Beetlejuice Soundtrack
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Tim Burton and Danny Elfman have worked together on just about all of Burton's film soundtracks including the Beetlejuice soundtrack.
About the Beetlejuice Soundtrack
The soundtrack to this Tim Burton film starring Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton (as Beetlejuice), Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin was not released until two years after the movie. The disc includes 20 tracks, although there are two songs that were in the movie, but not on the soundtrack, they are Harry Belefonte's Man Smart, Woman Smarter and Sweetheart from Venezuela. Here's a breakdown of this interesting and well-composed movie soundtrack:
- The Main Titles
- Travel Music
- The Book/Obituaries
- Enter the Family/Sandworm Planet
- The Flier/Lydia's Peptalk
- Lydia Discovers?
- In the Model
- Juno's Theme
- Beetle-Snake
- Sold
- The Flier / Lydia's Pep Talk
- Day-O – This is the first of two songs not composed by Elfman on the soundtrack. This track is performed by Harry Belafonte. The song is an old Jamaican folk song and the original songwriter and composer is not known.
- The Incantation
- Lydia Strikes A Bargain...
- Showtime!
- Laughs
- The Wedding
- The Aftermath
- End Credits
- Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora) - The second song on the Beetlejuice soundtrack not written and composed by Danny Elfman. Jump In The Line (Shake, Senora) is also performed by Harry Belafonte. The original lyricist of this song is also not known.
Where to Buy the Original Beetlejuice Soundtrack
Local music stores like Best Buy or Circuit City are getting better at getting older CD's on their shelves, but if you can't seem to find the soundtrack to Beetlejuice anywhere, here are a few places online that offer it:
Beetlejuice MP3 Downloads
If you aren't the very compact disc inclined which, let's face it, most people aren't anymore. Digital music is just so much easier and you don't have to worry about skips, scratches or dings in delicate CD's. Here is where you can download a few Beetlejuice tracks or all of them if you so choose:
- MP3 Sparks –Download the entire soundtrack for less than two dollars.
- Torrentz – This website offers you a few links where you will find the entire soundtrack available for download to your MP3 player.
- Mini Nova – This site also offers the full soundtrack.
A Quick Word About Music Downloads
Sure, everybody loves to get something for free, but music downloads should definitely not be one of those things. Whichever websites you choose to download your music from, be sure that you're adhering to all Digital Millennium Copyright Act laws. Think about it this way, these artist make their living by composing music and writing lyrics for your listening pleasure. When you don't pay for the music, they don't get paid. As much as everyone loves to get something for free, no one likes to work for free.
Other Tim Buton/Danny Elfman Collaborations
As mentioned earlier, Tim Burton and Danny Elfman have collaborated on almost every single one of Burton's film. If you can't get enough of Elfman's music (and Burton's films for that matter) here are some other soundtracks you just may enjoy:
- The Nightmare Before Christmas – This film is genius, with an equally as genius soundtrack. If you love the Burton/Elfman collaboration, check this soundtrack out.
- The Corpse Bride – Fantastically scored Burton film.
- Alice in Wonderland – This film and its soundtrack are slated for release in the spring of 2010, so you'll have to wait a bit. In the meantime though, you can check out the Beetlejuice soundtrack, along with The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Corpse Bride.
Even though Beetlejuice is a film about an obnoxious and bothersome ghost and the music is seemingly more appropriate for Halloween, the instrumentals on the soundtrack make the music appropriate for anytime of year. Even if you're not into ghosts, goblins and the like.
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