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09Jan2009

Danny Elfman to Score 'Terminator Salvation'

DateFriday, January 9, 2009 at 8:01PM
Danny Elfman will compose the score for Terminator Salvation, telling MTV he just started on the project this week. A lot of people might think this is a strange fit, with Elfman's signature sound featured on a lot of Tim Burton films. But you know what was really strange? Seeing his name in the closing credits of Notorious. Yeah, go figure.

Elfman has not decided whether or not he'll use the classic musical cue that has been featured in the other Terminator films. In a way, I'd say it's a bad idea to use it because that worked so well in the present and now we're moving forward to the future, although, it's actually the past in the story because the terminators haven't been sent back to kill John Connor yet, which is really the inciting incident of the whole saga.

Anyway, I don't think the movie will miss it because it's part of a completely new series of films. And there's no mandate to use it, either.

"I think if it comes up and it seems appropriate, we will [use it]/ And if it doesn’t, we [won't]. I never really know what to expect when I begin other than just kind of get into it and have fun. Especially a movie like T4 - just have fun. So that’s what I intend to do."

Elfman has been a composer on nearly 70 films and TV projects, although just from the theme from The Simpsons, he's a millionaire several times over.

Terminator Salvation comes out May 22nd.

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Hell yes! Danny Elfman is amazing, this is such great news to me. I get so excited when I see his name when I'm not expecting it. Like when I saw Milk last night and it said "Music by Danny Elfman" I like smacked my friend really hard and was like "Yay!" :D Good news.

Friday, January 9, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLillian James

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