Danny Elfman is scoring THE WOLF MAN!
Universal's remake of the classic Lon Chaney Jr. movie opening April 3rd.
according to Harry Knowles who has heard the news directly from a Universal source. Elfman, best known for his extensive collaboration with Tim Burton - will no doubt bring the same sense of atmosphere he brought to the horror Sleepy Hollow but slightly less Hammer Horror-ish. More Universal horror-ish, but probably not as comical as Ed Wood or Mars Attacks! You get me? Sleepy Hollow...
Danny Elfman is composing The Wolf Man remake
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Ed Wood...
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Elfman most recently composed the score for Hellboy II: The Golden Army (which I loved by the way and something similar would be awesome for The Wolf Man)...
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The original Wolf Man soundtrack mixed horror, fantasy and romanticism though it's probably not as fondly memorable as those of Frankenstein or Dracula...
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The Wolf Man remake opens April 3rd 2009.