«Ακόμα με τις λίστες ασχολείστε; Φεβρουάριος έφτασε!» Αφού τα είπαμε, στο some beans το αγαπημένο μας σύνθημα είναι το «φέεεετααα»! Έτσι και αλλιώς τελείωσε ένας Ιανουάριος με λίγες ειδήσεις και ακόμα λιγότερες σημαντικές κυκλοφορίες οπότε δεν χάσατε πάρα πολλά. Και γιατί να βιαστούμε άλλωστε; Ας αφήσουμε στην άκρη τα αυτιστικά μας που μας επιβάλλουν να είμαστε πάντα στην ώρα μας (αλήθεια από πότε καθιερώθηκε αυτή η ώρα;) και επίκαιροι και ας απολαύσουμε 40 από εμένα και 40 από την uptight (σύντομα κοντά σας) επιλογές από υπέροχους δίσκους. Η καλή μουσική άλλωστε είναι πάντα επίκαιρη. 40. Micachu & the Shapes/ London Sinfonietta - Chopped & Screwed Ο δεύτερος δίσκος των Micachu είναι μια ζωντανή ηχογράφηση της μπάντας μαζί με την μικρή ορχήστρα του Λονδίνου. Μοιάζει με soundtrack τέλους του κόσμου, φοβερά ατμοσφαιρικό, μυστήριο, δυσοίωνο και περίεργο. Η μπάντα ακούγεται σα να έχει παγιδευτεί μέσα στο μάτι μιας μύγας, έχοντας μια ευρυγωνική, κάπως διεστραμμένη και σατανική άποψη για τον κόσμο. Δεν είναι άκουσμα για καλοκαιρινές βόλτες στην παραλία αλλά μια ιδιαίτερη ακρόαση που άλλοτε διαλύεται μπροστά στα μάτια σου, άλλοτε σέρνεται ακρωτηριασμένο λερώνοντας το πάτωμα και άλλοτε προσπαθεί ανεπιτυχώς να ανοίξει τα φτερά του να πετάξει μέχρι να προσγειωθεί με τα μούτρα. Αυτό το ανίερο πάντρεμα κλασσικής μουσικής και απροσάρμοστης pop επιβάλλεται να ακούστει με προσοχή και ενδιαφέρον. Για παράδειγμα: Micachu And The Shapes/ London Sinfonietta- "Not So Sure" 39. Ensemble - Excerpts Γαλλική noire pop μουσική για όλα τα εκλεπτυσμένα γούστα σύντομα σε ένα σινεμά κοντά σας. Ο ενεργός από το 1998 Olivier Alary έφτιαξε κινηματογραφική μουσική για σκοτεινά ρομάντζα, απατεώνες και προδοσίες. Ο Serge Gainsbourg είναι μία επιρροή που αναγνωρίζεται άμεσα από τον ακροατή αν και η προσέγγιση του Olivier δεν προσπαθεί να σοκάρει με την πρωτοτυπία της και την τόλμη της παρά μόνο μοιάζει με πολύ προσεγμένη αναβίωση της συγκεκριμένης μουσικής, με λιγότερα new wave στοιχεία, περισσότερα jazz και πιο ορχηστρική. Επίσης o Alary μαζί με τον Anthony Gonzalez αποδεικνύουν στους Nouvelle Vague πως υπάρχουν Γάλλοι παραγωγοί που πασχίζουν να φτιάξουν καινούργια μουσική. Για παράδειγμα: Ensemble - Excerpts 38. The Field - Looping State Of Mind Πραγματικά πολύ πετυχημένος τίτλος για δίσκο. Ο Σουηδός, τέσσερα χρόνια μετά την αναγνώριση του ντεμπούτου του που εμφανίστηκε σε αρκετές λίστες της δεκαετίας (εμένα η αγαπημένη μου ήταν αυτή που ήταν καλύτερος δίσκος της δεκαετίας μαζί με τους Abbie Gale ;-D), επιστρέφει με συνεκτικά ...

Brian De Palma, whether you love him or hate him, always has a knack for choosing composers. Whether it's the twinkly, sexy romanticism of Pino Donaggio in "Blow Out," "Body Double," and "Dressed to Kill;" the brooding eroticism of Bernard Herrmann in "Sisters" and "Obsession;" or the more off-kilter experimentalism of Ryuichi Sakamoto in "Snake Eyes" and "Femme Fatale;" De Palma knows how to match the musician with the material, almost seamlessly. Even his big budget Hollywood job, "Mission: Impossible," which had a last minute replacement score cooked up by Danny Elfman, remains one of that composer's...

Even with a sixth reprise (if you count a brief cameo in "X-Men: First Class") of his best-known role in "The Wolverine" tentatively aiming for a start later in the year, the future seems to feature less ass-kicking and more jazz hands for Australian star Hugh Jackman. The actor got his start in musical theater, and was spotted by Bryan Singer on stage in "Oklahoma!" when Dougray Scott had to drop out of the original "X-Men," and while he's best known for his action-adventure roles, he's kept his oar in the world of singing and dancing, with a ...

FELIZ AÑO NUEVO A TODOS! Y que mejor modo de empezar el año que con una melodía que nos ha acompañado toda la Navidad? Formaba parte de la “fábrica de sueños” de la lotería, y de algún otro anuncio. Como no es la primera vez que Danny Elfman pasa por este pequeño rincón, no me voy a extender mucho [...]

Since Demons of Gyrophonia won't be together to record this year's Auld Lang Syne , I figured I'd put my own spin on it by...well, combining a bunch of other people's ideas. The lyrics are by Danny Elfman , the arrangement is by Bernard Dewagtere (well, most of the notes, at least—the 7/8 and some of the ornamentations are all me. I only switched back to 4/4 during the chorus because, frankly, the counterpoint was getting too complicated to keep dropping a beat), and the spoken bit is by...well, you'll surely be ...

Last week, Rolling Stone reported that T-Bone Burnett and Danny Elfman were collaborating to produce the soundtrack for next year’s forthcoming The Hunger Games, the movie adaptation of the popular (and rather enjoyable) young adult series of the same name (Rolling Stone also posted Taylor Swift’s soundtrack collaboration with the Civil Wars, “Safe And Sound”). [...]

What’s This? - Danny Elfman (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Rise Against have just re-surfaced (via Facebook) their cover of “Making Christmas,” a track originally written by Oingo Boingo‘s Danny Elfman for Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. It’s a quick song, coming in at a little over a minute, but the video has some cool visuals matched up to it to make it pretty appealing. [...]

Rise Against has indulged in the Christmas spirit and released their cover of "Making Christmas." While this is likely not news to any children of the 90's, the track was originally written and sung by iconic television and film scorer, and Oingo Boingo frontman, Danny Elfman and comes from Tim Burton's 1993 cult classic The Nightmare Before Christmas .

Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music Jeremy Saffer Craig Mabbitt is best known as the frontman of Las Vegas destroyers Escape the Fate . Last year, Mabbitt and company released 'Escape the Fate,' their third album, and first outing on Interscope Records. Since then, the group has toured the world like madmen, spreading their sleaze 'n' roll gospel. But now with the holiday season is full swing, Mabbitt has taken some time out of his schedule to offer up his take on a modern Christmas chestnut. Noisecreep is excited to bring you the exclusive premiere of Mabbitt's take on 'Making ...

HO HO HO kids ! Yes, right on time, I thought I was gonna be a lil' bit short to make this one due to the schedule, but hey, y'know me, I can't miss a goold ol' Xmas Mix - hum. So here it is, 54 minutes of christmas cheers, blues & beers ! Boy - as always - this year's been pretty frantic, and ho ho ho by the way, sorry for the new album, it'll be out at the beginning of the year, I was hoping to get the bastard in my hands for Christmas (you know, when you don ...

Ah, ye olde "scheduling conflicts," a catch-all excuse usually utilized to cover up more nefarious frictions between creative types, but in the case of "The Hunger Games," it seems to be the real deal. Variety reports that the previously announced Danny Elfman has had to bow out of scoring duties on "The Hunger Games." He was set to team up with T. Bone Burnett but it looks like his busy calendar will keep him out of the flick, and not without good reason. Elfman is already slated to be tuning up two other big spring movies -- frequent collaborator Tim Burton ...

"A song of need of a courageous symphony" This new Nightwish album is something else. It's like they took their last one and blew it up to twice the size. If you're a fan of huge orchestral rock, Tim Burton/Danny Elfman, rock musicals or massive choral vocals, you've got to give this a listen. Song Of Myself is the climax of the album, coming at the very end and lasting over thirteen minutes. Of course, the last half of the song is more spoken word poetry than melody, so it does cut itself in two very ...

Danny Elfman 10 sample films: Edward Scissorhands Beetlejuice Milk Spider-Man 2 Chicago Good Will Hunting The Nightmare Before Christmas Dead Presidents Mission Impossible Men in Black or Alan Silvestri 10 sample films: The Back to the Future Trilogy The Abyss Captain America: The First Avenger Who Framed Roger Rabbit Forrest Gump Predator The Polar Express Romancing the Stone The Mummy Returns Father of the Bride Which do you prefer? Let us know in the comments section

“The Sixth Station” by Joe Hisaishi Another fact about me: I am a Miyazaki-head! I was first introduced to Hayao Miyazaki’s work in elementary school through Kiki’s Delivery Service  but at the time I didn’t know about him. Then for some reason, I heard about his film Spirited Away when I was in middle school and decided to watch it. At first I was freaked out but on subsequent viewings, I realized how much I loved the movie and when I was 16 my love of all things Miyazaki was cemented during Cartoon Network’s Month of ...