Will it work for everyone? Certainly not - on first listen, the songs are disturbingly weird, and even a bit off-putting. The songs (and yes, dear reader, there are five of them), range through a variety of styles - but all retain that vintage Oingo Boingo edge that made Elfman such a success in the first place. The score that he wrote for the film is a fantastical return to the Edward Scissorhands style of film scoring, mixed with a touch of his current "modern" sound, and a dash of To Die For. Even knowing that this was not a remake of the beloved Gene Wilder Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but rather a new adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl novel, Elfman said that it wouldn't make a difference: "Tim and I will be crucified." But now, having seen the film and heard the soundtrack, I cannot really say that I would agree with that sentiment, and Elfman was just being cautious, with good reason. About a year ago, when Danny Elfman attended a BMI-sponsored "Coffee Talk" event at the Los Angeles Film Festival, he gave a little insight into his current project: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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