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Jun 28, 2009 - 11:48 AM
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Thor
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I revisited this one yesterday, and it's a comedy that holds up quite well, much due to Dangerfield's trademark quips and oneliners.
Was there any 80's comedy that Robert Downey Jr. was NOT in, btw?
It's all over-the-top, of course, including the stereotypical teachers (the stiff upper lip British teacher to the romantic female literature teacher to the traumatized Vietnam vet history teacher), but it's well within the defined universe.
There's not a lot of score in the film, but what there is, is absolutely delightful. This is easy-going, straightforward Rota pastiche, such as the hilarious circus music for the bar brawl or the quasi-baroque music for the studying to the test-montage (not that dissimilar from the similar scene in SUMMER SCHOOL!). But the main title track is the real highlight here, one of my favourite Elfman compositions of all time. So smooth and classy!
In addition to the score, Elfman also appears in the film with Oingo Boingo at Rodney's big freshman party, performing the immortal "Dead Man's Party" from the album with the same name. It's a fun sequence that goes on for quite a while. The band even interacts a bit with the narrative at one point, as Downey's character screws up the sound and Steve Bartek gets this surprised look on his face! 
There are some other nice songs too, including the Jude Cole title song, written by Richard Wolf and Mark Leonard.
Of course, the score was released as a combo with PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, which I did a thread on here:
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=19332&forumID=1&archive=1
But many may not know that there also was a SONG soundtrack from MCA once.
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Good 80's film and another early great score by Danny Elfman. I have the score as probably most of us do on here. I need to pick this up on DVD, it's usually sold pretty cheap.
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Jun 29, 2009 - 11:24 AM
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Jonny Boy
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Well, it was recorded at the front of the field, where the pit percussion is, so it is a little percussion heavy, but the acoustics of the RCA Dome aren't the best when it comes to a balanced recording, although the reverb is glorious. 
This was a live performance. I wish we'd actually gotten a proper recording of the music, mic'd and recorded properly. We did that one year, but the band director half-assed the entire recording, and it actually sounded terrible.
EDIT: Hmmm, just realized that the entire video didn't completely upload. The finale reprises "Back to School" in a great way, with "pure Imagination" incorporated as well. I'll re-upload the whole thing for those interested.
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