Over the course of 18 tracks, composer and Oingo Boingo front man Danny Elfman takes his listener through different worlds. His first studio album in 37 years, Big Mess breaks barriers and departs from his usually spine-tingling and quirky film scores and humorous art rock. The album opens up with a guitar riff and disembodied choir-reminiscent vocals singing “I’m sorry.” Elfman enters with his own vocals and the instrumentation evolves in ways that keep the listener listening. “Sorry” is the album’s first track, but it is just the beginning. “True” begins with strings, which are more in line with Elfman’s compositional work. Then chaotic electronics immediately take over. It trudges like a sci-fi film from an indiscriminate time. While Elfman’s vocals are a little out of place here, some ...
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