Danny Elfman - Wikipedia
WEBDaniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead singer and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. [3]
Oingo Boingo - Wikipedia
WEBOingo Boingo (/ ˈɔɪŋɡoʊ ˈbɔɪŋɡoʊ /) was an American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and written material for in the years previous. [5]
Danny Elfman - IMDb
WEBIt wasn't until the early 1970s that Danny and his older brother Richard Elfman started a musical troupe while in Paris; the group "Mystic Knights of Oingo-Boingo" was created for Richard's directorial debut, Forbidden Zone (1980) (now considered a cult classic by...
List of compositions by Danny Elfman - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of compositions by Danny Elfman for film, television, stage and the concert hall. For a list of recordings, see Danny Elfman discography, and for Elfman's work as lead singer/songwriter of Oingo Boingo, see Oingo Boingo discography.
Danny Elfman - Biography - IMDb
WEBIt wasn't until the early 1970s that Danny and his older brother Richard Elfman started a musical troupe while in Paris; the group "Mystic Knights of Oingo-Boingo" was created for Richard's directorial debut, Forbidden Zone (1980) (now considered a cult classic by Elfman fans). The group's name went through many incarnations over the years ...
The Music of This 80s Genius RULED Pop Culture for 40 Years ... - YouTube
WEBOct 31, 2022 · Danny Elfman traveled extensively in the early 70s, playing the violin in parts of Europe, before spending time in Africa to study Bambara (bahm-br-uh) percussion. "On this episode, one of the...
The Story Behind Danny Elfman - The Smith Center
WEBOct 28, 2019 · Composer Danny Elfman’s life story sounds almost as fantastic as the films he scores. He unleashed his creativity in the ‘80s with his new-wave band Oingo Boingo, hailed for its wildly experimental and genre-defying tunes …
7 Theme Songs You Didn’t Know Danny Elfman Wrote for TV and …
WEBAug 11, 2023 · In the 1980s, he rose to popularity thanks to his oddball new wave band Oingo Boingo. But it’s his work in TV and film that has made him a legend. Videos by American Songwriter.
Danny Elfman’s Movies and Film Scores List - MasterClass
WEBAug 27, 2021 · Beginning with his first score on Tim Burton’s *Pee-wee’s Big Adventure*, Danny has scored more than 100 films, including *Milk* (Oscar nominated), *Good Will Hunting* (Oscar nominated), *Big Fish* (Oscar nominated), *Men in Black* (Oscar nominated), *Edward Scissorhands*, *Batman*, *To Die …
Danny Elfman : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn - NPR
WEBAug 23, 2022 · He fronted Oingo Boingo in the early 80s. He scored his first film in 1985: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, followed soon by other iconic movies like Batman, Beetlejuice, and Mission Impossible.