History Music / DannyElfman

His scores are [[RecycledTrailerMusic frequently used in trailers]].

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Films scored by Elfman include (but are certainly not limited to):

''NOTE'': Although Elfman was originally signed to score ''Film/TheHungerGames'', a scheduling conflict led to him being replaced by Music/JamesNewtonHoward; Elfman never wrote any music for the project.

Elfman also composed the theme music for:

Elfman also has [[TheCameo a cameo]] in a film he didn't score, Creator/SamRaimi's ''Film/TheGift2000'' (done by Christopher Young), he also appears as himself with his band Oingo Boingo in the classic 1986 comedy ''Film/BackToSchool''.

->''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFzLRP8e4vE Diddly diddly diddly diddly bom bom bom bom la-LA la-LA la-LA la-LA!]]''

[[caption-width-right:350:Not an actual Elfman.]]

Like Music/JohnWilliams, Elfman tends to compose classical, Romantically-themed music reminiscent of Bernard Hermann, although Elfman makes more limited use of {{Leitmotif}} and his music tends to have darker overtones -- which seem to mesh well with Tim Burton's films, although he also has a penchant for Duke Ellington-style Jazz. Again like John Williams, Elfman is one of the few major Hollywood film composers who has never had a score thrown-out (the closest being his score for ''Spider-Man 2'' being extensively rewritten and altered without his permission).

A former leader of Music/OingoBoingo, he first broke into film scoring with ''Pee Wee's Big Adventure''. Since then, he has worked steadily in Hollywood (most notably for Creator/TimBurton), composing scores and themes for movies, TV, and even video games and a Creator/CirqueDuSoleil show (''IRIS'', a 2011 show inspired by the history of cinema).

Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American composer and singer born in Los Angeles, California. A former leader of Music/OingoBoingo, he first broke into film scoring with ''Pee Wee's Big Adventure''. Since then, he has worked steadily in Hollywood (most notably for Creator/TimBurton), composing scores and themes for movies, TV, and even video games and a Creator/CirqueDuSoleil show (''IRIS'', a 2011 show inspired by the history of cinema).

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Former leader of Music/OingoBoingo, Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) first broke into film scoring with ''Pee Wee's Big Adventure''. Since then, he has worked steadily in Hollywood (most notably for Creator/TimBurton), composing scores and themes for movies, TV, and even video games and a Creator/CirqueDuSoleil show (''IRIS'', a 2011 show inspired by the history of cinema).

* ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey''

He's married to Bridget Fonda, and they have a son together named Oliver, which in old English means "Elf Army", amusingly. He also has two daughters, Lola and Mali, from previous relationships.

* Most of Tim Burton's films (exceptions are ''Film/EdWood'' and ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet''):

** ''Film/MissPeregrinesHomeForPeculiarChildren''

* ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons''

** ''Film/SleepyHollow''

An excerpt from his main title for ''Sommersby'' was later adopted by Creator/RegencyEnterprises (the company that produced the film) for its logo; on the other hand, Elfman wrote the logo music for Creator/HollywoodPictures several years before he did his only feature score for the company (1995's ''Dead Presidents'').

He's married to Bridget Fonda, and they have a son together named Oliver, [[RuleOfCool which in old English means "Elf Army"]]. He also has two daughters, Lola and Mali, from previous relationships.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[CaptainObvious Not an actual Elfman.]]]]

->''When I'm writing music, so much of the time I feel like I'm being pulled around by a big dog. I've got the dog on a leash and sometimes I'm leading this dog along just where I want it to go. And then sometimes the dog gets real big and starts yanking me. I think when I'm reacting the way I should be, I let the thing yank me around. Because it yanks me into places where I wouldn't go. And I look at it and go, "Oh! Thanks, boy! It's a strange place, but there had to be a reason why I went here, so I'm just going to leave it."''

** ''Film/{{Batman}}'' (1989) and ''Film/BatmanReturns''

''NOTE'': Although Elfman was originally signed to score ''Film/TheHungerGames'', a scheduling conflict led to him being replaced by James Newton Howard; Elfman never wrote any music for the project.

*** Also provides the singing voice for Jack Skellington and both speaking and singing voices of Barrel and the Cl9wn with the Tear-Away Face.

*** Also provides the singing voice for Jack Skellington and both speaking and singing voices of Barrel.

Like JohnWilliams, Elfman tends to compose classical, Romantically-themed music reminiscent of Bernard Hermann, although Elfman makes more limited use of {{Leitmotif}} and his music tends to have darker overtones -- which seem to mesh well with Tim Burton's films, although he also has a penchant for Duke Ellington-style Jazz. Again like John Williams, Elfman is one of the few major Hollywood film composers who has never had a score thrown-out (the closest being his score for ''Spider-Man 2'' being extensively rewritten and altered without his permission).

An excerpt from his main title for ''Sommersby'' was later adopted by ''Creator/RegencyEnterprises Regency Enterprises'' (the company that produced the film) for its logo; on the other hand, Elfman wrote the logo music for Creator/HollywoodPictures several years before he did his only feature score for the company (1995's ''Dead Presidents'').

An excerpt from his main title for ''Sommersby'' was later adopted by Regency Enterprises (the company that produced the film) for its logo; on the other hand, Elfman wrote the logo music for Creator/HollywoodPictures several years before he did his only feature score for the company (1995's ''Dead Presidents'').

** ''Film/MarsAttacks!''

Former leader of Music/OingoBoingo, Danny Elfman (born May 29, 1953) first broke into film scoring with ''Pee Wee's Big Adventure''. Since then, he has worked steadily in Hollywood (most notably for Creator/TimBurton), composing scores and themes for movies, TV, and even video games and a Creator/CirqueDuSoleil show (''IRIS'', a 2011 show inspired by the history of cinema).

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