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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, …
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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.
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Danny Elfman's Filmography
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A Danny Elfman Christmas Story
as Narrator
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
as Self (archive footage)
78/52
as Self
Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
as Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
DemiUrge Emesis
as Narrator (voice)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
as Self
Proud Iza
as Narrator
No Poster
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
as Himself
Corpse Bride
as Bonejangles (voice)
Becoming Oompa-Loompa
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
as Self
No Poster
The Making of 'Hulk'
as Self
No Poster
The Incredible Ang Lee
as Self
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
as Self
The Gift
as Tommy Lee Ballard
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Psycho Path
as Self - Arranger
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Self
Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
as Self
No Poster
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
as Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
as Self
The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
as Self - Composer
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
No Poster
Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
as Himself, Waiter
Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
as Himself
Back to School
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self
Forbidden Zone
as Satan
Urgh! A Music War
as Self
Annie Hall
as Lacey Party Guest (uncredited)
Hot Tomorrows
as Singer
No Poster
A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
as Himself