EDWARD SCISSORHANDS is not a Christmas movie, but is often counted as such since some of the tracks have a very Christmassy feel (and there are a couple of scenes that take place during Christmas).
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS is not a Christmas movie, but is often counted as such since some of the tracks have a very Christmassy feel (and there are a couple of scenes that take place during Christmas).
So much so that Christmas commercials have been ripping off Elfman's score for many, many years now to evoke a sense of holiday wonder!
Depending on whether you consider it a "Christmas movie" or "a movie that takes place at Christmas," Gremlins fits the bill. Batman Returns takes place at Christmas and I think there is some non-score-related caroling, although I may be wrong about that as it's been a few years. The first "Harry Potter" has John Williams' bizarre ghost Christmas song, as well as a very Christmassy piece that follows.
And the recent score to "Batman: Arkham Origins" takes place on Christmas Eve and perverts "Carol of the Bells" into a theme for the Joker.
Like the first film, Die Hard 2 takes place just before Christmas day and we hear Carol Of The Bells as John McClane is entering the airport terminal after his in-laws' car is towed away. It also has that wonderful airline crash scene to give us the warm fuzzies.
In the opening scene of CAST A GIANT SHADOW (1966) as James Donald tracks Kirk Douglas in Macy's store in NYC, it's Christmas-time! Cue : Elmer Bernsteinian renditions of "Deck The Halls..." and "Jingle Bells".
Ok, this is a stretch, but I always feel like the track "Snowmobiles" from Damien: Omen II has a Christmas-y feel to it....kinda like Leroy Anderson's Sleighride. Always gets included on a Xmas iPod mix since the deluxe score came out....I just don't tell anyone it's from a film about Satan
Well, this goes little sidetrack, but Twisters theme always brings christmas to my mind. Also Jurassic park: Journey To the island does the same. When chopper lands to platform, i think about santa.
Don't worry about "a stretch," Peter. What the hell, there's a couple of quiet bars at the beginning of one of Elmer's MAGNIFICENT SEVEN cues which always conjures up for me images of a Christmas Eve snowfall.
Not a stretch at all:
Walter Schumann's scoring of the climactic scene in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.
My Cousin Rachel (1952) has an important Christmas scene midway through the film. Franz Waxman’s “Christmas Eve” cue for this scene interpolates Deck the Halls with his haunting main theme. On the Twilight Time Isolated Score, this cue is followed by a medley of Christmas carols on harpsichord (the characters actually sing the carols in the film, but I can assume the vocals were done on-set).
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Some would say yes, others no.
I say it is. The story doesn't work without Christmas. it's a major plot point. It permeates throughout the film from the situation, all through the references, the music, and so on. It's swimming in Christmas. It's as much of a "Christmas Movie" as any of the Christmas themed romance films that play during the holidays. It's as much a "Christmas Movie" as It's a Wonderful Life. They aren't "about" Christmas but use the holiday in their stories.
Why ISN'T Die Hard a Christmas movie? Because it's an action/heist flick? Bullshit.
Because it was released in July? Miracle on 34th Street was released in June of 1947.
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Some would say yes, others no.
I say it is. The story doesn't work without Christmas. it's a major plot point. It permeates throughout the film from the situation, all through the references, the music, and so on. It's swimming in Christmas. It's as much of a "Christmas Movie" as any of the Christmas themed romance films that play during the holidays. It's as much a "Christmas Movie" as It's a Wonderful Life. They aren't "about" Christmas but use the holiday in their stories.
Why ISN'T Die Hard a Christmas movie? Because it's an action/heist flick? Bullshit.
Because it was released in July? Miracle on 34th Street was released in June of 1947.
Die Hard is a Christmas movie.
Plus his wife’s name is Holly. Of course it’s a Christmas movie.
