Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American musician who led the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer / songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995, and has composed film scores extensively since 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award for his Desperate Housewives theme. He also composed the Simpsons theme song.
Elfman grew up in a racially mixed community (he is Jewish (Russian and Polish)) in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles, where he was known as 'the whitest white kid'. He spent much of his time in the local movie theatre, adoring the music of such film composers as Bernard Herrmann and Franz Waxman.
After dropping out of high school, he followed his brother Richard to France, where he played his violin on the street and performed with Le Grand Magic Circus, an avant-garde musical theater group. Violin in tow, Elfman next journeyed to
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Track listing: Main TitlesAccording to PlanVictor's Piano SoloInto the ForestRemains of the DayCasting a SpellMoon DanceVictor's DeceptionTears to ShedVictoria's EscapeThe Piano DuetNew ArrivalVictoria's WeddingThe Wedding SongThe Party ArrivesVictor's WeddingBarkis's BummerThe FinaleEnd Credits, Part 1End Credits, Part 2Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Band version)Remains of the Day (Combo Lounge version)Ball & Socket Lounge Music #2Ball & Socket Lounge Music #1 (Combo version)
Track listing: Wonka's Welcome SongAugustus GloopViolet BeauregardeVeruca SaltMike TeaveeMain TitlesWonka's First ShopThe Indian PalaceWheels in MotionCharlie's Birthday BarThe Golden Ticket FactoryChocolate ExplorersLoompa LandThe Boat ArrivesThe River CruiseFirst CandyUp and OutThe River Cruise - Part 2Charlie DeclinesFinaleEnd Credit Suite
Track listing: Main TitleM.J.'s New Life / Spidus InterruptusDoc Ock Is BornAngry Arms / RebuildingA Phone Call / The Wrong Kiss / Peter's BirthdayThe Bank / Saving MayThe Mugging / Peter's TurmoilDoc Ock's MachineHe's Back!Train / AppreciationAunt May PacksArmageddon / A Really Big Web!The Goblin ReturnsAt Long Last, LoveRaindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Bridget Fonda & Danny Elfman married
Track listing: Main TitlesPrologueBetty's DreamBruce's MemoriesCapturedDad's VisitHulk Out!Father Knows Best...Making Me AngryGentle GiantHounds of HellThe Truth RevealedHulk's FreedomA Man AgainThe Lake BattleThe AftermathThe Phone CallEnd CreditsSet Me Free
Track listing: Main TitleTransformationsCostume MontageRevengeFirst WebSomething's DifferentCity MontageAloneParade AttackSpecter of the GoblinRevelationGetting ThroughFinal ConfrontationFarewellEnd Credits
Track listing: LogosThe RevelationMain TitlesThe CellThe Old MansionThe AddressWe're DifferentThe NoteEnter the DragonThreatsTiger BallsLove on a CouchDevouring the DragonThe FireThe BookHe's Back!End Credits Suite
Track listing: North Pole / The Night the Reindeer DiedScrooge PromoFrank's Scrooge PromoFrank's Christmas Gift ListBrice CummingsFrank's BrotherFrank Cross, Humanitarian of the YearLou HeywardThree GhostsGolf BallWaiter AblazeSplashing the WaiterWild Cab RideBecoming LumpyFrisbee the DogElliot Gives BloodThe Ballbreaker SuiteHerman, the Human PopsicleShowtime at IBCFrank's Christmas GiftGhost of Christmas FutureIBC ShootoutInside the GhostAsylumLuncheonetteCreamatorium / Kissing ElliotGod Bless Us Everyone
Track listing: Main TitlesApe Suite #1Deep Space LaunchThe HuntBranding The HerdThe Dirty DeedEscape From Ape City / The LegendApe Suite #2Old FlamesThade Goes ApePreparing For BattleThe Battle BeginsThe ReturnMain Title DeconstructionRule the Planet Remix
Track listing: Main TitleThe Hostage GamePlane to CatchAlice Breaks DownBullet in the HeadThe MiscarriageEscapeThe RescueThe Finale
Track listing: Main TitleInto the WildBack to the ForestEverybody GoesThe KillingThe RiotEscapeEnd Credits
Track listing: IntroductionMain TitlesYoung IchabodThe Story...Masbath's Terrible DeathSweet DreamsA GiftInto the Woods The WitchMore DreamsThe Tree of DeathBad Dreams / Tender MomentEvil EyeThe Church BattleLove LostThe WindmillThe ChaseThe Final ConfrontationA New Day!End Credits
Track listing: Main TitleThe MoonA Change of HeartThe FarmBetrayal Part IThe BadgeStop ItTracks in the SnowDeathBurning $End CreditsImperial Crowns / Preachin' the BluesJolene / So Sleepless YouTina & the B-sides / Deliver Me
Track listing: M.I.B. Main ThemeD's Memories / ChaseEdgar's Truck / A New ManImports / Quiet MomentJ ContemplatesHeadquartersThe SuitMorgue TimePetit MortK ReminiscesOrion's Belt / Cat StingerNoisy Cricket / Impending TroubleSexy Morgue BabeTake Off / CrashFinaleM.I.B. Closing Theme
Track listing: Main TitlesBeautiful DayBreakfastThe IdeaIt's AliveGamma RayTake OffMambo in the SkyFlying HighWeebo YearnsThe TestMambo Del FlubberRemarkableWeebo's DeathRevengeAirborneEnd CreditsKC & the Sunshine Band - Goo a Little Dance
Track listing: Mission Impossible: TroubleMission Impossible: Looking for a JobMission Impossible: BetrayalSommersby: Main TitlesSommersby: Return MontageSommersby: Finale / End TitlesDead Presidents: Main TitlesDead Presidents: DaughterDead Presidents: MontageDead Presidents: NamDead Presidents: NightmareNightmare Before Christmas: OvertureNightmare Before Christmas: Jack and Sally SuiteNightmare Before Christmas: Christmas Eve MontageFreeway: Main TitlesFreeway: On the RoadFreeway: Back in the CarShrunken Heads: Main TitlesAmazing Stories: "Family Dog" Suite (Part 1)Amazing Stories: "Family Dog" Suite (Part 2)Amazing Stories: "Mummy, Daddy"Barkley Superhero: Nike CommercialThe Flash: ThemePee Wee's Playhouse: Suite (Part 1)Pee Wee's Playhouse: Suite (Part 2)Pee Wee's Playhouse: Suite (Part 3)Pee Wee's Playhouse: Suite (Part 4)Beetlejuice: Animated TV Series: ThemeNightmare Before Christmas: This Is Halloween (original demo)
Track listing: Main TitlesHard GuysCokieDumpedThe DescentTough NewsHope / FeyElevator MadnessEpilogue / End Credits
Track listing: Edward Scissorhands: Main TitlesEdward Scissorhands: StorytimeEdward Scissorhands: SuiteEdward Scissorhands: Suburbia / BarberEdward Scissorhands: The Grand FinaleDolores Claiborne: Main TitlesDolores Claiborne: Vera's WorldDolores Claiborne: FlashbackDolores Claiborne: Sad RoomDolores Claiborne: End TitlesTo Die For: Main TitlesTo Die For: Suzie's ThemeTo Die For: BustedTo Die For: Wheepy DonutsTo Die For: FinaleBlack Beauty: Main TitlesBlack Beauty: Baby BeautyBlack Beauty: Jump for JoyBlack Beauty: Frolick / SickBlack Beauty: Bye Bye JerryBlack Beauty: MemoriesBlack Beauty: End TitlesBatman Returns: Birth of a PenguinBatman Returns: Trouble SuiteBatman Returns: The FinaleBatman Returns: End Titles
Track listing: Sleeping BeautyMission: Impossible ThemeRed HandedBig TroubleLove Theme?Mole HuntThe DiscMax FoundLooking for "Job"BetrayalThe HeistUh-Oh!Biblical RevelationPhone HomeTrain TimeMénage à TroisZoom AZoom B
Track listing: Main TitlesVera's WorldFlashbackGetting EvenFerry RideSad RoomEclipseFinaleEnd Credits
Track listing: Main TitlesBaby BeautyGang on the RunMommyJump for JoyKicking Up a StormThe Dance / Bye MerrylegsSickHe's Back (Revival)FrolicGinger SnapsGoodbye JoeWild Ride / DreamIs It Joe?In the CountryPoor Ginger!Bye Jerry / Hard TimesMemoriesEnd Credits
Track listing: OvertureOpeningThis Is HalloweenJack's LamentWhat's This?Town Meeting SongJack and Sally MontageJack's ObsessionKidnap the Sandy ClawsMaking ChristmasNabbedOogie Boogie's SongSally's SongChristmas Eve MontagePoor JackTo the RescueFinal / RepriseClosingCreditsDoctor Finklestein / In the ForestEnd Title
Track listing: OberturaCréditos principalesEsto es HalloweenEl lamento de JackEl Doctor Finklestein / En el bosque¿Qué es?Reunión en la ciudadEl montaje de Jack y SallyLa obsesión de JackEl rapto de Santa ClavosPreparando la navidadAtrapadoLa canción del Oogie Boogie ManLa canción de SallyLa preparación de la noche de navidad¡Qué desastre!Al rescateGran final (repetición)FinalizandoCréditos finalesTema extra
Track listing: Main TitlesThe HomecomingWelcomingFirst LoveAt WorkAloneReturn MontageMortal SinHomerGoing to NashvilleBabyTea CupsTownsend's TaleDeathFinaleEnd Credits
Track listing: Birth of a PenguinBirth of a Penguin, Part 2The LairThe Lair, Part 2Selina TransformsSelina Transforms, Part 2The CemeteryCat SuiteBatman vs. The CircusThe Rise...... and Fall From GraceSore SpotsRooftopsWild RideThe Children's HourThe Final ConfrontationPenguin ArmySelina's ElectrocutionThe FinaleEnd CreditsFace to Face (feat. Siouxie and the Banshees)
Track listing: Main TitleDeathMaydayMontageShooterRevelationRebellionSaluteLove ThemeConfrontationEnd Credits
Track listing: Main TitlesWoe, the Darkman... Woe!Rebuilding / FailureLove ThemeJulie TransformsRage / Peppy ScienceCreating PauleyDouble DuranteThe Plot Unfolds (Dancing Freak)Carnival From HellJulie Discovers DarkmanHigh SteelFinale / End Credits
Track listing: Main TitlesAfter The "Kid"Crime SpreeBreathless' ThemeBig Boy/Bad BoysTess' ThemeSlimy D.A.Breathless Comes OnMeet The BlankThe Story UnfoldsBlank Gets The GoodsRooftopsTess' Theme - RepriseThe ChaseShowdown/ReunitedFinale
Track listing: Main TitlesDreamCarnival UndergroundInto MidianMeat for the BeastResurrection SuiteBoone TransformsThe InitiationScalping TimeRachel's OratoryParty in the PastPoor BabetteUh-Oh... Decker!"Then Don't Say It!"Boone Gets a TasteBreed LoveMayhem in MidianBaphomet's ChamberFarewell2nd ChanceEnd CreditsCountry Skin
Track listing: Pee Wee's Big Adventure: Overture / Breakfast Machine / Clown Dream / Drive-InBatman: Theme / Up the Cathedral / Descent Into MysteryDick Tracy: Main TitlesBeetlejuice: Main Titles / End TitlesNightbreed: Main Titles / Meat for the Beast / End TitlesDarkman: Main Titles / Woe the Darkman, WoeBack to School: Study MontageMidnight Run: Walsh Gets the Duke / Main Titles / Diner BluesWisdom: Change of Life / Close Call in AlbuquerqueHot to Trot: Main Titles / Wandering DonBig Top Pee Wee: Main Titles / Rise 'n Shine / Pee Wee's Love ThemeThe Simpsons ThemeAlfred Hitchcock Presents: The Jar (Suite)Face Like a Frog (Suite)Forbidden Zone: Love ThemeScrooged: Main Titles / Show Time at IBC / Elliot Gives Blood / Walter Ablaze / Wild Cab Ride / Luncheonette / Asylum / CrematoriumTales From the Crypt
Track listing: The Batman ThemeRoof FightFirst ConfrontationKitchen, Surgery, Face-offFlowersClown AttackBatman to the RescueRoasted DudePhotos / Beautiful DreamerDescent Into MysteryThe Bat CaveThe Joker's PoemChildhood RememberedLove ThemeCharge of the BatmobileAttack of the BatwingUp the CathedralWaltz to the DeathThe Final ConfrontationFinaleBatman Theme Reprise
Track listing: Main TitlesTravel MusicThe Book! / ObituariesEnter... "The Family" / Sand Worm PlanetThe FlyLydia Discovers?In the ModelJuno's ThemeBeetle-Snake"Sold"The Flier / Lydia's Pep TalkDay-OThe IncantationLydia Strikes a Bargain...Showtime!"Laughs"The WeddingThe AftermathEnd CreditsJump in the Line (Shake, Shake Señora)
Track listing: Main TitleThe Girl on the Flying TrapezePee-Wee FliesHappy House / Pee-Wee Herman Had a FarmRise 'n ShineThe GreenhouseSneaky WalkRace to SchoolThe Big StormPee-Wee to the Rescue / Lion ProblemsWhere's Midge?Circus ParadeSad Drive HomeCircus in the HouseHappy CircusZsa Zsa's Delight / Elephant RideThe Big KissRejectionMace's SpeechMan to ManPsycho WinnieRimproveroI Love YouPee-Wee Tries / Town SpiesThe Side ShowPee-Wee's Love ThemeAngry MobTransformationBig Top FinalePee-Wee's Big SurpriseEnd Credits
Track listing: Walsh Gets The DukeMain TitlesStairway ChaseJ. W. Gets A PlanGears Spin IDorfler's ThemeF.B.I.Package DealMobocopterFreight Train HopDrive To Red'sIn The Next LifeThe RiverThe Wild RideAmarillo DawnPotato WalkDesert RunDiner BluesDorfler's ProblemGears Spin IIThe ConfrontationThe Longest WalkWalsh Frees The DukeEnd Credits: "Try To Believe"
Track listing: Pee Wee's Big Adventure: Overture / The Big RacePee Wee's Big Adventure: Park RidePee Wee's Big Adventure: Stolen BikePee Wee's Big Adventure: HitchhikePee Wee's Big Adventure: Dinosaur DreamPee Wee's Big Adventure: Simone's ThemePee Wee's Big Adventure: Clown DreamPee Wee's Big Adventure: Studio ChasePee Wee's Big Adventure: The Drive-inPee Wee's Big Adventure: FinaleBack to School: OvertureBack to School: Do Not Go Gently...Back to School: The BrawlBack to School: Action MedleyBack to School: Classroom SecretaryBack to School: Triple LindyBack to School: Love SuiteBack to School: Study MontagePee Wee's Big Adventure: Breakfast Machine
Track listing: GratitudeCool CityGo AwaySucker for MysteryIt Only Makes Me LaughThe Last TimeTough as NailsLightningEverybody Needs
Danny Elfman was born
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