Corpse Bride - OST
The Corpse Bride soundtrack contains the songs from the 2005 film Corpse Bride. These tracks were composed by Danny Elfman, who also composed for "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
Track listings
• Main Titles
• According To plan
• Victor’s Piano Solo
• Into The Forest
• Remains Of The Day
• Casting A Spell
• Moon Dance
• Victor’s Deception
• Tears To Shed
• Victoria’s Escape
• The Piano Duet
• New Arrival
• Victoria’s Wedding
• The Wedding Song
• The Party Arrives
• Victor’s Wedding
• Barki’s Bummer
• The Finale
• End Credits part 1
• End Credits part 2
Bonus Tracks Include:
• Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Band version)
• Remains Of The Day (combo lounge version)
• Bal & Socket Lounge Music #2
• Ball &Socket Lounge Music #1 (combo version)
I absolutely love these tracks, they're amazing; when I’m listening to them I can just picture the part of the movie as the track is playing. I am tired of people comparing Corpse Bride to the nightmare before Christmas; they are both equally as good.
Main Titles – Great way to open the film, this touching melody plays throughout the film and I find myself humming this for hours after! The ticking of the clock in the middle is a nice effect. I find this track very soothing.
According To Plan - This is rather dramatic, it sets the scene and gets your attention. In this song Victor’s and Victoria’s parents were debating the arranged wedding which makes the song rather amusing. Throughout the film they also keep referring back to “According to plan”
Victor’s Piano Solo - This is a very slow and moving piece. I think this sounds better on the CD rather than the actual the movie.
Into The Forest- This track begins off really calm, but then there is a long silence that causes tension and the music bursts out really loud. A choir is used on this track. This is where Victor ends up marrying Emily, the Corpse Bride, he goes into the forest to practice his vows, this is very accidental and when this track plays she comes out of the underworld.
Remains of the Day - This is one of my favourite tracks, it’s really jazzy. It is an upbeat melody and it tells the tragic story of the Corpse Bride.
Casting A Spell - I don’t like this track that much, it sounds rather dark and boring, parts of it do sound pretty good though.
Moon Dance - This track is rather tranquil, Emily, the Corpse Bride dances in the forest to this track, It is a super track to slow dance to!
Victor’s Deception - I’m not impressed with this track with, it is a bit plain and not much movement.
Tears To Shed - This is my all time favourite track, it is emotional and shows lots of feeling. Helena Bonham Carter sings this really sweetly you can hear her voice reflecting the sadness. In the background a flute plays when she sings.
Victoria’s Escape - Another “dark” track. Victor needs help so Victoria begs Pastor Galswell to help him. Very dramatic.
The Piano Duet- This track is Beautiful, the melody from Tears To Shed plays then it plays but with a quicker beat to it.
New Arrival - This track is full of lots of lively jazz music and blasts out.
Victoria’s Wedding - An interesting song, personally not to my taste.
The Wedding Song - This is fast and lively, It is rather unusual but I like it, The female singers sing about the Corpse Bride’s dream of marriage and how its finally come true.
The Party Arrives- I don’t find this track interesting at all.
Victor’s Wedding- Victoria and Victor are reunited, an upsetting moment, very moving and you can hear this in the music.
Barki’s Bummer- I really don’t like this track, it starts off by using strings to build up the tension. In the film Lord Barki is fighting with Victor and in the end Lord Barki drinks some poison and dies.
The Finale- A moving pieace of music, this is played to the end of the film and sounds mellow, for a happy ending, albeit with self sacrifice.
End Credits part 1- Starts off with a solo played by the piano, then goes into a cello. The cello in this is amazing; it plays sad, long notes and is very effective.
End Credits part 2- I think this track is far too jazzy for being played with the credits, this represents in the film the land of the dead.
