The Commercial Appeal, Nov. 9th, 1990
(MCA)
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman has become a premier soundtrack composer by emphasizing
the things that make him a liability within the constricted framework
of Oingo Boingo: originality, unpredictability and humor. His film
scores have captured the quirky charateristics required for such
movies as Batman and Dick Tracy, and served as perfect foundations in
Beetlejuice, Darkman and Pee Wee's Big Adventure. All these, plus a
handful of tunes culled from television shows, are contained on thid
17-track anthology highlighting Elfman's best (or in some cases best
known) works. The package is a good representation of America's
hottest film and television music writer.