Warner Sunset Records/Warner Bros. Records announced that The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride is set to hit retail on Sept. 20. The disc will include the flm’s original score and new music from three-time Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman (Big Fish, Good Will Hunting, Men in Black).
Elfman comments, “Like The Nightmare Before Christmas, writing songs for Corpse Bride was a real treat. Tim’s visuals make the perfect complement for the kind of stuff I love doing most. These wonderfully fun, dark, offbeat tales are the perfect platform for me to write odd, slightly twisted, obscure styles such as my favorite musical era–1930’s jazz. I only hope we get to do more in the future.”
The soundtrack features four new songs written by Elfman with lyricist John August, including "According to Plan," performed by Albert Finney, Joanna Lumley, Tracey Ullman and Paul Whitehouse; “Tears to Shed,” performed by Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks and Enn Reitel and “Remains of the Day” and “Wedding Finale,” both performed by Danny Elfman, Jane Horrocks, Paul Baker, Alison Jiear and Gary Martin.
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride tells the story of Victor (Johnny Depp), a man whisked away to the underworld to marry the mysterious Corpse Bride (Helena Bonham Carter) while his real bride, Victoria (Emily Watson), waits bereft in the Land of the Living.
In addition to Big Fish and The Nightmare Before Christmas, Elfman has collaborated with Tim Burton on all of his feature films, including Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985), Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989) Edward Scissorhands (1990), Mars Attacks (1996), Sleepy Hallow (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001) and this year’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Elfman, former frontman for ’80s pop group Oingo-Boingo, also scored director Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, and composed for the FOX animated series The Simpsons and Family Guy. Now on his plate is the upcoming Simpsons movie, tentatively scheduled for 2008.
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