I`ve known Sam [Raimi] for almost 15 years. Spider-Man 2 was my fifth movie with him and all I can say is that the person who was there at the end of Spider-Man 2 was not Sam. I don`t know who it was, but it wasn`t Sam. It was as close to living out Invas...
It all depends on the directors. Working closely with a director is the main job of a film composer. Interpreting what he perceives as a color, an emotion or mood is very abstract. A director tells you something he wants and then you have to run back to y...
I don`t think there`s a trademark Danny Elfman element that has been consistent in my work. I don`t hear many similarities in what I do and I don`t think it`s necessary that I have a particular style. Having a particular style is not bad, but I prefer to ...
You`re allowed to rip-off another score so close that it`s ridiculous. In my opinion it`s ridiculous, how closely one can just rip-off a score that happened a year or two earlier.