Danny Elfman

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Danny Elfman
Birth name:	Daniel Robert Elfman
Gender:	Male
Medium(s):	Film
Roles:	Composer
Date of birth:	May 29th, 1953
Place of birth:	Los Angeles, California
1st Horror:	Amazing Stories: Mummy, Daddy

Danny Elfman is an American musician, best known for composing music for television and movies and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films (the exceptions being Ed Wood and Sweeney Todd). He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award for his Desperate Housewives theme. Elfman was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 2002 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. Elfman is famous for creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the Batman theme, and his role as Jack Skellington's singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie Corpse Bride.

Body of work

Film

Film	Year	Role
Nightbreed	1990	Composer
Darkman	1990	Composer
Edward Scissorhands	1990	Composer
Army of Darkness	1992	Composer
The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	Composer; Associate producer; Performer
Shrunken Heads	1994	Composer
Darkman II: The Return of Durant	1995	Composer
Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood	1996	Composer
The Frighteners	1996	Composer
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die	1996	Composer
Modern Vampires	1998	Composer
Psycho	1998	Composer
Sleepy Hollow	1999	Composer
Red Dragon	2002	Score producer
Corpse Bride	2005	Composer; Performer
The Wolfman	2010	Composer
Dark Shadows	2012	Composer

Television

Series	Episode	Role
Amazing Stories	Mummy, Daddy	Composer
Amazing Stories	Family Dog	Composer
Tales from the Crypt	All	Composer

External Links

• Danny Elfman at AMG
• Danny Elfman at IMDB
• Danny Elfman at Wikipedia
• Danny Elfman at All Music
• Danny Elfman at MusicBrainz

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