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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 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 | Sound |
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Most Rating | 5.54 |
Birthday | 1953-05-29 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Also Known As | Daniel Robert Elfman, |
![Corpse Bride](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/isb2Qow76GpqYmsSyfdMfsYAjts.jpg)
2005
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1993
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1980
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Forbidden Zone
6.3/99
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1996
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Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
10/2
Oingo Boingo's Farewell Concert at the Universal Amphitheatre.
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1977
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1992
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1986
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6.3/440
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1994
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8.1/5
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![Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nz09fiwi1svcYSOG9umADDJIJfT.jpg)
2011
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Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
0/0
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1989
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Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
0/0
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![The Making of 'The Frighteners'](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cPYJI8uvtXqrXQX0YqF1RaHsK52.jpg)
1998
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8.714/7
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2017
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Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
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![Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/43tm63Wb8kEpi3qUwiBKejKgway.jpg)
2015
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Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
8.444/9
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![A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
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A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
7/1
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1984
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8.1/4
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2017
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Score: A Film Music Documentary
7.1/113
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![78/52](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mJb3OTY0rc4dTUStQnxSeRacsTV.jpg)
2017
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78/52
7.2/130
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2008
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Proud Iza
0/0
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2010
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DemiUrge Emesis
6/2
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![Urgh! A Music War](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/93k3sh03sjTLuX1av1yDqbuLtgO.jpg)
1981
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Urgh! A Music War
7.2/16
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![Psycho Path](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9ip4UrtCWwKS08o0Cb7ezNj2v4j.jpg)
2000
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Psycho Path
6.7/3
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![Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mY5wyEJtWbnoFZEQinuegQw60Zl.jpg)
2000
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Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
7/34
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![Charlie and the Chocolate Factory](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iKP6wg3c6COUe8gYutoGG7qcPnO.jpg)
2005
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
7.045/15310
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![Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hzcvmB03ieGqE0NKLkbc68sNVQP.jpg)
1985
![Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hzcvmB03ieGqE0NKLkbc68sNVQP.jpg)
Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
8/1
An MTV special featuring new wave band Oingo Boingo performing live at the Ritz rock club in New York City.
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![Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cTyEB6GWaCweytZkbpQUfA4u2Qa.jpg)
1987
![Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cTyEB6GWaCweytZkbpQUfA4u2Qa.jpg)
Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
10/1
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 s...
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![Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2005
![Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
8.533/16
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![Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7muIdI9uxtVyWvlE1o4ZvRE3USk.jpg)
2002
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Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
0/0
A look at Danny Elfman's music for Men in Black II (2002)
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![Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7y4gCeR2YMUwVE1uSYcP4oYsRh4.jpg)
2000
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Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
0/0
A look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal.
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![The Gift](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cqNpfX27gF5BFvL2zRCjMLTQ7Fn.jpg)
2000
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The Gift
6.5/1239
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2011
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A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
0/0
An extended conversation between Danny Elfman and Tim Burton as they discuss their quarter-century collaboration.
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![Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bcwMNsbInmW4PlNb8SIVE07A5NO.jpg)
2008
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Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
0/0
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![Oingo Boingo: Little Girls](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1981
![Oingo Boingo: Little Girls](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Oingo Boingo: Little Girls
10/1
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