Editing Danny Elfman (section)

==Career==
===Oingo Boingo===
{{Main|Oingo Boingo}}
After returning to Los Angeles from Africa in the early 1970s, Elfman was asked by his brother [[Richard Elfman|Richard]] to serve as musical director of his [[street theatre]] performance art troupe [[The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo]].<ref name="bond2015"/>{{rp|22}} Elfman was tasked with adapting and arranging 1920s and 1930s [[jazz]] and [[big band]] music by artists such as [[Cab Calloway]], [[Duke Ellington]], [[Django Reinhardt]] and [[Josephine Baker]] for the ensemble, which consisted of up to 15 performers playing upwards of 30 instruments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/loopandreplay/mystic-knights-oingo-boingo-49f5170166a9 |title=The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo: Danny Elfman's Circus Theater Origins |last=Benson |first=Alex |date=May 15, 2018 |website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]] |access-date=October 13, 2019 }}</ref> He also composed original pieces and helped build instruments unique for the group, including an aluminum [[gamelan]], the 'Schlitz [[celesta|celeste]]' made from tuned beer cans, and a "junkyard orchestra" built from car parts and trash cans.<ref name="halfyard2004">{{cite book |last=Halfyard |first=Janet K. |date=September 7, 2004 |title=Danny Elfman's ''Batman'': A Film Score Guide |url=https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810851269/Danny-Elfman's-Batman-A-Film-Score-Guide |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield|Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=978-0810851269 }}</ref>

The Mystic Knights performed on the street and in theaters, and later in [[nightclub]]s throughout Los Angeles until Richard left in 1976 to pursue filmmaking.<ref name="bond2015" />{{rp|15}} As a send-off to the group's original concept, Richard produced the film ''[[Forbidden Zone]]'' based on the Mystic Knights' stage performances. Elfman composed the songs and his first [[film score|score]] for the film, and appeared as the character [[Satan]], who performs a reworked version of Calloway's "[[Minnie the Moocher]]."<ref name="kory2015">{{cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=November 6, 2015 |title=Inside Danny Elfman's Twisted Cult Film ''Forbidden Zone'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-danny-elfmans-twisted-cult-film-forbidden-zone-70127/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 11, 2019 }}</ref>

Before the release of ''[[Forbidden Zone]]'', Elfman took over the Mystic Knights as lead singer-songwriter in 1976. In 1979, he pared the group down to eight players to record and tour as a [[ska]]-influenced [[new wave music|new wave]] band. That summer, the group's name would change to [[Oingo Boingo]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Dana |date=April 29, 1990 |title=Eclectic and Eccentric |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1990/04/29/eclectic-and-eccentric/415d9f8a-a086-432e-b574-9b7beca28cf3/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 13, 2019 }}</ref><ref name="denman2015" /> Their biggest success among eight studio albums penned by Elfman was 1985's ''[[Dead Man's Party (album)|Dead Man's Party]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/10/30/not_just_dead_mans_party_on_a_halloween_mix_oingo_boingo_deserves_more_respect_than_this/|title=Not just "Dead Man's Party" on a Halloween mix: Oingo Boingo deserves more respect than this|last=Hayden|first=Mack|date=October 30, 2015|website=Salon|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> featuring the hit song "[[Weird Science (song)|Weird Science]]" from the movie of the same name.<ref name="AV Club" /> The band also appeared performing their single "[[Dead Man's Party (song)|Dead Man's Party]]" in the 1986 movie ''[[Back to School]]'',<ref name="Tedium">Buck, David. [https://tedium.co/2018/03/14/oingo-boingo-pop-culture-appearances/ "Mystic Knights of the Movie Soundtrack"], Tedium, March 14, 2018.</ref> for which Elfman also composed the score. Elfman shifted the band to a more guitar-oriented rock sound in the late 1980s,<ref>{{cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=May 15, 1994 |title=Back to Boingo : Danny Elfman may have exhausted himself composing movie scores and TV themes, but he's getting renewed pleasure from the oddball rock band he founded and twice thought he'd retired |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-15-ca-57894-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=October 13, 2019 }}</ref> which continued through their last album [[Boingo (album)|''Boingo'']] in 1994.

Citing permanent hearing damage from performing live and conflicts with his film-scoring career,<ref name="bond2015" />{{rp|137}} Elfman retired Oingo Boingo in 1995 with a series of five sold-out [[Farewell (Oingo Boingo album)|final concerts]] at the [[Universal Amphitheatre]] ending on Halloween night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-02-ca-64090-story.html|title=Oingo Boingo Bids Warm and Emotional Farewell|last=Hochman|first=Steve|date=November 11, 1995|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/4/26/19238694/boingo-closes-career-with-a-fitting-farewell|title=Boingo Closes Career with a Fitting 'Farewell...'|last=Iwasaki|first=Scott|date=April 26, 1996|website=Deseret News|access-date=November 4, 2019}}</ref> On October 31, 2015, Elfman and Oingo Boingo guitarist [[Steve Bartek]] performed the song "Dead Man's Party" with an orchestra as an encore to a live-to-film concert of ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' score at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]. Elfman told the audience the performance was "20 years to the day" of Oingo Boingo's retirement.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Romano|first1=Nick|title=Danny Elfman: 'Dead Man's Party' performed after 20 years|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/01/danny-elfman-dead-mans-party/|access-date=December 26, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 1, 2015}}</ref>

===Film scoring===
As fans of [[Oingo Boingo]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/dark-shadows-composer-danny-elfman-on-his-long-collabor-1798231300|title=Dark Shadows composer Danny Elfman on his long collaboration with Tim Burton|last=Harris|first=Will|date=May 9, 2012|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103130951/https://film.avclub.com/dark-shadows-composer-danny-elfman-on-his-long-collabor-1798231300|archive-date=November 3, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2024}}</ref> [[Tim Burton]] and [[Paul Reubens]] invited Elfman to write the [[Film score|score]] for their first feature film ''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]'' in 1985.<ref name="harrington1990">{{cite news |last=Harrington |first=Richard |date=June 10, 1990 |title=Danny Elfman's Big Score |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1990/06/10/danny-elfmans-big-score/fb856f51-44f2-495c-80b3-029be8aab483/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 14, 2019 }}</ref> Elfman was initially apprehensive because of his lack of formal training and having never scored a [[major film studio|studio]] [[feature film|feature]], but after Burton accepted his initial demo of the [[Theme music|title music]], and with [[orchestration]] assistance from [[Oingo Boingo]] guitarist and arranger [[Steve Bartek]], Elfman completed the score to great effect, paying homage to influential film composers [[Nino Rota]] and [[Bernard Herrmann]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/danny-elfman-on-film-scores-simpsons-and-working-with-tim-burton-69932/|title=Danny Elfman on ''The Simpsons'', ''Batman'' and Tim Burton|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=June 29, 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/362-danny-elfmans-score-tied-pee-wees-big-adventure-to/|title=Danny Elfman's score tied ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' together—and launched a career|last=D'Angelo|first=Mike|date=January 16, 2014|website=The Dissolve|publisher=Pitchfork Media, Inc.|access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="multiple">{{cite web|last1=Silber|first1=Frederic|url=http://www.boingo.org/articles/FanfareArticle.html|title=Danny Elfman: Wunderkind of Filmmusic|work=Fanfare|publisher=Boingo|year=1989|access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> Elfman described the first time he heard his music played by a full orchestra as one of the most thrilling experiences of his life.<ref name="MCA Records">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Music for a Darkened Theatre: Film & Television Music Volume One |others=Danny Elfman |year=1990 |page=3–9 |type=booklet |publisher=[[MCA Records]] |id=MCD10065 |location=Universal City, CA}}</ref>

Following ''Pee Wee's Big Adventure'', Elfman scored a string of comedies in the late 1980s, including ''[[Back to School]]'' starring [[Rodney Dangerfield]], Burton's ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' and the [[Bill Murray]] film ''[[Scrooged]]''. Non-comedy work included the all-[[Synthesizer|synth]] score to [[Emilio Estevez]]'s [[Crime film|crime drama]] ''[[Wisdom (film)|Wisdom]]'' and the [[big band]], [[blues]]-infused music for [[Martin Brest]]'s [[Buddy cop film|buddy cop]] action film ''[[Midnight Run]]''.

In 1989, Elfman's influential, [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]-winning score for Burton's ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' marked a major stylistic shift to dark, densely orchestrated music in the romantic idiom.<ref name=halfyard2004/> This continued in his scores for [[Warren Beatty]]'s ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]'', [[Sam Raimi]]'s ''[[Darkman]]'' and [[Clive Barker]]'s ''[[Nightbreed]]'', all released in 1990.

With ''Batman'', Elfman firmly established a career-spanning relationship with Burton,<ref>{{cite news |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=September 8, 2016 |title=Danny Elfman Looks Back at Tim Burton's Cinematic Adventures in Melody |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/tim-burton-danny-elfman-music-cinematic-adventures-1201854151/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=October 14, 2019 }}</ref> scoring all but three of the director's major studio releases. Highlights include ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990), ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992), ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999), ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003) and ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010). In 1993, Elfman wrote the score and ten songs for the Burton-produced [[stop motion]] animated film ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', directed by [[Henry Selick]], and also provided the singing voice for main character [[Jack Skellington]], as well as the voices for secondary characters Barrel, the Clown with the Tear-Away Face and others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/18-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-nightmare-before |title=18 Things You Probably Didn't Know About ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' |last=Galindo |first=Brian |date=October 14, 2013 |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |access-date=October 14, 2019 |quote=8. Burton's friend and composer Danny Elfman wrote the songs and music for the film without a script or storyboard... 9. Elfman also provided the singing voice for Jack...11. Elfman also provided the voices for Barrel and the Clown with the Tear-Away Face.}}</ref> In 2005, he wrote the score and songs for Burton's ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' and provided the voice of the character of Bonejangles, and provided the score, songs and Oompa-Loompa vocals for Burton's ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' that same year.

In addition to frequent collaborations with Burton, Raimi and [[Gus Van Sant]], Elfman has worked with directors such as [[Brian De Palma]], [[Peter Jackson]], [[Joss Whedon]], [[Errol Morris]], [[Ang Lee]], [[Richard Donner]], [[Guillermo del Toro]], [[David O. Russell]], [[Taylor Hackford]], [[Jon Amiel]], [[Joe Johnston]], and [[Barry Sonnenfeld]]. His scores for Sonnenfeld's ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'', Van Sant's ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' and ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'', and Burton's ''[[Big Fish]]'' all received [[Academy Award]] nominations.<ref name="Kraft-Engle"/>

Since the mid-1990s, Elfman expanded his craft to a range of genres, including [[thriller film|thriller]]s (''[[Dolores Claiborne (film)|Dolores Claiborne]]'', ''[[A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]'', ''[[The Kingdom (2007 film)|The Kingdom]], [[The Girl on the Train (2016 film)|The Girl on the Train]], [[The Woman in the Window (2021 film)|The Woman in the Window]]''), [[drama (film and television)|drama]]s (''[[Sommersby]]'', ''[[A Civil Action (film)|A Civil Action]]'', ''[[Hitchcock (film)|Hitchcock]]''), [[independent film|indie]]s (''[[Freeway (1996 film)|Freeway]]'', ''[[Silver Linings Playbook]]'', ''[[Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot]], [[White Noise (2022 film)|White Noise]]''), [[Children's film|family]] (''[[Flubber (film)|Flubber]]'', ''[[Charlotte's Web (2006 film)|Charlotte's Web]]'', ''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]'', ''[[Goosebumps (film)|Goosebumps]], [[Dolittle (film)|Dolittle]]''), documentary (''[[Standard Operating Procedure (film)|Standard Operating Procedure]]'', ''[[The Unknown Known]]''), and horror (''[[Red Dragon (2002 film)|Red Dragon]]'', ''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]''), as well as entries in his well-established areas of [[horror comedy]] (''[[The Frighteners]]'', ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'') and comic book-inspired action films (''[[Hulk (film)|Hulk]]'', ''[[Wanted (2008 film)|Wanted]]'', ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'').

Among his franchise work, Elfman composed the scores for four ''[[Men in Black (franchise)#Film series|Men in Black]]'' films (1997–2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/men-in-black-international-walter-f-parkes-laurie-macdonald-interview/ |title=''Men in Black: International'' Producers on the Genesis of the Project and Casting Chris and Tessa |last=Weintraub |first=Steve |date=June 17, 2019 |website=Collider |access-date=October 8, 2019 |quote=The only people from the original franchise that are involved in this movie are me and Laurie, Emma and Danny Elfman, who did the music for all of them.}}</ref> and three ''[[Fifty Shades (film series)|Fifty Shades]]'' films (2015–2018).<ref>{{cite news |last=Kis |first=Eva |date=February 8, 2019 |title=Wait, Danny Elfman wrote the music for ''50 Shades of Grey''? |url=https://www.metro.us/entertainment/movies/danny-elfman-composer-fifty-shades-of-grey |work=[[Metro (U.S. newspaper)|Metro]] |access-date=October 11, 2019 |quote=We ask Danny Elfman, better known as Tim Burton's collaborator on spooky fairy tales, about composing the music for all three Fifty Shades of Grey movies. }}</ref> In 1996, he scored the first film in the [[Mission: Impossible (film series)|''Mission: Impossible'' series]], adapting themes for the original television series by [[Lalo Schifrin]] as well as composing his own.<ref name="Bond 2019 5-6">{{Cite AV media notes |title=''Mission: Impossible – Limited Edition'' |others=Danny Elfman |year=2019 |first=Jeff|last=Bond |pages=5–6 |type=booklet |publisher=La-La Land Records, Inc. |id=LLLCD1411 |location=Los Angeles, CA}}</ref> Elfman scored Raimi's ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'' in 2002 and ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' in 2004, themes and selections from which were used for Raimi's ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', scored by [[Christopher Young]]. Elfman's ''Spider-Man'' theme was incorporated into the MCU film ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]'' composed by [[Michael Giacchino]].

Elfman entered the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] by providing additional music in 2015's ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', receiving composer credit with [[Brian Tyler]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |date=March 4, 2015 |title=Final ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' Trailer Teases Without Spoiling |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/03/04/avengers-age-of-ultron-final-trailer-is-unlocked/?sh=4a0283426154 |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> Elfman also scored MCU's ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]'' in 2022, utilizing Giacchino's theme to the original [[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|''Doctor Strange'']] film, as well as themes from [[WandaVision]] and [[X-Men: The Animated Series]], and music from [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven)|Fifth Symphony]] and [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]'s [[Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565|Toccata and Fugue]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Hood |date=May 5, 2022 |title=The Marvel Movie Music Secretly Hidden in ''Doctor Strange 2'' |url=https://screenrant.com/doctor-strange-2-soundtrack-marvel-movie-music-scores/ |access-date=November 27, 2022 |website=Screen Rant}}</ref>

For several high-profile sequel and [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] projects in the 2010s, Elfman incorporated established musical themes with his own original thematic material, including the [[DC Extended Universe]]'s ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burton |first=Byron |date=November 18, 2017 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/justice-league-danny-elfman-hates-reboots-scrap-classic-themes-1059632|title=Danny Elfman Hates When Reboots Scrap Classic Themes|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> ''[[The Grinch (film)|The Grinch]],''<ref name="Lenker">{{cite magazine |last=Lenker |first=Maureen Lee |date=November 9, 2019 |title=Danny Elfman talks reinventing "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" with Tyler the Creator |url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/11/09/danny-elfman-the-grinch-tyler-the-creator/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=October 12, 2019 |quote=...once Elfman felt his own heart grow two sizes when it came to Christmas, incorporating the original songs become one of the highlights of writing his score for The Grinch. "The 'Welcome' song was easy," he says. "We were playing the song twice in the film, so it was just how to score it and then pick up the melody and have it kind of lift up and explode when his heart does." When it came to the other hit song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," Elfman had a slightly more complex task, collaborating with rapper Tyler the Creator on the iconic tune first recorded by Thurl Ravenscroft. }}</ref> ''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]''<ref name="burlingame2019">{{cite news |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=March 28, 2019 |title=Danny Elfman Broke His Cardinal Rule for ''Dumbo''{{'}}s Bittersweet Score |url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/production/danny-elfman-disney-dumbo-1203173252/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=October 12, 2019 |quote="This is a cultural icon," the composer says, "and I was happy to pay homage." So "Pink Elephants on Parade," "When I See an Elephant Fly" and the train motif "Casey Junior" all make appearances... }}</ref> and [[Men in Black: International|''Men in Black International'']].

Elfman was featured in the 2016 documentary ''[[Score: A Film Music Documentary|Score]]'', in which he appeared among over 50 film composers to discuss the craft of movie music and influential figures in the business.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.score-movie.com/the-interviews |title=The Interviews  |website=Score-Movie.com |access-date=September 20, 2019}}</ref><ref name=goldstein2017>{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Gary |date=June 22, 2017 |title=Review: ''Score: A Film Music Documentary'' explores composers' art |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-score-documentary-review-20170622-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=September 20, 2019 |quote=Matt Schrader's "Score: A Film Music Documentary" spotlights such a rich and fascinating topic — the craft of motion picture scoring — that its mere presence proves a feast for the eyes and ears...the film is largely devoted to feting some of Hollywood's most influential composers...}}</ref>

===Concert music===
Elfman's first piece of original concert music, ''[[Serenada Schizophrana]]'', was commissioned by the [[American Composers Orchestra]], who premiered the piece on February 23, 2005, at [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.americancomposers.org/rel20050223.htm |title=All World Premiere Concert Features Legendary Rock Guitarist Andy Summers & Orchestral Debut of Hollywood Composer Danny Elfman |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 23, 2005 |website=AmericanComposers.org |access-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028070054/http://www.americancomposers.org/rel20050223.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Subsequent concert works include his first ''[[Violin Concerto (Elfman)|Violin Concerto "Eleven Eleven"]]'', co-commissioned by the [[Czech National Symphony Orchestra]], Stanford Live at [[Stanford University]], and the [[Royal Scottish National Orchestra]], which premiered at [[Municipal House|Smetana Hall]] in Prague on June 21, 2017, with [[Sandy Cameron]] on violin and [[John Mauceri]] conducting the Czech National Symphony Orchestra;<ref name="Columbia Artists" >{{cite web |url=https://columbia-artists.com/artists/concerto-for-violin-and-orchestra-%22eleven-eleven%22-composed-by-danny-elfman/ |title=Concerto for Violin and Orchestra ''Eleven Eleven'' composed by Danny Elfman Composer|website=Columbia-Artists.com |publisher=Columbia Artists Management Inc. |access-date=October 7, 2019 }}</ref> the ''Piano Quartet'', co-commissioned by the [[Lied Center for Performing Arts]] [[University of Nebraska]] and the [[Berlin Philharmonic]] Piano Quartet, which premiered February 6, 2018, in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Kruse |first=Kyle |date=February 22, 2018 |title=Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet premieres Danny Elfman piece at Lied Center |url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/berlin-philharmonic-piano-quartet-premieres-danny-elfman-piece-at-lied/article_a52dfc1c-181c-11e8-8fb2-2fba4b9684f6.html |work=[[The Daily Nebraskan]] |location=[[Lincoln, Nebraska]] |access-date=October 8, 2019 }}</ref> and the ''Percussion Quartet'', commissioned by [[Third Coast Percussion]] and premiered at the [[Philip Glass]] Days And Nights Festival in [[Big Sur]] on October 10, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Malkin |first=John |date=October 9, 2019 |title=Out of the comfort zone: Danny Elfman has world premiere at Philip Glass Festival |url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2019/10/09/out-of-the-comfort-zone-danny-elfman-has-world-premiere-at-philip-glass-festival/ |work=[[Santa Cruz Sentinel]] |access-date=October 13, 2019 |quote=The Elfman Percussion Quartet will have its world premiere at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, as part of the Days and Nights Festival.}}</ref>

2022 saw the first performances of three concert works. Elfman's ''Cello Concerto'' for [[Gautier Capuçon]] was premiered by the [[Vienna Symphony]] on March 18, with subsequent performances by the [[Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France|Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France]] in May and the [[San Francisco Symphony]] US premiere in November.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wienersymphoniker.at/en/events/robertson-capucon-korngold-elfman-stravinsky |title=18.03.2022 - Robertson, Capuçon / Korngold, Elfman, Stravinsky &#124; Wiener Symphoniker |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818132004/https://www.wienersymphoniker.at/en/events/robertson-capucon-korngold-elfman-stravinsky |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/activity/concert-symphonique/22881-elfman-symphonique?itemId=116396 | title=Elfman symphonique|website=Philharmoniedeparis.fr | date=May 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2022-23/Capucon-Plays-Danny-Elfman | title=San Francisco Symphony - Capucon Plays Danny Elfman|website=Sfsymphony.org }}</ref> Elfman's ''Percussion Concerto'' for [[Colin Currie]] premiered on March 25 at London's [[Royal Festival Hall]] with [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tickets.lpo.org.uk/events/movie-legends |title=Movie Legends &#124; the London Philharmonic Orchestra |access-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325111518/https://tickets.lpo.org.uk/events/movie-legends/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was later performed at [[Soka University of America]] in California, with [[Pacific Symphony]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sfcv.org/events/pacific-symphony/sundays-soka-percussion-concerto-danny-elfman | title=Sundays at Soka: Percussion Concerto by Danny Elfman |website=Sfcv.org}}</ref> His ''Wunderkammer'', a commission from the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]], toured the UK in summer 2022, culminating in a performance in London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] as part of the [[BBC Proms]], with national radio and TV broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fabermusic.com/news/national-youth-orchestra-of-great-britain-premiere-danny-elfmans-wunderkammer14062022 | title=National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain premiere Danny Elfman's Wunderkammer |website=Fabermusic.com }}</ref>

Elfman's ''Suite for Chamber Orchestra'' was premiered on May 4, 2023, by [[Orpheus Chamber Orchestra]] at [[St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)|St Mark's Episcopal Church]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Library of Congress |title=Danny Elfman at the Library for the World Premiere of 'Suite for Chamber Orchestra' |url=https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/danny-elfman-at-the-library-for-the-world-premiere-of--suite-for-chamber-orchestra-/s/8efc06bd-ac54-43b2-921f-39956ce8adc6 |access-date=21 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The ''Suite'' was co-commissioned by the [[Library of Congress]], the Royalty Pool of [[Andre Kostelanetz]], the [[Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra]], and the [[National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland]]. Subsequent performances of the ''Suite'' include the New York premiere by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in July 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Orpheus and Vijay Iyer Jazz Trio at 92NY |url=https://orpheusnyc.org/about/press-kit/orpheus-elfman-schreiber-2-3-2 |website=Orpheus Chamber Orchestra |language=en|access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> at [[92NY]]'s inaugural MidSummer Music Fest, the West Coast premiere by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in December 2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=San Francisco Classical Voice |title=Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents West Coast Premiere of Danny Elfman's Suite for Chamber Orchestra and Features Renowned Violinist Christian Tetzlaff on Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major {{!}} San Francisco Classical Voice |url=https://www.sfcv.org/events/los-angeles-chamber-orchestra/los-angeles-chamber-orchestra-presents-west-coast-premiere |website=www.sfcv.org |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> at the [[Alex Theatre]] in Glendale, California, and a performance by the Reno Chamber Orchestra in October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=24/25 Season - Reno Chamber Orchestra |url=https://www.renochamberorchestra.org/2425season |website=Reno Chamber Orchestra |language=en |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref>

===Stage music===

In 2008, Elfman accepted his first commission for the stage, composing the music for [[Twyla Tharp]]'s ''Rabbit and Rogue'' ballet, co-commissioned by [[American Ballet Theatre]] and Orange County Performing Arts Center and premiering on June 3, 2008, at the [[Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center)|Metropolitan Opera House]], [[Lincoln Center]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.twylatharp.org/works/rabbit-and-rogue |title=Rabbit and Rogue  |website=TwylaTharp.org |access-date=October 8, 2019 }}</ref> Other works for stage include the music for [[Cirque Du Soleil]]'s ''[[Iris (Cirque du Soleil)|Iris]]'' in 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/title/iris-cirque-du-soleil/ |title=Review: Cirque du Soleil: Iris |last=Goldwasser |first=Dan |date=June 11, 2012 |website=Soundtrack.net |publisher=Autotelics, LLC |access-date=September 27, 2019 }}</ref> and incidental music for the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of [[Taylor Mac]]'s ''[[Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Portwood |first=Jerry |date=March 11, 2019 |title=Danny Elfman to Score ''Gary'' Production on Broadway |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/danny-elfman-gary-broadway-taylor-mac-806458/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Nightmare Before XMAS Live 20151031 185935.jpg|thumb|360x360px|Elfman's ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' live at the [[Hollywood Bowl]].]]
In October 2013, Elfman returned to the stage for the first time since his band [[Oingo Boingo]] disbanded to sing a handful of ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' songs as part of the concert ''Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton'', featuring suites of music from 15 [[Tim Burton]] films newly arranged by Elfman.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ng|first=David|title=Danny Elfman concert of Tim Burton film music adds third performance|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-danny-elfman-tim-burton-third-concert-20130918-story.html|access-date=October 10, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/events/1392|publisher=BBC Concert Orchestra|access-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230043548/http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/events/1392|archive-date=December 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name=ryzik2015>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/arts/music/danny-elfman-brings-music-from-tim-burtons-films-to-lincoln-center.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705183003/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/arts/music/danny-elfman-brings-music-from-tim-burtons-films-to-lincoln-center.html |archive-date=July 5, 2015 |url-access=limited|title=Danny Elfman Brings Music from Tim Burton's Films to Lincoln Center|last=Ryzik|first=Melena|date=July 2, 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 23, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The concert has since toured internationally and has played in Japan, Australia, Mexico and throughout Europe and the United States. Since 2015, Elfman has appeared regularly in a [[Hollywood Bowl]] [[Halloween]] concert featuring full orchestra performing the ''Nightmare Before Christmas'' score live to the film projection.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ng |first=David |date=November 1, 2015 |title=Danny Elfman concert at Hollywood Bowl brings out Tim Burton fans |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-danny-elfman-concert-hollywood-bowl-20151101-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=October 13, 2019 |quote=Danny Elfman was the main attraction on Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl during a live concert performance of Tim Burton's ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''...The screening of the 1993 stop-motion animated movie, with a live orchestra, felt almost like a decadent dessert to the main course... Elfman saved his entrance for last, sending the audience into a frenzy of cheering and fan worship.}}</ref>

Elfman made his [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella]] debut on April 16, 2022, with ''Danny Elfman: From Boingo to ''Batman'' to ''Big Mess'' to Beyond!''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blueskye |first=Brian |date=April 23, 2022 |title=Coachella 2022: 5 highlights from Danny Elfman's rock-infused, cinematic set |work=[[The Desert Sun]] |url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/life/2022/04/23/coachella-2022-5-highlights-danny-elfmans-cinematic-set/7397624001/ |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref> The concert, postponed from Coachella 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, featured Elfman's film and television music arranged for band, orchestra and choir, as well as songs from his solo album ''[[Big Mess (Danny Elfman album)|Big Mess]]'' and new arrangements of songs from his [[Oingo Boingo]] catalogue. Conducted by [[Steve Bartek]], and featuring Elfman (vocals, guitar, percussion), [[Wes Borland]] (guitar), [[Stu Brooks]] (bass), [[Nili Brosh]] (guitar), and [[Josh Freese]] (drums),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill |date=April 17, 2022 |title=Watch Danny Elfman play Oingo Boingo, ''Simpson's'', ''Nightmare Before Christmas'' & more at Coachella |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-danny-elfman-play-oingo-boingo-simpsons-nightmare-before-christmas-more-at-coachella/ |access-date=November 27, 2022 |website=Brooklyn Vegan}}</ref> the concert was expanded for two shows Halloween weekend 2022 at the [[Hollywood Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=August 22, 2022 |title=Danny Elfman to Perform at Hollywood Bowl Halloween Weekend, Following Coachella Triumph |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/danny-elfman-hollywood-bowl-concerts-halloween-weekend-1235347237/ |access-date=November 27, 2022}}</ref>

===Television and other projects===
In addition to his music for film, Elfman also penned themes for the television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elfman.filmmusic.com/elfman_la_times.html |title=Danny Elfman in the ''L.A. Times'' |access-date=July 3, 2006 |author=Glionna, John M. |year=1999 |publisher=Danny Elfman's Music for a Darkened People |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228033204/http://elfman.filmmusic.com/elfman_la_times.html |archive-date=February 28, 2006 }}</ref> ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', ''[[The Flash (1990 TV series)|The Flash]]'' and ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', which won Elfman his first Emmy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234561|title=Composer Danny Elfman Scores First Emmy Award|website=BMI.com |publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]] |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=September 21, 2005 |access-date=September 20, 2019 }}</ref> He also adapted his original themes for the animated versions of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman]]'' and ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]''. Occasional forays into serial television include episodes of ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'', ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' and [[Pee-wee's Playhouse]], the [[miniseries]] ''[[When We Rise]]'' co-composed with [[Chris Bacon (composer)|Chris Bacon]], and themes for the [[Netflix]] series [[Wednesday (TV series)|Wednesday]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2017/02/09/soundtrack-album-for-abcs-when-we-rise-announced/ |title=Soundtrack Album for ABC's ''When We Rise'' Announced |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 9, 2017 |website=Film Music Reporter |access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomes |first=Dessi |date=November 23, 2022 |title=Here Are All the Songs in Netflix's ''Wednesday'' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/songs-netflix-wednesday-010000713.html |access-date=November 27, 2022 |website=Yahoo}}</ref>

He has composed music for animated shorts, including [[Sally Cruikshank]]'s ''Face Like A Frog''<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Music for a Darkened Theatre: Film & Television Music Volume One |others=Danny Elfman |year=1990 |page=2 |type=booklet |publisher=[[MCA Records]] |id=MCD10065 |location=Universal City, CA}}</ref> and Tim Burton's "Stainboy" internet series.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zahed |first=Ramin |date=November 2, 2000 |title=Stainboy |url=https://variety.com/2000/digital/reviews/stainboy-1200465679/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |location=Los Angeles, CA |access-date=October 7, 2019 |quote=Also effective is Burton's frequent music collaborator Danny Elfman, who offers a grandiose, orchestral score to the Stainboy's adventures.}}</ref>

Elfman provided background music for [[Luigi Serafini (artist)|Luigi Serafini]]'s solo exhibition ''il Teatro della Pittura'' at the Fondazione Mudima di Milano in [[Milan|Milan, Italy]] in 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dannyelfman.com/wacky-tracks |title=Wacky Tracks |website=DannyElfman.com |access-date=October 14, 2019 |quote=In the mid 90s my friend Luigi Serafini, who's an amazing artist, asked me to write something to play for his gallery show in Milan, Italy. I put this together as a semi-composed, semi-DJ'd experiment for him. |archive-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008030500/https://www.dannyelfman.com/wacky-tracks |url-status=dead }}</ref> and for the ''Tim Burton'' exhibition at [[Museum of Modern Art|MoMA]] in 2009.

In the 1990s, Elfman composed music for advertising campaigns for [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Nissan]] and [[Mercury (automobile)|Lincoln-Mercury]], and in 2002 wrote the music for [[Honda]]'s "Power of Dreams" advertising campaign, which was the first cinema commercial to be shot in the [[IMAX]] format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/gallery-22-best-us---honda/175957|title=Gallery 22: Best of the US – Honda|date=November 30, 2002|website=[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]]|location=London|access-date=October 24, 2019}}</ref>

In 2013 he composed the music and provided the English-language vocals for the [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] attraction [[Mystic Manor]].<ref name=napolitano2013 >{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2013/06/14/danny-elfman-on-scoring-for-a-disney-ride/|title=Danny Elfman on Scoring for a Disney Ride|last=Napolitano|first=Dean|date=June 14, 2013|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=September 19, 2019|quote=...the film composer Danny Elfman jumped at the chance to try something new: creating the music for Mystic Manor, a new Disneyland ride in Hong Kong...Figures in Chinese art leap off the walls, Roman frescos come alive, musical instruments play themselves, and floating headgear from armored suits sing in three languages: Mandarin, Cantonese and English. ("It's me singing in English, by the way," Mr. Elfman says.)}}</ref>

On October 31, 2019, the [[MasterClass]] online educational series released "Making Music out of Chaos," presenting 21 compositional and career lessons from Elfman's four decades of experience primarily in the [[film industry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/10/30/nightmare-before-christmas-composer-its-halloween-movie/2505238001/|title=''Nightmare Before Christmas'' composer confirms it is, in fact, a Halloween movie|last=Ryan|first=Patrick|date=October 30, 2019|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=November 6, 2019}}</ref>

Elfman scored the 10-minute video "Joe Biden," which introduced [[Joe Biden]]'s acceptance of the presidential candidacy nomination at the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tangcay|first=Jazz|date=August 21, 2020|title=Joe Biden's DNC Videos Were Shot by an Oscar-Winning Documentarian|url=https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/short-films-dnc-davis-guggenheim-1234743807/|access-date=August 23, 2020|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref>

On November 16, 2021, [[Disney Branded Television]] announced that Elfman would compose score and songs of the upcoming [[Disney Television Animation]] and [[20th Television Animation]] [[Stop motion|stop-motion]] animated comedy series ''Rhona Who Lives by the River'' created by [[Emily Kapnek]], Elfman also serves as executive producer for the series.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Nellie Andreeva,Denise |last2=Andreeva |first2=Nellie |last3=Petski |first3=Denise |date=2021-11-16 |title=Karen Gillan to Star in Emily Kapnek's ''Rhona Who Lives by the River'' Animated Musical Series With Danny Elfman in Works at Disney+ |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/karen-gillan-emily-kapnek-rhona-who-lives-by-the-river-animated-musical-disney-plus-danny-elfman-1234875074/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In June 2024, it was announced that Elfman would compose the music for the [[Dark Universe (Universal Epic Universe)|Dark Universe]] section of [[Universal Epic Universe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/theme-parks/danny-elfman-message-confirms-involved-universal-orlando-epic-universe |title=See Danny Elfman's Sweet Message After He Confirms He's Involved With Universal Orlando's Epic Universe |website=CinemaBlend |first=Dirk |last=Libbey |date=June 24, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref>

===Solo===
In October 2020, Elfman released the single, "[[Happy (Danny Elfman song)|Happy]]," on [[Anti- Records]] and [[Epitaph Records]].<ref name="Happy Pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=Watch Danny Elfman's Video for "Happy", His First New Solo Song in 36 Years |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-danny-elfmans-video-for-happy-his-first-new-solo-song-in-36-years/ |website=Pitchfork |date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> From January 2021 on the eleventh day of each month, he released five subsequent singles  "Sorry", "Love in the Time of COVID", "Kick Me", "True", and a reworking of the [[Oingo Boingo]] song "Insects" from the album ''[[Nothing to Fear (Oingo Boingo album)|Nothing to Fear]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=January 11, 2021|title=See Danny Elfman's Creepy Video for Self-Described 'Alien Orchestral Chamber Punk' Song 'Sorry'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-danny-elfmans-creepy-video-for-self-described-alien-orchestral-chamber-punk-song-sorry-1112539/|access-date=February 11, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> This culminated with the release of the double album ''[[Big Mess (Danny Elfman album)|Big Mess]]'' on June 11.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Moore|first1=Sam|date=April 12, 2021|title=Danny Elfman announces ''Big Mess'', his first new solo album in 37 years |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/danny-elfman-announces-big-mess-his-first-new-solo-album-in-37-years-2918900|access-date=April 6, 2021|website=NME|language=en-US}}</ref> Featuring 18 original songs, this was Elfman's first solo studio album since 1984's ''[[So-Lo]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=January 3, 1985 |title=Oingo Boingo's Elfman Tries a ''So-Lo'' Album |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-03-ca-11341-story.html |access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref>

On August 11, 2021, Elfman released a remix of "True" with lead vocals shared between Elfman and [[Nine Inch Nails]] frontman [[Trent Reznor]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Danny Elfman Taps Trent Reznor for "True" Remix |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/danny-elfman-trent-reznor-true-remix-video-1210696/ |access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> A year later, Elfman released ''Bigger Messier'', a compilation of 23 remixes of songs on the album ''Big Mess'' by artists including Reznor, [[Iggy Pop]], [[Blixa Bargeld]], [[Squarepusher]], [[Boy Harsher]] and more.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lemmon |first=Kyle |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. |url=https://floodmagazine.com/114854/danny-elfman-bigger-messier/ |access-date=November 26, 2022 |website=Flood}}</ref>