Legendary composerDanny Elfmanis currently scoring Marvel Studios' upcoming filmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and recently took to Twitter to share some behind-the-scenes images of his process.
The caption for the images says, “Elfman and Bartek scoring newDoctor Strange, referring to two images showing Elfman working with long-time collaborator and former Oingo Boingo guitaristSteve Bartekon the film’s score. The third image in the set is a computer screen monitor with a Zoom meeting opened, showing a full orchestra in one frame, Elfman and Bartek in another, and a sound board in the bottom frame. Presumably, Elfman and Bartek are working on the film’s score remotely to mitigate concerns surrounding COVID-19 — thank goodness for Zoom.
Elfman has a long history of scoring superhero films, having previously worked withMultiverse of MadnessdirectorSam Raimion his 2002Spider-Manfilm starringTobey Maguire, and its 2004 sequelSpider-Man 2, as well asOz the Great and Powerful,A Simple Plan, andDarkman.In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Elfman scoredJoss Whedon’s 2015 filmAvengers: Age of Ultron, and also worked onAng Lee’s 2003Hulkfilm starringEric Banaas Bruce Banner. Elfman’s best known contribution to the superhero genre may be forTim Burton’s 1989Batmanfilm, which starredMichael Keatonas the Dark Knight and also featured an accompanying album fromPrince. Elfman also worked on the film’s 1992 sequelBatman Returns, and later brought back his Batman theme when he worked on the 2017 theatrical cut ofJustice League. He also created the opening and closing themes forBatman: The Animated Series, which ran on Fox from 1992-1995.
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessstarsBenedict Cumberbatchas Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange. Returning from the first film will beBenedict Wongas Wong,Rachel McAdamsas Christine Palmer, andChiwetel Ejioforas Karl Mordo. Also appearing in the film areElizabeth Olsenas Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff, andXochitl Gomezas America Chavez. The film was written byJade Halley BartlettandMichael Waldron, the latter of whompreviously worked onthe MCU Disney+ seriesLoki, starringTom Hiddleston, and also created and wrote the Starz seriesHeels,starringStephen AmellandAlexander Ludwig.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesspremieres in theaters on May 6. Check out Elfman’s post below:
