Men in Black
The Score


Sony Music Soundtrax 1997 CD (0074646885925)
Movie Film release: 1997
 

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# Track   Duration
1.M.I.B. Main Theme2:58
2.D's Memories - Chase3:57
3.Edgar's Truck - A New Man2:58
4.Imports - Quiet Moment2:22
5.J Contemplates1:18
6.Headquarters1:13
7.The Suit1:28
8.Morgue Time0:49
9.Petit Mort1:42
10.K Reminisces0:48
11.Orion's Belt - Cat Stinger2:18
12.Noisy Cricket - Impending Trouble2:08
13.Sexy Morgue Babe - Icon5:41
14.Take Off - Crash7:20
15.Finale3:02
16.M.I.B. Closing Theme2:36
 42:37
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Men in Black - 06/10 - Review of Tom Daish, submitted at
The long awaited score album for the hit movie has finally arrived and by all accounts contains virtually all of the music contained in the film. Starting with the exceptionally groovy opening titles, Elfman introduces his walking bass line theme, which is similar, but doesn't sound precisely like, any of his other themes goes through a couple of variations as well as some more lyrical passages, the music accompanying the flight of an insect that acts as they somewhat surreal opening titles of the movie. Much though I hate to admit it, the rest of the score isn't quite as great, much of it is Danny Elfman does slapstick, which in the hands of anyone else would be exceptionally cliched, but Elfman stamps his trademark wacky brass and running strings as well as quite a liberal dose of synth and acoustic percussion. Much of the score is slapstick/action music that doesn't really have enough of a core, either a beat to be based around or a motif or two that could be relied on and for that reason, the music tends to skip about just a little too much. The ideas are all there, it's just the way that they are not tied together well enough/

Apart from the action moments, there is a superb lyrical theme that crops up a few times as the older M.I.B.'s start to reminisce. It is nicely wistful and avoids sentimentality (something that clogs up most comedy scores too much I feel) and having it played on acoustic guitar helps immeasurably to give the right amount of feeling to the music. The main theme doesn't really appear that many times and I felt that it could have acted as a perfectly good motif to appear in the manner of a motif for the M.I.B.s and when they were doing something a bit heroic. It would also have rooted the score down a little bit more and that is the main thing that it really needed. Other definite high spots are the moments in the Headquarters and the Suit which use the theme to great effect. The Finale (as with virtually all Danny Elfman finales) is superb and starts with the gentle guitar based melody and then gets a bit more groovy and offers the main theme again with the trademark choir in the background as well as some extra brassy moments and by resolving on a major chord gives the ending a somewhat upbeat feel and provides an interesting twist to round out. The end credits aren't particularly special I have to admit, but I've never thought any Elfman credits were that great it must be said. This is possibly a score for more hard core Elfman fans only really. As a suite on Music for a Darkened Theatre Volume 3, it would be great, but there is just a little too much of Elfman's larking about at times to make it interesting to listen to on its own.
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