Update: It appears this is not legit. It's my fault. I apologize. The talkbacks here have been fun though so if you want to continue to argue the merits of Elfman's work in THE WOLFMAN by all means continue.


Greetings! ScoreKeeper here and I'm vexed. Devin Faraci over at CHUD.com (giving credit to Doc Phibes) has posted a YouTube video featuring an audio clip from Paul Haslinger's rejected score for THE WOLFMAN (2010) which was ultimately replaced by Danny Elfman's score which was initially rejected to pursue Haslinger's eventual rejected score...eh, you know. I appreciated THE WOLFMAN more than I actually enjoyed it. There is simply too much kinetic attraction for me to dismiss it entirely under the weight of its flaws. One of its crown jewels is the amazing score by Danny Elfman which we almost never heard. It's always interesting to hear rejected scores and wonder the "what-ifs." In the case of THE WOLFMAN I share Devin's sentiment that this was a big "whew!" in my book. I don't fault Haslinger here as I'm sure he was composing the score he was hired to write at the time; however, it's so glaringly wrong for the direction of the music in THE WOLFMAN that I'm aghast that it was ever seriously considered. I understand the need for options and experimentation during the filmmaking process so all I can say here is, congratulations on making the right choice! Even if Elfman's score had to be hacked up to fit a cut of the film that had changed after he scored it, it functioned seamlessly in the film. This is due in large part to the talent and craftsmanship of master orchestrator and composer Conrad Pope who supplied the mortar to Elfman's musical bricks. It may not have been pretty but Elfman's score is one of my favorites so far this year. Check out Haslinger's clip HERE for yourself.

ScoreKeeper!!!