1985
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
Elfman composes for Tim Burton’s film.
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The music and singing voice behind Jack
Danny Elfman is a composer and singer whose film music includes Batman and The Nightmare Before Christmas, where he also sings as Jack Skellington.
From Oingo Boingo to film scores
Elfman was the lead singer and songwriter of the Los Angeles band Oingo Boingo before becoming widely known for film scores. His early collaboration with director Tim Burton was Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.
Their collaborations continued with Batman, Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. Elfman has also composed for television and the concert hall.
For The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), directed by Henry Selick and produced by Burton, Elfman wrote the music and songs and provided Jack Skellington’s singing voice. Chris Sarandon provided Jack’s speaking voice.
The list below shows films available on FLM.RED and does not include all his composing or performing credits.
Selected work
1989
Batman
He composes the score for Burton’s superhero film.
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas
He writes music and sings as Jack Skellington.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.