Danny Elfman wrote most of Oingo Boingo's songs,
but was an early on influence on movies and movie scores
conceived of by his older brother, Richard.
He wrote the score, and played the role of Satan, in a black and white
movie, called the Forbidden Zone (which I own), that also
has some weird scenes with Tatu from Fantasy Island in it.
From that auspicious beginning, Elfman led Boingo through the punk and
alternative phases of music, until his calling by Paul Reubins (aka Pee Wee Herman)
and Tim Burton, to score the movie Pee Wee's Big Adventure.
Other notable movie scores by elfman:
- Fast Times at Ridgemount High
- Batman
- The Family Man (Nicholas Cage)
- Hulk
- Nacho Libre (Jack Black)
- Spider Man 3
- Milk (Sean Penn)
- Alice in Wonderland (Johnny Depp)
- The Green Hornet (to be released)
on TV
- The Simpsons
- Desparate Housewives and many more
The guy has some musical genius in him, and best of
all married my all-time favorite actress Bridgette Fonda
(I know, I know, she's not much of an actress) but I've
seen her in some great movies, like
- Bodies, Rest and Motion (Phoebe Cates, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz) - one of my all-time favorite movies !
- Jackie Brown (Samuel L Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Director)
- It could Happen to You (Nicholas Cage) - a good movie, she balanced Nicholas' craziness in her part
- The Road to Wellville (Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack) - another of my favorites, about the Kellogg Family Sanitarium
I chose this song, because hearing it the other day
I realized the depth of lyrical talent,
and meaning as we all grow closer to the Darkness at the end of a Tunnel
(the name of the Album)
Enjoy,
m.
Out of Control - Oingo Boingo
03 - Out Of Control.mp3 (7.67 mb)
Everyone says sooner or later you'll reach the end of the line
When things get rough some think it's easy to jump the ship . . .
You decide
I say--don't throw it away
There's about a million reasons why
Though you've heard them all before
And you're getting very tired
Lay your head on my lap and I'll sing you this lullaby
CHORUS
Don't you know
That everyone around you
Has felt the pain you feel today
You're out of control yeah--and you want someone to tell you
When you wake up in the morning it'll only be a dream
You're out of control . . .
There's a cloud-rollin' overhead and it seems to rain on no one else
There's a black sun--casting a black shadow,
and I know you feel so all alone
You're out of control--and you want the world to love you
Or maybe you just want a chance to let them know
That you live and breathe and suffer
And your back is in the corner and you've got nowhere to go
Nothin' for nothin'--everything's right at your fingertips--for a price
Who ever said that life on this planet would ever be paradise
I say--don't throw it away, you've got too many things to say
If you throw your life, if you throw away your life . . .
THe world will never be the same
CHORUS
You're out of control--and you move without direction
And people look right through your soul
You're out of control--and you want someone to tell you
When you wake up in the morning it'll only be a dream
And I wish that I could tell you, it'll only be a dream