Danny Elfman

American composer

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2024 Abadi sued Elfman for the full settlement amount of $830,000, alleging missed payments and defamation.
2024 Abadi sued Elfman for the full settlement amount of $830,000, alleging missed payments and defamation.
2024 Composed the soundtrack for 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', released by WaterTower Music
2023 Elfman made statements to Rolling Stone magazine regarding the harassment allegations, which Abadi claims were defamatory.
2023 Elfman made statements to Rolling Stone magazine regarding the harassment allegations, which Abadi claims were defamatory.
May 4 2023 Premiered his Suite for Chamber Orchestra with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at St Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
May 4 2023 Premiered his Suite for Chamber Orchestra with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at St Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.
2022 Awarded the Society of Composers & Lyricists Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his extensive career in music composition.
2022 Awarded the Society of Composers & Lyricists Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his extensive career in music composition.
2022 Composed the soundtrack for 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' for Marvel Music and Hollywood Records, featuring themes originally by Michael Giacchino
2022 Released remix album 'Bigger. Messier.'
October 2022 Expanded Coachella concert for two shows at the Hollywood Bowl during Halloween weekend.
October 2022 Expanded Coachella concert for two shows at the Hollywood Bowl during Halloween weekend.
July 2022 His commission Wunderkammer toured the UK, culminating in a performance at London's Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms.
July 2022 His commission Wunderkammer toured the UK, culminating in a performance at London's Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms.
April 16 2022 Made Coachella debut with 'Danny Elfman: From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess to Beyond!' concert, featuring film and television music, solo album songs, and Oingo Boingo catalogue arrangements.
April 16 2022 Made Coachella debut with 'Danny Elfman: From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess to Beyond!' concert, featuring film and television music, solo album songs, and Oingo Boingo catalogue arrangements.
March 25 2022 Premiered his Percussion Concerto for Colin Currie at London's Royal Festival Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
March 25 2022 Premiered his Percussion Concerto for Colin Currie at London's Royal Festival Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
March 18 2022 Premiered his Cello Concerto for Gautier Capuçon with the Vienna Symphony.
March 18 2022 Premiered his Cello Concerto for Gautier Capuçon with the Vienna Symphony.
2021 Composed the soundtrack for 'The Woman in the Window', replacing composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
2021 Released multiple singles: 'Sorry', 'Love in the Time of COVID', 'Kick Me', 'True', and 'Insects'
2021 Released album 'Big Mess' through Anti-Records & Epitaph Records
November 16 2021 Disney Branded Television announced Elfman would compose score and songs for the stop-motion animated comedy series 'Rhona Who Lives by the River', with Elfman also serving as executive producer.
November 16 2021 Disney Branded Television announced Elfman would compose score and songs for the stop-motion animated comedy series 'Rhona Who Lives by the River', with Elfman also serving as executive producer.
August 11 2021 Released a remix of 'True' with lead vocals shared between Elfman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.
August 11 2021 Released a remix of 'True' with lead vocals shared between Elfman and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.
2020 Scored the 10-minute video 'Joe Biden' which introduced Biden's presidential candidacy nomination at the Democratic National Convention.
2020 Scored the 10-minute video 'Joe Biden' which introduced Biden's presidential candidacy nomination at the Democratic National Convention.
2020 Composed the soundtrack for the film 'Dolittle', released by Back Lot Music
2020 Released single 'Happy' through Anti-Records & Epitaph Records
2020 Appeared in Disney+ series 'Prop Culture', in the episode focused on 'Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'.
2019 Composed incidental music for the Broadway production of Taylor Mac's Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.
2019 Selections from his Midnight Run score were used in the third season of Netflix's Stranger Things, including tracks 'Stairway Chase', 'Wild Ride', and 'Package Deal'.
2019 Selections from his Midnight Run score were used in the third season of Netflix's Stranger Things, including tracks 'Stairway Chase', 'Wild Ride', and 'Package Deal'.
2019 Composed incidental music for the Broadway production of Taylor Mac's Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.
2019 Released album 'Eleven Eleven' through Sony Classical, featuring violinist Sandy Cameron, conducted by John Mauceri with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet
2019 Featured in Disney+ documentary 'The Imagineering Story', specifically in episode 5 'A Carousel of Progress', discussing his compositions for Hong Kong Disneyland's Mystic Manor.
October 31 2019 Featured in MasterClass online educational series 'Making Music out of Chaos', presenting 21 compositional and career lessons from his four decades of experience.
October 31 2019 Featured in MasterClass online educational series 'Making Music out of Chaos', presenting 21 compositional and career lessons from his four decades of experience.
October 10 2019 Premiered his Percussion Quartet at the Philip Glass Days And Nights Festival in Big Sur, commissioned by Third Coast Percussion.
October 10 2019 Premiered his Percussion Quartet at the Philip Glass Days And Nights Festival in Big Sur, commissioned by Third Coast Percussion.
February 6 2018 Premiered his Piano Quartet in Lincoln, Nebraska, co-commissioned by the Lied Center for Performing Arts University of Nebraska and the Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet.
February 6 2018 Premiered his Piano Quartet in Lincoln, Nebraska, co-commissioned by the Lied Center for Performing Arts University of Nebraska and the Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet.
2017 Received the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, further cementing his status in film music.
2017 Received the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award, further cementing his status in film music.
2017 Composed tracks for two soundtracks: "Sean", "Christmas", and "Defeated" for Before I Wake, and co-composed the "When We Rise Suite" with Chris Bacon for the When We Rise soundtrack.
June 21 2017 Premiered his first Violin Concerto 'Eleven Eleven' at Smetana Hall in Prague, performed by Sandy Cameron on violin and conducted by John Mauceri with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.
June 21 2017 Premiered his first Violin Concerto 'Eleven Eleven' at Smetana Hall in Prague, performed by Sandy Cameron on violin and conducted by John Mauceri with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.

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