Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: Daniel Robert Elfman

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Homepage: https://www.dannyelfman.com/

Movie Involvements: 150

TV Involvements: 14

Most Famous Work

Biography

Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his first studio film in 1985, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. Elfman has frequently worked with directors Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, and Gus Van Sant, contributing music to nearly 20 Burton projects, including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, and Alice in Wonderland, as well as scoring Raimi's Darkman, A Simple Plan, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Van Sant's Academy Award-winning films Good Will Hunting and Milk. He wrote music for all of the Men in Black and Fifty Shades of Grey franchise films, the songs and score for Henry Selick's animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the themes for the popular television series Desperate Housewives and The Simpsons. Among his honours are four Oscar nominations, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy, seven Saturn Awards for Best Music, the 2002 Richard Kirk Award, the 2015 Disney Legend Award, the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2017, and the Society of Composers & Lyricists Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Elfman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

The Simpsons
Average
8

The Simpsons

 (1989) Theme Song Performance
Batman: The Animated Series
Average
9

Batman: The Animated Series

 (1992) Main Title Theme Composer
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
7

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

 (1985) Music
Wednesday
Average
8

Wednesday

 (2022) Original Music Composer
May the 12th Be with You
Average
6

May the 12th Be with You

 (2024) Music
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Average
7

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

 (2022) Original Music Composer
Tales from the Crypt
Average
8

Tales from the Crypt

 (1989) Theme Song Performance
Amazing Stories
Average
7

Amazing Stories

 (1985) Music

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
 2020-12-01
TV Show
2017 Self
78/52
78/52
 2017-10-13
 Movie
N/A
Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
 2017-09-29
 Movie
Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Score: A Film Music Documentary
 2017-03-16
 Movie
2015 N/A
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
 2015-10-30
 Movie
2011 Self
Hollywood in Vienna
Hollywood in Vienna
 2011-09-25
TV Show
N/A
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
 2011-05-13
 Movie
N/A
Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
 2011-01-01
 Movie
2010 Narrator (voice)
DemiUrge Emesis
DemiUrge Emesis
 2010-04-22
 Movie
2008 Narrator
Proud Iza
Proud Iza
 2008-01-01
 Movie
2006 Bonejangles (voice) (uncredited)
Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
 2006-05-02
 Movie
2005 Himself
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
 2005-11-08
 Movie
Himself
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
 2005-11-08
 Movie
Bonejangles (voice)
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride
 2005-09-12
 Movie
Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
 2005-07-13
 Movie
2003 Self
The Incredible Ang Lee
The Incredible Ang Lee
 2003-10-23
 Movie
2002 Self
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
 2002-11-26
 Movie
2000 Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
 2000-05-23
 Movie
Tommy Lee Ballard
The Gift
The Gift
 2000-03-16
 Movie
Self - Arranger
Psycho Path
Psycho Path
 2000-02-10
 Movie
N/A
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
 2000-01-01
 Movie
1998 Himself
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
 1998-11-24
 Movie
1996 N/A
Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
 1996-04-16
 Movie
1994 Self
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
 1994-11-19
 Movie
1993 Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
 1993-10-09
 Movie
1992 Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
 1992-10-23
 Movie
1989 Self
Prisoners of Gravity
Prisoners of Gravity
 1989-08-21
TV Show
Himself, Waiter
Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
 1989-01-10
 Movie
1987 Himself
Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
 1987-10-31
 Movie
1986 Oingo Boingo Band Member
Back to School
Back to School
 1986-06-13
 Movie
1985 Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz
 1985-12-20
 Movie
1984 Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
 1984-01-01
 Movie
1981 Self
Urgh! A Music War
Urgh! A Music War
 1981-11-07
 Movie
1980 Satan
Forbidden Zone
Forbidden Zone
 1980-03-15
 Movie
1977 Singer
Hot Tomorrows
Hot Tomorrows
 1977-04-01
 Movie
N/A
Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
Oingo Boingo: October 25th, 1990
Movie
Himself
A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
A Look Into 'The Forbidden Zone'
Movie
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Original Music Composer
Khodzha Nasreddin
Khodzha Nasreddin
 2024-11-14
 Movie
Music
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands
 2024-09-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
 2024-09-05
 Movie
Music
May the 12th Be with You
May the 12th Be with You
 2024-05-09
 Movie
2023 Original Music Composer
Bloody Bridget
Bloody Bridget
 2023-04-22
 Movie
2022 Original Music Composer
White Noise
White Noise
 2022-11-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Wednesday
Wednesday
 2022-11-23
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
 2022-05-04
 Movie
2021 Original Music Composer
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
 2021-05-13
 Movie
Music
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks
 2021-01-30
 Movie
2020 Music
The Final Moments
The Final Moments
 2020-02-29
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dolittle
Dolittle
 2020-01-02
 Movie
2019 Original Music Composer
Men in Black: International
Men in Black: International
 2019-06-12
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dumbo
Dumbo
 2019-03-27
 Movie
2018 Original Music Composer
The Grinch
The Grinch
 2018-11-08
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
 2018-04-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Fifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades Freed
 2018-01-17
 Movie
2017 Original Music Composer
Justice League
Justice League
 2017-11-15
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever
 2017-07-13
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Circle
The Circle
 2017-04-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
When We Rise
When We Rise
 2017-02-27
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Darker
 2017-02-08
 Movie
2016 Original Music Composer
The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train
 2016-10-05
 Movie
Music
Vengadores Chiflados: La Era de Pultrón
Vengadores Chiflados: La Era de Pultrón
 2016-09-24
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
 2016-05-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Before I Wake
Before I Wake
 2016-04-07
 Movie
2015 Original Music Composer
Goosebumps
Goosebumps
 2015-08-05
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The End of the Tour
The End of the Tour
 2015-07-31
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
 2015-04-22
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
 2015-02-11
 Movie
2014 Original Music Composer
Big Eyes
Big Eyes
 2014-12-24
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
 2014-02-07
 Movie
2013 Original Music Composer
American Hustle
American Hustle
 2013-12-03
 Movie
Music
The Unknown Known
The Unknown Known
 2013-08-29
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Epic
Epic
 2013-05-15
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Oz the Great and Powerful
Oz the Great and Powerful
 2013-03-07
 Movie
Music
Cirque du Soleil: IRIS
Cirque du Soleil: IRIS
 2013-01-19
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
 2013-01-06
 Movie
2012 Original Music Composer
Hitchcock
Hitchcock
 2012-11-22
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Silver Linings Playbook
Silver Linings Playbook
 2012-11-16
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie
 2012-10-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Promised Land
Promised Land
 2012-09-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
 2012-05-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
 2012-05-09
 Movie
2011 Original Music Composer
Real Steel
Real Steel
 2011-09-28
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Restless
Restless
 2011-09-16
 Movie
2010 Original Music Composer
The Next Three Days
The Next Three Days
 2010-11-18
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
 2010-03-03
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Wolfman
The Wolfman
 2010-02-10
 Movie
Music
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb
 2010-01-01
 Movie
2009 Original Music Composer
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
 2009-08-26
 Movie
Songs
9
9
 2009-08-19
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
 2009-05-20
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Notorious
Notorious
 2009-01-16
 Movie
2008 Original Music Composer
Milk
Milk
 2008-11-05
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
 2008-07-11
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Wanted
Wanted
 2008-06-19
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Standard Operating Procedure
Standard Operating Procedure
 2008-02-12
 Movie
Music
Proud Iza
Proud Iza
 2008-01-01
 Movie
2007 Original Music Composer
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
 2007-08-22
 Movie
Music
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie
 2007-07-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Meet the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons
 2007-03-23
 Movie
2006 Original Music Composer
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
 2006-12-07
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre
 2006-06-16
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Deep Sea 3D
Deep Sea 3D
 2006-03-03
 Movie
2005 Original Music Composer
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride
 2005-09-12
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
 2005-07-13
 Movie
2004 Music
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
 2004-11-30
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
 2004-06-25
 Movie
2003 Original Music Composer
Big Fish
Big Fish
 2003-12-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Hulk
Hulk
 2003-06-19
 Movie
2002 Original Music Composer
Chicago
Chicago
 2002-12-10
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Red Dragon
Red Dragon
 2002-10-02
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Men in Black II
Men in Black II
 2002-07-03
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
 2002-05-01
 Movie
2001 Original Music Composer
Novocaine
Novocaine
 2001-11-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
 2001-07-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Heartbreakers
Heartbreakers
 2001-03-23
 Movie
Songs
Spy Kids
Spy Kids
 2001-03-18
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Spy Kids
Spy Kids
 2001-03-18
 Movie
2000 Original Music Composer
The Family Man
The Family Man
 2000-12-12
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Proof of Life
Proof of Life
 2000-12-08
 Movie
Music
The World of Stainboy
The World of Stainboy
 2000-09-28
 TV Show
Music
The World of Stainboy
The World of Stainboy
 2000-09-26
 Movie
Music Producer
Psycho Path
Psycho Path
 2000-02-10
 Movie
1999 Original Music Composer
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
 1999-11-19
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here
 1999-11-12
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Instinct
Instinct
 1999-06-04
 Movie
1998 Original Music Composer
A Civil Action
A Civil Action
 1998-12-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan
 1998-12-11
 Movie
Music Producer
Psycho
Psycho
 1998-12-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Modern Vampires
Modern Vampires
 1998-10-19
 Movie
1997 Original Music Composer
Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting
 1997-12-05
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Flubber
Flubber
 1997-11-26
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Men in Black
Men in Black
 1997-07-02
 Movie
Theme Song Performance
Perversions of Science
Perversions of Science
 1997-06-07
 TV Show
1996 Original Music Composer
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
 1996-12-13
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures
 1996-09-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Freeway
Freeway
 1996-08-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Bordello of Blood
Bordello of Blood
 1996-08-16
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
 1996-07-18
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
 1996-05-22
 Movie
1995 Original Music Composer
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents
 1995-09-29
 Movie
Music
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents
 1995-09-29
 Movie
Original Music Composer
To Die For
To Die For
 1995-09-22
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dolores Claiborne
Dolores Claiborne
 1995-03-24
 Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
 1995-01-13
 Movie
1994 Original Music Composer
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
 1994-07-29
 Movie
Music
Shrunken Heads
Shrunken Heads
 1994-05-01
 Movie
1993 Original Music Composer
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
 1993-10-09
 Movie
Songs
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
 1993-10-09
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Sommersby
Sommersby
 1993-02-05
 Movie
1992 Music
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
 1992-12-31
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness
 1992-10-31
 Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series
 1992-09-05
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Batman Returns
Batman Returns
 1992-06-19
 Movie
Music
Article 99
Article 99
 1992-03-13
 Movie
1990 Original Music Composer
Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands
 1990-12-07
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Flash
The Flash
 1990-11-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Darkman
Darkman
 1990-08-24
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
 1990-04-05
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Nightbreed
Nightbreed
 1990-02-16
 Movie
1989 Main Title Theme Composer
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
 1989-12-17
 TV Show
Theme Song Performance
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
 1989-12-17
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Batman
Batman
 1989-06-21
 Movie
Theme Song Performance
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
 1989-06-10
 TV Show
Music
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
Plymptoons: The Complete Early Works of Bill Plympton
 1989-06-01
 TV Show
1988 Original Music Composer
Scrooged
Scrooged
 1988-11-22
 Movie
Music
Face Like a Frog
Face Like a Frog
 1988-10-20
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Hot to Trot
Hot to Trot
 1988-08-26
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee
 1988-07-22
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Midnight Run
Midnight Run
 1988-07-20
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
 1988-03-30
 Movie
1987 Original Music Composer
Summer School
Summer School
 1987-07-22
 Movie
1986 Music
Wisdom
Wisdom
 1986-12-31
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
 1986-07-10
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Back to School
Back to School
 1986-06-13
 Movie
1985 Music
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
 1985-09-29
 TV Show
Music
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
 1985-09-29
 TV Show
Original Music Composer
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
 1985-07-26
 Movie
1980 Original Music Composer
Forbidden Zone
Forbidden Zone
 1980-03-15
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Producer
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
 2011-05-13
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2007 Thanks
Paranoid Park
Paranoid Park
 2007-07-12
 Movie
Thanks
Sicko
Sicko
 2007-05-18
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

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