Danny Elfman
Known for Sound · 46 credits
- Born
- 1953-05-29 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Daniel Robert Elfman
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 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.
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Known For
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
Corpse Bride
2005
as Bonejangles (voice)
Prisoners of Gravity
1989
as Self
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
The Gift
2000
as Tommy Lee Ballard
TV Shows (5)
Movies (41)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
as Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
Corpse Bride
2005
as Bonejangles (voice)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
The Gift
2000
as Tommy Lee Ballard
Annie Hall
1977
as Lacey Party Guest (uncredited)
Forbidden Zone
1982
as Satan
Back to School
1986
as Oingo Boingo Band Member
78/52
2017
as Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
as Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
as Self
Psycho Path
2000
as Self - Arranger
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
1994
as Self
The Incredible Ang Lee
2003
as Self
Hot Tomorrows
1977
as Singer
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984
as Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
as Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2024
as Self
Urgh! A Music War
1981
as Self
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
1995
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'
2004
as Self
Proud Iza
2008
as Narrator
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
2005
as Himself
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
1993
as Self - Composer
The Making of 'Hulk'
2003
as Self
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
2002
as Self
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
2015
Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
1989
as Himself, Waiter
Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
2017
as Self
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
2011
Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
1985
as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
1996
as Self
A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
as Himself
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
2000
Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
2011
Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
1987
as Himself
DemiUrge Emesis
2010
as Narrator (voice)
A Danny Elfman Christmas Story
2025
as Narrator
Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
1990
About Danny Elfman
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… With 46 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Danny Elfman has appeared in 41 films and 5 TV shows.
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- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) — as Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
- Corpse Bride (2005) — as Bonejangles (voice)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) — as Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
- The Gift (2000) — as Tommy Lee Ballard
- Annie Hall (1977) — as Lacey Party Guest (uncredited)
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