Danny Elfman

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Born

May 29, 1953 (age 72)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Daniel Robert Elfman

Danny Elfman

Biography

Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his first studio film in 1985, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. Elfman has frequently worked with directors Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, and Gus Van Sant, contributing music to nearly 20 Burton projects, including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, and Alice in Wonderland, as well as scoring Raimi's Darkman, A Simple Plan, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Van Sant's Academy Award-winning films Good Will Hunting and Milk. He wrote music for all of the Men in Black and Fifty Shades of Grey franchise films, the songs and score for Henry Selick's animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the themes for the popular television series Desperate Housewives and The Simpsons. Among his honours are four Oscar nominations, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy, seven Saturn Awards for Best Music, the 2002 Richard Kirk Award, the 2015 Disney Legend Award, the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2017, and the Society of Composers & Lyricists Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Elfman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2025FilmA Danny Elfman Christmas Storyas Narrator2025TVTim Burton: Life in the Lineas Self2024FilmTim Burton: Life in the Lineas Self2020TVThe Holiday Movies That Made Usas Self2017Film78/52as Self2017FilmHollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytalesas Self2017FilmScore: A Film Music Documentaryas Self2015FilmLive From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton2011TVHollywood in Viennaas Self2011FilmA Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton2011FilmOingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival2010FilmDemiUrge Emesisas Narrator (voice)2008FilmShadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knightas Self2008FilmProud Izaas Narrator2005FilmCharlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Soundsas Himself2005FilmCorpse Brideas Bonejangles (voice)2005FilmCharlie and the Chocolate Factoryas Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)2004FilmBehind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'as Self2002FilmCosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Spaceas Self2000FilmThe Giftas Tommy Lee Ballard2000FilmSleepy Hollow: Behind the Legendas Self2000FilmPsycho Pathas Self - Arranger2000FilmFantasporto – Carnaval no Porto1998FilmThe Making of 'The Frighteners'as Self1996FilmOingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)as Self1995FilmThe Hollywood Soundtrack Storyas Self1994FilmHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Editionas Self1993FilmThe Nightmare Before Christmasas Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)1993FilmThe Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'as Self - Composer1992FilmThe Magical World of Chuck Jonesas Self1990FilmOingo Boingo: October 25th, 19901989TVPrisoners of Gravityas Self1989FilmOingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closetas Himself, Waiter1987FilmOingo Boingo: Halloween '87as Himself1986FilmBack to Schoolas Oingo Boingo Band Member1985FilmOingo Boingo: Live at the Ritzas Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar1984FilmGood Morning, Mr. Orwellas Self1981FilmUrgh! A Music Waras Self1980FilmForbidden Zoneas Satan1977FilmHot Tomorrowsas Singer1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)FilmA Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'as Himself

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