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Danny Elfman

Birth Name:Daniel Robert Elfman

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Composer, Music department, Actor, Producer

Actor

9 Credits
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Gift
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Back to School
Longshot
Forbidden Zone
Hot Tomorrows
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

associate producer

1 Credit
The Nightmare Before Christmas

Composer

112 Credits
Send Help
Dead Man's Wire
Dracula
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Bloody Bridget
Wednesday
White Noise
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The Woman in the Window
Dolittle
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks
Men in Black: International
Dumbo
The Grinch
Fifty Shades Freed
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Justice League
Tulip Fever
The Circle
When We Rise
Fifty Shades Darker
The Girl on the Train
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Before I Wake
Goosebumps
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Fifty Shades of Grey
The End of the Tour
Big Eyes
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
American Hustle
The Unknown Known
Epic
Oz the Great and Powerful
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
Promised Land
Hitchcock
Frankenweenie
Silver Linings Playbook
Men in Black 3
Dark Shadows
Real Steel
Do Not Disturb
Restless
Three Days
Alice in Wonderland
The Wolfman
Taking Woodstock
Terminator Salvation
Notorious
Milk
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Wanted
Standard Operating Procedure
The Kingdom
Meet the Robinsons
Charlotte's Web
Nacho Libre
Deep Sea
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Spider-Man 2
Big Fish
Hulk
Red Dragon
Men in Black II
Spider-Man
Planet of the Apes
Spy Kids
The Family Man
Proof of Life
Sleepy Hollow
Anywhere but Here
Instinct
A Civil Action
A Simple Plan
Good Will Hunting
Flubber
Men in Black
Mars Attacks!
Extreme Measures
The Frighteners
Mission: Impossible
Freeway
Dead Presidents
To Die For
Dolores Claiborne
Black Beauty
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sommersby
Batman Returns
Article 99
Liquid Television
Edward Scissorhands
Darkman
Dick Tracy
Nightbreed
Batman
Scrooged
Hot to Trot
Big Top Pee-wee
Midnight Run
Beetlejuice
Summer School
Amazing Stories
Wisdom
Pee-wee's Playhouse
Amazing Stories
Back to School
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Forbidden Zone

co composer

1 Credit
65

main title composer

1 Credit
Cryptkeeper's Haunted House

writer

103 Credits
The Simpsons
The Year
Ghosts
Fargo
The Project
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
The Flash
CBS Sunday Morning
Wednesday
Dancing With the Stars
Solar Opposites
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Harley Quinn
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
DC League of Super-Pets
When Billie Met Lisa
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Central Park
America's Morning Headquarters
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Batwoman
Supergirl
9-1-1
Good Morning Britain
Body at Brighton Rock
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Bumblebee
For Facts Sake
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Fifty Shades Freed
Justice League
Cannonball
Mystery Science Theater 3000
The Blacklist
Just Add Magic
Anne's Droids
The Wolfpack
Family Guy
Psych
Dads
Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite
Animeme
American Dad!
Any Questions for Ben?
Desperate Housewives
Restless
20 to 1
Rango
Live With Kelly and Mark
Chuck
Total Wipeout
Kick-Ass
Alice in Wonderland
The Kingdom
The Simpsons Movie
Sicko
Venga la alegría
Spider-Man 3
Meet the Robinsons
NCIS
The Benchwarmers
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Independent Lens
Sleepover
Troy
Absolute Power
Average Joe
Hulk
The In-Laws
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Spy Kids
Donnie Darko
Anywhere but Here
Never Been Kissed
My Favorite Martian
The New Batman Adventures
For Richer or Poorer
Home Alone 3
Clueless
Tales from the Crypt
Batman: The Animated Series
The Immortals
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Army of Darkness
Going to Extremes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
One Foot in the Grave
Growing Pains
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Ghostbusters II
She's Out of Control
Teen Wolf Too
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Something Wild
Bachelor Party
Sixteen Candles
Surf II
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Last American Virgin
Longshot
Urgh! A Music War

music

5 Credits
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Oz the Great and Powerful
So You Think You Can Dance
Big Top Pee-wee

performer

15 Credits
Mean Girls
Prop Culture
Stranger Things
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Chinese Puzzle
Dark Shadows
POV
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
Coraline
Wanted
Chicago
Condo Painting
Summer School
Wisdom

producer

9 Credits
Movies That Made Us
Leafie, a Hen Into the Wild
Nacho Libre
Spider-Man 2
Big Fish
Down Twisted
Texas Chainsaw Massacre II
Back to School
Weird Science

arranger

3 Credits
The Grinch
Fifty Shades of Grey
Nightbreed

Soundtrack

5 Credits
Before I Wake
Dick Tracy Special
The Angry Video Game Nerd
Charlotte's Web
Flubber

lyrics

8 Credits
Frankenweenie
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Batman Returns
CHiPs
Forbidden Zone

Self

22 Credits
Saturday Night Live
Movies That Made Us
Prop Culture
Stewart Copeland's Adventures in Music
The Imagineering Story
78/52
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Live From Lincoln Center
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
The South Bank Show
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson
Behind the Music
HBO First Look
Super Secret Movie Rules
Shootout
Music Behind the Scenes
Biography
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Video One
American Bandstand
Urgh! A Music War

composer

36 Credits
The Simpsons
Maggie Simpson in 'Rogue Not Quite One'
When Billie Met Lisa
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Maggie Simpson in the Force Awakens From Its Nap
Justice League Action
Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare'
Do Not Disturb
9
The Simpsons Movie
Monster House
Spider-Plant Man
Point Pleasant
Novocaine
Heartbreakers
Dilbert
Modern Vampires
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero
Scream 2
Perversions of Science
Tales from the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood
Tales from the Crypt
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
Batman: The Animated Series
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight
Shrunken Heads
Family Dog
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Army of Darkness
Beetlejuice
Pure Luck
The Flash
Sledge Hammer!
Fast Times
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

theme by

2 Credits
Wednesday
Desperate Housewives

score producer

20 Credits
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
The Circle
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades of Grey
Big Eyes
Promised Land
Silver Linings Playbook
Men in Black 3
Taking Woodstock
Milk
The Kingdom
Meet the Robinsons
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Spider-Man 2
Red Dragon
The Family Man
Instinct
A Civil Action
Dead Presidents

additional music and themes

1 Credit
Next Exit

themes by

1 Credit
When We Rise

musician

2 Credits
The Girl on the Train
Good Will Hunting

musical director

1 Credit
Live From Lincoln Center

music by

1 Credit
Goosebumps

theme written by

1 Credit
Fun Size Horror: Volume One

music producer

5 Credits
Three Days
Proof of Life
Extreme Measures
Dolores Claiborne
Batman Returns

score adaptor

1 Credit
Standard Operating Procedure

original music themes by

1 Credit
Spider-Man 3

conductor

1 Credit
Charlotte's Web

score produced by

1 Credit
Hulk

original score producer

1 Credit
Chicago

music adaptor

1 Credit
Psycho

music score produced by

1 Credit
Mars Attacks!

music and lyrics by

1 Credit
The Nightmare Before Christmas

music arranger

1 Credit
Forbidden Zone