Danny Elfman
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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.
Overview
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
Production Credits
Real Steel
Dumbo
The Family Man
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Spider-Man 2
Amazing Stories
Dracula
Alice in Wonderland
Vengadores Chiflados: La Era de Pultrón
Notorious
Chicago
Mission: Impossible
Scrooged
Sleepy Hollow
Before I Wake
Planet of the Apes
Big Top Pee-wee
Corpse Bride
A Civil Action
Wednesday
Dolittle
Goosebumps
The Next Three Days
Beetlejuice
Edward Scissorhands
Epic
Novocaine
Hulk
The Simpsons
Terminator Salvation
The Woman in the Window
Tales from the Crypt
Mars Attacks!
Spider-Man
A Simple Plan
The Simpsons Movie
Big Fish
Batman: The Animated Series
To Die For
Men in Black
Oz the Great and Powerful
Men in Black: International
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The Frighteners
Summer School
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Heartbreakers
The Flash
Modern Vampires
Nacho Libre
Good Will Hunting
Fifty Shades Freed
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Justice League
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Girl on the Train
Men in Black 3
Batman
Hot to Trot
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Red Dragon
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fifty Shades Darker
Spy Kids
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Milk
Flubber
The Kingdom
Wanted
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Psycho
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
Men in Black II
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The Circle
Meet the Robinsons
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Tulip Fever
Perversions of Science
Silver Linings Playbook
American Hustle
Midnight Run
Dark Shadows
Fifty Shades of Grey
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The Grinch
Big Eyes
Charlotte's Web
Batman Returns
White Noise
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
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