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Danny Elfman, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones - Mars Attacks! Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack

Danny Elfman, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones - Mars Attacks! Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack

Band: Danny Elfman, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones Title: Mars Attacks! Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Rating: Release Date: 04 March, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Introduction 2: Main Titles 3: First Sighting 4: The Landing 5: Ungodly Experiments 6: State Address 7: Martlan Madame 8: Martian Lounge 9: Return Message 10: Destructo X 11: Loving Heads 12: Pursuit 13: The War Room 14: Airfield Dilemma 15: New World 16: Ritchie's Speech 17: End Credits 18: Indian Love Call - Slim Whitman 19: It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones

Customer Reviews Glad I Bought It! This CD is a lot of fun. As with the film, the attempt here is to spoof sci-fi works of the 50s and 60s. I love that leitmotif--that tadataDA tadataDA march of quasi war music which is played in a few of these tracks. Ungodly Experiments is my favorite and I wish there were more of those tracks of electronic space music, heavy on the thermin. Then at the end, there is a tune of Slim Whitman whom I only recognize from late night informercials, but the song is really campy and cute. First I thought it was a Hawaiian love song, then realized it must be along the line of an old cowboy song. The CD finishes with Tom Jones belting out in his sexiest lounge lizard style. Hated the movie... but I ***LOVE*** the soundtrack!!! I hated, hated, HATED, >HATED<, >>>HATED<<< this movie. I hated this movie. Hated it!!! It was the first time Tim Burton ever really let me down movie-wise. But who cares?! Danny Elfman's wonderous score is movie enough! It stands great in its own even if you haven't seen the film! Ditch the flick and dig the CD instead! Fans of old-time sci-fi music will be in sheer heavenly bliss with this. It single-handedly hauls out every single last bell and whistle from the old 50s and 60s science fiction movies in all their FORBIDDEN PLANET glory. And, of course, it features lots of that famous "spinning top" sound from that era which became so synonymous with such camp. And even though it sounds, well, spaced out (no pun intended) it also can sound. . . in its own weird, peculiar way. . . incredibly beautiful. An example is the track "Martian Madame" which has an amazing effect all its own. Love sci-fi? Camp? Nostalgia? Or just Danny Elfman in particular? Then CHECK THIS OUT!. Elfman's Greatest score to date! When Bernard Herrman was doing some of the greatest scores in hollywood. This score relives some of film score's greatest period- The 1950's. This one reminds us a little of Herrman's score for "The Day the Earth Stood Still". Mars Attacks is also such a wonderful, wity, and scary film. So there is also lots of room for Elfman's beautiful themes, his jumping action themes, and interesting slow-moving themes. Track 4--- The Landing is my personal favorite. It's indescribible how beautiful and interesting this track gets. I loved all of the tracks. This is a sheer milestone in film-music history. . You can see a complete list of all Danny Elfman, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones discography, or go back to the Danny Elfman, Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones tabs