EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Rating: 
Original Review: One for the Elfman purist, chock full of the usual la-la-la themes, heavy on high notes and the choral work. Saying this, though, I still find myself being drawn to the magical, dream-like qualities of this score every time I listen to it. The best cues are the last two: 'Farewell' and 'The Grand Finale', both of which have the same waltzing strings and tuneful trumpets. For some reason, I always think of ice skating when I'm listening to this. Maybe its just me...
Track Listing:
- Introduction - Titles (2:36)
- Storytime (2:35)
- Castle on the Hill (6:25)
- Beautiful New World/Home Sweet Home (2:05)
- The Cookie Factory (2:14)
- Ballet de Suburbia - Suite (1:17)
- Ice Dance (1:45)
- Etiquette Lesson (1:38)
- Edwardo the Barber (3:19)
- Esmeralda (0:27)
- Death! (3:29)
- The Tide Turns - Suite (5:31)
- The Final Confrontation (2:17)
- Farewell... (2:46)
- The Grand Finale (3:26)
- The End (4:47)
- With These Hands (written by Abner Silver and Benny Davis, performed by Tom Jones) (2:43)
Running Time: 49 minutes 20 seconds
MCA Records MCAC-10133 (1990)
Music composed by Danny Elfman. Conducted by Shirley Walker. Orchestrations by Steve Bartek. Choral work performed by The Paulist Choristers of California. Choir Director Jon Wattenbarger. Recorded and mixed by Shawn Murphy. Edited by Bob Badami. Mastered by Dave Collins. Album produced by Danny Elfman.
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