Danny Elfman
Overview
Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American
composer
, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo
, a group he formed in 1976. He is noted for his frequent collaborations with long-time friend Tim Burton
and has scored the majority of his films.
Born in Los Angeles, California
, he entered the film industry in 1976, initially as an actor.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band. They are best known for their influence on other musicians, their soundtrack contributions and their high energy Halloween concerts. The band was founded in 1972 as The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, a performance art group...
, a group he formed in 1976. He is noted for his frequent collaborations with long-time friend Tim Burton
Tim Burton
Timothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...
and has scored the majority of his films.
Born in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, he entered the film industry in 1976, initially as an actor.
Quotations
You'll never get me into a tux. Not until I'm dead and I have no choice because that's what the undertaker put me in.
From an interview in Entertainment Weekly|Entertainment Weekly 422, March 13, 1998.
It'll say, 'Danny Elfman, who wrote the theme to 'The Simpsons,' etcetera...That's what I'll be remembered for.
On what he believes will be his obituary, from the Los Angeles Times|Los Angeles Times cover story, "A Different Beat", 1999.