Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman

Born: May 29, 1953
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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.

Movies for Danny Elfman...

Title: The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 2020
Type: TV
Unwrap the real stories behind these iconic Christmas blockbusters, thanks to insider interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks.
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78/52
Title: 78/52
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 2017
Type: Movie
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 story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
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Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
Title: Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
Released: September 29, 2017
Type: Movie
Not every fairytale starts with the usual formula of “Once upon a time…”. However, all fairytales touch us with the power of their inherent fantasy. They blend the beautiful and the eerie into a magical world between dreams and reality. Hollywood and fairytales have developed a very special friendship that - this year - presents us with a fantastic concert experience in the land of mythical creatures.
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
Title: Score: A Film Music Documentary
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2017
Type: Movie
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
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Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
Title: Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
Released: October 30, 2015
Type: Movie
Composer and performer Danny Elfman, Tim Burton’s prolific musical collaborator, descends on Lincoln Center with an 88-piece orchestra, 44-voice choir and a colorful assortment of fans and fanatics. Live from Lincoln Center will capture all the excitement of this cultural invasion, climaxing in performances of Elfman’s most beloved Burton scores from films like Batman, Beetlejuice, Alice in Wonderland, Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, which features Elfman singing his iconic songs. Accompanying the music are film clips from select movies as well as original sketches and storyboards created by Tim Burton. We’ll also delve into the surreal spectacle behind the performance, offering a whimsical look at Elfman and friends as they arrive on campus and prepare for the show. It’s a stylish musical journey filled with nods to the extraordinary vision of Tim Burton and Danny Elfman.
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Title: Hollywood in Vienna
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2011
Type: TV
Hollywood in Vienna is an annual film music gala hosted in the Vienna Concert Hall where the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award is presented.
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A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
Title: A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
Released: May 13, 2011
Type: Movie
An extended conversation between Danny Elfman and Tim Burton as they discuss their quarter-century collaboration.
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Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
Title: Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Filmed at Glen Helen Park in Devore, CA on May 18, 1983 between 2:40 and 3:40 PM.
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DemiUrge Emesis
Title: DemiUrge Emesis
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 22, 2010
Type: Movie
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. The 4th in his "Chimerascope" series of animated shorts narrated by singers, DemiUrge Emesis is narrated by composer and singer extraordinaire, Danny Elfman and has an original score performed by chamber rock ensemble, Rasputina.
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Proud Iza
Title: Proud Iza
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
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 a contemporary retelling set in New York City of "The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant. First published in 1884, the stirring story of greed, pride, and vanity has become one of the author’s most popular works and is notorious for its surprise ending.
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Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
Title: Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
Character: Bonejangles (voice) (uncredited)
Released: May 2, 2006
Type: Movie
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
Character: Himself
Released: November 8, 2005
Type: Movie
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 programs. Elfman eloquently discusses all of his challenges and gives us a nice look at his song-writing processes.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
Character: Himself
Released: November 8, 2005
Type: Movie
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 Factory and shows how Deep was able to play all of them.
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Corpse Bride
Title: Corpse Bride
Character: Bonejangles (voice)
Released: September 12, 2005
Type: Movie
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 wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the living.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Character: Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
Released: July 13, 2005
Type: Movie
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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The Incredible Ang Lee
Title: The Incredible Ang Lee
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2003
Type: Movie
A look at the director Ang Lee. It examines the contributions of the director not only behind the camera, but his work in numerous other aspects of the filmmaking process to make Hulk as successful as can be.
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Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
Title: Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
Character: Self
Released: November 26, 2002
Type: Movie
A look at Danny Elfman's music for Men in Black II (2002)
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Title: Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Character: Self
Released: May 23, 2000
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the making of Sleepy Hollow.
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The Gift
Title: The Gift
Character: Tommy Lee Ballard
Released: March 16, 2000
Type: Movie
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. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.
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Psycho Path
Title: Psycho Path
Character: Self - Arranger
Released: February 10, 2000
Type: Movie
Documentary on the making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho."
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Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Title: Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal.
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The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Title: The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Character: Himself
Released: November 24, 1998
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy.
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Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
Title: Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
Released: April 16, 1996
Type: Movie
Oingo Boingo's Farewell Concert at the Universal Amphitheatre
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Title: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 1994
Type: Movie
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 Nightmare Before Christmas
Title: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Character: Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
Released: October 9, 1993
Type: Movie
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 and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Title: The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 1992
Type: Movie
Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.
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Title: Prisoners of Gravity
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 1989
Type: TV
Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.
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Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
Title: Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
Character: Himself, Waiter
Released: January 10, 1989
Type: Movie
A music video compilation was also released by A&M Records alongside the album. It contained (in order) music videos for "Stay" and "Just Another Day" from Dead Man's Party, "Gratitude" from So-Lo, "Little Girls" from Only a Lad, "Nothing Bad Ever Happens" from Good for Your Soul, and "Private Life" from Nothing to Fear.
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Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
Title: Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
Character: Himself
Released: October 31, 1987
Type: Movie
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 sets from October 30th and 31st, 1987.
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Oingo Boingo: Live At The Ritz
Title: Oingo Boingo: Live At The Ritz
Character: Himself
Released: April 25, 1987
Type: Movie
Recorded on April 25th, 1987 at The Ritz in New York City. Dead Man's Party Play Video Who Do You Want To Be? Play Video Just Another Day Play Video Grey Matter Play Video Stay Play Video Weird Science Play Video Goodbye Goodbye
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Back to School
Title: Back to School
Character: Oingo Boingo Band Member
Released: June 13, 1986
Type: Movie
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Title: Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
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-anticipated Orwellian year, Paik and Co. were keen to demonstrate satellite TV's ability to serve positive ends-- Namely, the intercontinental exchange of culture, combining both highbrow and entertainment elements. A live broadcast shared between WNET TV in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, linked up with broadcasters in Germany and South Korea, reached a worldwide audience of over 10 or even 25 million (including the later repeat transmissions).
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Urgh! A Music War
Title: Urgh! A Music War
Character: Himself
Released: November 7, 1981
Type: Movie
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 artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts, and one completely obscure group, Invisible Sex, in what appears to be their only public performance.
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Forbidden Zone
Title: Forbidden Zone
Character: Satan
Released: March 15, 1980
Type: Movie
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 the door, King Fausto falls in love with her. The jealous Queen Doris takes Frenchy prisoner, and it is up to the Hercules family and friend Squeezit Henderson to rescue her.
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Hot Tomorrows
Title: Hot Tomorrows
Character: Singer
Released: April 1, 1977
Type: Movie
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, Louis, joins him for an adventure in Hollywood on Christmas Eve.
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A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
Title: A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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 Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo that follows their transformation from theatrical stage troupe to legendary rock band.
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Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
Title: Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Oingo Boingo concert at Irvine Meadows, from 25th October 1990.