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Danny Elfman quotes

American Musician May 29, 1953

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I think that there's a lot more freedom in the low budget, the independent films where, unfortunately, you don't have the money, necessarily, to get the orchestras in there to play a lot of stuff. But, you have a lot more freedom, very often. Danny Elfman
I would have to say I might do some stuff, but it's the film that's appealing. I was raised on film. My musical experience is all via film, it's not from classical music. Danny Elfman
I'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind of like a psychic medium. Danny Elfman
I'll look back and I'd be better to answer that in about three months from now. Or when the movie comes out and I see it. I don't even know what it is yet. I've still been in the middle of it. Danny Elfman
Doing Tim's film is always going to be the most pleasure. Let me just put it that way. So, without drawing favorites one way or the other, getting back with him and doing Mars Attacks! was certainly a special treat. Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman quote: "In Tim's films, more than most, if you miss the tone, you..."
In Tim's films, more than most, if you miss the tone, you don't get the film. Danny Elfman
It's just hard. I wish the studios felt there was more value in these themes and these pieces of material - that they're worth protecting more. Because then it just wouldn't happen. If the studios cared, the stuff would be stopped in a second. Danny Elfman
So I've learned in the past, if a company approaches me and they want something like this, or something like that that I've done and I turn them down, they're going to do it anyhow. Danny Elfman
You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you're not quite sure. It's the same in - I'm trying to think of other directors with a similar sense - David Lynch's films, Tim's films, some of Cronenberg's stuff. Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman quote: "I don't see myself necessarily having a burning desire to..."
I don't see myself necessarily having a burning desire to write a symphony. Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman quote: "It sounds really stupid, I hate making cosmic comments like..."
It sounds really stupid, I hate making cosmic comments like this but, I just let it do what it wants to do. Danny Elfman
Sometimes I like them artificial and sometimes I like them real. And the reason is because sometimes I like a real close sound. And I like a very specific snare sound and I can't get that in the big room. Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman quote: "I like creating these rhythmic patterns. These interlocking..."
I like creating these rhythmic patterns. These interlocking rhythmic things are really fun. Danny Elfman
Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission: Impossible would be the exception. That would be a reconstruction- deconstruction. Danny Elfman
You're allowed to rip-off another score so close that it's ridiculous. In my opinion it's ridiculous, how closely one can just rip-off a score that happened a year or two earlier. Danny Elfman

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