назад

simple but memorable ... Shirley Walker did some amazing work inspired by this theme as well

@cook-music 3 года назад

This was the best breakdown I've seen for some of Danny Elfman's music so far. Would love to see your take on songs other than the Batman theme, as that seems to be the most common on RU-vid right now, and I'm sure Danny Elfman has many tricks up his sleeve. Thanks for putting this out, it was one of those moments where you pick up a couple of new progressions that you will never forget.

@LakesideEcho Год назад

Rick! Great vids as always.

@thestud2 5 лет назад

Best comic book film music of all time, wish he used it for the Justice League.

@gkgyver 4 года назад

Uh, he did

@thestud2 4 года назад

@@gkgyver a faint use of it.

@jasonfella265 3 года назад

Love seeing this analysis, as this is one of the best musical scores ever, IMO, especially that beginning track.

@WaveRiderMusic 6 лет назад

that incredible music he is doing! that composer was self-taught . his themes are really distinctive and stand out. I would like to learn more about his compositions.

@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect 6 лет назад

Danny does a very Prokofievesque type of score in my opinion.

@6695John13 3 года назад

That's true. In his Masterclass he openly admits prokofiev is his favorite composer

@TrevorWesleyOfficial 5 месяцев назад

damn bro you really killed that mock up.... you really delivered those dynamics...

@Matt-Hurin Год назад

Elfman is an absolute legend, one of my favourite voices ever

@RoeyHaviv 6 лет назад

Very good, Elfman uses some weird science in his music (ha!) I would suggest braking down the Simpsons theme next please.

@zeppyprimo1013 4 года назад

Danny probably used Grey Matter for the weird science, some say that he was making Grey Matter while Running on a treadmill

@nomadfc4342 3 года назад

Yeah i love the tritone intro of the Simpsons

@JackQAnimations 5 лет назад

You were able to explain Elfman's style in such a way I could understand. Very interesting stuff, I hope to see more!

@RCAvhstape 6 лет назад

I love that theme and how they used it again in The Animated Series.

@marcelomerola_art 5 лет назад

Amazing! A great analysis from Elfman's Batman theme.

@Julzantoine 2 года назад

So good to hear from danny elfman !

@RisikoAO 6 лет назад

It's pretty well known that Bernard Hermann did a very similar thing back in 1959 for the soundtrack of "Journey to the center of the earth". But I still think Elfman's work for Batman is just perfect :)

@DerekRNeumann 6 лет назад

Love this, I wonder if he had "Lets Face The music and Dance" in his head when he wrote this. It's the only thing I hear when I watch this.

@michaelakraka8100 6 лет назад

So, so informative! I learn so much from this! You are a fantastic teacher!!!

@Sinisterbvnny 6 лет назад

Rick, I havent even watched the video yet, and I want to say thank you ahead of time. I Love Danny Elfman, and have always tried to mimic his style from film scores to Oingo Boingo! Thanks so much!

@progmind4274 2 года назад

My daughter: "Hey, dad, what is music!?" "Ooooh, my little darlin'... Music is.... Music is.... Rick Beato!" :-P Love You from Italy.

@ravenmusic932 6 лет назад

I recently made a mock-up from the reprise and although the motific idea is pretty simple, the real art is the arrangement that contains a lot of details which make the piece really interesting and outstanding.

@JonKovach 6 лет назад

These are some of my favorite videos, I sit at my computer with my midi keyboard eagerly playing along with these composers analysis. I would love to see some Harry Gregson Williams or Alan Silvestri breakdowns.

@RobiticDuck 6 лет назад

Love listening to the Goosebumps Movie score. I play it in my car all the time.

@RonJohn63 6 лет назад

It takes genius to make something so elaborately beautiful out of just five notes.

@petemusgrove7422 6 лет назад

Wonderful. It goes to show that music doesn't always need to be complex to be interesting and have great impact! Great video, thanks Rick.

@aaronseckman 6 лет назад

My 3 yr old LOVES the soundtrack from A Nightmare Before Christmas by D.E.

@jclefbouncyrock 6 лет назад

Awesome - thanks, Rick!

@philippgrunert8776 6 лет назад

Yeah, this had to happen. One of my all time favoutite scores. Thanks Rick!

@chrisxu9373 4 года назад

Your courses are the most valuable and wonderful for my study!

@davidallenhammond2777 6 лет назад

Thank you so much Rick. I've loved his work for quite some time.

@artemisarrow9545 4 года назад

such an awesome breakdown, thank you!! I would love more Elfman analysis by you, I love your style. thanks!

@NIKITKOKIS 6 лет назад

Oh! Do Spider-Man Theme!

@pringelsthegamefreak 6 лет назад

Keith agreed

@WyattCayer 5 лет назад

It's 10 times better IMO and the amount of different memorable melodies and techniques he used are just sublime!!! and never cease to give me goosebumps and chills.

@matthewjamestaylor 6 лет назад

This is a great video, both content and length. I would love it if you made more videos like this one. Cheers.

@jamessalem2825 5 лет назад

Love your breakdown , detailed as always. Goldsmith’s Basic Instinct is an underrated but sophisticated score.

@splashesin8 6 лет назад

This is great! It makes me think of a specific vocalist, song writer, that already incorporates something very similar, to a lifetime of amazing effect. It would be so fun and intense if she and Elfman could play around collaborating in a room together. Wish I could put a bird in both of their ears...

@IGstBNgrPPutra 6 лет назад

you got new subscriber please do more of danny elfman music, maybe beetlejuice, this is halloween, or tears to shed thank you, thank you, thank you soo muchhh

@pringelsthegamefreak 6 лет назад

That Bm7(b6) chord sounds awesome and mysterious.

@Melly20Feb 6 лет назад

Batman Theme - "there may be trouble ahead"? But, "lets face the music" - and dance?

@louielouie372 6 лет назад

Great use of color and lighting.Don't mind if I copy at all.Just learned a lot thanks.

@GwcMuso 6 лет назад

Oh man, Rick always delivers. Top guy!

@kevinmelton3515 3 года назад

So good! Thank you for sharing some of your knowledge!

@tepidtooth8539 2 года назад

Me: Just casually browsing RU-vid *Sees Rick Beato video on Danny Elfman* *Tries not to have minor stroke*

@t3rm116 5 лет назад

Awesome Content Rick, I am a fan. Thanks for helping brush up on my theory chops.

@yummyjackalmeat 6 лет назад

Just watched it 2 days ago. I didnt remember it being so Simpsonsesque in some places.

@DominicCaudill 6 лет назад

yummyjackalmeat Danny Elfman composed the Simpsons theme as well as the music for the movie if I recall correctly

@yummyjackalmeat 6 лет назад

Dominic Caudill yes he did and I did know that. I was just surprised to hear those little bits in there. When I was young I was so drawn to the visual aesthetic that I would have never noticed Simpson's and Batman not just sharing the same composer but some of the same musical ideas.

@Joesfosterdogs 6 лет назад

done at the same time period so makes sense in his development yes?

@tarkineWild 6 лет назад

Interesting discussion on simple melodic themes Rick, could you at some point do a similar discussion on Thomas Newman music

@goonyougoodthing 6 лет назад

He already has

@alicethedestroyer1287 2 года назад

Rick… Bernard Herrmann’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth”… particularly the cue titled “Sunrise”. Might be worth hearing the model first.

@SubCultureMEDIAHilbert 6 лет назад

Awesome!

@idontgivea1769 Год назад

Elfman has an incredible musical mind. Even The Simpsons theme is a masterpiece.

@NormanTiner Год назад

I always forget that was him too. Elfman has something so special.

@TomHawkComposer 6 лет назад

This lesson is incredible! Wow. I still have a lot to learn about orchestration but this really excites me :)

@uncledrew7633 6 лет назад

Analyze Spider-man still by far the most memorable theme throughout all the different scores in the past!

@charlesbakerharris3625 6 лет назад

Thanks a ton man. Started at this video for a music assignment, now watching music theory for leisure on your channel which is very weird for me.

@kreepeetz 6 лет назад

Awesome video! Btw I think that "Nightmare before xmas" has a lot of content to discuss too :D

@loganwilbur5131 4 года назад

Surprised no one else is has mentioned Nightmare before Xmas. With all its key changes and modes and time signatures, it's a gold mine for theory

@matthewpeterson3329 2 года назад

I would love to see Rick do a follow up to Danny Elfman, using the score from Midnight Run. It's so light-hearted and bouncy. That movie was totally fun, and I can't imagine it could've had the same feel with any other score.

@liuzrikardo 4 года назад

THANK YOU SO MUCJ

@longtrang5706 6 лет назад

Dude I was waiting for this I love Danny’s stuff and avenged sevenfold has claimed inspiration from him.

@einsteinwasgod 6 лет назад

Themes of the first two spider-man movies are just awesome. And it would be more awesome to see you analyze spider-man's music.

@TheDoug625 5 лет назад

Loved this. How about "Journey to the Line" by Hans Zimmer

@eduardopadrino2117 6 лет назад

You should make a video on Johnny Greenwood's score for Phantom Thread. It was awesome.

@damiangreen6645 6 лет назад

Especially now when he's nominated for Oscars

@Joesfosterdogs 6 лет назад

great thing about comments...now i know about Johnny thanks!

@ecwrvd420 6 лет назад

Weird I was debating this morning if I preferred this or the hanz zimmer theme more. This one wins slightly, quintessential batman theme could work in either movies.

@rileykaiseeker4294 6 лет назад

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! I love danny's Beetlejuice theme with it's alternating time signature and his obsession with the diminished 4th interval....Or 'The Simpsons' theme, which is also based around the diminished 4th interval. In fact, this batman theme starts on one note (B) and resolves on it's diminished 4th. (F) He just can't help himself.

@aripent 6 лет назад

RileyKaiSeeker you mean augmented 4th

@rileykaiseeker4294 6 лет назад

+Ari Pentelovitch No!! I meant diminished 5th ;) (But i'm not going to edit my comment to correct my glaring brain fart, because that would be cheating!)

@HampusLiedman 6 лет назад

In Simpsons it's an augumented 4 at least. Not sure about the others on the top of my head.

@charlesgaskell5899 6 лет назад

E# rather than F, surely

@Karmablock 6 лет назад

Wow, wish this video would show in my subscriptions.

@charlesgaskell5899 6 лет назад

Brownie points for calling it a C# major chord rather than Db...

@pringelsthegamefreak 6 лет назад

Charles Gaskell true

@doggbloodz9640 6 лет назад

Really nice @Rick Beato ! much appreciated. Could you maybe also do a video where you show how to orchestrate this score?, like you did in the video "Techniques of Orchestration Part 1 | How To Orchestrate a Chord" where you orchestrated the opening b-flat major chord of John Williams Star Wars score. Cheers.

@jamesfarmer6953 6 лет назад

I’d love to see another awesome video like this but on the Danny Elfman Spider-Man soundtrack! Hope I can see it soon!

@elchabonification 5 лет назад

Love this movies themes analysis ! More pleaseeee PD: Also more John Williams analysis please 😀

@sammerciers 6 лет назад

Rick. Good stuff as always. I’m surprised that you didn’t mention the very very strong resemblance between the opening of this score and the opening of Mathis der Maler by Hindemith. Give it a listen.

@TheBigwheels11 6 лет назад

Would love to see you break down some Oingo Boingo music. Love Oingo Boingo. Dead Mans Party, Private Life...Grey Matter ect....

@LEX_606 6 лет назад

Thx Shirley Walker & Steve Bartek ! ^^

@benjaminsim5233 5 лет назад

The theme is exactly the same as the opening motif in Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler. Even down to the organum present in the sustained pedal tone. The whole atmosphere Elfman was trying to evoke in the opening bars is a direct imitation of what hindemith did in Mathis der Maler. The theme does bear some sort of relation to the Simpsons theme but I would say it is more than likely that Elfman would have taken inspiration from Hindemith when composing this.

@dimitrisnikoloulis4071 3 года назад

Batman's theme is the most iconic one march ! Badass and darkly epic!

@TheDylandProductions 6 лет назад

Think you'll ever cover Elliot Goldenthal? Specifically his take on the Batman theme music? While Elfman's builds a majestically mysterious theme out of only 6 notes, Goldenthal's approach is much more complex and cerebral - harkening back to the 60's vibe, whilst still keeping a dark atmosphere. :)