Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman is an American composer and musician best known for film scores with a gothic, whimsical quality.
His long collaboration with director Tim Burton produced iconic soundtracks for *Batman*, *Edward Scissorhands*, and *The Nightmare Before Christmas*.
He also composed *The Simpsons* theme.
Before film work, he fronted the new wave band Oingo Boingo.
- Tim BurtonDirector of whimsical macabre films
- BeetlejuiceBio-exorcist from afterlife
- Alice in WonderlandFantasy tale of curious girl
- film scoreMusic composed for cinema
- film composerWriter of movie music
Big Fish · Edward Scissorhands · composer · Men in Black · quirky · leitmotif · cinema · musician · Sam Raimi · choral arrangements · soundtrack · cult following · brass · new wave · orchestra · Halloween · Paul Reubens · skeleton
- Tim BurtonEdward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Corpse Bride, Batman, Batman Returns
- ComposersBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn
- soundtracksfilm score, theme music, original score, main theme, end credits
- Jewish MusiciansLeonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Barbra Streisand, Benny Goodman
- Sam RaimiSpider-Man, Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Darkman, Bruce Campbell
musical style and aesthetic
Danny ElfmanJohn Williams
Henry Mancini · Alan Menken · Randy Newman · John Barry · Aaron Copland