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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1      General Discussion: SUMMER SCHOOL Danny Elfman   Last Post   Posted:   Jul 13, 2006 - 12:20 PM     By:   ahem   (Member) Is this any good? Synth or orchestral? How does Thorington rate it? The only thing I know about the music is this, gem, performed by husky Elizabeth Daily doing an impersonation of Debby Harry (the original choice to sing this) and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman doing a perfect imitation of Jellybean Benitez in HINRG mode (they were always good doing one off Hinrg/house dance hits): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y23t5kvm1b0&search=mind%20matter%20daily    Posted:   Jul 13, 2006 - 1:15 PM     By:   Mike Esssss   (Member) Not a lot of underscore as I remember (mostly dominated by songs), but what was there was in the BACK TO SCHOOL mode, sort of a mixture of Elfman's pop sound and the kitschy orchestral stuff he leaned to early in his career. Actually the best part of the music he contributed is a song called "Happy," which was performed by Elfman, possibly with and possibly without Oingo Boingo (I don't remember the credit).    Posted:   Jul 13, 2006 - 2:03 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) What Mike said. It's a short score, about 8 minutes in total and all of it sounds very BACK TO SCHOOL/PEE WEE-like. Fluffy Nino Rota-isms with the odd Herrmann tribute. There's even a PSYCHO hommage in there, like the one in PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE. There's one extended piece of music, however, that is absolutely gorgeous (for the revision of the test). An upbeat, baroque fugue. The accordion-based "Happy" is indeed credited to Oingo Boingo, and is only available on the existing soundtrack album (which contains no score), not on any of Boingo's studio albums. I'd love to see a suite of this score on a future MUSIC FOR A DARKENED PEOPLE compilation or something. NP: "Crockett's Theme" (crappy cheap remix)    Posted:   Jul 13, 2006 - 2:03 PM     By:   John Mullin   (Member) "Happy" is credited to Danny Elfman alone, but most of the Oingo Boingo guys played with him on the song (as they did on most songs credited to Elfman). The score itself? Yeah, it's in the vein of his early comedy writing and not something I feel I really need to have. I'd much rather have HOT TO TROT or SCROOGED...    Posted:   Jul 13, 2006 - 2:10 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) "Happy" is credited to Danny Elfman alone, but most of the Oingo Boingo guys played with him on the song (as they did on most songs credited to Elfman). Yes, that's what I meant, of course. Heck, almost all the songs on Boingo albums are actually CREDITED to Elfman as well, even though the whole band performs (including Elfman's SO-LO album - which is really a Boingo album).    Posted:   Jul 13, 2006 - 3:07 PM     By:   Michael_McMahan   (Member) There's a lovely introspective theme towards the beginning of the film that is very reminiscent of Elfman's quieter moments in Wisdom. I agree that a suite on a compilation would be great.    Posted:   Jul 13, 2006 - 3:27 PM     By:   CindyLover   (Member) There's a lovely introspective theme towards the beginning of the film that is very reminiscent of Elfman's quieter moments in Wisdom. I agree that a suite on a compilation would be great. Along with Nacho Libre, no doubt (his only other feature score with no release as yet - what is it with him and Paramount?).    Posted:   Jul 13, 2006 - 7:26 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) Of course, the other good reason to see SUMMER SCHOOL (outside Elfman's score) is that it stars two of my childhood/teenage 80's crushes Kirstie Alley and especially Courtney Thorne-Smith.    Posted:   Jul 14, 2006 - 1:04 AM     By:   CindyLover   (Member) Of course, the other good reason to see SUMMER SCHOOL (outside Elfman's score) is that it stars two of my childhood/teenage 80's crushes Kirstie Alley and especially Courtney Thorne-Smith. What about the 100-word essay ("This is why we admire Rick Baker very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very... (and so on) ...very, very, very much")?    Posted:   Jul 14, 2006 - 9:28 AM     By:   DeviantMan   (Member) It would be nice to see labels re-issue classic song soundtracks with bonus score tracks as Varese did with THE CUTTING EDGE. SUMMER SCHOOL would make a great re-issue if the complete score was tacked on. Same goes for FATAL BEAUTY (Harold Faltermeyer)... even though that song soundrack isn't very good.    Posted:   May 3, 2009 - 3:38 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) I just watched the movie. It's great, breezy 80's high school fun about a class of brats that have to stay for summer school with unqualified ex-"brat" Mark Harmon and the stuff they go through in order to pass the English test. Not "serious" explorations a la FAST TIMES or SIXTEEN CANDLES or BREAKFAST CLUB, but with likeable characters and simple situations. And a couple of genuine laughs. It also happens to star my two big 80's film crushes, Kirstie Alley and Courtney Thorne Smith, so it's worth watching just for them. Elfman's music is very short (appr. 8 minutes, as previously mentioned), but great fun in the spirit of BACK TO SCHOOL. It's very "classical", pure Rota pastiche. The highlights are probably the mock-Herrmann dissonance for the "fake blood and gore" scene and the uplifting quasi-baroque music for the "studying to the test"-montage. The Oingo Boingo song "Happy" (best described as happy-go-lucky blues with accordions) sets the mood wonderfully in the opening and is also repeated over the end titles. There are also several great 80's pop tunes here, mostly in the Huey Lewis/boogiewoogie mode, by the likes of Paul Engemann of SCARFACE/"Push it to the Limit" fame. Even though the soundtrack contains most of these songs ("Happy" is not available elsewhere, btw), there are no score tracks, unfortunately. And since it's so brief, it would be perfect on a future compilation or something. Or as a bonus track on a release of another (previously unreleased?) Elfman score.    Posted:   May 3, 2009 - 3:45 PM     By:   That Neil Guy   (Member) I remember seeing this in the theatre and really enjoying it. I ought to watch it again one of these days. As if I actually get to watch anything at all anymore...    Posted:   May 3, 2009 - 3:46 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) Damn, rereading this thread made me realize how much I just repeated of previous posts just now, but so be it.     General Discussion: SUMMER SCHOOL Danny Elfman    < 1  >   Go to page:  1   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1

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