Tracks: 01 Main Titles
02 According To Plan (with Albert Finney, Joanna Lumley, Tracey Ullman & Paul Whitehouse)
03 Victor's Piano Solo
04 Into The Forest
05 Remains Of The Day (with Jane Horrocks, Paul Baker, Alison Jiear & Gary Martin)
06 Casting A Spell
07 Moon Dance
08 Victor's Deception
09 Tears To Shed (with Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks & Enn Reitel)
10 Victoria's Escape
11 The Piano Duet
12 New Arrival
13 Victoria's Wedding
14 The Wedding Song (with Jane Horrocks, Paul Baker, Alison Jiear & Gary Martin)
15 The Party Arrives
16 Victor's Wedding
17 Barkis's Bummer
18 The Finale
19 End Credits Part 1
20 End Credits Part 2
21 Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Band Version)
22 Remains Of The Day (Combo Lounge Version)
23 Ball & Socket Lounge Music #2
24 Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Combo Version)
Tracks: 1. Main Title
2. According to Plan
3. Victor's Piano Solo
4. In the Forest
5. Remains of the Day
6. Casting a Spell
7. Moon Dance
8. Victor's Deception
9. Tears to Shed
10. Victoria's Escape
11. The Piano Duet
12. New Arrival
13. Victoria's Wedding
14. The Wedding Song
15. The Party Arrives
16. Victor's Wedding
17. Barkis's Bummer
18. The Finale
19. End Credits Part 1
20. End Credits Part 2
Posted 2007-11-23 17:22:31: Amazon.com: Did composer Danny Elfman have enough juice for two movies by Tim Burton in a single year? His first 2005 outing, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is one of his all-time best, and the songs he wrote for each of that film's children are marvels of satirical invention. A few months later, both Burton and Elfman are back with The Corpse Bride, a stop-motion animated film in the vein of The Nightmare Before Christmas. This time it feels as if Elfman may have overextended himself. The composer has fun with Gothic atmospherics, (when in doubt, you can't go wrong with either a harpsichord or an organ) but the instrumentals feel a bit perfunctory. The best part about the album is hearing Elfman's ditties performed by a gaggle of top British actors such as Albert Finney, Joanna Lumley and Tracey Ullman on "According to Plan," and Helena Bonham Carter (surprisingly touching) and Jane Horrocks on "Tears to Shed." Elfman himself sings "Remains of the Day," a tune that tries just a little too hard to be zany; zaniness is achieved more subtly on the fourth and last vocal track, "The Wedding Song," a clever pastiche of light operetta. But it's on the last four tracks, credited to Bonejangles and His Bone Boys, that Elfman finally sounds as if he's having fun, letting loose with casual New Orleans-style jazz. --Elisabeth Vincentelli > 2 Comments
