Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (film score)
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Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (film score) is a whimsical, offbeat orchestral soundtrack composed by Danny Elfman that helped establish his signature style in film music.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (film score) canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Oingo Boingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Pee-wee Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDirector | Tim Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer | Danny Elfman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Danny Elfman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | praised for originality and quirky tone ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film score
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film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
circus-like motifs
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leitmotifs for main character ⓘ mickey-mousing techniques ⓘ waltz rhythms ⓘ |
| influenced | later Danny Elfman film scores ⓘ |
| intendedMood |
adventurous
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playful ⓘ zany ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableElement | main theme associated with Pee-wee Herman ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping establish Danny Elfman’s signature film-music style ⓘ |
| orchestration | full orchestra ⓘ |
| originallyComposedFor | Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleasePeriod | 1985 ⓘ |
| partOf | Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (franchise) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentalFocus |
brass
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percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| recordingType | studio recording ⓘ |
| significanceInCareer | early major film score for Danny Elfman ⓘ |
| style |
cartoonish
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offbeat ⓘ theatrical ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| usedFor |
underscoring chase scenes
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underscoring comedy sequences ⓘ underscoring fantasy sequences ⓘ |
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