Danny Elfman Corpse Bride (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

It’s not too soon to put Tim Burton and Danny Elfman on the short list of the greatest director-composer collaborations in history, right up there with Hitchcock-Herrmann, Spielberg-Williams, Leone-Morricone, and Demy-Legrand. And Elfman’s score to this 2005 stop-motion animated gem is one of his best, displaying his amazing versatility and boundless emotional range with numbers that range from somber chamber music (“Victor’s Piano Music”) to darkly macabre yet somehow jaunty pieces (“Remains of the Day”). And let’s not forget the swing jazz homages performed by Bonejangles (a.k.a. Elfman) and His Bone Boys as bonus tracks (or should that be bone-us tracks?)! We’ve, er, exhumed this fantastic soundtrack for its first-ever LP reissue in moonlit vinyl with a full-color insert. 2-LP set limited to 1250 copies! A1. Main Titles A2. According to Plan (Performed by Albert Finney, Joanna Lumley, Tracey Ullman, and Paul Whitehouse) A3. Victor’s Piano Solo A4. Into the Forest A5. Remains of the Day (Performed by Danny Elfman) B1. Casting a Spell B2. Moon Dance B3. Victor’s Deception B4. Tears to Shed (Performed by Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks, and Enn Reitel) B5. Victoria’s Escape B6. The New Piano Duet B7. New Arrival C1. Victoria’s Wedding C2. The Wedding Song (Performed by Danny Elfman, Jane Horrocks, Paul Baker, Alison Jiear, and Gary Martin) C3. The Party Arrives C4. Victor’s Wedding C5. Barkis’s Bummer C6. The Finale D1. End Credits Part 1 D2. End Credits Part 2 D3. Bonus Tracks from Bonejangles and his Bone Boys D4. Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Band Version) D5. Remains of the Day (Combo Lounge Version) D6. Ball & Socket Lounge Music #2 D7. Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Combo Version)