Danny Elfman

American film composer and musician

Danny Elfman is an American composer and musician. He composed the scores for films including Batman, Beetlejuice, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure / Back to School (Soundtracks), Edward Scissorhands (Music From the Motion Picture), The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Good Will Hunting. He also wrote the theme music for The Simpsons. In 2021 he released Big Mess, his first solo rock album in nearly four decades. He has appeared in the documentary Score: A Film Music Documentary.

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Literally! With Rob Lowe Danny Elfman: The Chili Pepper Thing (Re-Release) Society & Culture ·
It's almost Halloween, so we're looking back at Rob's conversation with "The Nightmare Before Christmas" composer and Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman! The legendary musician joins Rob Lowe to discuss why the theme from Halloween drove Danny wild, what it took to squash the beef between him and Simpsons creator Matt Groening, and which funk-rock band used to get booed while opening for Oingo Boingo. This episode originally aired in 2021. Make sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube at YouTube.com/@LiterallyWithRobLowe! Got a question for Rob? Call our voicemail at 323-570-4551. Your question could get featured on the show!Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Movies

The Gift Drama · 2015
Back to School Comedy · 1986
Score: A Film Music Documentary Documentary · 2017

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FROM: Los Angeles, CA, United States
BORN: May 29, 1953
GENRE: Soundtrack