Known as "Hollywood's hottest film composer," American composer Danny Elfman has long delighted, moved, terrified and excited audiences worldwide with his award-winning film scores and television themes. Beginning his musical career as the lead singer of Oingo Boingo in 1976, he has since served as the musical mastermind behind Tim Burton’s films (Batman, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas) and motion pictures such as Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Misson: Impossible and Charlotte's Web. Elfman received Academy Award nominations for his work in Good Will Hunting, Men in Black and Big Fish. Among his many accomplishments in television, he is credited with the Emmy Award-winning theme song for Desperate Housewives and the Emmy-nominated The Simpsons theme. A true legend in the industry, Danny Elfman possesses one of the most celebrated musical repertoires in contemporary film.
