Danny Elfman flexes his musical muscles at Coachella with the “Unhinged Hardcore” version of the “Simpsons” theme; Songs from “Pee Wee”, “Nightmare” and “Batman”

Coachella Night 2 was, according to many, dominated Responsible for the younger and older artists of the festival.

Headliner Billy Elish, 20, gave what was considered a strong and historic performance as the youngest headliner at the festival.

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I was on the other end of the spectrum Shirtless Danny Elfman, 68, who performed half of Oingo Boingo’s song, many for the first time since the 1980s, as well as high-octane versions of his work for film and television. The latter included his “Uncertain Hardcore Remake”. The Simpsons Theme, Spiderman The main title is taken from “Breakfast Machine” The great adventures of P. WeissFrom “Ice Dance / Grand Finale” Edward ScissorsFrom “Alice’s Theme” Alice in Wonderland Like her Batman Theme and “Jack in mourning / this is Halloween / what is this?” For a nightmare before christmas.

At first, Elfman promised a “strange little show”. But with a heavy attack on the guitar on Oingo Boingo songs like “Only a Lad”, “Just Another Day” and “Dead Man’s Party”, and then directing an entire symphony on his four-decade-long film, he probably surpassed that. to promise.

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“It was a really weird and heartbreaking sight.” writes Yahoo’s Lyndsey Parker, but it was anything but “small”.

watch her performance The Simpsons The theme (full screen animation of the show) and a little “Dead Man Party” below.

Nothing like the Simpsons theme performed live by Danny Elfman at Coachella !! pic.twitter.com/tZcmW7qr0k

– Dan Leach (@ DanLeach971) April 17, 2022

We can talk about how adorable that Steve Bartek and Danny Elfman moment was 😭 pic.twitter.com/dKttnI76mW

– Destruction💣 (@ANNIHILATIONXXX) April 17, 2022