Daniel Elfman is a composer. Elfman is famous for creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the Batman theme, and his role as Jack Skellington's singing voice in The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films. He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie Corpse Bride. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's Batman and an Emmy Award for his Desperate Housewives theme. Elfman was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 2002 BMI Film and TV Awards. Earlier in his career, Elfman lead the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995.
Known For
Justice League
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Real Steel
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Spider-Man
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Fifty Shades of Grey
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Planet of the Apes
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Beetlejuice
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Fifty Shades Freed
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Good Will Hunting
(1997)
Music
Batman
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Fifty Shades Darker
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Men in Black
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
Forbidden Zone
(1980)
Original Music Composer
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
(1985)
Original Music Composer
Wisdom
(1986)
Music
Back to School
(1986)
Original Music Composer
Amazing Stories
(1986)
Original Music Composer
Summer School
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Beetlejuice
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Big Top Pee-wee
(1988)
Music
Midnight Run
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Hot to Trot
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Face Like a Frog
(1988)
Music
Scrooged
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Batman
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Dick Tracy
(1990)
Music
Darkman
(1990)
Original Music Composer
The Flash
(1990)
Music
Nightbreed
(1990)
Original Music Composer
The Flash
(1990)
Theme Song Performance
Batman Returns
(1992)
Original Music Composer
Army of Darkness
(1992)
Original Music Composer
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
(1992)
Music
Article 99
(1992)
Music
Sommersby
(1993)
Original Music Composer
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993)
Original Music Composer and Songs
Black Beauty
(1994)
Original Music Composer
Shrunken Heads
(1994)
Music
To Die For
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Dead Presidents
(1995)
Original Music Composer and Music
Dolores Claiborne
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
(1995)
Main Title Theme Composer
Mars Attacks!
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Mission: Impossible
(1996)
Original Music Composer
The Frighteners
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Freeway
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Extreme Measures
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Bordello of Blood
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Men in Black
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Good Will Hunting
(1997)
Music
Flubber
(1997)
Original Music Composer
A Simple Plan
(1998)
Original Music Composer
A Civil Action
(1998)
Original Music Composer
Modern Vampires
(1998)
Music
Psycho
(1998)
Music Producer
Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Instinct
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Anywhere but Here
(1999)
Music
The Family Man
(2000)
Original Music Composer
Proof of Life
(2000)
Original Music Composer
The World of Stainboy
(2000)
Music
Psycho Path
(2000)
Music Producer
Planet of the Apes
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Spy Kids
(2001)
Songs and Original Music Composer
Novocaine
(2001)
Music
Heartbreakers
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Spider-Man
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Men in Black II
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Chicago
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Red Dragon
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Big Fish
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Hulk
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Spider-Man 2
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
(2004)
Music
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Charlotte's Web
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Deep Sea 3D
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Nacho Libre
(2006)
Original Music Composer
The Kingdom
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Meet the Robinsons
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Standard Operating Procedure
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Wanted
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Milk
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Proud Iza
(2008)
Music
Terminator Salvation
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Taking Woodstock
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Notorious
(2009)
Music
9
(2009)
Songs
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
Original Music Composer
The Next Three Days
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Do Not Disturb
(2010)
Music
The Wolfman
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Real Steel
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Restless
(2011)
Music
Men in Black 3
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Dark Shadows
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Silver Linings Playbook
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Promised Land
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Hitchcock
(2012)
Music
Frankenweenie
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Oz the Great and Powerful
(2013)
Music
Epic
(2013)
Original Music Composer
American Hustle
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Captain Sparky vs. The Flying Saucers
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Cirque du Soleil: IRIS
(2013)
Music
The Unknown Known
(2013)
Music
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
(2014)
Music
Big Eyes
(2014)
Original Music Composer
The End of the Tour
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Goosebumps
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Fifty Shades of Grey
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Before I Wake
(2016)
Original Music Composer
The Girl on the Train
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Vengadores Chiflados: La Era de Pultrón
(2016)
Music
Fifty Shades Darker
(2017)
Original Music Composer
The Circle
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Justice League
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Tulip Fever
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
(2018)
Original Music Composer
The Grinch
(2018)
Music
Fifty Shades Freed
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Dumbo
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Men in Black: International
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Dolittle
(2020)
Music
The Final Moments
(2020)
Music
Aliens, Clowns & Geeks
(2021)
Music
The Woman in the Window
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
Original Music Composer
White Noise
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Bloody Bridget
(2023)
Original Music Composer
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Khodzha Nasreddin
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Acting
Hot Tomorrows
(1977)
Singer
Forbidden Zone
(1980)
Satan
Urgh! A Music War
(1981)
Himself
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
(1984)
Self
Back to School
(1986)
Oingo Boingo Band Member
Oingo Boingo: Live At The Ritz
(1987)
Himself
Oingo Boingo: Halloween '87
(1987)
Himself
Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet
(1989)
Himself, Waiter
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
(1992)
Self
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993)
Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition
(1994)
Self
Oingo Boingo: Farewell (Live from the Universal Amphitheatre)
(1996)
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
(1998)
Himself
Psycho Path
(2000)
Self - Arranger
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
(2000)
Self
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
(2000)
The Gift
(2000)
Tommy Lee Ballard
Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
(2002)
Self
The Incredible Ang Lee
(2003)
Self
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Bonejangles (voice)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
Oompa Loompa (voice) (uncredited)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
(2005)
Himself
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Sweet Sounds
(2005)
Himself
Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
(2006)
Bonejangles (voice) (uncredited)
Proud Iza
(2008)
Narrator
DemiUrge Emesis
(2010)
Narrator (voice)
A Conversation with Danny Elfman & Tim Burton
(2011)
Oingo Boingo: 1983 US Festival
(2011)
Live From Lincoln Center: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
(2015)
Score: A Film Music Documentary
(2017)
Self
78/52
(2017)
Self
Hollywood in Vienna 2017 - Fairytales
(2017)
Crew
Production