Danny Elfman to Score The Wolfman

Posted by dominie in Films, News on August 25th, 2008

Direct from Universal, Ain’t It Cool News has just received information that Oscar nominated and Grammy and Emmy award winner songwriter Danny Elfman will join The Wolfman crew to produce scores for the remake of the1941 classic horror, coming to theaters April 3rd 2009.

Elfman’s impressive filmography includes scores from many of Tim Burton’s films such as The Corpse Bride (2005), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) where he played the voice of Jack Skellington, and Burton’s 1989 Batman, for which he won an Academy Award. Other works include The Simpsons, Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Sleepy Hollow (1999), the Spider-Man series, Ang Lee’s Hulk (2003), and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).

As discussed previously, The Wolfman remake, directed by Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III), will star Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Hugo Weaving. Again, the new production is hugely reminiscent of the original film’s intention, opting for a vintage horror rather than splurging on purely gore and CGI like the common horror/slasher flicks we have become so accustomed to.

With this in mind, Elfman’s artistic ability to play on our emotions coupled with Rick Baker’s special makeup effects, seems to be the perfect combination that will surely bring forth the heartrending truth behind the apparent blood-lusting beast.