Danny Elfman

Date of Birth

1953-05-29

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Forbidden Zone, Back to School, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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5 Great Christmas Movies to Watch This Weekend

Posted 6 months ago

Five great Christmas movies that we love to watch this time of year. It's not Christmas if you don't watch a few of these movies

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Awesome Art’s Tribute to Tim Burton with Batman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas

Posted 7 months ago

Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted...

The four-part docuseries Tim Burton: Life in the Line has received a streaming release just in time for Halloween

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Tim Burton: Life in the Line docuseries is available now!

Posted 7 months ago

The four-part docuseries Tim Burton: Life in the Line has received a streaming release just in time for Halloween

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Danny Elfman, John Carpenter, Nine Inch Nails, Goblin and more film composers perform at the Future Ruins Music & Arts Festival

Posted 1 year ago

Check out your favorite film scores performed live by the composers at the first-of-its-kind Future Ruin Music fest this fall.

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Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: 12th Annual Christmas Edition

Posted 1 year ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

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Batman ’89 Live Concert Tour announced as part of the DC in Concert series

Posted 3 years ago

The Batman '89 Live Concert Tour, featuring a live performance of Danny Elfman's enigmatic score, goes global in 2024!

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Tim Burton docuseries with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega goes to the Cannes market

Posted 3 years ago

A four-part series that reflects on the career of iconic filmmaker Tim Burton will be looking for distributors at the film festival.

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Beetlejuice 2: Danny Elfman is excited to return for long-awaited sequel

Posted 3 years ago

Danny Elfman is excited to return for Beetlejuice 2, the long-awaited sequel to the Tim Burton film starring Michael Keaton.

Danny Elfman brought in a partner to help him compose the score for Netflix's Addams Family series Wednesday.

TV News

Wednesday: Danny Elfman brought in a partner to help him compose score for episodic TV

Posted 3 years ago

Director Tim Burton made his television directing debut by taking the helm of the first four episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday‘s eight episode first season. And when the time came to choose who would provide the music for the...

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Danny Elfman recalls “horrible” Nightmare Before Christmas reviews

Posted 4 years ago

Now that we are in that transition from Halloween to Christmas (Thanksgiving who?), animation fans flock to the one film that finds the perfect balance: A Nightmare Before Christmas. And a lot of that is thanks to the work of...

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New Horror TV Series We’re Dying to See

Posted 4 years ago

For horror fans, Halloween isn’t just a holiday – it’s a state of mind. While most studios, networks and streaming platforms are fine with dropping most of their new horror content in the month of October, that’s just not enough...

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Batman Returns: Screenwriter thinks Batman sequel has never been popular with Batman fans

Posted 4 years ago

Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, and rightfully so, feels more like a true Tim Burton movie than a Batman movie. After 1989’s Batman became a massive hit, Burton opted to return for a sequel if he could make it more of...

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Fans are calling Batman Returns the ultimate Christmas movie

Posted 4 years ago

Christmas is now a couple of days behind us and I’m sure many of us took in some of our favorite holiday classics leading up to the day or on the day. There are a slew of traditional Christmas movies...

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