Danny Elfman
0 FOLLOWERS • 100 CREDITS • MAY 29, 1953 • 72
Biography
more
Daniel Elfman is a composer. Elfman is famous for creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the Batman theme, and his role as Jack Skellington's singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films. He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie Corpse Bride. 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. Earlier in his career, Elfman lead the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995.
Overview
Daniel Elfman is a composer. Elfman is famous for creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the Batman theme, and his role as Jack Skellington's singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films. He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie Corpse Bride. 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. Earlier in his career, Elfman lead the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995.
Known For
Production Credits
Before I Wake
American Hustle
The Girl on the Train
Epic
Batman Returns
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Flubber
Novocaine
Dracula
Planet of the Apes
Wanted
The Circle
Alice in Wonderland
The Grinch
Men in Black II
Modern Vampires
Batman: The Animated Series
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mission: Impossible
Batman
65
Edward Scissorhands
A Simple Plan
Spider-Man
Real Steel
Hot to Trot
Mars Attacks!
Fifty Shades Freed
Oz the Great and Powerful
To Die For
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Corpse Bride
The Simpsons Movie
Good Will Hunting
Fifty Shades Darker
The Family Man
Beetlejuice
Justice League
Frankenweenie
The Next Three Days
Hulk
Scrooged
Charlotte's Web
Tales from the Crypt
Summer School
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
A Civil Action
Men in Black: International
Fifty Shades of Grey
Chicago
Amazing Stories
9
The Frighteners
The Flash
Notorious
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Big Fish
Milk
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
Nacho Libre
Perversions of Science
Sleepy Hollow
Heartbreakers
Goosebumps
Silver Linings Playbook
Red Dragon
Meet the Robinsons
Spider-Man 2
Big Eyes
The Simpsons
Spy Kids
The Woman in the Window
White Noise
Tulip Fever
Vengadores Chiflados: La Era de Pultrón
Terminator Salvation
Wednesday
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Big Top Pee-wee
Men in Black
Men in Black 3
Dolittle
Midnight Run
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
The Kingdom
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Dark Shadows
Psycho
Dumbo
Originals for Hulu
Stay on top of Hulu Originals with ease using the Unofficial app, where you can track release dates, follow your favorite actors, and get instant updates on new seasons and episodes—all in one place!
Get