Nathan Madsen Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I was wondering if anyone here has listened to Elfman's Serenada Schizophrana. It is a quite interesting piece that offers up some good ideas. To be honest, the piece in it's entirety gets somewhat repetitive to my ears, but it is still enjoyable. I think my favorite movement is "I Forget". The choral and percussive elements in this movement are particularly cool. The Improv for Alto Sax is also cool, but I might be biased because I'm a saxophonist as well. Anyhoo, just wondering if anyone else has listened to this work. Thanks, Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Composer Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I think it's subpar. It's orchestrated terribly; it sounds way too thin. In addition, it sounds like the background music to something else...which doesn't exist. I'm an Elfman fan, but if you're going to write concert works, at least make sure they have the ability to stand on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadeus2726686 Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 As in The Simpsons Danny Elfman? Sorry, that was the only connection I could make at the moment. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychWardMike Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yup. Danny Elfman did the title theme from The Simpsons. Also did the work for pretty much every Tim Burton film ever made. Batman, Big Fish, Edward Scissor Hands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, even Planet of the Apes. All Elfman. His style is currently being ripped off on the ABC show "Pushing Daisies." Here's his imdb. I saw an article about Serenada Schizophrana somewhere around ign I think? Anyway, the idea of composers living in both the concert and Hollywood world has always piqued my interest. Is there an available copy of the performance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thatguy Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 i remember seeing his that cd at barnes and noble if thats what youre refering to psych Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychWardMike Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Ah. Thank you muchly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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