Ed Wood: Original Soundtrack Recording
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Composer: Howard ShoreEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Soundtrack
Published: 1994-09-28
CD Release Date: 1994-10-18
Music Label: Hollywood Records
Soundtracks:
- Main Title
- Backlot
- Mr. Lugosi/Hpyno Theme
- Beware
- Glen Or Glenda
- Eddie, Help Me
- Elmogambo
- Bride Of The Monster
- I Have No Home
- Kuba Mambo
- Nautch Dance
- Angora
- Sanitarium
- Ed And Kathy
- Elysium
- 'Grave Robbers' Begins
- Lurk Him
- Ed Takes Control
- Eddie Takes A Bow
- This Is The One
- Ed Wood (Video)
Music reviews of Ed Wood: Original Soundtrack Recording
Music Review: One of The Best Film Scores of All Time!
Rating: 5 Stars
Tim Burton's darkly comedic biography Ed Wood is one of my favorite films of all-time. It was a light-hearted tribute to an eccentric man who is considered by many to be the worse director in the history of film, Edward D. Wood, Jr. What made this movie so amazing (other than the constant thrill of watching Johnny Depp's eyebrows singlehandedly mug the camera for 2 hours) was Howard Shore's perfect accompanying score. When I first heard it, I assumed it was Danny Elfman just because he is usually Burton's composer of choice, but it is indeed Shore. While I think Elfman adds incredible depth to Burton's films, Shore's score for Ed Wood fits the movie and its content exquisitely.
Mixing elements ranging from traditional film music with the theremin-tinged haunted exotica sounds of 60s lounge acts such as Martin Denny and Les Baxter, Ed Wood's score truly captures everything the real Ed Wood stood for and tried to accomplish with his films. If Wood had access to major movie studio funds, this is more than likely exactly what he would have chosen as the musical backdrop to his b-movie masterpieces. The album also features short, subtle soundclips from the film itself and while normally this deters from the listening experience, here it seems perfect and only makes you want to view the movie again and again.
While every track is nearly flawless, some of the ones that truly standout are the "Main Theme, "Ed Takes Control" and "This Is The One."
The "Main Theme" to Ed Wood is perhaps one of the most original pieces of music ever created for a modern film. The Afro-Caribbean, Polynesian drumming mixed with the eerie sounds of the theremin not only make it haunting in the vein of 60s giallo scores, but also extremely kitsch in a mondo lounge, space age, tiki-a-go-go way. There are several variations of the themes used in this track throughout the film and score.
The triumphant fanfare of "Ed Takes Control" is used in the scene where Wood realizes he must not let anyone stand in his way of his dream and must march forward. Shore is able to capture this moment perfectly with militaristic-style percussion and a vibrant brass section representing Wood's sheer determination to not let Hollywood ruin his vision.
"This Is The One" is one of the more emotional as well as traditional pieces of the score. This is the Howard Shore that we all remember from Silence of the Lambs, M. Butterfly and The Lord of The Rings Trilogy. The use of the theremin here again is very subtle and unlike other tracks, where it is used in a kitschy way, here it is as beautiful as when Clara Rockmore performed her classical theremin musical variations around the world. This is also the track played during the ending where we learn of Wood's fate. This is a very melancholy moment in the film, and Shore captures the essence of this scene completely. I find myself looping this track over and over because it is too brief.
All in all, Howard Shore's score to Tim Burton's Ed Wood works perfectly as an accompaniment to the 1994 hit film but also as a tribute to not only Exotica but also, one of the most underrated instruments of modern time, the theremin.
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