Danny Elfman
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.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the...
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A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the...
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Corpse Bride
as Bonejangles (voice)In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the...
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The Gift
as Tommy Lee BallardAnnie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others'...
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Forbidden Zone
as SatanA mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a...
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Back to School
as Oingo Boingo Band MemberSelf-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son...
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78/52
as SelfThe most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the...
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
as SelfMusic is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining...
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Urgh! A Music War
as SelfUrgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new...
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Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
as uncreditedComposer and performer Danny Elfman, Tim Burton’s prolific musical collaborator, descends on...
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as SelfA behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
as SelfPhil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966...
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as SelfIn his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in...
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The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as HimselfDocumentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy.
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Hot Tomorrows
as SingerA portrait of a young man, Michael, so obsessed with death that he decorates his room with a...
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A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
as uncreditedAn extended conversation between Danny Elfman and Tim Burton as they discuss their...
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as SelfDocumentary on animator Chuck Jones.
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Proud Iza
as NarratorFresh look at a classic… Great writers have left us with characters that still exist today, it...
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Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
as SelfOingo Boingo's Farewell Concert at the Universal Amphitheatre.
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Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
as Self - Lead Vocals, GuitarAn MTV special featuring new wave band Oingo Boingo performing live at the Ritz rock club in New...
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Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
as uncreditedNot every fairytale starts with the usual formula of “Once upon a time…”. However, all...
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Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
as Himself, WaiterA music video compilation was also released by A&M Records alongside the album. It contained (in...
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DemiUrge Emesis
as Narrator (voice)A mummified cat is tormented by the skeletons of past meals in this stop-motion short by MTV and...
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Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
as HimselfDanny Elfman and Co.’s run of multi-night Halloween stands at Irivne Meadows from 1986 to 1991...
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Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
as SelfA look at Danny Elfman's music for Men in Black II (2002)
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Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
as uncreditedFilmed at Glen Helen Park in Devore, CA on May 18, 1983 between 2:40 and 3:40 PM.
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Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
as uncreditedA look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal.
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Prisoners of Gravity
as SelfPrisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that...
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The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as SelfUnwrap the real stories behind these iconic Christmas blockbusters, thanks to insider interviews...
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Hollywood in Vienna
as SelfHollywood in Vienna is an annual film music gala hosted in the Vienna Concert Hall where the Max...
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