Beetlejuice (film score)

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Beetlejuice (film score) is the darkly whimsical, gothic-tinged orchestral soundtrack composed by Danny Elfman for Tim Burton’s 1988 supernatural comedy film.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack album
associatedAct The Hollywood Studio Symphony
associatedWithStudio Warner Bros. Pictures
basedOnToneOf supernatural comedy
collaborationWithDirector Timothy A. Burton
surface form: Tim Burton
composer Danny Elfman
conductor Shirley Walker
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresMotifForCharacter Beetlejuice
Lydia Deetz
followsWorkInCollaboration Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (film score)
forWork Beetlejuice
surface form: Beetlejuice (film)
genre dark comedy score
film music
gothic
orchestral music
hasReception cult following among film music fans
hasTheme macabre humor
supernatural atmosphere
whimsy and playfulness
influencedBy cartoon music traditions
gothic horror music
label Geffen Records
language instrumental
notableTrack Lydia’s Theme
Main Titles (Beetlejuice)
The Aftermath
The Incantation
orchestrator Steve Bartek
partOf Beetlejuice
surface form: Beetlejuice (franchise)
partOfComposerOeuvre Danny Elfman film scores
precedesWorkInCollaboration Batman (1989 film score)
producer Danny Elfman
recordedForStudio Warner Bros. Entertainment
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseYear 1988
style darkly whimsical
gothic-tinged
usedIn Beetlejuice
surface form: Beetlejuice (1988 film)
usesInstrumentation choir
full orchestra
organ
percussion
usesTechnique leitmotif

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Elfman notableWork Beetlejuice (film score)
subject surface form: Danny Elfman