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Danny Elfman is a Actor, Sound and Thanks American born on 29 may 1953 at Los Angeles (USA)

Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman
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Birth name Daniel Robert Elfman
Nationality USA
Birth 29 may 1953 (70 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American composer, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known as the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Oingo Boingo, from 1976 to 1995 and later for scoring music for television and film and creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the 1989 Batman film theme. He has scored the majority of his long-time friend Tim Burton's films.

Elfman re-entered the film industry in 1976, initially as an actor. He made his film scoring debut in 1982 for the film Forbidden Zone directed by his older brother Richard Elfman. He has since been nominated for four Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award for his Desperate Housewives theme. Elfman was honored with the Richard Kirk Award at the 2002 BMI Film and TV Awards; the award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. He was also inducted as a Disney Legend in 2015.

Biography

Elfman has three children: Lola (born 1979), Mali (born 1984), and Oliver (born 2005). On November 29, 2003, he married actress Bridget Fonda. In 1997, he scored A Simple Plan, his only score for one of her films to date (although he did compose a cue for the film Army of Darkness, in which Fonda has a cameo). In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he dated Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon.

He is the uncle of actor Bodhi Elfman, who is married to actress Jenna Elfman.

Describing his politics during the 1980s, Elfman said, "I'm not a doomist. My attitude is always to be critical of what's around you, but not ever to forget how lucky we are. I've traveled around the world. I left thinking I was a revolutionary. I came back real right-wing patriotic. Since then, I've kind of mellowed in between." In 2008, he expressed support for Barack Obama and said that Sarah Palin was his "worst nightmare".


Hearing damage
When asked during a 2007 phone-in interview on XETRA-FM if he ever had any notions of performing in an Oingo Boingo reunion, Elfman immediately rejected the idea and stated that in the last few years with the band he had begun to develop significant and irreversible hearing damage as a result of his continuous exposure to the high noise levels involved in performing in a rock band. He went on to say that he believes his hearing damage is partially due to a genetic predisposition to hearing loss, and that he will never return to the stage for fear of worsening not only his condition but also that of his band mates.

However, Elfman did indeed return to the stage at the Hollywood Bowl on October 31, 2015 to perform Dead Man's Party as the encore to an evening featuring the full length score and performances from Nightmare Before Christmas.

Best films

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
(Original Music Composer) Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
(Original Music Composer) Spider-Man
Spider-Man
(2002)
(Original Music Composer) Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
(2004)
(Original Music Composer) Justice League
Justice League
(2017)
(Original Music Composer) Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
(2012)
(Original Music Composer)

Usually with

Tim Burton
Tim Burton
(21 films)
Steve Bartek
Steve Bartek
(28 films)
Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant
(9 films)
Chris Lebenzon
Chris Lebenzon
(15 films)
Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi
(7 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Danny Elfman (125 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2021The Woman in the WindowOriginal Music Composer
2020DolittleOriginal Music Composer
2019DumboOriginal Music Composer
2019Men in Black: InternationalOriginal Music Composer
2018Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on FootOriginal Music Composer
2018The GrinchOriginal Music Composer
2018Fifty Shades FreedOriginal Music Composer
2017Tulip FeverOriginal Music Composer
2017Fifty Shades DarkerOriginal Music Composer
2017The CircleOriginal Music Composer
2017Justice LeagueOriginal Music Composer
2016Before I WakeOriginal Music Composer
2016The Sea of TreesSound
2016Alice Through the Looking GlassOriginal Music Composer
2016The Girl on the TrainOriginal Music Composer
2016Before I WakeOriginal Music Composer
2015Avengers: Age of UltronOriginal Music Composer
2015Fifty Shades of GreyOriginal Music Composer
2015GoosebumpsOriginal Music Composer
2015The End of the TourOriginal Music Composer
2014Mr. Peabody & ShermanOriginal Music Composer
2014Big EyesOriginal Music Composer
2013Dallas Buyers ClubSound
2013EpicOriginal Music Composer
2013American HustleOriginal Music Composer
2013Oz the Great and PowerfulOriginal Music Composer
2013Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes UniteSound
2013The Unknown KnownMusic
2012Dark ShadowsOriginal Music Composer
2012FrankenweenieOriginal Music Composer
2012Silver Linings PlaybookOriginal Music Composer
2012HitchcockOriginal Music Composer
2012Men in Black 3Original Music Composer
2012Promised LandOriginal Music Composer
2011Real SteelOriginal Music Composer
2011RestlessOriginal Music Composer
2010Alice in WonderlandOriginal Music Composer
2010The Next Three DaysOriginal Music Composer
2010The WolfmanOriginal Music Composer
2009CoralineMusic
2009Taking WoodstockOriginal Music Composer
2009NotoriousMusic
20099Songs
2009Terminator SalvationOriginal Music Composer
2008MilkOriginal Music Composer
2008Hellboy II: The Golden ArmyOriginal Music Composer
2008Standard Operating ProcedureOriginal Music Composer
2008WantedOriginal Music Composer
2007Meet the RobinsonsOriginal Music Composer
2007Paranoid ParkThanks
2007The KingdomOriginal Music Composer
2007The Simpsons MovieSound
2007SickoThanks
2006Charlotte's WebOriginal Music Composer
2006Deep Sea 3DOriginal Music Composer
2006Nacho LibreOriginal Music Composer
2006The Sixth ElementSound
2006Finding KraftlandActor
2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryActor, Original Music ComposerOompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
2005Corpse BrideActor, Original Music ComposerBonejangles (voice)
2005Spider-Plant ManSound
2004Spider-Man 2Original Music Composer
2003Big FishOriginal Music Composer
2003HulkOriginal Music Composer
2002ChicagoOriginal Music Composer
2002Red DragonOriginal Music Composer
2002Men in Black IIOriginal Music Composer
2002Spider-ManOriginal Music Composer
2001HeartbreakersOriginal Music Composer
2001Planet of the ApesOriginal Music Composer
2001Spy KidsOriginal Music Composer
2001NovocaineMusic
2000The Family ManOriginal Music Composer
2000The GiftActorTommy Lee Ballard
2000Proof of LifeOriginal Music Composer
1999InstinctOriginal Music Composer
1999Sleepy HollowOriginal Music Composer
1999Anywhere but HereMusic
1998Good Will HuntingOriginal Music Composer
1998A Civil ActionOriginal Music Composer
1998PsychoMusic Producer
1998A Simple PlanOriginal Music Composer
1998Modern VampiresMusic
1997FlubberOriginal Music Composer
1997Men in BlackOriginal Music Composer
1996FreewayOriginal Music Composer
1996Mars Attacks!Original Music Composer
1996Mission: ImpossibleOriginal Music Composer
1996Bordello of BloodOriginal Music Composer
1996Extreme MeasuresOriginal Music Composer
1996The FrightenersOriginal Music Composer
1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightMain Title Theme Composer
1995To Die ForOriginal Music Composer
1995Dead PresidentsMusic
1995Dolores ClaiborneOriginal Music Composer
1994Black BeautyOriginal Music Composer
1994Shrunken HeadsMusic
1993The Nightmare Before ChristmasActor, SongsJack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
1993SommersbyOriginal Music Composer
1992Shadows and FogSound
1992Batman ReturnsOriginal Music Composer
1992Army of DarknessOriginal Music Composer
1992Article 99Music
1990DarkmanOriginal Music Composer
1990Dick TracyMusic
1990Edward ScissorhandsOriginal Music Composer
1990NightbreedOriginal Music Composer
1989BatmanOriginal Music Composer
1988BeetlejuiceOriginal Music Composer
1988ScroogedOriginal Music Composer
1988Midnight RunOriginal Music Composer
1988Big Top Pee-weeMusic
1988Hot to TrotOriginal Music Composer
1987Summer SchoolOriginal Music Composer
1987Teen Wolf TooSound
1986Howard the DuckSound
1986WisdomMusic
1986Back to SchoolActor, Original Music ComposerOingo Boingo Band Member
1985Pee-wee's Big AdventureOriginal Music Composer
1985Weird ScienceSound
1984Beverly Hills CopSound
1982Fast Times at Ridgemont HighSound
1982Forbidden ZoneActor, Original Music ComposerSatan
1981Urgh! A Music WarActorHimself
1977Hot TomorrowsActorSinger