Only a Lad features complex and frequently changing time signatures and keys, often incorporating harmonies borrowed from jazz and 20-century classical music ; all hallmarks of Elfman's songwriting.

The Scofflaws early sound was characterized by strong R & B and jazz influences as well as eclectic covers of such songs as Henry Mancini's " A Shot in the Dark ", Danny Elfman's theme for Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and a scorching live rendition of The Skatalites instrumental " Ska-La Parisian ".

Nino Rota also served as a significant influence and was the main inspiration for Elfman's score to Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.

As Richard Elfman's interest shifted to filmmaking, he passed leadership of the band to younger brother Danny Elfman, who had recently returned from spending time in Africa playing violin and studying percussion instruments.

The first release was officially a Danny Elfman solo record in 1984 ( titled So-Lo ); it was actually a group effort released under Elfman's name.

Much of Richard Elfman's 1980 cult film Forbidden Zone is a live action pastiche of the early Fleischer Studios style.

An addition to the music is the use of Danny Elfman's theme for Planet of the Apes during the pivotal fight between Hector and Achilles in front of the Gates of Troy.

Elfman's predictions came true ; however, director Henry Selick stated the character was inspired by the Betty Boop cartoon The Old Man of the Mountain.

Megan is Jenna Elfman's niece ( her brother's daughter ), as told by Elfman herself in the audio commentary to the pilot episode from the DVD release.

The Elfmans ' grandfather, Herman Bernstein, also appeared in the film, and Richard Elfman's accountant appeared under the name " Hyman Diamond " because Elfman had no idea whether or not he wanted to be credited.

Bright and director Richard Elfman's only dispute during the screenwriting process was over a scene in which his character, Squeezit, was originally to have been beaten up for eight minutes and having the walls wiped with his blood.

Danny Elfman's theme for the film was arranged for the cartoon by Elfman himself.

At Elfman's insistence, the developers used a small orchestra, which Shaw noted was much more of a challenge than previous projects ; " There are more people involved ( even without considering the orchestra ), and the complexities of any music interactivity are brought to the fore.

Three of the ten CDs were Midnight Syndicate discs ( Born of the Night No. 8, Realm of Shadows No. 4, and Vampyre No. 3 ), ranking behind Danny Elfman's The Nightmare Before Christmas and John Carpenter's Halloween soundtrack.

Then, two preview screenings, one with Danny Elfman's score, went well.

However, only about 2 / 3 of Elfman's score ended up in the movie.

Due to how much of Elfman's music filled the film, Elfman's representatives asked that Elfman be the only person credited for the film's score.

Where Diocletian's system of rescripts shows an adherence to classical tradition, Constantine's law is full of Greek and eastern influences.

" My influences are with Irish music, church music and classical music ," she said in a 1997 interview.

Mitchell's wide-ranging vocals and her distinctive open-tuned guitar and piano compositions grew more harmonically and rhythmically complex as she explored jazz, melding it with her influences in rock n roll, R & B, classical music and non-western beats.

Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources.

One of Sakamoto's classical influences was Claude Debussy, who he described as his " hero " and stated that “ Asian music heavily influenced Debussy, and Debussy heavily influenced me.

Many of his contemporaries compared his music with that of classically trained musicians, although Orbison never mentioned any classical music influences.

He called for the purification of English by removal of Greek, Latin and foreign influences so that it might be better understood by those without a classical education.

As their religious beliefs in the Gospel later deteriorated away from first and second century Christianity, the Goths would become identified again with occultism, paganism and the earlier beliefs associated with their classical spiritual influences.

His classical influences included Raphael, Bronzino, Francisco de Zurbarán, Vermeer, and Velázquez.

" In a Mist " ( 1927 ), one of a handful of his piano compositions but the only one he recorded, mixed classical influences with jazz syncopation.

In classical antiquity, exposing the breasts or genitals could have an apotropaic function: ritual nudity was supposed to ward off malevolent influences.

This hybrid architecture was to remain almost unchanged for nearly a century, until Inigo Jones introduced strong classical influences from Italy to the London palaces of the first Stuart kings.

His influences ranged from the blues of Big Bill Broonzy, the jazz of Charles Mingus, to the classical piano of Sergei Rachmaninoff.

The aetas ovidiana that predominated in the 11th century in and around Orléans, the quasi-Ciceronian ideology that held sway in the Imperial court, and the scraps of Plato then available to scholars have all been cited as classical influences on troubadour poetry.

He drew from a variety of influences, including tap and other black rhythms, classical dance and the elevated style of Vernon and Irene Castle, to create a uniquely recognizable dance style which greatly influenced the American Smooth style of ballroom dance and set standards against which subsequent film dance musicals would be judged.

Throughout the years, progressive metal has borrowed influences from several other genres, including classical and jazz fusion music.

As a consequence of the Dynasty's openness to foreign trade and influences through the Silk Road, Tang dynasty Buddhist sculpture assumed a rather classical form, inspired by the Greco-Buddhist art of Central Asia.

Although Dolphy's work is sometimes classified as free jazz, his compositions and solos were often rooted in conventional ( if highly abstracted ) tonal bebop harmony and melodic lines that suggest the influences of modern classical composers Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky.

Their classical culture was a varied mixture of Pannonian, Illyrian, Greek and Roman influences, mostly without proper peculiarities.

Chinese military doctrine is influenced by a number of sources including an indigenous classical military tradition characterized by strategists such as Sun Tzu and modern strategists such as Mao Zedong, along with Western and Soviet influences.

Palladian design was popular, and Robert designed a number of country houses in this style, but Robert evolved a new, more flexible style incorporating elements of classical Roman design alongside influences from Greek, Byzantine and Baroque styles.

The instrumental album " Will Power " ( 1987 ), with heavy classical and jazz influences, set the stage for things to come later, but before he left pop behind, he put out two more albums, Blaze of Glory ( which he performed in its entirety during the subsequent tour ) and Laughter & Lust.

With their jazz and classical influences and a strong folk background, the band attempted to create a sound that was individual and innovative.

Tatum built upon stride and classical piano influences to develop a novel and unique piano style.