Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton - Preview
Composer Danny Elfman, Tim Burton's prolific musical collaborator, descends on Lincoln Center with an 88-piece orchestra, 44-voice choir, and a colorful assortment of fans and fanatics. The program captures all the excitement of this cultural invasion, climaxing in performances of Elfman's most beloved Burton scores from films like Batman, Beetlejuice, Big Fish, and Edward Scissorhands.
Previews + Extras
Danny's Big Adventure
S40 E6 - 1m 33s
Who would have thought of weird cult rocker Danny Elfman to provide the score for "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"? Paul Reubens did, and here he tells us why.
Sandy Cameron: Slave to the Music
S40 E6 - 1m 15s
Unsung heroine of the concert performance, violinist Sandy Cameron caresses and slashes her violin - named Peter - with all the panache of Edward Scissorhands.
Drop-Dead Fashion
S40 E6 - 1m 10s
Tim Burton's films have spawned many imitators - but seldom as gleeful as these concert goers at Lincoln Center Festival's presentation of "Danny Elfman's Music."
Bats, Cats and Penguins
S40 E6 - 2m 14s
Although Danny Elfman had already scored several of Tim Burton's films, working on the "Batman" series was a whole other level of Hollywood high stakes. In this clip from "Danny Elfman's Music," Tim and Danny describe what that was like.
A Snip from "Edward Scissorhands"
S40 E6 - 1m 14s
Tune in for the music from "Edward Scissorhands" and much more in Live From Lincoln Center's broadcast of "Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton."
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