Director Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman working on Walt Disney Pictures' "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (2003)
Danny Elfman is one of the world's most versatile and successful contemporary composers. Nominated for the Academy Award for his original scores for "Good Will Hunting," "Men In Black," and "Big Fish," Danny Elfman is perhaps best known for his collaboration with Tim Burton on thirteen films including "Pee's Wee's Big Adventure," "Beetlejuice," "Batman" (for which he won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental and a nomination for Best Score), "Edward Scissorhands," "Batman Returns," "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (another Grammy nomination for Best Score), "Mars Attacks," "Sleepy Hollow," "Planet of the Apes," "Big Fish," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and "The Corpse Bride."
Danny Elfman most recently wrote the original scores for "Meet the Robinsons" and "Charlotte's Web." Danny Elfman also wrote the original score for the Oscar-winning musical "Chicago" and scored the worldwide smashes "Spider-Man," and "Spider-Man 2." Danny Elfman's credits also include "The Hulk," "Red Dragon," "Men In Black II," "Proof of Life," "Family Man," "A Simple Plan," "Dolores Claiborne," the Grammy-nominated "Dick Tracy," "Darkman," "Sommersby," "Dead Presidents," "Black Beauty," "To Die For,"" and Mission: Impossible." Danny Elfman is currently scoring the thriller "The Kingdom."