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Danny Elfman composed the soundtrack music for the 2001 movie Planet of the Apes, directed by Tim Burton. Elfman had previously been asked to compose for Adam Rifkin's failed Apes remake in 1988,[1] and has been Burton's regular musical collaborator since the 1980s. The score was issued worldwide by Sony Classical in July and August 2001, the first time since Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) that an Apes project and its soundtrack have received a simultaneous release.


Sony Classical CD Tracklist:

  • 01 Main Titles (03:49)
  • 02 Ape Suite #1 (03:52)
  • 03 Deep Space Launch (04:35)
  • 04 The Hunt (04:58)
  • 05 Branding The Herd (00:48)
  • 06 The Dirty Deed (02:27)
  • 07 Escape From Ape City / The Legend (05:57)
  • 08 Ape Suite #2 (02:42)
  • 09 Old Flames (02:10)
  • 10 Thade Goes Ape (02:37)
  • 11 Preparing For Battle (03:26)
  • 12 The Battle Begins (05:17)
  • 13 The Return (07:18)
  • 14 Main Title Deconstruction (04:22)
  • 15 Rule The Planet Remix (04:03)

Total time: 58:21

Credits:

  • Composer - Danny Elfman
  • Conductor - Pete Anthony
  • Producer - Danny Elfman
  • Executive Producer - Tim Burton
  • Music Production Assistant - Noah Snyder
  • Rule The Planet Remix Producer - Paul Oakenfold, Povi
  • Co-producer - Ellen Segal, Marc Mann, Steve Bartek
  • Engineer - Bill Talbott
  • Orchestrated By - David Slonaker, Edgardo Simone, Mark McKenzie, Steve Bartek
  • Music Editor - Ellen Segal
  • Assistant Music Editor - Pete Myles
  • Mixer - Dennis Sands

Three tracks were also issued on CD single (Cat# SK 671861 2) and on 12" vinyl (Cat# SAS 55966).

Single Tracklist:

  • 01 Rule The Planet Remix (04:03)
  • 02 Main Titles (03:50)
  • 03 Main Title Deconstruction (04:22)

Total time: 12:15


In December 2010 Warner Bros. Records issued the Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box (Cat# 2526543). Limited to 1,000 copies, it included 16 CDs of Elfman's soundtracks for Burton's movies, and came with a bonus DVD, a skeleton USB flash drive and a 250 page hard cover book. CD 9 was dedicated to the Planet of the Apes score, and featured five previously unreleased tracks. Warner Bros. CD Tracklist:

Danny Elfman & Tim Burton Music Box
Music Box: Planet of the Apes
  • 01 Main Titles (03:50)
  • 02 Ape Suite #1 (03:52)
  • 03 Deep Space Launch (04:35)
  • 04 The Hunt (04:57)
  • 05 Branding The Herd (00:48)
  • 06 The Dirty Deed (02:27)
  • 07 Escape From Ape City / The Legend (05:57)
  • 08 Ape Suite #2 (02:41)
  • 09 Old Flames (02:10)
  • 10 Thade Goes Ape (02:37)
  • 11 Preparing For Battle (03:26)
  • 12 The Battle Begins (05:16)
  • 13 The Return (07:18)
  • 14 Main Title Deconstruction (04:22)
  • 15 Rule The Planet Remix (04:03)
  • 16 The Escape (03:33) *
  • 17 Calima (07:20) *
  • 18 Dinner Source (01:37) *
  • 19 Main Title (synth and percussion only) (03:42) *
  • 20 Camp Raid (percussion only) (02:29) *

Total time: 77:00 (* previously unreleased)

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  1. Tales From Development Hell, by David Hughes
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