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ELFMAN: CARNEGIE HALL IS CALLING Danny Elfman has been commissioned by Carnegie Hall to compose an original work for their 2004/2005 season. The work, set to make it's world premiere on Friday, January 21, 2005 at 7:30 PM, will be performed by the American Composers Orchestra, conducted by Steven Sloane. Nat Murphy posted the following e-mail from Michael Geller, Executive Vice President & Executive Director of the American Composers Orchestra, on the forum: "Thank you for your inquiry regarding the commission of Danny Elfman for American Composers Orchestra's Orchestra Underground concert January 21, 2005. Mr. Elfman was selected by American Composers Orchestra's artistic leadership, Steven Sloane, music director; and Robert Beaser, artistic director. Our goal with Orchestra Underground is to challenge conventional notions about symphonic music, embracing multidisciplinary and collaborative work, novel instrumental and spatial orientations of musicians, new technologies and multimedia. The series will develop new repertoire, and provide fertile working ground for artists who have not traditionally had access to the orchestral ensemble." More information about American Composers Orchestra can be found at americancomposers.org. ELFMAN IN WITH 'BRIDE' IN '05 Ending speculation, Danny Elfman will indeed score The Corpse Bride, a stop-motion animated (a la Nightmare Before Christmas) project produced by Tim Burton and directed by Mike Johnson (whose credits include work as an animator on NmBC and James and The Giant Peach). Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands) and Pamela Pettler are adapting the story -- a Russian folk tale telling the accidental marriage of a man and his dead bride-- for their screenplay. The film is due in theaters October, 2005. STEVE BARTEK LANDS DOT COM A website on longtime Elfman collaborator / orchestrator / Oingo Boingo band member Steve Bartek launched, appropriately, on April 1st. The nicely designed site features info on the elusive Bartek and promises to grow with time. Visit stevebartek.com. BEFORE YOU ASK ABOUT SHEET MUSIC... ... You might want to check out Cerulean Pictures, a website featuring free sheet music from film and game scores arranged by Joseph Rozzell. Included are arrangements from a few Elfman scores: Black Beauty, Edward Scissorhands, and Spider-Man. 'SPIDEY 2' BUMPED UP TO JUNE In anticipation of Spider-Man 2 crushing the summer time box office competition, Sony Pictures has rolled up the film's release date from July 2nd to June 30th. At the time of the announcement, Sony stated that they will release Spider-Man 3 in May of 2007. No score album release plans have been announced yet. GOING DOWN INTO THE 'ZONE'...AGAIN Richard Elfman's underground cult classic musical Forbidden Zone is returning to theaters in a limited engagement run in Landmark Theaters across the United States. For screening info and more visit forbiddenzonethemovie.com. |
IN BRIEF... DVD Features Planet of The Apes Edward Scissorhands Pee-Wee's Big Adventure New-ish Elfman Albums Check out features, reviews and sound clips for the following Elfman albums: Past News Articles: Elfman marries, 'Fable' and Oscars... Elfman's Upcoming Projects Where can I hear all this news first, you ask? Try the discussion board, where this news and much more is posted first, when it happens. |
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