Composer, Musician, Producer, Actor

Daniel Richard Elfman Born May 29, 1953 Grew Up In Los Angeles Moved to France with his brother Richard Moved to Africa

The Mystics Knights of Oingo Boingo Theatrical group founded by Richard Elfman Became Oingo Boingo in piece, New Wave band Manic Live performances Quirky, bizarre, sarcastic and non-conformists Broke up in v=iypUpv9xelg v=iypUpv9xelg

No formal training; Self-Taught “American College of Hard Knocks" "Nose to the Grindstone University." Asks himself, “How would a 13 year-old approach this? Influenced by film score composers Bernard Herrmann and Nino Rota Influenced by classical composers Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky

Met Tim Burton in 1985 Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure Burton’s first big movie Elfman’s first big score h?v=r3mfqo0QbeQ h?v=r3mfqo0QbeQ

“Beetlejuice” 1988 “Batman” 1989 “Edward Scissorhands” 1990 “The Nightmare Before Christmas” 1993 “Batman Returns” 1992 “Mars Attacks!” 1996 “Sleepy Hollow” 1999 “Planet of the Apes” 2001 “Big Fish” 2003 “Corpse Bride” 2005 “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” 2005 “Alice in Wonderland” 2010 “Dark Shadows” 2012

"Still the most pure fun I've had writing a score... It was like a musical roller coaster." , on Beetlejuice Perhaps Elfman’s finest work Combines circus, calypso and horror motifs PrGSck&feature=fvwrel PrGSck&feature=fvwrel "The music was such a blend of sentimental and peculiar. I could have done variations on Edward's theme forever." , on Edward Scissorhands Best single track in the history of film. BqkloA&feature=related BqkloA&feature=related

Other directors: Brian DePalma Emilio Estevez Warren Beatty Other movies: “Men In Black” 1997 “Goodwill Hunting” 1997 “Chicago” 2002 “Mission Impossible” 1996 “Frankenweenie” =1&v=uMsjs- y7NOw&feature=endscreen =1&v=uMsjs- y7NOw&feature=endscreen

Written several themes for television shows Most well known h?v=XTLxAZMvPbc&feature=r elated h?v=XTLxAZMvPbc&feature=r elated h?v=8K3I_UMPQ9k&feature= endscreen&NR=1 h?v=8K3I_UMPQ9k&feature= endscreen&NR=1

Videos Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend The Making of "Hulk" Making the Amazing: Spider-Man 2 Television A Special Evening of Pee-Wee's Playhouse Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire Actor I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Tommy Lee Ballard, The Gift Satan, The Sixth Element Video Game Music Bart vs. the Space Mutants 2001Kingdom Hearts Voices Voice of the Clown with the Tear Away Face, voice of Barrel, and the singing voice of Jack Skellington, The Nightmare before Christmas

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