Dmitri Stostakovich and Danny Elfman

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You know, listening to this right after some of Danny Elfman's movie themes made me think, "Hey, Shostakovich and Elfman really have a lot in common. Is there some actual influence there?" Yes.

"The composers I loved growing up were Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Ravel, and Bartok. My knowledge of classical music is very much limited to these composers."

I guess I'm getting OK at this music appreciation stuff.