2. Composer/Musician

3. Birthday: May 29, 1953 Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA

4. Parents & Siblings:  Milton (dad)  Blossom (mom)  Richard (brother) Children:  Lola  Mali  Oliver Wife:  Bridget Fonda

5. The Day the Earth Stood Still by Bernard Hermann (click link above)

6. MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE OINGO BOINGO (1972-1979) Groups

7. OINGO-BOINGO (1979-1995)

8. 1985 The Transition to Film Danny’s first “big hit” movie score…

9. Loud Music = Hearing Loss = The End to Danny’s Concert Performances Oingo Boingo’s Final Concert Performance October 31,1995 at The Universal Amphitheatre

10. 2013…He Continues to Compose Film Scores The latest films for which he composed the film score that have been released this year to date are:  “Epic” AND  “Oz The Great and Powerful”

12. 1989 Batman movie song… “Up The Cathedral” This song reached to #30 on the billboard charts.

13. 2010 Alice In Wonderland movie song… “Alice’s Theme” This particular piece inspired other songs to be written by other artists.

14. 1997 Men In Black movie song… “M.I.B. Main Theme” It is possible that Elfman composed as well as performed this piece.

16. “Up The Cathedral” (5:06) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFz1Rb0eAII 0:00 Introduction: Deep drum tone to begin, Fast rhythm, Stoccato, Increasing timbre with more instruments, Pitch goes higher. 2:23 Transition: High pitch, Quick twinkling sounds 4:33 Coda Begins: Very quick rhythm, Hustle and bustle of many instruments, Slows and softens to a fade. 5:06 Ends

17. “Alice’s Theme” (5:07) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyspn61ccyE 0:00 Introduction: High energy rhythm, Begins with one instrument, then adds another with a lower tone. 0:12 Choral voices add a new instrument, singing “oooo’s” and “aaahhh’s” in harmony and melody. 2:24 Transition: Instruments only, Higher pitch, Main instruments at half time of the lower background instruments. 4:36 Coda: Slow repetitive words, High pitch, One singer, Instruments continue the melody. 5:07 Ends

18. “M.I.B. Main Theme” (2:58) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-OclIvcASg 0:00 Introduction: Very slow beginning with one instrument being played at a low pitch with a pause between each note, additional instruments added with a quicker rhythm and higher pitch, quirky instruments that are low pitch and medium rhythm, other instruments in harmony and double-time rhythm 1:44 Transition: Private Investigator mood, Mysterious low tones, Unique instrument with a clanking glass high-pitched background occasionally played. 2:36 Coda: Repeat of the ending of the introduction with many different instruments being played in harmony, Very smooth sounds and melodies, Increasing intensity and speed, Abrupt stop with a glissando to finish. 2:58 Ends

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22.  Empire's Sountracks Celebration. "Danny Elfman on Bernard Herrmann's The Day The Earth Stood Still | The Soundtrack That Inspired Me | Features | Empire." Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media, n.d. Web. 01 July 2013..  "Men in Black: The Album." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 30 June 2013. Web. 01 July 2013..  "MOVIE MUSIC UK." MOVIE MUSIC UK. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 July 2013..

23.  "Oingo Boingo on AllMusic." AllMusic. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 July 2013..  Rhapsody. Rhapsody International, n.d. Web. 14 June 2013..

24. I hope you enjoyed learning about Danny Elfman. He is a great example of perseverance. Danny also demonstrates that going outside the box and attempting to make ALL one’s dreams come true, even when they appear to be very different, is possible.