See What Danny Elfman has in Store for Us with the Soundtrack for ‘DARK SHADOWS’

How has Danny Elfman never won a damn Oscar?!  Not only that . . . he’s only been nominated four times.  Let that thought linger in your brain for a little bit while you hum in your head the theme to Batman (1989), The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mission: Impossible, and Men in Black.  Those are just a few memorable scores he has given us over the years.  A frequent collaborator with Tim Burton, Dark Shadows marks the 13th time the composer has teamed up with the popular director.  Who’s to say that his new score for the film won’t mark another memorable partnership between the two.  To get a taste of how he approached the score to the adaptation of the cult TV show, read what he has to say below courtesy of Dark Shadows News.

“Tim [Burton] had some specific ideas about the music,” he explains in a press release for the forthcoming soundtrack album. “I knew that the bigger dramatic scenes would be played in a rather grand theatrical manner, but the real treat was tapping into the retro palette Tim had imagined. He wanted something that paid homage to both the original TV series and other ’70s horror genres as well. For that we kept it minimal, eerie, and atmospheric with only electronics and a few solo instruments carrying the melodies.”

The Dark Shadows — Original Score on WaterTower Music will be available digitally and in stores on May 8, 2012. On the same date, WaterTower Music will also be releasing the Dark Shadows –Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, containing eleven songs from the film.  The list of tracks from the soundtrack can be found below to see what 70’s tunes Elfman is referring to.  Cover art is attached as well.