|
|
''If there's one thing I really love, it's SAD music''. D ANNY ELFMAN(He composed the music of Batman 1989 and Batman Returns 1992) |
|
Elfman Links: |
|
|
As Danny Elfman (the son of an Air Force father) was growing up in the Los Angeles area, he was largely unaware of his talent for composing. It wasn't until the early 1970's that Danny and his older brother Richard started a musical troupe while in Paris; the group "Mystic Knights of Oingo-Boingo" was created for Richard's directorial debut, _The Forbidden Zone_ (now considered a cult classic by Elfman fans). The group's name has gone through many incarnations over the years, from "Mystic Knights" and "Oingo-Boingo" to, eventually, most recent name, "Boingo". Rumours that the band was about to be called just ''Bo'' are unsubstantial. While continuing to compose eclectic, intelligent rock music for his L.A.-based band (some of which had been used in various film soundtracks, e.g. "Weird Science" in a movie by the same name), Danny formed a friendship with young director Tim Burton, who was then a fan of Oingo-Boingo. Danny went on to score the soundtrack of Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), which represented Danny's first orchestral film score. The Elfman-Burton partnership continued (most notably through the hugely-successful ''Batman'' films) and opened doors of opportunity for Danny, who has been referred to as "Hollywood's hottest film composer". The rest is simply history, just check out his huge library of credits. |
|
TRIVIA:
|
|
Credits and OST albums (Click on the highlighted album titles to view amazon.com entry). |
|||
|
|
||
|
