Music World - Music in Films

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Music in Films

Danny Elfman
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Part I - Danny Elfman - "Fifty Shades"
Part II - "Batman"
Part III - "Mission: Impossible"
Part IV - "Men in Black
Part V - "Spider-Man"
Part VI - "Terminator"

Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Elfman first became known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the band Oingo Boingo from 1974 to 1995. He is well known for scoring films and television shows, particularly his frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.

In 1976, Elfman entered the film industry as an actor. In 1980, he scored his first film, Forbidden Zone, directed by his older brother Richard Elfman. Among his honors are four Oscar nominations, a Grammy for Batman, an Emmy for Desperate Housewives, six Saturn Awards for Best Music, the 2002 Richard Kirk Award, and the Disney Legend Award.

Part I - Danny Elfman - "Fifty Shades"
1988 Midnight Run (Music by Danny Elfman)

2005 Corpse Bride   (Music by Danny Elfman)
2010 Alice in Wonderland  (Music by Danny Elfman)
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass  (Music by Danny Elfman)
2010 The Next Three Days  (Music by Danny Elfman)
2013 American Hustle  (Music by Danny Elfman)
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey   (Music by Danny Elfman)
2017 Fifty Shades Darker   (Music by Danny Elfman)
2018 Fifty Shades Freed   (Music by Danny Elfman)

Part II - "Batman"
1966 Batman (Music by Nelson Riddle)
1989 Batman (Music by Danny Elfman)
1992 Batman Returns (Music by Danny Elfman)
1995 Batman Forever (Music by Elliot Goldenthal)
1997 Batman & Robin (Music by Elliot Goldenthal)
2005 Batman Begins (Music by Hans Zimmer, James Howard)
2008 The Dark Knight (Music by Hans Zimmer, James Howard)
2012 The Dark Knight Rises (Music by Hans Zimmer)
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice  (Music by Hans Zimmer)

Part III - "Mission: Impossible"

1996 Mission: Impossible (Music by Danny Elfman)

2000 Mission: Impossible 2 (Music by Hans Zimmer)

2006 Mission: Impossible 3 (Music by Michael Giacchino)

2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Music by Michael Giacchino)
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Music by Joe Kraemer)
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Music by Lorne Balfe)

Part IV - "Men in Black"
1997 Men in Black  (Music by Danny Elfman)
2002 Men in Black 2  (Music by Danny Elfman)
2012 Men in Black 3  (Music by Danny Elfman)

Part V - "Spider-Man"
1977 Spider-Man (Music by Johnnie Spence)
1978 Spider-Man Strikes Back (Music by Johnnie Spence)
1981 Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (Music by Johnnie Spence)
2002 Spider-Man (Music by Danny Elfman)
2004 Spider-Man 2 (Music by Danny Elfman)
2007 Spider-Man 3 (Music by Christopher Young)
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man (Music by James Horner)
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Music by Hans Zimmer)
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming  (Music by Michael Giacchino)

Part VI - "Terminator"
1984 The Terminator (Music by Brad Fiedel)
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Music by Brad Fiedel)
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Music by Marco Beltrami)
2009 Terminator Salvation   (Music by Danny Elfman)
2015 Terminator Genisys (Music by Lorne Balfe)

Part III - "Mission: Impossible"

1996 Mission: Impossible (Music by Danny Elfman)

2000 Mission: Impossible 2 (Music by Hans Zimmer)

2006 Mission: Impossible 3 (Music by Michael Giacchino)

2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Music by Michael Giacchino)
2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Music by Joe Kraemer)
2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Music by Lorne Balfe)

1996 Mission: Impossible (Music by Danny Elfman)

Mission: Impossible is a 1996 American action spy film directed by Brian De Palma and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. Based on the television series of the same name, its plot follows Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his mission to uncover the mole who has framed him for the murders of his entire Impossible Missions Force (IMF) team.

Work on the script had begun early with filmmaker Sydney Pollack on board, before De Palma, Steven Zaillian, David Koepp, and Robert Towne were brought in. Mission: Impossible went into pre-production without a shooting script: De Palma devised several action sequences, but Koepp and Towne were dissatisfied with the story that led up to those events. U2 band members Larry Mullen, Jr. and Adam Clayton produced a dance rendition of the original theme music, which became a top-ten hit in the US (receiving gold record certification) and six other countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Mission: Impossible was a commercial success upon its release, eventually becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1996, and received a mostly positive response from critics. Its success spawned the Mission: Impossible film series.

Mission Impossible - 1996 - Soundtrack Suite - Danny Elfman

Mission: Impossible (1996) - Trailer

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2000 Mission: Impossible 2 (Music by Hans Zimmer)

Mission: Impossible 2 (stylized as M:i-2) is a 2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. The sequel to 1996 film Mission: Impossible, it is the second installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. It follows Ethan Hunt as he is recruited by the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) to find and destroy a dangerous biological weapon called "Chimera" from rogue IMF agent Sean Ambrose with the help of his new girlfriend Nyah Nordoff-Hall. Music by Hans Zimmer.

Mission: Impossible 2 was released in theaters worldwide on May 24, 2000 to strong box office results, and grossed over $546.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2000, and was the highest-grossing film in the series for 11 years. The film received mixed reviews; the action sequences, performances, direction, score and dramatic depth all received praise, but the plot, dialogue and pacing were all major sources of criticism. It was followed by Mission: Impossible III in 2006.

Mission: Impossible II (2000) - Trailer

Soundtrack - Mission Impossible 2 - Hans Zimmer

2006 Mission: Impossible 3 (Music by Michael Giacchino)

Mission: Impossible III (stylized as M:i:III) is a 2006 American action spy film co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams (in his directorial debut), co-written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, and co-produced by and starring Tom Cruise in the role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt. It is the third installment in the Mission: Impossible film series, following 2000's Mission: Impossible 2. In the film, Ethan (Cruise) has retired from field work for the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) and trains new recruits. However, he is sent back into action to track down the elusive arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Music by Michael Giacchino.

Mission: Impossible III premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2006, and was released in the United States on May 5, 2006. It received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. It was followed by Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in 2011.

Michael Giacchino - Mission: Impossible III - Soundtrack

Mission: Impossible III - Trailer - (2006)

2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (Music by Michael Giacchino)

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is a 2011 American action spy film directed by Brad Bird and written by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec. It is the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series, and also Bird's first live-action film. It stars Tom Cruise, who reprises his role of IMF agent Ethan Hunt, alongside Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Léa Seydoux and Anil Kapoor. Ghost Protocol was produced by Cruise, J. J. Abrams (the third film's director) and Bryan Burk. It saw the return of editor Paul Hirsch and visual effects supervisor John Knoll from the first film, and is also the first Mission: Impossible film to be partially filmed using IMAX cameras.
Music by Michael Giacchino.

Released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on December 16, 2011, the film went on to become the highest-grossing film in the series, with $694 million, until it was surpassed by Mission: Impossible – Fallout . It is the fifth highest-grossing film of 2011 as well as the second highest-grossing film starring Cruise. The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes calls it "big-budget popcorn entertainment that really works". A sequel, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, was released in July 2015.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol -Trailer

Michael Giacchino - Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (Music by Joe Kraemer)

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is a 2015 American action spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, and the fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. The film stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Sean Harris, Ving Rhames, Simon McBurney, and Tom Hollander, with Cruise, Renner, Pegg, and Rhames reprising their roles from previous films. Rogue Nation is produced by Cruise, J. J. Abrams, and David Ellison of Skydance Productions. In the film, IMF agent Ethan Hunt is on the run from the CIA, following the IMF's disbandment as he tries to prove the existence of the Syndicate, a mysterious international terrorist consortium. Music by Joe Kraemer.

Filming began on August 21, 2014, in Vienna, Austria, and concluded on March 12, 2015. The film was released in North America by Paramount Pictures on July 31, 2015. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $682 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film in the series, as well as the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2015.

A sequel, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, was released on July 27, 2018 with McQuarrie returning as writer and director.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation - Trailer - (2015)

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015) Complete Soundtrack - Joe Kraemer

2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (Music by Lorne Balfe)

Mission: Impossible – Fallout is a 2018 American action spy film written, produced, and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. It is the sixth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series, and the second film to be directed by McQuarrie following the 2015 film Rogue Nation. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Michelle Monaghan, and Alec Baldwin, all of whom reprise their roles from previous films, along with Henry Cavill, Vanessa Kirby, and Angela Bassett, who join the franchise. In the film, Ethan Hunt and his team must track down missing plutonium while being monitored by a CIA agent after a mission goes awry. Music by Lorne Balfe.

Talks for a sixth Mission: Impossible film began prior to the release of Rogue Nation in 2015. The film was officially announced in November 2015, with McQuarrie confirming his return as writer and director, as well as producer alongside J. J. Abrams and Cruise, the seventh collaboration between the pair. Filming took place from April 2017 to March 2018, in Paris, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Arab Emirates.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout had its world premiere in Paris on July 12, 2018 and was released in the United States on July 27, 2018; it was the first in the series to be released in RealD 3D, and also had an IMAX release. It was a box office success, grossing $791 million worldwide, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2018, Cruise's highest-grossing film to date, and the highest-grossing film in the franchise, surpassing Ghost Protocol. It received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction, cinematography, action sequences, stunts, musical score and performances (particularly Cruise, Cavill, Rhames, Pegg, Ferguson, and Kirby). Many critics called it the best installment in the franchise, with some regarding it as one of the greatest action films of all-time.

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) - Official Trailer

Mission Impossible 6 - Fallout (2018) - Full soundtrack - Lorne Balfe

Part IV - "Men in Black"

1997 Men in Black (Music by Danny Elfman)
2002 Men in Black 2 (Music by Danny Elfman)
2012 Men in Black 3 (Music by Danny Elfman)

1997 Men in Black (Music by Danny Elfman)

Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald. Loosely adapted from The Men in Black comic book series created by Lowell Cunningham and Sandy Carruthers, the film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organization called the Men in Black, who supervise extraterrestrial lifeforms who live on Earth and hide their existence from ordinary humans. The film featured the creature effects and makeup of Rick Baker and visual effects by Industrial Light & Magic.

The film was released on July 2, 1997, by Columbia Pictures, and grossed over $589.3 million worldwide against a $90 million budget, becoming the year's third highest-grossing film, with an estimated 54,616,700 tickets sold in the US.[2] It received worldwide acclaim, with critics highly praising its witty, sophisticated humor, plot, thematic profundity, action scenes, Jones and Smith's performances, directing, special effects, and Danny Elfman's musical score. The film received three Academy Award nominations: Best Art Direction, Best Original Score, and Best Makeup, winning the latter award.

The film spawned two sequels, Men in Black II (2002) and Men in Black 3 (2012), a spin-off film Men in Black: International (2019) and an animated series.

Men in Black - Soundtrack - 1997 - Danny Elfman

Men In Black (1997) - Trailer

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2002 Men in Black 2 (Music by Danny Elfman)

Men in Black II (stylized as MIIB) is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub and Rip Torn. The film is a sequel to the 1997 film Men in Black and was followed by Men in Black 3, released in 2012. This series of films is based on the comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. A video game partly based on the film was released in 2002, titled Men in Black II: Alien Escape.

2002 Men in Black 2 - Danny Elfman

MEN IN BLACK II (2002) - Trailer

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2012 Men in Black 3 (Music by Danny Elfman)

Men in Black 3 (alternatively Men in Black III, and stylized as MIB³) is a 2012 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin. It is the third and final installment in the Men in Black film series based on the comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. It was released fifteen years after the original Men in Black (1997) and ten years after the first sequel, Men in Black II (2002). Sonnenfeld and Steven Spielberg returned as director and executive producer, respectively. In the film, Boris the Animal, an old enemy of Agent K, escapes from prison and goes back in time to kill the younger K in order to allow his species, a ruthless alien race known as Boglodites, to attack Earth. This forces Agent J to go back in time and team up with K's younger self on a mission to save his partner and the world.

Men in Black 3 was released on May 25, 2012, and grossed over $624 million worldwide, making it the 10th highest-grossing film of 2012. Unadjusted for inflation, it is the highest-grossing film in the series.

A fourth film in the series, Men in Black: International, is set for release in the United States on June 14, 2019.