Danny Elfman
Daniel Elfman is a composer. 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 is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films. He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie Corpse Bride. 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. Earlier in his career, Elfman lead the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995.
| Known For | Sound |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 7.86 |
| Birthday | 1953-05-29 |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Also Known As | Daniel Robert Elfman, |
1996
Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
10/2
Oingo Boingo's Farewell Concert at the Universal Amphitheatre
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Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.8/7545
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus an...
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
2015
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
8.1/7
Composer and performer Danny Elfman, Tim Burton’s prolific musical collaborator, descends on Lincoln Center with an 88-piece orchestra, 44-voice choir...
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Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
7/1
This film chronicles the bizzare story behind the making of the all time cult classic "Forbidden Zone", as well as providing a brief history of the My...
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A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
7.3/94
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on t...
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
2010
DemiUrge Emesis
6/2
A mummified cat is tormented by the skeletons of past meals in this stop-motion short by MTV and Sci Fi Channel station ID veteran, Aurelio Voltaire....
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DemiUrge Emesis
2000
Psycho Path
8/1
Documentary on the making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho."
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Psycho Path
1987
Oingo Boingo: Live At The Ritz
8/1
Recorded on April 25th, 1987 at The Ritz in New York City.
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Just Another Day
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Oingo Boingo: Live At The Ritz
1987
Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
0/0
Danny Elfman and Co.’s run of multi-night Halloween stands at Irivne Meadows from 1986 to 1991 were the stuff of legend. This film contains two full s...
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Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
1994
The Making of Dr. Seuss' 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'
7.3/3
Phil Hartman hosts this retrospective look back at the legacy and making of the classic 1966 holiday special 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'
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The Making of Dr. Seuss' 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
8.3/6
Discover information from Burton, Elfman, Roy, and Jaynes. This one focuses on the movie’s Oompa-Loompa songs and offers one of the disc’s better prog...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
2011
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
0/0
An extended conversation between Danny Elfman and Tim Burton as they discuss their quarter-century collaboration.
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A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
2011
Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
0/0
Filmed at Glen Helen Park in Devore, CA on May 18, 1983 between 2:40 and 3:40 PM.
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Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
2008
Proud Iza
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Fresh look at a classic… Great writers have left us with characters that still exist today, it is simply their backdrop that has changed. PROUD IZA is...
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Proud Iza
2002
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
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A look at Danny Elfman's music for Men in Black II (2002)
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Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
2000
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
0/0
A look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal.
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Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
6.5/24
A behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
6.7/3
A short documentary that explains the process of how actor Deep Roy prepared to play the Oompa-Loompas in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Fact...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
1977
Hot Tomorrows
0/0
A portrait of a young man, Michael, so obsessed with death that he decorates his room with a life-size Grim Reaper. One night Michael's closest buddy,...
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Hot Tomorrows
1992
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
0/0
Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1981
Urgh! A Music War
7.1/14
Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the arti...
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Urgh! A Music War
2006
Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
6.4/7
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Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
2005
Corpse Bride
7.483/7203
Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and...
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Corpse Bride
1984
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
8.2/3
In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big Brother. Right at the start of the much...
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1980
Forbidden Zone
6.5/70
A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through...
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Forbidden Zone
2017
78/52
7.4/99
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the...
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78/52
1998
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
8.8/4
Documentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy.
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The Making of 'The Frighteners'
2000
The Gift
6.429/918
Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see....
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The Gift
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7.028/12667
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
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