editor had a nervous breakdown and left. Early preview screenings did not go well as people laughed in the wrong places and complained about a lack of a happy ending. Universal told Raimi that some people rated Darkman the worst film they had ever seen. According to executives, the film was one of the worst-scoring pictures in Universal's history. Then, two preview screenings, one with Danny Elfman's score, went well. Tapert remembers, "the experience on Darkman was very difficult for Sam and me; it isn't the picture we thought it should be, based on the footage we shot and all that. The studio got nervous about some kind of wild things in it, and made us take them out, which was unfortunate". Raimi did like the "brilliant" marketing campaign that the studio came up with, releasing posters in advance with a silhouette of the main character and the question, "Who is Darkman?" According to the director, "the marketing made the film a money-maker". Music Soundtrack Released on August 17, 1990, the soundtrack to Darkman was composed by Danny Elfman, who previously scored the music to Tim Burton's Batman in 1989. La-La Land Records has released an expanded soundtrack album in January 2020, featuring over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. In 2017, Waxwork Records released the soundtrack on vinyl which was remastered from the original tapes. Elfman said of his score: "Again old-fashioned and melodramatic, but in a way that I'm crazy about. Sam Raimi has a wonderful visual style that lends itself easily to music. It was an enormous relief writing long, extended musical sequences, something which is very rare in modern films. No reason to hold back on this one". "Main Titles" – 1:37 "Woe, the Darkman ... Woe!" – 6:09 "Rebuilding/Failure" – 3:16 "Love Theme" – 0:56 "Julie Transforms" – 1:11 "Rage/Peppy Science" – 1:37 "Creating Pauley" – 3:19 "Double Durante" – 1:50 "The Plot Unfolds (Dancing Freak)" – 7:01 "Carnival from Hell" – 3:16 "Julie Discovers Darkman" – 1:59 "High Steel" – 4:19 "Finale/End Credits" – 3:39 Release Marketing Ads asking "Who is Darkman?" began appearing on bus benches, public transit, and television as early as June 1990. Universal VP of Media Vic Fondrk said that the studio did not want to spend much money promoting the film in advance, "but we wanted to create some intrigue for the Darkman character". Home media DVD In 1998,