Danny Elfman
Composer
Surround Sound: Stereo-Typing (Short Ends and Leader)...7] When Danny Elfman was tagged by Tim Burton to create the songs for his take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, many wondered how the former rock and roll radical would re-imagine what was already a seminal storybook experience. After... In this article: Taking Woodstock, Danny Elfman, Robert J. Kral, Trick 'r Treat, Green Lantern: First Flight, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Batman, Schmaltz, Orchestration, and Halloween |
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Wired Top Stories | October 30, 2009
Top 10 Halloween Movies for Younger Kids
...be, coming as it did from the dark, twisted mind of Tim Burton. But it's still well worth seeing, with a great voice cast and a terrific Danny Elfman score (with several songs). And, dealing as it does with a man who accidentally marries a...
In this article: Halloween, E mail, Warner Brothers, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, B-movie, Reese's Pieces, Pumpkin, and Frankenstein's monster
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | November 06, 2009
Harry claws to learn from Joe Johnston on WOLFMAN set!!!
...not like there's a… It's almost like there's not a Danny Elfman style. There used to be with the Danny Elfman and Tim Burton style and I think he's moved away from that. He's gotten much more versatile and he's really pushing the envelope in...
In this article: Joe Johnston, Mark Romanek, Jurassic Park, Universal horror, and Beetle Juice
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Blogcritics | May 31, 2009
Music Review: The Music of Batman Performed By The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
...on their own merits. When Tim Burton brought the Caped Crusader to the silver screen, Danny Elfman's score, with the orchestrations by fellow former Oingo Boingo member Steve Bartek, was a vital element to its success. Elfman's work takes up...
In this article: Batman, Tim Burton, Batman, Prague, Elliot Goldenthal, Orchestration, Grammy, Joker, and Steve Bartek
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IGN Music | February 05, 2009
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Love Movies
...of acute hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients. This is just a super badass movie all-around! I encourage everyone to watch it. In this one, Tim Burton and Danny Elfman redefine sight and sound. This film is simply breathtaking. 2003
In this article: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Platinum, Celluloid, Hyperglycemia, PS3, Tim Burton, and Don't You Fake It
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
...Heinrichs served as the production designer and Colleen Atwood did costume design. To compose the film score, Burton hired regular collaborator Danny Elfman. Elfman had previously been set as composer when Adam Rifkin was to do his remake in...
In this article: Planet of the Apes, Tim Burton, Adam Rifkin, Rick Baker, Terry Hayes, Peter Jackson, and Helena Bonham Carter
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PR Newswire | September 24, 2009
Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Worldwide Publishing Agreement with GRAMMY(R) Award-Winning Hollywood Blockbuster Composer and Oingo Boingo Co-Founder Danny Elfman
...been included on nearly fifty soundtrack albums. Currently, Elfman is composing the original score for Tim Burton's 2010 release of Alice in Wonderland starring Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway. He is also composing The Wolfman directed by Joe...
In this article: Universal Music Publishing Group, Oingo Boingo, Hollywood, Grammy, Bernie Taupin, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, and Dave Grohl
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
The Nightmare Before Christmas
...Danny Elfman. Elfman and Burton created a rough storyline and two-thirds of the film's songs, while Selick and his team of animators began production in July 1991 in San Francisco, California with a crew of 200 workers. Joe Ranft worked...
In this article: The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington, Tim Burton, Walt Disney Pictures, Sally, Henry Selick, Halloween, and Beetlejuice
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Batman (1989 film)
...contract was approval over prosthetic makeup designer. Burton hired Danny Elfman, his collaborator on Pee-wee's Big Adventure and Beetlejuice, to compose the music score. For inspiration Elfman was given The Dark Knight Returns.
In this article: Batman, Tim Burton, Joker, Batman, Sam Hamm, Batman, Bruce Wayne, and Jack Nicholson
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Wikipedia | October 22, 2009
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)
...of chocolate were tested before Burton settled on the proper hue. The original music score was written by Danny Elfman, a frequent collaborator with director Tim Burton. Elfman's score is based around three primary themes: a gentle family...
In this article: Tim Burton, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, Johnny Depp, Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Warner Bros., Mike Teavee, and Oompa-Loompa
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Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton's films, composing "The Simpsons Theme," and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995. He's been composing film scores extensively since 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure. 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 also wrote the theme for the video game Fable.
- Name At Birth:
- Daniel Robert Elfman
- Birth Date:
- May 29, 1953
- Birthplace:
- Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
- Spouse:
- First marriage: Unknown spouse - 2 children: Lola (born 1979, adopted) and Mali (born 1985); second marriage:Bridget Fonda (November 29, 2003 - present) 1 child: Oliver
- Occupation:
- composer and singer
- Grammys:
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- 1989 Batman
- Best Instrumental Composition
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