• Episode 02: Back To School
    May 16 2025

    “Why don’t you call me sometime when you have no class?”

    Matt and Lexie review the Rodney Dangerfield comedy, Back to School (1986) directed by Alan Metter, and discuss Danny Elfman's second feature length score.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 01: Pee Wee's Big Adventure
    May 16 2025

    "I know you are, but what am I?"

    Matt and Lexie review the Paul Reubens film Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) directed by Tim Burton, and discuss Danny Elfman's first feature length score for a major studio.

    In the first of many Burton/Elfman collaborations, Pee Wee's Big Adventure is the perfect film to kick off this journey through Elfman's filmography.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
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