Danny Elfman
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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 Sant's Academy Award-winning films Good Will Hunting and Milk. He wrote music for all of the Men in Black and Fifty Shades of Grey franchise films, the songs and score for Henry Selick's animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the themes for the popular television series Desperate Housewives and The Simpsons.
Among his honors are four Oscar nominations, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy, seven Saturn Awards for Best Music, the 2002 Richard Kirk Award, the 2015 Disney Legend Award, the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2017, and the Society of Composers & Lyricists Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
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- Jurassic Park Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Edward Scissorhands Ice Dance - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Minas Tirith (From The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Indiana Jones - Map Room - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Gladiator - Theme from The Battle - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Star Wars - The Throne Room - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Theme from The Fellowship of the Ring - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Harry Potter - Reunion of Friends - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Edward Scissorhands: Main Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Across the Stars (From Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Swords Crossed (From Pirates of the Caribbean) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Star Wars Main Title - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Harry Potter - Hedwig's Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Gone with the Wind Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- 1492 - Conquest of Paradise (Edit) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Harry Potter - Buckbeak's Flight - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Adventures On Earth (From "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial") - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- The Godfather Waltz - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Old Friends (From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Dream Within a Dream - From "Inception" - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- To the Pirate's Cave / Skull and Crossbones - From "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (Excerpt) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Terminator 2 Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Dumbledore's Army (From Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Lawrence of Arabia - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Harry Potter - Mischief Managed - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Fireworks (From Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Dreaming of Bag End (From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- The Medallion Calls (from Pirates of the Caribbean) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Harry Potter - A Window To The Past - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Jack Sparrow - From "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (Excerpt) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Indiana Jones Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Forth Eorlingas (From The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- A Watchful Guardian - From "The Dark Knight" - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Theme from The Mummy - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Any Other Name from American Beauty - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Prelude / Nightmare - From "Vertigo" - Excerpt - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- A Knife in the Dark (From The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Ecstasy Of Gold (From The Good, The Bad And The Ugly) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- The Return of the King (From The Lord of the Rings) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- The Rocketeer Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Main Theme - From "Back to the Future" (Excerpt) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Harry & Greg / Launch - From "Armageddon" (Excerpt) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Forth Eorlingas / Isengard Unleashed - From "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (Excerpt) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Psycho Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Pirates of the Caribbean Theme (He's a Pirate) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Gandalf Falls (From The Fellowship of the Ring) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Dead Already (From American Beauty) - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Batman Theme - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
- Psycho - The Murder - "Lights, Camera, Action!" - Iconic Soundtracks - Danny Elfman
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