Danny Elfman
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA — May 29 1953
Biography
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…
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The Simpsons
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Send Help
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Wednesday
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Batman: The Animated Series
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Dracula
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Tales from the Crypt
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Amazing Stories
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Spider-Man
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Fifty Shades of Grey
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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Fifty Shades Freed
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Corpse Bride
Bonejangles (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
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Good Will Hunting
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Men in Black
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
Prisoners of Gravity
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Beetlejuice
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Mission: Impossible
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
Real Steel
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Edward Scissorhands
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Batman
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Spider-Man 2
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Terminator Salvation
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Silver Linings Playbook
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Wanted
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Big Fish
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Hulk
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Perversions of Science
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Justice League
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Men in Black II
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Men in Black 3
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Fifty Shades Darker
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Dolittle
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Batman Returns
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The Grinch
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Men in Black: International
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Dark Shadows
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Planet of the Apes
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Meet the Robinsons
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
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Nacho Libre
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Dead Man's Wire
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Chicago
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
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Mars Attacks!
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Sleepy Hollow
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Dumbo
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When We Rise
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Milk
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The Family Man
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The Girl on the Train
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Oz the Great and Powerful
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Goosebumps
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Spy Kids
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
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American Hustle
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Flubber
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The Circle
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The Next Three Days
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Forbidden Zone
Satan
Epic
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Sommersby
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A Simple Plan
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Dick Tracy
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Frankenweenie
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The Gift
Tommy Lee Ballard
To Die For
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The Wolfman
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Psycho
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A Civil Action
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The Frighteners
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Midnight Run
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Darkman
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Dolores Claiborne
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure
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Nightbreed
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Big Eyes
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Bordello of Blood
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Heartbreakers
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Hitchcock
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Charlotte's Web
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The Woman in the Window
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The Kingdom
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May the 12th Be with You
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Dead Presidents
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Summer School
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The Holiday Movies That Made Us
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Freeway
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Sicko
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Tulip Fever
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Back to School
Oingo Boingo Band Member
Notorious
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Instinct
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Scrooged
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Proof of Life
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White Noise
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
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Article 99
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Promised Land
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Taking Woodstock
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Big Top Pee-wee
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Hollywood in Vienna
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The Flash
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Before I Wake
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Novocaine
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
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Black Beauty
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The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
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Tim Burton: Life in the Line
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Darkman II: The Return of Durant
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Anywhere but Here
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Extreme Measures
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78/52
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Paranoid Park
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Red Dragon
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Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
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Wisdom
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Rhona Who Lives by the River
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Restless
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Hot to Trot
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The End of the Tour
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Amazing Stories
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Modern Vampires
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
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Shrunken Heads
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Psycho Path
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Hot Tomorrows
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The Making of 'The Frighteners'
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Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
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Deep Sea 3D
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Tim Burton: Life in the Line
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Hodja Nasreddin
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The Magical World of Chuck Jones
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Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
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Aliens, Clowns & Geeks
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The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
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The World of Stainboy
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Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
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Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne’s Dance Version
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
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Urgh! A Music War
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
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The Unknown Known
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Do Not Disturb
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The World of Stainboy
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Bloody Bridget
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Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
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Standard Operating Procedure
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Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
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The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert
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Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
Himself, Waiter
Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
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Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
Vengadores Chiflados: La Era de Pultrón
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
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Remember To Enjoy The Light Before It’s Gone
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Oh No, Not Them
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Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
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Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
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Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
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Cirque du Soleil: IRIS
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Proud Iza
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Bullet Time
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The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
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Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
DemiUrge Emesis
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Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
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Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
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Face Like a Frog
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Urge
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A Danny Elfman Christmas Story
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Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
Wednesday: Fireplace
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The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
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