It's not too soon to put Tim Burton and Danny Elfman on the short list of the greatest director-composer collaborations in history, right up there with Hitchcock-Herrmann, Spielberg-Williams, Leone-Morricone, and Demy-Legrand. And Elfman's score to this 2005 stop-motion animated gem is one of his best, displaying his amazing versatility and boundless emotional range with numbers that range from somber chamber music ("Victor's Piano Music") to darkly macabre yet somehow jaunty pieces ("Remains of the Day"). And let's not forget the swing jazz homages performed by Bonejangles (a.k.a. Elfman) and His Bone Boys as bonus tracks (or should that be bone-us tracks?)! We've, er, exhumed this fantastic soundtrack for it's first-ever LP reissue in moonlit vinyl with a full-color insert.
Tracklist:
- - Disc 1 -
- 1 Main Titles
- 2 According to Plan (Performed By Albert Finney, Joanna Lumley, Tracey Ullman, and Paul Whitehouse)
- 3 Victor's Piano Solo
- 4 Into the Fores
- 5 Remains of the Day (Performed By Danny Elfman)
- - Disc 2 -
- 1 Casting a Spell
- 2 Moon Dance
- 3 Victor's Deception
- 4 Tears to Shed (Performed By Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks, and Enn Reitel)
- 5 Victoria's Escape
- 6 The New Piano Duet
- 7 New Arrival
- - Disc 3 -
- 1 Victoria's Wedding
- 2 The Wedding Song (Performed By Danny Elfman, Jane Horrocks, Paul Baker, Alison Jiear, and Gary Martin)
- 3 The Party Arrives
- 4 Victor's Wedding
- 5 Barkis's Bummer
- 6 The Finale
- - Disc 4 -
- 1 End Credits Part 1
- 2 End Credits Part 2
- 3 Bonus Tracks from Bonejangles and His Bone Boys
- 4 Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Band Version)
- 5 Remains of the Day (Combo Lounge Version)
- 6 Ball & Socket Lounge Music #2
- 7 Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Combo Version)
