Danny Elfman

About Danny Elfman

Oingo Boingo's lead singer went on to become a well-known film and television composer. His frequent collaborations with Tim Burton have made him particularly well-known.

Daniel Robert Elfman is an American composer, singer and songwriter. He was the singer-songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s, and has since 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, with notable achievements the scores for 16 Burton-directed films including Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Dumbo; Raimi's Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Oz the Great and Powerful; and Van Sant's Academy Award-nominated 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.

Bandcamp artist ID	dannyelfman
Years active	1972–present
Instruments	Vocals, percussion, guitar, piano, trombone, violin
Occupation(s)	Film composer, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor
Born	May 29, 1953, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Film score, pop, new wave
Associated acts	Oingo Boingo
Birth name	Daniel Robert Elfman

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Trivia

His many projects for Burton have included Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, and Edward Scissorhands. He also provided the singing voice for the character Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Danny Elfman before fame

In 1980, he got his first composing job for his brother Richard's film Forbidden Zone.

Achievement of Danny Elfman

Pee-Big wee's Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, and Edward Scissorhands are among his many Burton efforts. In The Nightmare Before Christmas, he also performed the singing voice for Jack Skellington.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$50 Million

Danny Elfman family life

On November 29, 2003, he married Bridget Fonda, a film actress. Oliver, Mali, and Lola are his three children.

Associations of Danny Elfman

For Matt Groening's long-running cartoon series The Simpsons, he composed the main theme.

Danny Elfman Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	178 cm
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