About
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) 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. Elfman has frequently worked with directors Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, and Gus Van Sant, contributing music to nearly 20 Burton projects, including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, and Alice in Wonderland, as well as scoring Raimi's Darkman, A Simple Plan, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Van...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
The Nightmare Before ChristmasMovie • 1993
WednesdaySeries • 2022
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1992
Corpse BrideMovie • 2005
Avengers: Age of UltronMovie • 2015
Spider-ManMovie • 2002
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessMovie • 2022
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985
Fifty Shades of GreyMovie • 2015
Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985
Stuart Fails to Save the UniverseSeries • 2026
Batman ReturnsMovie • 1992
DraculaMovie • 2025
Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceMovie • 2024
Good Will HuntingMovie • 1997
Alice in WonderlandMovie • 2010
Justice LeagueMovie • 2017
Real SteelMovie • 2011
Edward ScissorhandsMovie • 1990
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryMovie • 2005
Mission: ImpossibleMovie • 1996
Planet of the ApesMovie • 2001