Danny Elfman

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   Tim Burton on His Life and Movies Coming Full Circle with 'Frankenweenie' (Video)

   9:55 am 2/17/2013

   • by Scott Feinberg

   The 54-year-old was fired by Disney 28 years ago after he made the live-action short, but the studio is now distributing his animated feature-length remake.Read more

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   Tim Burton and Danny Elfman Pair for Movie Score Concert

   1:04 pm 2/15/2013

   • by Seth Abramovitch

   The composer — and longtime Oingo Boingo frontman — also will sing live for the first time in 18 years at the event, set for Oct. 7 at London's Royal Albert Hall.Read more

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   David O. Russell, Bradley Cooper and Below-the-Liners on Making 'Silver Linings' (Video)

   2:43 pm 12/30/2012

   • by Scott Feinberg

   THR's awards analyst chats with the acclaimed dramedy's male lead, writer-director, producers, production designer, cinematographer, editor and composer.Read more

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   THR’s Composer Roundtable: Movie Maestros Reveal What They Listen To (Video)

   10:00 am 12/20/2012

   • by THR Staff

   Danny Elfman said he's "screwed" if he doesn't end the day with Radiohead or other music that is the anthesis of what he’s working on.Read more

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   THR’s Composer Roundtable: Film Scoring is Like a Drug (Video)

   10:00 am 12/20/2012

   • by THR Staff

   Danny Elfman jokingly compared the rush to hearing one’s score to heroin, while Alexandre Desplat said “Star Wars” loomed large in his development.Read more

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   THR's Composer Roundtable: Danny Elfman Reveals He Doesn't Like Working (Video)

   10:00 am 12/20/2012

   • by THR Staff

   The "Frankenweenie" scorer says a deadline can "take away all your time" and "suck you up."Read more

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   THR's Composer Roundtable: 6 Movie Maestros on Severed Heads, Stubborn Directors and Feeling 'Like Frankenstein'

   10:00 am 12/20/2012

   • by Kevin Cassidy

   The scorers of "Life of Pi," "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Silver Linings Playbook" convene for a candid glimpse inside the creative process of bringing movies to life through music.Read more

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8. The Composers: Full Uncensored Interview

   2:52 pm 12/18/2012

   • by THR Staff

   Full uncensored interview with our composer roundtable guests. Danny Elfman, Alexandre Desplat, Fernando Velasquez, Mychael Danna, Marco Beltrami and Patrick Doyle.Read more

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9. The Composers: What Inspired them to Start Composing

   1:45 pm 12/18/2012

   • by THR Staff

   Fernando Velasquez, Danny Elfman and Patrick Boyle reveal what inspired them to get in to composing and what their first experiences were like. Read more

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10. The Composers: Focusing on Work

    12:20 pm 12/18/2012

    • by THR Staff

    Our roundtable guests let us know how they focus on work and sometimes catching themselves being too focused on work.Read more

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