1. DANNY ELFMANBIOGRAPHY, COMPOSITION HISTORY, LISTENING GUIDES

2. EARLY LIFE Born May 29, 1953 in LosAngeles, California. Milton Elfman (Father) Jazz trumpetplayer Listened to classical music growingup Proficient in playing jazz guitar andviolin (without lessons) 3. TchaikovskyINFLUENCES Favored Tchaikovsky andStravinsky Other influences: BernardHerrmann, Erich WolfgangKorngold, Miklos Rozsa, and StravinskyFranz Waxman Bernard Herrmann 4. THE TROUPE Joining his brother, Richard Dannys first composition Creation of Mystic Knights of theOingo Boingo in 1972 Danny became lead singer anddirector (band transitions) 1995 band split 5. FIRST HIT 1985 Pee-wees Big Adventure Tim Burtons first hit film Dannys first famed scores Beginning of a successfulpartnership 6. FRIENDLY COLLABORATION Perfect match Some movies they partnered in:Pee-wees BigAdventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, BatmanReturns, The Nightmare BeforeChristmas, Mars Attacks!, SleepyHollow, Planet of the Apes, BigFish, Charlie and the ChocolateFactory, Corpse Bride and Alice inWonderland No restrictions 7. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Danny composed soundtrack Voice of Jack Skellington thePumpkin King Mass produced and VariouscoversMarilyn Manson 13th anniversary release Marilyn MansonNBC Bedding 8. WORK OUT OF BURTON Danny valued composing Challenge of Burton films Similar relationship with Raimifor Spider-Man films 9. AWARDSCopious awards and nominationsGrammyAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror (Saturn Award)AcademyBMI Film & TV 10. STILL COMPOSING 11. COMPOSITION HISTORY 12. BEETLEJUICE Beetlejuice Titles Early in career Released 1988 Danny Elfman & Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte #118 on Billboard 200 albumschart 13. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Edward ScissorhandsIntroduction Sounds mystical Released in 1990 by MCA Composition organizer:Steve Bartek (Fellow band mate) 14. NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS The Nightmare Before Christmas Overture Released in 1993 by Walt Disney Records Influence Orchestra Example 15. ALICE IN WONDERLAND Tim Burtons adaptation Almost Alice Released 2010by Walt Disney Records 16. LISTENING GUIDES 17. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Conjunct melody Celeste String ensemble Womens choir (homophonic) Resemble ghosts 18. ALICE IN WONDERLAND Verse-chorus Fast tempo Familiarity: womens choir &celeste Drums dramatize Tuba emphasizes Clarinet plays melody 19. BEETLEJUICE Fast tempo Intense tuba & trombone Dissonancescream Piano: Minor mode Distinct timbre: French horn Cymbal presents circus sound Choir, drum solo 20. NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Jingle bells: Christmas theme Brass ensemble Tuba contrast: Halloween theme Fast tempo: xylophone Melancholy: strings Finale: harp 21. WORKS CITED Bing Entertainment. (2011). Danny Elfman/ Biography. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from Bing Celebrities :http://www.bing.com/celebrities/bio/search?q=Danny+Elfman&id=4f7f7b3b-249e-d7d8-998f-dd8b16899199&FORM=CELCOL Elfman, D. (1990, May). Danny Elfman on Nightwatch. (Nightwatch, Interviewer) Elfman, R. (2009, May 7). Oingo Boingo: The Complete History. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from Buzzine:http://www.buzzinemusic.com/article/music-oingo-boingo-05072009 IMDb. (2011). Awards for Danny Elfman. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from IMDb:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000384/awards McIntyre, G. (2010, November 18). Los Angeles Times. Danny Elfman knows the score: Tim Burton openedevery door for me . Yak, G. (n.d.). Danny Elfman Biography. Retrieved October 4, 2011, from Blunt Instrument:http://www.bluntinstrument.org.uk/elfman/bio/index.html