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Author	Topic: Comedy Scores

scoreaholic Non-Standard Userer	Can anyone recommend some comedy scores? I have a few but not a lot. Thanks!!
posted 08-07-2004 09:35 AM PT (US)

justin boggan Standard Userer	Ghostbusters - Elmer berstein - unreleased Tommy Boy - David Newman - unreleased Office Space - John Frizzell - unreleased David Newman does a lot of good comedy scores that never get released :-( I guess The Brave Little Toaster counts as one. Percepto.com will released that anytime now - one positive buyer speaking ;-)
posted 08-07-2004 12:16 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Standard Userer	Gremlins 2 The Great Train Robbery Fierce Creatures (all Goldsmith) Much Ado About Nothing (Doyle) Home Alone 1 & 2 (Williams) A Fish Called Wanda (Du Prez) ...are some that come to my mind. But what exactly do you mean by "comedy score"? NP: Frontiers (Jerry Goldsmith)
posted 08-07-2004 12:27 PM PT (US)

Camillu Standard Userer	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen City Slickers 2 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? As Good as it Gets Beetlejuice Honey I Shrunk the Kids
posted 08-07-2004 12:49 PM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	I'd like to add: Evolution (John Powell) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (James L. Venable) Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (Mark McKenzie) (The) Addams Family (Marc Shaiman) Mr. Wrong (Craig Safan)
posted 08-07-2004 08:21 PM PT (US)

reza Standard Userer	Rat Race - John Powell Midnight Run - Danny Elfman Road to Wellville - Rachel Portman and (?)... The Butcher Boy - Elliot Goldenthal
posted 08-08-2004 05:03 AM PT (US)

Graham Watt Standard Userer	Scoreaholic, I second Marian's question. What do you mean by "comedy score"? Serious music for a comedy? Funny music for a comedy? Funny music for a serious film? In the first category might be Elmer Bernstein's score for AIRPLANE (he virtually defined that dramatic approach to blatant nonsense, and it worked a treat). But whatever you mean, you can't go wrong with Henry Mancini. What a joyful output for complete silliness like THE PINK PANTHER series. Mancini was even silly for slightly more serious fare like OKLAHOMA CRUDE. Great joyfulness and silliness (plus splendid dramatic cues!) Reza, THE BUTCHER BOY a COMEDY score? I see you put a question mark on that one, just as well. It IS a very wacky score, but the film itself, though sometimes hilarious, is an absolutely devastating descent into hellish madness. One of the best films I've seen on the telly this year. Have you seen it?
posted 08-08-2004 03:50 PM PT (US)

reza Standard Userer	Yes I've seen it, I love all of Neil Jordan's films.. Brilliant acting by Eamon Owens the butcher boy and brilliant score!
posted 08-09-2004 05:07 PM PT (US)

scoreaholic Non-Standard Userer	When I talk about comedy scores I mean both that the score could be comedic sounding in itself (The Road to Wellville) or could be dramatic. I realize know that I have more than I remembered but am always looking for more.
posted 08-10-2004 03:06 PM PT (US)

wilbur gray Non-Standard Userer	Danny Elfman's Back to School and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure are two of the best comedy scores.A shame Frank Skinner's Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein has never been released(C'mon Marco Polo!).
posted 08-10-2004 06:44 PM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	In terms of a dramatic score for a comedy (huh?!), the best I can think of is Julian Nott's A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (I'm pretty sure that was a comedy; I bought it blind because of Nott's name). The music here is wonderful and heartbreaking, at times.
posted 08-11-2004 07:08 AM PT (US)

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