Biography
Daniel Robert Elfman is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his first studio film in 1985, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall.
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music · 2023
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Music Direction · 2016
- Disney Legends · 2015
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music · 2005
- Grammy Award — Best Instrumental Composition · 1990
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- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2009 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2004 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Musical or Comedy Score · 1998 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Batman: The Animated Series
Wednesday
Good Will Hunting
The Simpsons
Tales from the Crypt
Big Fish
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Edward Scissorhands
Annie Hall
Corpse Bride
Amazing Stories
Sicko
Beetlejuice
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man
Psycho Path
Dolores Claiborne
Army of Darkness
Dracula
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
78/52
Silver Linings Playbook
Milk
Sleepy Hollow
A Simple Plan
Men in Black
Batman
Midnight Run
Score
Real Steel
The Next Three Days
Chicago
Send Help
The End of the Tour
Big Eyes
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
Frankenweenie
Notorious
9
The Simpsons Movie
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Red Dragon
Mission: Impossible
Batman Returns
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The Grinch
American Hustle
Meet the Robinsons