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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.
MovieA Danny Elfman Christmas Story
2025
as Narrator
TVTim Burton: Life in the Line
2025
as Self
MovieTim Burton: Life in the Line
2024
as Self
TVThe Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self
Movie78/52
2017
as Self
MovieHollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
2017
as Self
MovieScore: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
MovieLive From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
2015
TVHollywood in Vienna
2011
as Self
MovieA Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
2011
MovieOingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
2011
MovieDemiUrge Emesis
2010
as Narrator (voice)
MovieShadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
as Self
MovieProud Iza
2008
as Narrator
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
2005
as Himself
MovieCorpse Bride
2005
as Bonejangles (voice)
MovieCharlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
MovieSpider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
MovieBehind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
2004
as Self
The Making of 'Hulk'
2003
as Self
The Incredible Ang Lee
2003
as Self
MovieCosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
2002
as Self
MovieThe Gift
2000
as Tommy Lee Ballard
MovieSleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
MovieFantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
2000
MoviePsycho Path
1999
as Self - Arranger
MovieThe Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
as Self
MovieOingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
1996
as Self
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
1995
as Self
MovieHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994
as Self
MovieThe Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
MovieThe Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
1993
as Self - Composer
MovieThe Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self
Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
1990
TVPrisoners of Gravity
1989
as Self
MovieOingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
1989
as Himself, Waiter
MovieOingo Boingo: Halloween '87
1987
as Himself
MovieBack to School
1986
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
MovieOingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
1985
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
MovieGood Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984
as Self
MovieForbidden Zone
1982
as Satan
MovieUrgh! A Music War
1981
as Self
MovieAnnie Hall
1977
as Lacey Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieHot Tomorrows
1977
as Singer
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
as Himself
