Danny Elfman composed the music for Fifty Shades of Grey.[1][2] He initially accepted the offer after his meeting with Taylor-Johnson,whom he had an affinity for her photographs. Calling it as " just kind of out of the blue",Elfman added the challenge that the genre has no musical guide,referencing Tim Burton's fantasy films which he could not temp for;he also admitted on the BDSM-centered romance genre was almost being non-existent in Hollywood terms,while the novel was popular.[1]
Elfman came up with the blend of romance and spy film elements in music,that provided a way of Anastasia's perspective after she explores the world of Christian Grey. His instrumentation referenced Ana's inner thoughts,in the absence of narration that happened in the book.[3] Elfman also composed for the sequels,which he described as "real fun,stressless scores" and having enjoyed a lot.[1]
Critcial reception
Filmtracks wrote "like The Unknown Known,this stuff is pure Elfman,and the light rock highlights of Fifty Shades of Grey are just as comfortable in his career. You have to admire what he managed to achieve with this score,the plot really not meriting more than a phone-in score. Even so,half of the score passes without much notice,leaving the twenty minutes of cool,skittish highlights to carry it to a fourth star."[4] Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK wrote "It’s almost a shame that Elfman’s generally excellent music accompanies this film,because he actually seems to have understood what the film wanted to be,and has written music to accompany that best case scenario,rather than the tame and turgid melodrama the film actually is;as such,his contribution is likely to be tarred with a similar brush or –dare I say it –whipped with the same flogger. If you can put the fact that this is music for Fifty Shades to the back of your mind,there is a great deal of worthwhile music to be experienced here;better yet,if you do that,you won’t have to visit a red room of pain to punish yourself for buying it."[5]
Lindsey Weber of Vulture called it a "goofy" score.[6] Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "When it’s not insistently bland and overused,Danny Elfman’s score hits the right notes of heart-thumping dread/excitement,accentuating Anastasia’s point of view."[7] Mia Pidlaoan of Screen Rant while reviewing Elfman's best works listed the trilogy,including this film,calling it as an "inquisitive" score and "gives the movies more depth than what meets the eye."[8]
Programming – Camel Audio, Judd Miller, Jörg Hüttner, Peter Bateman
Recording and mixing – Noah Snyder
Score recordist – Adam Michalak
Recording assistance – Ryan Hopkins
Mixing assistance – Greg Hayes
Mastering – Patricia Sullivan
Music editor – Bill Abbott
Assistant music editor – Denise Okimoto
Score editor – David Channing
MIDI supervision and preparation – Marc Mann
Auricle control systems – Richard Grant
Studio technical engineer – Greg Maloney
Musical assistance – Melissa Karaban
Music coordinator – Melisa McGregor
Copyist – Rob Skinnell, Ron Vermillion, Tim Rodier
Art direction and package design – Jessica Kelly, Sandy Brummels
Orchestra
Orchestration – Dave Slonaker, Edgardo Simone, Steve Bartek
Conductor – Pete Anthony
Orchestra contractor – Gina Zimmitti
Concertmaster – Bruce Dukov
Stage crew – David Marquette, Greg Dennen, Greg Loskorn
Instruments
Bass – Bruce Morgenthaler, Chris Kollgaard, Drew Dembowski, Ed Meares, Mike Valerio, Nico Abondolo, Oscar Hidalgo
Bass guitar – Chris Chaney
Bassoon – Rose Corrigan
Cello – Armen Ksajikian, Cecilia Tsan, Tina Soule, Dennis Karmazyn, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick, Kim Scholes, Giovanna Clayton, Steve Erdody, Tim Landauer, Tim Loo, Trevor Handy, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Clarinet – Stuart Clark
Classical piano – TJ Lindgren
Drums – Josh Freese
Flute – Heather Clark, Jennifer Olson
Guitar – Bryce Jacobs, David Levita, George Doering, Mark Tschanz
Harp – Katie Kirkpatrick
Piano – TJ Lindgren
Synth – Judd Miller, Kevin Warren, TJ Lindgren
Synthesizer – Michael Tuller, Patrick Warren
Viola – Alma Fernandez, Andrew Duckles, Brian Dembow, Carolyn Riley, Darrin McCann, David Walther, Matt Funes, Rob Brophy, Shawn Mann, Thomas Diener, Vicky Miskolczy
Violin – Alyssa Park, Ana Landauer, Ben Powell, Bruce Dukov, Carol Pool, Darius Campo, Eun-Mee Ahn, Grace Oh, Irina Voloshina, Jackie Brand, Josefina Vergara, Julie Gigante, Julie Rogers, Katia Popov, Kevin Kumar, Lily Ho Chen, Lucia Micarelli, Maia Jasper, Marc Sazer, Natalie Leggett, Neel Hammond, Nina Evtuhov, Richard Altenbach, Roger Wilkie, Sandy Cameron, Sara Parkins, Sarah Thornblade, Serena McKinney, Songa Lee, Tammy Hatwan
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