Music For A Darkened Theatre -Danny Elfman

[kj4steelers]

I live this song but I play piccolo so beetle juice is interesting anyways I'm at Amelia Earhart middle school going to king and the band director talked to us about how famous it is and how colleges know about kings band program but do other musicians know about it or have you heard if us? Kings going on a tv show for Warner bros. And were in valentines day but has anyone heard about Martin Luther King High School's band?

[66boram]

amazing but the saxophone part at 1:18 could've been louder

just played this in a concert but not nearly as good and it took us 2 months too learn it XD

[tristeng5]

Loved it, i only questioned one part where are the tom-toms?

Also when you transition from Edward sicsor hands to beetle juice (2:47), what instruments are doing the 'glissando' just trombone or...?

Please reply other than that great job!!!

[3ino122]

@tristeng5 I always try to reply! :D But sadly, I was merely an 8th grader when I played this (I'm in 12th grade, about to graduate now) and all I did was perform it. I did not actually conduct it and as for tom-toms I'm not sure if the camp supplied them. As for the gliss, I think it may have been trombones, but I cannot remember.

Thank so much for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed

~Ash

[stone30211]

Thanks, but sadly this dosn't help me, for I am.... A TUBA PLAYER

[stone30211]

@stone30211 nvm I hear it...YEA :)

[3ino122]

@stone30211 I sorries :3 But tuba players are awesome people if that helps :D

~Ash

[l0v3r0fy0u]

Love this piece! Go tubas!!!

[3ino122]

@l0v3r0fy0u Yay!

[ATLALLMP1924]

Go LHS! Pops concert next week we are going to nail this piece!

[3ino122]

@ATLALLMP1924 Hope you did great!

[1BadUsername1]

Kennedy Adv. Band Rules! (We played this today at a school concert and we were awesome)

[harrypotternerdgeek]

ahhh my concert for this piece is tmrw!!!! im so nervous!!

[FrankTheShyGuy]

Definately going to be my favorite band piece.

[3ino122]

@FrankTheShyGuy It was totally my favorite!

[66boram]

Playing this in band, and by the way the one guy that disliked this video has no ear for good music. Overall a very good performance keep up the good work. =)

[3ino122]

@66boram Haha, thank you so much! <3

[larishmc]

Not to sound like a critic, but going into Spiderman at about 3:46, the rit. is a little underdone. Only issue I can find, really.

[3ino122]

@larishmc If that the only flaw/issue, well than thank you(: And thanks for listening, I hope you liked it minus the issue :O

[larishmc]

@3ino122 Also a bit on dynamics at the end, not quite the drop at the crescendos as is written, but again, a good playthrough, especially for the short amount of time spent on it.

[sallyhandyful]

This was amazing, listening to it so many times really helped me play my part better. :)

[3ino122]

@sallyhandyful That's terrific!! I'm so glad to know that, thanks so much(: Glad you enjoy it

[TheLindsay96001]

we are playing this song right now..... i am conducting it at a concert...... and im a sophomore. and my first time conducting at a concert!!! im so excited

[3ino122]

@TheLindsay96001 Goodness! Good luck! <3 It's a fun piece, enjoy it!

[blackmist1919]

this song is awesome im playing it now

[SailAwaytoStyxWorld]

Whoever thinks this is bad go watch MY band (ERHS) doing it last year.

PS screw you, disliker. this rocks. NICE JOB.

[3ino122]

@SailAwaytoStyxWorld Haha I bet you guys did fantastic, thank you so much for you kind words(:

<3

[PureSnipeshot]

@SailAwaytoStyxWorld i go to east rockaway high school too

[CherryAxel]

My school played this last night =))

[3ino122]

@CherryAxel Awesome!

[TheCrembo1]

Oh I love Danny Elfman's chords.

:]

[3ino122]

@TheCrembo1 As do i!



[3ino122]

@sgttedmadore I bet you guys sound fantastic! (:

[Meagan9000Rain]

HEY YOU WHO DISLIKED, SCREW YOU! YOU THUMBED UP YOU ROCK! My 8th grade band is playing this for the spring concert, we just started practicing and I've gotta say, THIS SONG IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[3ino122]

@Meagan9000Rain You're too kind!(: But not wrong, this song is totally freaking awesome! I've had the pleasure of performing it twice, too!(: Enjoy it and good luck on your performance(:

[Meagan9000Rain]

@3ino122 Thanks!

[tristeng5]

@Meagan9000Rain so is ours qvms

[ZakiKuro]

Huh? Someone is bashing on how aweful this is? Why would someone do that because this is freaking beautiful. We are playing this, and we have been practicing for about two months, and we still can't play at this speed. you guys are freaking geniuses. 5stars. <3

[3ino122]

@ZakiKuro awww, you just made my day <3 thanks so much!

[Cholate101]

Franksinntraaa hs

[mike129995]

I love playing this in band. all the percussion stuff in the beginning is awesome.

[ruthlessTriKzZz]

best band song ever

[Ceegadoor614]

Yay for band geeks! :D I played the first part for clarinet :) LOVE this piece!

[THELEPRACAUHNCLAN]

where playing this in my band class =D so epic

[9598dad]

OUR LHS DRUMLINE PLAYED THIS IT SOUNDED SO EPIC im not on the drumline but my freind is and it sounds AMAZING

[3ino122]

@9598dad Cool story.

[9598dad]

@3ino122 thank you

[DistractionCascade]

what is the song between 2:14-2:50?



[3ino122]

@DistractionCascade The song from Edward Scissorhands :O

[mellowmusician]

@DistractionCascade its called "Ice Dance"

[yankjet318]

is there a reason theres two extra ratchet notes at 0:56? i play that (among alot of other things) and im pretty sure theres only four ratchet notes

[3ino122]

@yankjet318 I dunno, I've performed this twice and they've both had the six. Though I play flute... but I know what you're talking about

[XxBrokenVowsxX]

We use this in Class, and we have it in the military band folder :3 

[3ino122]

@XxBrokenVowsxX That's awesome! ^_^

[XKY17]

Just out of curiosity...anyone else from Bonneville use this?

[deathheart899]

Lol playing this in band now xD

[XKY17]

Thumbs up if you use this to practice with! This recording beats the one on JW Pepper!

[3ino122]

@XKY17 Ohmygoodness! :D Thanks so much!(: Good luck with your performance!

[XKY17]

@3ino122 Thanks, its for our halloween concert :) just got the piece last week

[FunnyLittleMe]

Ahh, to hear the flutes in my band play Edward Scissorhands, and then the saxophones play as loud as they can in Beetlejuice....

[loneydolly]

@3ino122 oh really?? ok :) i thought they were in order ._. ^-^'

yay! another flute player :D

[3ino122]

@loneydolly But I guess that is confusing, I'll fix it real quick! :D

[loneydolly]

i played this in my sophomore year of high school for a spring concert

i was soo happy my director let us play this music ^.^

btw i thought tales of the crypt was supposed to be the intro of this song O.o

also....WOODWINDS AND FLUTES FOR THE WIN! :D

[3ino122]

@loneydolly It is, isn't it? I put all the songs featured in the dooblydoo(info box thingy). But they're not in any particular order. Oh and yes. WOODWINDS FTW ^_^ I play flute, also!

[ankartos]

This is probably by far the best version on youtube, must say though it felt a bit thin at the start of beetlejuice there was deffo some percussion missing there but all in all quite good :)

[3ino122]

@ankartos Thanks so much! It means a lot to hear that! :D <3

[YourMomIsntHotLol]

We're actually performing this as part of our marching band show this year, and I'm the Tuba player :D.

[3ino122]

@YourMomIsntHotLol Awesome! good luck with your show! ^_^

[YourMomIsntHotLol]

@3ino122 Thank you :)

[bandforthewin123]

playing this song in my middle school! So awesome.

[3ino122]

@bandforthewin123 Awesome! Thank you for commenting!

[3ino122]

@Pyroclasmexplosion We also played it for our spring concert; our tubas seemed to enjoy it, too. Though it's just insane or other instruments, mostly woodwinds, it's still exciting to play, regardless. :D

[karlatabandnerd]

is this at a slower tempo??

[3ino122]

@karlatabandnerd Not that I know of, I've performed this twice with two different groups and my most recent one was played the same speed as this first one. I believe this is one of the more accurate ones you'll find on YouTube.

[NB1395]

Spiderman at 3:50

The best part!

[3ino122]

@NB1395 Agreed. <3

[Phantomriderfurimmer]

Clarinets are the best!

[snipereye841]

i remember playing this for my band concert a few years back also. you guys did a good job. was sad not to hear the trumpets go up the octave though.

[3ino122]

@snipereye841 Thanks! 

[twillightsSunrise]

This is our graduation music love the tube solo i rock that like no other

[3ino122]

@twillightsSunrise Hahaha, that's awesome!(:

[Mikulak96]

This is really good!

[3ino122]

@Mikulak96 Thanks! <3

[LunaTizzy]

We're playing this right now for our movie-themed Strawberry Social concert.. probably my favorite band piece I've ever played :))

[noonedude101]

Lileg - so are we. You don't live in Indiana, do you? Lol

[greendayroxx1]

this is great i play flute for my middle school band and we sound almost like this

[ChaosTiger21]

danny elfman is a freakin GENIUS!!!

[3ino122]

@ChaosTiger21 Agreeeeed.

[A00149452a]

creekside int. in league city is playing this song for spring concert

[Adiopulse]

Playing This Song Right Now In Our Symphonic Band of Inglewood

[3ino122]

@Adiopulse ah, gooodluck!(:

[3ino122]

Waaaah, thanks so much for all of your positive comments!(: I try to keep up with everyones and reply to all, sometimes it's just impossible to tell if I have or not!

If you are playing this in the future, good luck! It's not the easiest tune to learn! I'm relearning it at this moment XD Have fun with your performance and thanks again! <3 -Ashtin

[lovedrreid1]

Playing this for pops concert ^_^ love it! so fun to play!

[StevaSpyPants]

Great job! I'm playing bass clarinet for my high school concert band. This s gonna be for our pops concert

[3ino122]

@StevaSpyPants Good luck! (: My high school band will also be performing this! I'm so excited!

[baricade3211]

This is a really cool piece, another cool piece is The Great Locomotive Chase, I played it at all state last year, a couple solos for trumpet baritone and French horn, hope you check it out. F Horn FTW :D

[JumpToTheSky11]

i love this songggg. i'm playing it in band currently.(:

[DINOMANFTW]

playing this too, i flubbed my scale test (made 1st chair all county jazz btw) and got 5th chair so now im a second ;-;

[Tigereyeblu]

Omg, we are playing this at my high school for the elementary tours! It's SOOO much fun. Clarinets Rock.

[SpongebobL0VER]

@Tigereyeblu

Oh yeah. I'm a clarinet too. We rock. :-)

[Tigereyeblu]

@SpongebobL0VER lol that's awesome! Don't you love the beginning? I also love when we have the melody! :)

[421Tanman]

I am in sixth grade i play the French horn and I am playing this song in wind ensemble for my school. It is so easy but really cooling sounding. I am also like this song because i get the melody for once.

[3ino122]

@wormuetv Good luck with your concert! And thank you so much!

[3ino122]

@wormuetv Go you! Good luck with your performance.

[Benunknown2012]

this is the song that we are currently playing in band and i am loving it! i hate it when the class period is over because i just keep wanting to play. love the trombone parts too! by far one of my favorites of my highschool career. and to the band; that was very nicely performed. :D

[3ino122]

@Benunknown2012 Well, thank you(: I can honestly say I loved it, too. We only had four days to learn it too, and I've lost the sheet music (I plays flute! :D) so that stinks for me lol. Thankyou for your feedback!(:

[TankBrunette]

i love this song! we're doing this for our middle school band; same tempo. i'm proudly doing trumpet :D

[3ino122]

@TankBrunette Yay! Good luck!(:

[jessepark429]

spiderman ftw!



[3ino122]

@jessepark429 Honestly one of my favorite parts was the Spider Man part, so pretty, flutewise.

[freezexthexocean]

We did this a couple years ago for our band. It's a very fun piece to do, a little hard, but I love all the titles in it! You guys did this very well :)

[3ino122]

@freezexthexocean Why, thankyou(: It really was a fun piece, I enjoyed learning and performing it.

[KarmaticChris94]

Good job. We're playing this piece for our Prisim Concert in May :3

[3ino122]

@KarmaticChris94 Oh, good luck with your concert! :D And thank you very much!(:

[KarmaticChris94]

@3ino122 Thank you :D



[mada1241]

@Lex753159 really, so am i, i go to nai, small world!

[Lex753159]

I am doing this for my concert band in North Allegheny High School... I;m so excited...I grew up with these songs :)

[kashi1485]

the part for beetle juice was so amazing fast , i cant believe u guys did so well on that! great job!

[3ino122]

@kashi1485 Thank you so much!

[tjwolfg]

These students should be proud. Wonderful ensemble sound, consistency of articulation, and clarity of musical line. Bravo!

[3ino122]

@tjwolfg We were very pleased with our performance that night!(: Thank you so much!(: ^_^

[benreilly73]

This music first is from the beginning of the batman movie ( I think ) and then it also has it is halloween ( From the nightmare before christmas ) and then the polar express song where Santa takes off and then some sort of funky dark music I can't really explain and then i sware i heard the next song from some where but i can't put my finger on it...

[vivoavacato]

@benreilly73 The songs in order are Tales from the Crypt, This is halloween (from Nightmare before Cristmas), Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice and Spiderman.

[3ino122]

@vivoavacato Haha thanks! I had them all in the description, but I knew they weren't in order(:

[reeces451]

I love the bass clarinet part on this song, we played it with over 250 people and 1 bass clarinet :) Oh and the beetlejuice part is BA

[supersonicdrawer]

@reeces451 yeah i like it alot in the beetle juice section. you can really show off your skills. :)

[TheAtsukoinu]

this is so cool! X) we're playing this in band! i play the french horn and i love my part in this song!

[The999thDevil]

@TheAtsukoinu SAME! the part is amazing ! i love the bit at the beginning!

[TheAtsukoinu]

@The999thDevil me too! i like the section at measure 81 also ( but dont know if it is the same measure in your copy but its the beetlejuice theme!) ^_^ fun fun

[TheJokersAdvocate96]

The high school band comes to my middle school every year and plays this. I always find myself bouncing along with beetlejuice.

[easystep123]

this is the song my band is playing and its awesome and we are gonna play this in our oncert!!!

[FunnyLittleMe]

I play first saxophone in this in our band. x3 Damm you Beetlejuice!

[animatemaster]

@FunnyLittleMe Ikr I hate the beetlejuice part especially cause clarinet has to play that fast

[FunnyLittleMe]

@animatemaster I get the lovely solo part in This is Halloween, right after the time change from 3/4. Our conductor gets really annoyed if I miss it XD

[thatwifeytype96]

This is my favorite song to play on my clarinet. (:

[mynameisbilly500]

omg tuba part is beast i remeber playing this :D

[NoNo42nd]

My favorite part of this piece is 2:50 - 3:12

[Whiscash97]

@NoNo42nd That would be the Beetlejuice theme. It's my favorite, too.

[TheAlxxHydeShow]

@NoNo42nd beetlejuice beetlejuice beetlejuice!!!!!!!! ;D

[youngboi64]

This is what my band is playing for this years holiday concert! we almost played it last year and my director changed his mind but this year i convinced him to do it! Its really fun. Sad part bout this is that everyone saying they like this is prolly in like middle school band or freshman and im 17 lol :)

[3ino122]

@youngboi64 I see no sad part in that! :) I still wish I had the music for this, it was difficult to me as an 8th grader, yes. But this wasn't just middle school and freshmen, it was 6-12 grade band camp top band! It's for everyone!(:

[xXasumixX]

Danny Elfman should get a Kennedy Center Honor :)

[kasaochsner]

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!

Really makes me miss being in band. =[

[3ino122]

@kasaochsner D: Why aren't you anymore??

[kasaochsner]

@3ino122 I graduated =[

[kasaochsner]

@3ino122 I graduated =[

[3ino122]

@kasaochsner /: awwww

[allieviking2013]

This is what my band is playing for next week! im so excited! it almost sounds as good as this.

[3ino122]

@allieviking2013 I bet it will sound awesome!

[allieviking2013]

@3ino122 Hey thanks! We sounded really good! :)

[Dragon2802]

Amazing were doing this and it's so funky

[BandIsBetter12]

good memories from playing this one in 8th grade :) thanks for posting a legit good version of this!

[Angelofmusic303]

I played this in my highschool freshmen year. We're doin it again for my junior year. Its really fun to play. If you're interested you should ask your band director to have you play it. =)

[VanillaScentify]

this is so amazinggg, i'm gonna ask if my band can play this next year!

[xxemilyxx2013]

We are preforming this! SNARE DRUMS :D

[qtxguitar]

Tit! . . . its theatre!! not "theater" :p

[3ino122]

@qtxguitar haha I knowwwwwww It was an accident XD

[MiniMoon1100]

i performed in this band as a 6th grader!

Thanks for posting

[3ino122]

@MiniMoon1100 I loved this song! I played it in eighth, band camp, fun stuff haha! you're welcome(:

[hallowis55]

This was written by Danny Elfman

[3ino122]

Thanks! I'll put that into the side info!

[GraveyardRomance]

@3ino122 The individual selections were written by him, but arranged by someone else. I'll let you know his name next time I go to school and look at my music; we're playing it this year, lol.