![]() Since our interview, Rolling Stone published an article on June 19 about Elfman being sued for breach of contract for failing to complete the $830,000 worth of settlement payments due to allegations of sexual harassment by a female composer. “That would be the greatest thing ever,” Brosh laughed at the suggestion. Rubin said Reznor is a skilled saxophone player and this entire band agrees that he should come out and rip the sax solo during Elfman’s theme song to “The Simpsons” at these upcoming shows. “Who knows, anything is possible,” he quipped.Įlfman reassured that NIN frontman Trent Reznor, who has also composed music for films such as “Soul,” “Gone Girl” and “The Social Network,” doesn’t need to worry, he’ll return his band members, eventually. ![]() ![]() He also said he’s toyed with the idea of touring with a smaller version of the current stage show, returning to his early Oingo Boingo days and sweating it out in a more intimate club setting with just the band. “Yesterday he wanted to go through the sequence of a couple of numbers and as we were all just kinda in the corner of the room on break, he went through ‘Nightmare’ and I was like ‘Oh, that’s right!,” he said with a laugh.Įlfman said he’s working on some new songs for another project and scoring additional films, including Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel to 1988 movie “Beetlejuice.” That is slated to be released next year and will feature original actors Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder, along with newcomers Jenna Ortega, who played Wednesday Adams in Burton’s “Wednesday” Netflix series, and Italian model and actress Monica Bellucci. Of course, they all grew up on Elfman’s iconic scores and Finck said sometimes he forgets about that aspect until Elfman launches into his Jack Skellington voice from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” during rehearsals. I’m sure we’ve all been in situations with other bands where it all becomes such second nature that you can catch yourself daydreaming a little but, but that would be disaster for these shows.”Īs the band has learned Oingo Boingo songs, “Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself),” “Wild Sex (In the Working Class)” and a revamped “Insects,” have become their favorites. It’s a lot of stuff to learn and get comfortable with - or as comfortable as you can get. “I think being a fan of orchestral music and score music, it’s awesome to see the whole thing and be a part of something that’s so elaborate, but it definitely keeps you on your toes because of how diverse it is. “I think we can all say it’s the most diverse show there is,” he said. gigs, but they’re fleshing out a little extra surprise for those that come out this summer. For the pair of upcoming shows, he said the setlist is basically the same as the L.A. After receiving such a positive response at Coachella, he decided to do an extended version of that show and bring it to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles for two evenings last October. “While I was putting the show together for Coachella I thought, ‘This was the worst idea I’ve ever had in my life,’” Elfman said sitting inside his studio, noting that it’s a huge, fast-moving show with about 50 musicians - including a full rock band, orchestra and choir - who all need to be and stay on the same page for the duration of the set. But it played off well during both weekends of the festival that year, delighting fans who witnessed Elfman take the stage and perform a handful of songs from his band Oingo Boingo, several cuts from his 2021 double album “Big Mess,” and familiar pieces of orchestral music from films he’s scored including “Alice in Wonderland,” “Batman,” “Edward Scissorhands” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” The show, which was originally created for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio in 2020, had been postponed until Coachella 2022. ![]() 3 and FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine on Saturday, Aug. He and his band gathered earlier this month to rehearse for the forthcoming back-to-back “From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond!” shows scheduled for North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista on Thursday, Aug. ![]() It was a busy day inside singer-songwriter and composer Danny Elfman’s recording studio, which is tucked away among industrial-style warehouses in Los Angeles. ![]()
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