Danny Elfman
- Master of the masters
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Full name: Daniel Richard Elfman Born: 29.May 1953, near Amarillo, Texas, USA Member of cult-band "Boingo", former "Oingo Boingo" First Score: Forbidden Zone (1980) Creative Partner: Director Tim Burton (Elfman has scored 8 of Burtons films, including Sleepy Hollow) Own favourite score: Edward Scissorhands (1990) Academy Awards nominations 1997: Best Dramatic Score - Good Will Hunting Best Comedy Score - Men in Black |
Filmography:
| YEAR: | MOVIES: | TV-SERIES: |
| 2000: | Condo Painting | |
| 1999: | Instinct Psycho Sleepy Hollow Anywhere but here My favourite Martian (main theme) |
"The Dilbert Zone" (theme song) |
| 1998: |
A Simple Plan A Civil Action Modern Vampyres |
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| 1997: |
Scream 2 ("Cassandra" aria) Good Will Hunting Flubber Men in Black |
"Perversions of Science" (main theme) |
| 1996: |
Mars Attacks! Extreme Measures Freeway The Frighteners Mission: Impossible Darkman III: Die Darkman Die(musical themes) |
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| 1995: | Dead Presidents To Die For |
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| 1994: | Black Beauty Darkman II: The Return of Durant (musical themes) Dolores Claiborne Shrunken Heads (main theme) |
"Weird Science" |
| 1993: | The Nightmare Before Christmas Sommersby Army of Darkness ("March of the Dead") |
"Family Dog" "Batman: The Animated Series"(main theme) |
| 1992: | Batman Returns | |
| 1991: | Article 99 Pure Luck (main theme) |
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| 1990: | Edward Scissorhands Darkman Nightbreed Dick Tracy Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III |
"The Flash" (main theme) |
| 1989: | Batman | "Beetlejuice" (main theme) "The Simpsons" (main theme) "Tales from the Crypt" (main theme) |
| 1988: | Scrooged Midnight Run Beetlejuice Big Top Pee-wee Hot to Trot |
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| 1987: | Summer School | |
| 1986: | Back to School The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (song) Wisdom |
"Sledge Hammer!"(main theme) "Fast Times" "Pee-wee's Playhouse" |
| 1985: | Weird Science (title song) Pee-wee's Big Adventure |
"Amazing Stories" |
| 1980: | Forbidden Zone |
Links:
Music for a darkened
people (Brilliant Site)
Filmtracks Danny Elfman tribute
Imdb - Complete Filmography
The Nightmare before Christmas Page
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