Danny Elfman

Composer. Born 29 May 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m3 acting · 48 crew

Average Fi1m score

Emmys3 won

Born

29 May 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA

Active

1986–present

Frequently works with

Tim Burton, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp, Sam Raimi, Catherine O'Hara, James Franco, John August, Michael Keaton

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

66Fi1m

63Critics

We rate Danny’s work 3 points above the press, across 48 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above11

60 to 7923

Under 6014

Of 48 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 46 films, 2 series
Screen time: 87 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $15.5bn across 46 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 3 Emmys3 won
Active: 1986–present

Genres

Comedy19
Fantasy17
Action15
Drama15
Adventure13
Science Fiction13

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestMidnight Run1988

32WorstDolittle2020

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21970s

191980s

381990s

372000s

442010s

212020s

Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman in numbers