I've Got a Golden Ticket!

One of the very few good things to come out of the recent remake of the original Willy Wonka movie was the incredibly jovial soundtrack produced by legend of soundtracks and tv themes, Danny Elfman. His application of such a vast arrangement of instruments never ceases to prove his musical depth.

Now the original starring Gene Wilder is certainly a hard act to follow, it seemed like musically, theatrically and casting wise the original really nailed the tone needed for this movie in every regard. However, rather than paying tribute to the original in typical Tim Burton style he did what everyone didnt think they wanted, and did it moderately well. However where the original nailed it, the remake merely poked.

I'm assuming here, but most of you should have seen the Willy Wonka remake produced by Tim Burton and some have deemed it a musical triumph of the greatest scale. Well good for you.

However it remains to be seen what sort of impact the movie would have achieved without the impecable stylings of Mr Danny Elfman (responsible for the Simpsons tv theme).

Dont believe me?

Check Out the insane songs Elfman wrote about your favourite characters. Elfman ranges from funky to supremely atmospheric to mentally derranged, but its all sheer brilliance. Elfman's use of twisted oompa loompa voices one would think could prove alittle annoying, but as with the original score, Elfman's utilisation of effective variations in pitch and tone of the oompa loompa's vocals has proven to aid in maintaining intreuge in the tracks. Each one like a soundtrack in itself.


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