Danny Elfman

Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman is an American actor, film composer, singer-songwriter, and record producer, who was the former front man of the new wave band between 1976 and 1995, and is well-known for creating the of the Fox animated sitcom . He is also known particularly for his collaborations with filmmaker Tim Burton, composing the score to The Nightmare Before Christmas, in which he stars as the singing voice of Jack Skellington.
==Other Disney work==
In 1986, his band Oingo Boingo performed at Videopolis as part of Grad Nite. It was not the first time the band performed on the stage, as the stage had previously been used for 's , in which Oingo Boingo performed in both September 1982 and May 1983. The stage was moved to Disneyland in 1985 as part of the Videopolis night club, which has since been re-themed to the Fantasyland Theatre.
In 2002, Elfman's score for The Nightmare Before Christmas was adapted and rearranged by John Debney for the Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction overlay at Disneyland. The seasonal overlay first premiered the previous year, but utilized an original score composed by , who did not utilize Elfman's score from the film. In 2013, Elfman would score Mystic Manor for Hong Kong Disneyland and provide vocals for the singing helmets and tikis.
Elfman appears in a Nightmare Before Christmas-themed episode of the Disney+ original documentary series Prop Culture, sharing from his personal collection a Jack Skellington puppet used in the film, as well as providing backstory to his role in the creation and characterization of Jack. The episode uses much of Elfman's score from the film, as well as several songs from his former band, Oingo Boingo.
In addition to his work with Burton, Elfman has also worked frequently with director Sam Raimi, and his film scores are often orchestrated by Oingo Boingo bandmate and composer Steve Bartek.
==Filmography==
===Films===
Year	Film 	Director 	Studio 	Notes
1990	Dick Tracy 	Warren Beatty 	Touchstone Pictures 	
1993	The Nightmare Before Christmas 	Henry Selick 	Touchstone Pictures 	Voice actor of Jack Skellington , Barrel, and Clown with the Tear-Away Face
1995	Dead Presidents 	 	Hollywood Pictures 	
1997	Flubber 	 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
1998	A Civil Action 	 	Touchstone Pictures 	
1999	Instinct 	Jon Turteltaub 	Touchstone Pictures 	
1999	My Favorite Martian 	Donald Petrie 	Walt Disney Pictures 	"Uncle Martin Arrives" only
2007	Meet the Robinsons 	Stephen J. Anderson	Walt Disney Animation Studios	
2010	Alice in Wonderland 	Tim Burton 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
2012	Frankenweenie 	Tim Burton 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
2013	Oz the Great and Powerful 	Sam Raimi 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron 	Joss Whedon 	Marvel Studios 	with Brian Tyler
2016	Alice Through the Looking Glass 	Tim Burton 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
2019	Dumbo 	Tim Burton 	Walt Disney Pictures 	
2021	The Woman in the Window 	 	20th Century Studios 	
2022	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	Sam Raimi 	Marvel Studios 	
===Television===
Year	Film 	Studio 	Original network	Notes
2004	Desperate Housewives	Touchstone Television ABC Studios	ABC 	Theme music only
2020	Prop Culture 	ABC Signature 	Disney+ 	Episode: "The Nightmare Before Christmas"various songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas and Oingo Boingo
===Theme park attractions===
Year	Attraction 	Park 	Notes
2002	Haunted Mansion Holiday	Disneyland Tokyo Disneyland	Adapted score by John Debney using Elfman's compositions from The Nightmare Before Christmas
2013	Mystic Manor 	Hong Kong Disneyland 	Elfman's likeness also appears in the attraction as S.E.A. member Maestro D'Elfman
==Gallery==
Danny Elfman singing.jpg|Danny Elfman singing a song from The Nightmare Before Christmas at the Hollywood Bowl.
Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, and Paul Reubens singing Kidnap the Sandy Claws at the Hollywood Bowl.jpg|Danny Elfman singing "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" with Catherine O'Hara and Paul Reubens at the Hollywood Bowl.
Danny Elfman SDCC.jpg|Danny Elfman speaks at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con.
Danny Elfman performs.jpg|Danny Elfman performs onstage at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles in October 2013.
Danny Elfman Sundance Fest15.jpg|Danny Elfman attending the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
Danny Elfman Tribeca Fest.jpg|Danny Elfman attending the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.
Danny Elfman Dumbo premiere.jpg|Danny Elfman at the premiere of the Dumbo remake in March 2019.
==Video==
Disney For Scores- Danny Elfman-3
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