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Yup. It actually happened. I turned fucking 70! Is this possible? It’s so hard to believe. I don’t feel it. Still do my traditional killing of the sacrificial cake as I’ve done for many years to appease the Birthday Gods!
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Working with my old friend #SamRaimi on the new #DoctorStrange, which is super fun. Sam and I go back a long way.
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I’m still stunned by last night’s terrible news. Ken Page died suddenly. He was the one and only Oggie Boogie Man. He was simply one of the best, most generous souls I know. Full of life and overflowing with joy. Talented and then some. Ken, my friend, you will be deeply missed.
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It’s my pleasure to announce that special guest star @billieeilish will be joining the nightmare gang to sing Sally for our upcoming “Nightmare Before Christmas” shows at the Banc of California Stadium. ticketmaster.com/event/0A005…
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Unbelievable!! 35 years? Is that possible? Of all the many soundtracks I’ve done with Tim this is definitely one of my favorites. I’ll never forget what a wild, fun, crazy, and liberating film this was to work on.
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Just finished scoring the first two episodes of “Wednesday” for Tim Burton. Coming soon to @netflix! Really fun. Wonderfully wicked. @jennaortega who plays Wednesday is great.
@mgmstudios
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Hello Matthew. Your comments mean so much to me. Thank you. I hope you like the Big Mess that's coming!
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What does my birthday mean to me? (Not necessarily in this order)
1. to revel in the fact that I succeed in cheating death for another year.
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The Universal Monsters have always been such a big part of my life. I'm grateful and honored to have been chosen to compose the music for the new Dark Universe in @universalorlando. I can’t wait to go!!!
ICYMI: Dark Universe is coming to life at @UniversalORL in 2025 at the all-new Universal #EpicUniverse theme park! An ode to the horror genre and its timeless monsters, it's sure to thrill 🧛: comca.st/3xyqORQ
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2nd Night at the Bowl! Wow! Insane energy!! Never experienced anything quite like this! Sending Halloween Love out to everyone!!!
photos by David Zayas Jr.
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I guess the cat is out of the bag. @coachella 2020!
Danny Elfman… Past, Present and Future! From Boingo to Batman and Beyond!
#coachella #coachella2020
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Last night was so amazing! Thank you all for being there and sharing it with me. Looking forward to another great night tonight!
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And I still get my Birthday Burger in All It’s Glory!! As you can see I’m wearing my ceremonial burger shirt.
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Click here --- to find out why I'm SO HAPPY!
dannyelfman.ffm.to/happy
#happy #dannyelfman #antirecords #epitaph
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My new single “Native Intelligence,” featuring Trent Reznor on vocals, is out today on @antirecords + @epitaphrecords! Listen now.
dannyelfman.ffm.to/nativeint…
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#LaborDay is coming! Yuki couldn’t be happier! (It’s one of her favorite days… hint: BBQ!!!)
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Two parties actually. First small family affair, second with the gang….with a total of six cakes! God help me I tried them all… and then I tried some more!
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Happy Halloween!!! I got these very cool CAT scan skull shots at my last dentist visit surprisingly enough! I had some great fun tweaking them to my own aesthetics before I left their office. Wanted to share them with you!
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Well I said I’d be back. It’s a year late and not where I thought we would be; that’s not important because we’ll all be there! Me (Jack) and our wild Nightmare team! Let’s make up for lost time and celebrate together. Hope to see you there!
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Christmas came early (by that I mean Halloween)!
@interscope has just released exclusive, limited-edition repressings of two film scores that are close to my heart: #Beetlejuice and #EdwardScissorhands. I am giving away signed copies on my Instagram! bit.ly/3TNMpNS
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Elfman and Bartek scoring new Doctor Strange
#DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness #MarvelNews #SamRaimi #SteveBartek @NoahScotSnyder @MarvelStudios
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I get a full body scan each year which gives me these great full skeleton images. As many of you know, I’ve always been a bit obsessed with anatomy (and skeletons in general). Here is Part 1 of a series of “anatomical oddities” I will be posting in the coming weeks.
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Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. It seems times are tough again, but I do think we’re heading in the right direction and we shall return to “normal" again... uhhh... would someone remind me what “normal” is again?
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This Halloween! A special Coachella-Plus concert @HollywoodBowl ! I promise it will be insane! Same show as Coachella but with MUCH MORE added. More songs from Boingo, more songs from Big Mess (some never before played live on this planet) and more film score highlights.
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An anthropological artifact or…a guitar pedal? Perhaps both? Thank you Robert Singer from Mod Guitars!
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Coachella line-up 2020: How to buy tickets for BIGBANG and Danny Elfman, festival dates and ticket prices newsweek.com/coachella-line-…
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#tbt 80s. What I miss most when I think about the old days with Boingo are the hot sweaty club shows. Up close and personal. Man, some of those were intense crazy fun!
@OBDPOFFICIAL #stevebartek #oingoboingo #kerryhatch
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My spider senses are tingling! The #SpiderMan2 score vinyl is available now via @SonySoundtracks 🕷️
soundtracks.lnk.to/spiderman…
@SonyPictures @SpiderMan #originalscore
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Just got all our pictures in from the weekend show… busy sifting through them now.
This is just a few, I’ll be posting a lot more next week.
Photographers : David Zayas Jr. & Randall Michelson
@HollywoodBowl @Black_Ink_Pres @AntiRecords @epitaphrecords
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2005 - Tokyo. Tim Burton and I spent the day toy shopping. So many great choices. If you love robots, the place to be. I miss Tokyo!
#ToysinTokyo #timburton #japanesetoys #vintagerobots #vintagejapanesetoys #retrorobots #tokyo
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Brains, brains, brains! Who doesn’t love ‘em? Ask any zombie, they’ll tell you! These particular brains happen to be mine however so please don’t eat them yet zombie peoples.
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Hands hands hands, you know how much I love them. They used to scare the crap out of me, now I can’t get enough of them.
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Great news! Paul Reubens is joining the NBX Gang for the upcoming Halloween shows. And of course we’re very happy to have him!
@DisneyMusic @Disneyconcerts @BancStadium @kemlaura @Kraft_Engel @LAFC
@peeweeherman @alyankovic @billieeilish #nbxbox #jackisback #disney #timburton
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The big toothy smile that greets me every morning. The Yuki grin. Nice way to start the day.
#YukiElfman #australianshepherds #aussieshepherd
#mondaymorninggreetings #MondayMotivation
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A few weeks ago I had the honor of not only premiering a new Suite for Chamber Orchestra in DC for the @librarycongress, but also had the opportunity to see original handwritten manuscripts from some of my heroes, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Bernstein, Hermann, Adams & Gershwin.
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Wow! So great to be back in London with @BBCConcertOrche, Phoebe Bridgers (who was the PERFECT Sally), @maucerij1, and our great cast of singers. And the London audience was simply amazing. Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday.
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Fellow composer John Powell and I spent ages trying to figure out how our new Emmys work. We couldn’t find any Bluetooth or USB connections anywhere on them… fact is we couldn’t even find the on/off switches! We finally determined that they make lovely hats.
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Hands, hands, hands! Can’t get enough! Something special is coming end of the year! It’s creepy… it’s life-sized… and it lights up at night!
Artwork by: Daniel R. Horne
#Elfhand #Blackfriday #Elfstore #Surprise #merch
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Looking forward to bringing From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond to San Diego & Irvine this August! Tickets on sale now...Hope to see you there!
livenation.com/artist/K8vZ91…
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I’m excited to announce that we’ll be bringing my very insane live BBBB concert (From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond) Nov 2nd to the @hollywoodbowl & Nov 3rd at @shorelineamp, with special guests Johnny Jewel x DESIRE! @IDIB
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 16 at 10am
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Well, everybody’s got to write at least one piano quartet in their life, right? So I did! And here it is—I’m very proud. It’s published! It’s real! It exists!
fabermusic.com/shop/danny-el…
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Find Danny’s pumpkin head in the pumpkin patch he sleeps in this time of year 🎃 #Halloween2024
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Here we go again! The madness continues. See you in SoCal--August 3rd in San Diego and August 5th in Irvine. Can’t wait!
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Artist presale begins tomorrow, May 8th at 10am PST. Keep an eye out for the code! General sale begins May 12th.
@LiveNation @FivePointAmp
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Can’t believe it’s been over a month since I was in Irvine! Some great shots from the show. Stay tuned for an announcement tomorrow!
Photos by Coen Rees
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I’d like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to The Master, John Williams #JohnWilliams90 @TheLegacyofJW @JWFan_
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It's been three weeks...already?
Photos by @dznyla
@DisneyMusic @Disneyconcerts @Kraft_Engel @BancStadium
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Boingo, Batman, Big Mess, and Beyond!
Excited to finally perform and share the Coachella stage with so many great artists.
@Coachella @Goldenvoice @AntiRecords @epitaphrecords #Coachella2022 #BigMess #Batman #Boingo #OingoBoingo #FilmMusic #FilmScores
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Hands! Hands! Hands! Am I obsessed with them? Really? Do you think? This is me with the finished hand that we made for the Deluxe Box Set. It was a lot of work to get it done, life sized with good detail… but I’m very happy with it.
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The funky version of "Running on a Treadmill" that I recorded while social distancing is now available as a free download on my website, dannyelfman.com. I hope you enjoy it!
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“They bite and sting and suck… bite and sting and suck, suck, suck…”
Now streaming 🪰 dannyelfman.ffm.to/bigmess
(Warning: This video contains sustained flashing lights.)
Directors, Character Designers: @samrolfes & @AndrewRolfes
@AntiRecords @epitaphrecords
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The Ghoste steps up. Great shit! Do check it out!
#ghostemane's Natural Selection Remix of Native Intelligence (featuring @trent_reznor) is out today on @antirecords + @epitaphrecords! Listen + Watch now
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Today is the 30th anniversary of the movie #BlackBeauty. It was a very sweet, very special film for me, directed by the talented writer/director Caroline Thompson. I hope you have a chance to see it if you have not. Or to revisit if you have.
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Oh, we had our differences for a few beats but he was and is one of the nicest guys on the planet. Just spending a few hours with him last week spotting Dr. Strange II was more fun than I can explain here. He’s a wonderful and unique artist and human.
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Many of you have been asking for a Yuki update - here she is, living her best life…as crazy and silly as ever
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But I had no sense of what it was, and I had absolutely no way of knowing if it would mean anything to anybody else. The fact that you’re allowing it into your ears and your consciousness means so very much to me. I send you my love and my deepest thanks.
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With George and the gang in a real-deal monsterland @Immortalmasks to do a face scan for a crazy toy we’re working on. Great people. Great place brought me back to my beloved Monsterous childhood. Happy Halloween (almost) everyone!
#monsters #horror #HappyHalloween #immortalmasks
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TRUE Featuring @trent_reznor is out now on @antirecords & @epitaphrecords! Listen here: dannyelfman.ffm.to/true
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I was lucky enough to catch @YujaWang doing Rachmaninoff with the @LAPhil at Walt Disney Concert Hall with @GustavoDudamel on Saturday night. Something not to miss if you ever have the chance!
#rachmaninoff #classicalmusic #waltdisneyconcerthall #pianist #YujaWang #dudamel
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4. To honor the Elfman birthday tradition of sacrificing the sacred chocolate cake… eating the still beating cake-heart to appease the angry gods
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Yuki loves her “Puppaccino”. And FYI if anyone is concerned that this looks a bit cruel, or like I’m having fun at her expense, rest assured this is not the case. With a mere tap of the paw the cup comes right off.
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Did I accidentally write a soundtrack? #monkeysontheloose
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Was very happy to have so many of the collaborators from “Bigger Messier” show up at my loft for a little celebration!
#remixalbum #biggermessier #polaroids #bigmess #dannyelfman
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5. Finally… to devour as much cake as I can possibly devour … and then devour more… and YET MORE!! (I also only get unlimited dessert twice a year)
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FYI: The sacrificed cake was not wasted! After servicing its purpose in the grand scheme of things, rest assured it was completely devoured… hooves, horns, teeth and all!
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Party to celebrate boxset being sold at @SUPERVINYLUSA in Hollywood and pre-grammy party for Berit Gilma who is nominated for the art direction. Very fun and happy such an interesting crowd showed up.
Photos : Carlos Gonzalez
@AntiRecords @epitaphrecords
#bigmess #dannyelfman
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11th Hour Apologies
Damn! I hate to be called a liar but… I promised to have a new single and a video on the 11th of every month until the album came out, and here it is the 11th and I have no video... boo hoo... Damn, we tried, but we’re just running a little late...
(1/2)
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My favorite artist of the 20th century is, without a doubt, Francis Bacon. If you don’t know his work, you need to check him out. I’ve been obsessed with his images most of my life. Well when I saw these screen grabs of Yuki doing her mad dash chasing of a laser pointer dot...
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Hey everyone. You probably know I’m doing NBX this year on Oct 29th (finally!) ...and for those of you who were wondering what I was actually doing on Halloween night…. will I be trick or treating? In a sense… yes!
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It’s the 11th, I kept my promise. Enjoy!
Listen/watch here: dannyelfman.com
(Warning: This video contains sustained flashing lights)
#KickMe #DannyElfman
Director: Petros Papahadjopoulos
3D CREATURE FX - @younggunmotion
@AntiRecords @epitaphrecords
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Looking forward to playing tonight with special guest Boy Harsher at @HollywoodBowl. See you there! Video of Boy Harsher's REMIX of HAPPY is out today! Link in bio.
@AntiRecords @epitaphrecords #bigmess #biggermessier
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From "Batman" to Coachella, Danny Elfman reflects on 35 years of TV and film scoring salon.com/2020/02/23/danny-e…
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Tuning up with the band! Having so much fun rehearsing for tomorrows big show in London for The Proms with a crazy three movement symphonic piece we call “WUNDERKAMMER” @NYO_GB @RoyalAlbertHall @bbcproms @FaberMusic
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Big Mess! It’s been a year. So hard to believe. These last couple of years have been the craziest and busiest of my life, and that makes time move really fast… so it just doesn’t feel like a year to me.
@AntiRecords @epitaphrecords
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