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{{quote| ''When I'm writing music, so much of the time I feel like I'm being pulled around by a big dog. I've got the dog on a leash and sometimes I'm leading this dog along just where I want it to go. And then sometimes the dog gets real big and starts yanking me. I think when I'm reacting the way I should be, I let the thing yank me around. Because it yanks me into places where I wouldn't go. And I look at it and go, "Oh! Thanks, boy! It's a strange place, but there had to be a reason why I went here, so I'm just going to leave it."''}}

Former leader of [[Oingo Boingo]], '''Danny Elfman''' first broke into film scoring with ''Pee Wee's Big Adventure''. Since then, he has worked steadily in Hollywood (most notably for [[Tim Burton]]), composing scores and themes for movies, TV, and even video games and a [[Cirque Du Soleil]] show (namely ''IRIS'', a show inspired by the history of cinema).

Like [[John Williams]], Elfman tends to compose classical, Romantically-themed music reminiscent of Bernard Hermann, although Elfman makes more limited use of [[Leitmotif]] and his music tends to have darker overtones -- whichovertones—which seem to mesh well with Tim Burton's films.

He's married to [[Bridget Fonda]], and they have a son together named Oliver, [[Rule of Cool|which in old English means "Elf Army"]]. He also has two daughters, Lola and Mali, from previous relationships.

* ''[[Forbidden Zone (Filmfilm)|Forbidden Zone]]'' (1980)

* Pretty much all of Tim Burton's films (exceptions are ''[[Ed Wood (Filmfilm)|Ed Wood]]'' and ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Filmfilm)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''):

** ''[[Pee Wees-wee's Big Adventure]]''

** ''[[Beetlejuice (Film)|Beetlejuice]]''

** ''[[Batman (Filmfilm)|Batman]]'' (1989) and ''[[Batman (Filmfilm)|Batman Returns]]''

** ''[[Mars Attacks (Film)!]]!''

** ''[[Sleepy Hollow (Film)|Sleepy Hollow]]''

** ''[[Charlie and Thethe Chocolate Factory]]''

** ''[[Corpse Bride (Animation)|Corpse Bride]]''

** ''[[9 (Animation)|9]]'' (Burton produced but did not direct; Elfman did the themes for this one, but not the whole soundtrack.)

** ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Filmfilm)|Alice in Wonderland]]''

** ''[[Dark Shadows (Filmfilm)|Dark Shadows]]''

** ''[[Frankenweenie (Film)|Frankenweenie]]'' (2012 remake)

* ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' (1996)

* ''[[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|Spider-Man]]'' and ''Spider-Man 2'' (the third film had much of his score thrown out and replaced by Christopher Young.)

* ''[[Hulk (Filmfilm)|Hulk]]'' (2003)

* The ''[[Men in Black (Filmfilm)|Men in Black]]'' films

* ''[[Fable (Videovideo Gamegame series)|Fable]]'' (a video game)

* ''[[CharlottesCharlotte's Web]]'' (2006)

* ''[[Kick -Ass]]'' (one track!)

* The 2010 remake of ''[[The WolfmanWolf Man]]''

''NOTE'': Although Elfman was originally signed to score ''[[The Hunger Games]]'', a scheduling conflict led to him being replaced by James Newton Howard; Elfman never wrote any music for the project.

* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'' (adapted from his music for the 1989 film)

* ''[[Beetlejuice (Animationanimation)|Beetlejuice]]'' (animated version; also adapting his own work)

* ''[[The Simpsons (Animationanimation)|The Simpsons]]'' (Emmy nominee - but amazingly not a winner)

* ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]''

* ''[[Tales Fromfrom the Crypt]]''

* ''[[The Flash (TV 1990)||The Flash]]'''s short-lived live action TV series

* ''[[Dilbert (Animationanimation)|Dilbert]]'' (adapted from his music for ''[[Forbidden Zone]]'')