Mars Attacks (score)

Tim Burton weaved his usual brand of zaniness throughout this film and his regular composer, Danny Elfman, created a humorous parody of early B movie sci-fi scores by his use of choir and two theremins – an early synthesizer (optional choir and synth. parts supplied). This arrangement features the music that accompanies the film’s horrific opening, a heard of burning cattle stampeding past a shocked family; the scoring here is dissonant and over-the-top with horror value. This is followed by Elfman’s quirky Main Title Theme which sees the Martian invasion force enroute to Earth – wicked and fiendish fun ensues.

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