Darkman Soundtrack CD
Darkman.
1990, Universal.
Danny Elfman.
MCA, CD, 1990, MCAD-10094.
Rating: 
Liam Neeson plays a scientist, forced to use his newly created synthetic skin designed to mask disfigurements, on himself, after he is pushed into a pool of acid by gangster (Larry Drake). Sam Raimi’s black comedy horror is Frankenstein meets Batman: part mad inventor, part crusading vigilante, pining for the love he lost. Danny Elfman’s score is suitably dark, and dramatic, though following on so closely from his score for ‘Batman’, which also makes much of a waltz (’The Plot Unfolds’) and a march (’Main Titles‘), sounds less than original. The highlight, ‘Carnival From Hell’, plays to the films sense of grand guignol with a corrupted fairground theme that gives way to another helping of Elfman’s dark symphonic scoring, affirming his tendency to repeat himself. While it is unlikely to disappoint hardcore fans, ’Darkman’ remains both lighter (weight) and less intricate than many of his earlier scores, which is unfortunate considering his high regard for Raimi’s work and his love of the comic book genre.
Darkman Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Track Listing:
1. Main Titles
2. Woe
3. Rebuilding / Failure
4. Love Theme
5. Julie Transforms
6. Rage / Peppy Science
7. Creating Pauley
8. Double Durante
9. Plot Unfolds
10. Carnival From Hell
11. Julie Discovers Darkman
12. High Steel
13. Finale / End Credits
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