Music for a Darkened Theater

Danny Elfman

Subtitle: The Film Scores of Danny Elfman

General Info

Year: 2007
Duration: c. 5:35
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $65.00 | Score Only - $7.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bass Drum
Bell Tree
Bells
Chimes
Crash Cymbals (small and large)
Flexatone
Gong
Hi-Hat
Ratchet
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Temple Blocks
Tom-tom
Triangle
Vibraphone
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

With an unmistakable and distinct style, the music of Danny Elfman is found in many classic offbeat and spooky movies. This medley features themes from Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Spider-Man, Beetlejuice, and Tales from the Crypt.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

East Shore Wind Ensemble (Chestertown, Md.) (Jodi Bortz, conductor) - 30 October 2022
Austin (Tx.) Civic Wind Ensemble (Robert Laguna, conductor) - 29 October 2022
Indiana Wind Symphony (Carmel) (Charles P. Conrad, conductor) - 31 October 2020
Carroll Community Wind Ensemble (Carrollton, Ga.) (Terry Lowery, conductor) - 22 October 2020
Amador County Concert Band (Pine Grove, Calif.) (Steve Chambers, conductor) – 6 October 2019
Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee) Concert Band (James Baxter, conductor) – 11 May 2018
Cypress Symphonic Band (Houston, Tx.) (Clancy Weeks, conductor) – 24 March 2018
Grand Street Concert Band (Brooklyn N.Y.) (Brian Worsdale, conductor) – 1 November 2015
Santa Monica (Calif.) High School Symphonic Band (Kevin McKeown, conductor) - 2015

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1990/2008)

All Wind Works

Alice in Wonderland. See: Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland"
Batman (arr. Sahashi) (1989/1993)
The Batman Theme (arr. Story) (1989/1997)
Beetlejuice (arr. Wagner) (1988/2015)
A Brass Thing (arr. Saucedo) (2005/2007)
Music for a Darkened Theater (arr. Brown) (2007)
Music from "Mission: Impossible" (with Lalo Schifrin; arr. Bocook) (1996)
Music from "Sleepy Hollow"
The Nightmare Before Christmas (arr. Moren) (1993)
Oogie Boogie Song (arr. Brown) (2013)
Percussion Quartet (2019)
Selections from "Corpse Bride" (arr. Lopez) (2006)
Selections from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (arr. Brown) (2008)
Selections from "Spider Man"
Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland" (arr. Brown) (2010)
The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1990/2008)
Theme from "The Flash" (1992)

Resources

Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Danny Elfman." Accessed 27 October 2015
Perusal score