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Danny Elfman Off 'The Hunger Games'
Danny Elfman, the film composer behind 'Real Steel' and nearly all of Tim Burton's films, has withdrawn from such duties on 'The Hunger Games.' Originally, Elfman was pegged to score the film in an interesting collaboration with musician/songwriter/producer T-Bone Burnett, who provided the music for the likes of 'Crazy Heart' and 'Walk the Line.' But it appears that Elfman will now have to depart the project due to scheduling conflicts; T-Bone Burnett is remaining onboard. So who will Lionsgate choose to replace Elfman? Turns out they have already given the job to James Newton Howard ('The Dark Knight,' 'King Kong'). 'The Hunger Games'is currently in post-production with a release date set for March of next year, so Howard is going to have to work fast.
As much as I like Danny Elfman, I don't necessarily believe 'The Hunger Games' will suffer from the absence of his trademark style. Obviously he's scored plenty of films outside of his collaborations with Burton so he's not locked in to one musical signature, but James Newton Howard has created some phenomenal action scores with a razor-sharp, dark edge, his 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight' scores leaping immediately to mind, that I think may benefit a film like 'The Hunger Games'far more. However, the time crunch here is a bit disconcerting. An artist working under the gun in any medium runs a much greater risk of creating something less than spectacular in favor of meeting the tight deadline. But maybe Howard thrives on pressure, it's hard to say.
What do you guys think? Are you encouraged by Howard's hiring or are you upset over Elfman's exit?
'The Hunger Games'rolls into theaters March 23, 2012
Source: Variety
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Comment by Andrew Kallimani on December 8, 2011 at 9:44pm -
I still think "The Fugitive" score is Howard's best. It's easily one of my top 5 scores. Both of these guys are genius' in their own regards, so I'm sure the score isn't missing anything either way.
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Comment by Cyrus on December 7, 2011 at 10:58am
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WWII
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on December 7, 2011 at 8:29am -
@Adam Smith: Harvey Dent had a theme? WHEN?
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Comment by Dr. Detfink on December 6, 2011 at 7:11pm -
T-Bone Burnett is on this? Now that is interesting...
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Comment by Mr. Robinson on December 6, 2011 at 6:58pm -
Wait...didn't this same thing happen with "Green Hornet", Elfman dropped and J.N.H. took over?
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Comment by Gift of the Magi on December 6, 2011 at 5:07pm
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Oh dear gods, HIM? Easily one of the worst parts of the recent Batman films was the completely forgettable and occasionally annoying score. A low-key droning beat that you could barely recognize above the background murmurs of the audience themselves, not to mention the pedestrian feedback whine he used for the Joker segments. Jesus, they couldn't find ANYONE else??
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Comment by Mallen 171 on December 6, 2011 at 5:03pm
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James Newton Howard did one of my favorite scores when he did Unbreakable.
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Comment by Majin B-mag on December 6, 2011 at 4:09pm -
Elfman out, ah man...J.N. Howard is composer FUCKING KOOL he just might make a memorable score for Hunger Games
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Comment by David on December 6, 2011 at 3:05pm -
I don't know much about James Newton Howard, but I liked King Kong, and he wrote this, so I'm not to worried.
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Comment by gaminghooligan on December 6, 2011 at 2:48pm -
should just have Lenny Kravitz do the whole soundtrack! :P
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