Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

It's as if composer Danny Elfman's fertile relationship with director Tim Burton had been building up to this, their 11th collaboration and perhaps the one that best encapsulates their shared aesthetics: It's hard to think of a subject better suited to the two men than an adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. For the occasion, Elfman has come up with five actual songs (and sings on them), which reminds one of the 1980s heyday of his old band, Oingo Boingo. The first, "Wonka's Welcome Song" is a demented minute-long blast that evokes 1960s kiddie TV. Each of the other four (which use Dahl's own words) is dedicated to one of the children invited to visit Willy Wonka's factory, and each is done is a different musical style. All are fantastically fun. A personal favorite is the mock-operatic "Mike TeaVee," on which Elfman basically transposes "Bohemian Rhapsody" to a hyperactive cartoon universe. The lovely "Main Titles" acts as a transition into the instrumental part of the score and will be familiar to fans of Elfman's music for Edward Scissorhands, particularly its otherworldly, celestial choral sound. The rest of the tracks simply represent the work of Elfman and his longtime arranger, Steve Bartek, at their best, alternately flamboyant, dreamlike, and suggestive. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Country USA
Brand Warner Home Video
Manufacturer Warner Home Video
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2005-07-12
UnitCount 1
Format Soundtrack
UPCs 012569722644
EANs 0012569722644

Country	USA
Brand	Warner Home Video
Manufacturer	Warner Home Video
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2005-07-12
UnitCount	1
Format	Soundtrack
UPCs	012569722644
EANs	0012569722644

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

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