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Daniel Robert “Danny” Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American musician, best known for composing music for television and movies and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as from 1976 until its breakup in 1995. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films (the exceptions being Ed Wood and Sweeney Todd). 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. The award is given annually to a who has made significant contributions to film and television music. Elfman is famous for creating The Simpsons main title theme, and his role as Jack Skellington’s singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie Corpse Bride.

Elfman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Blossom Elfman (née Bernstein), a writer and teacher, and Milton Elfman, a community in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles. He spent much of his time in the local movie theatre, adoring the music of such film composers as Bernard Herrmann and Franz Waxman.
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  • Dvoinov

    Wanted.

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  • Clackers

    Men in Black 3

    Tuesday morning
  • Clackers

    Really really poor that Elfman has a track called Headquarters on MIB and MIB III. Why can't music producers check this kind of thing before naming cues?

    Monday afternoon
  • targaryen_

    the trio Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and Johnny Depp [3] <3 <3

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  • alex_stammer

    dark shadows is a really good film! i recommend to see this one! :)

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  • unknown_corpse

    v i know most are disappointed by the trailer... we'll see i guess...

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  • Clackers

    What do people think of Dark Shadows?

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  • Vegh_Daniel

    'The Grand Finale' is not even in the Last 6 months top 10??? whaaaaaaat?

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