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Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman is the gothic, playful imagination behind Tim Burton's films — and The Simpsons theme. Hear his music performed live.
Born in 1953, Danny Elfman rose to fame fronting the band Oingo Boingo before becoming Tim Burton's signature composer, scoring Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas — for which he also sang the lead role. His music blends carnival mischief, dark romance and childlike wonder, with choirs, celesta and waltzing strings. He also wrote the iconic Simpsons theme. Performed live, Elfman's gothic-fairytale sound is theatrical and unforgettable.
Upcoming concerts of Danny Elfman's music
2 October 20:00 Oostende — Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk, Ostend Get tickets 9 October 20:00 Roermond — Ursulakapel, Roermond Get tickets 10 October 19:00 Turin — Conservatorio, Turin Get tickets 10 October 20:00 Amstelveen — Sint-Urbanuskerk van Bovenkerk, Amstelveen Get tickets 10 October 20:00 Gouda — Sint-Janskerk, Gouda Get tickets 15 October 19:00 Locarno — Teatro di Locarno, Locarno Get tickets 16 October 19:30 Chichester — Chichester Cathedral, Chichester Get tickets 17 October 20:00 Amsterdam — Posthoornkerk, Amsterdam Get tickets 18 October 20:15 Eindhoven — Muziekgebouw (kleine zaal), Eindhoven Get tickets 23 October 18:30 Cheltenham — Parabola arts Centre, Cheltenham Ladies College Cheltenham Get tickets 23 October 20:00 Apeldoorn — Grote Kerk, Apeldoorn Get tickets 23 October 20:00 Liège — Academic hall, Liege Get tickets 24 October 20:00 Delft — Nieuwe Kerk, Delft Get tickets 24 October 20:30 Leiden — Marekerk, Leiden Get tickets 26 October 20:30 Florence — Cattedrale dell’Immagine, Florence Get tickets 29 October 20:00 Graz — Kammermusiksaal, Graz Get tickets 30 October 18:00 York — The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) Get tickets 30 October 19:00 Geneva — Auditorium Sacré-Cœur, Église du Sacré-Cœur, Geneva Get tickets 30 October 19:00 Liverpool — St George's Hall, Liverpool Get tickets 30 October 19:30 Bedford — St Paul's Church, Bedford Get tickets 30 October 19:30 Nottingham — St Mary’s Church, Nottingham Get tickets 30 October 19:30 Sunderland — Sunderland Minster Get tickets 30 October 19:30 Sheffield — Victoria Hall, Sheffield Get tickets 30 October 19:30 Swindon — Christ Church, Swindon Get tickets 30 October 20:00 York — The National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) Get tickets 30 October 20:00 Dordrecht — Grote Kerk, Dordrecht Get tickets 30 October 20:00 The Hague — Grote Kerk, The Hague Get tickets 31 October 17:00 Sion — Aula FXB, Pôle Musique Get tickets 31 October 17:00 Dublin — O'reilly theatre, Dublin Get tickets 31 October 18:00 Genoa — Teatro della Gioventù, Genoa Get tickets 31 October 18:30 Oxford — Holywell Music Room Get tickets 31 October 18:30 Bournemouth — St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth Get tickets 31 October 18:30 Stoke-on-Trent — Stoke Minster Get tickets 31 October 18:30 Luton — St Mary's Luton Parish Church Get tickets 31 October 18:30 Southampton — Turner Sims, Southampton Get tickets 31 October 18:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 31 October 18:30 Edinburgh — Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh Get tickets 31 October 18:30 Hereford — St Peter Church, Hereford Get tickets 31 October 18:30 Leeds — Auditorium St George's Church, Leeds Get tickets 31 October 19:00 Sion — Aula FXB, Pôle Musique Get tickets 31 October 19:00 Fribourg — Franciscan Church (L'église du Couvent des Cordeliers) in Fribourg Get tickets 31 October 19:00 Dublin — O'reilly theatre, Dublin Get tickets 31 October 19:15 Zurich — Kirche Bühl Wiedikon, Zurich Get tickets 31 October 19:30 Guildford — Guildford Cathedral Get tickets 31 October 19:30 Bolton — Bolton Parish Church (St Peter) Get tickets 31 October 19:30 Brighton — St. George's Church, Brighton Get tickets 31 October 19:30 Cardiff — Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff Get tickets 31 October 20:00 Groningen — Akerk, Groningen Get tickets 31 October 20:00 Rotterdam — Walloon Church, Rotterdam Get tickets 31 October 20:00 Ghent — MIRY Concert Hall, Ghent Get tickets 31 October 20:00 Utrecht — Jacobikerk, Utrecht Get tickets 31 October 20:00 Brussel — La Madeleine, Brussels Get tickets 31 October 20:30 Oxford — Holywell Music Room Get tickets 13 November 19:00 Bern — Yehudi Menuhin Forum Bern, Bern Get tickets 21 November 17:00 Lausanne — Paderewski Hall, Montbenon Casino, Lausanne Get tickets 21 November 19:00 Geneva — Salle Centrale de la Madeleine, Geneva Get tickets 21 November 19:00 Parma — Auditorium Paganini, Parma Get tickets 26 November 19:00 Montreux — Salon La Baule, Casino Barrière Montreux Get tickets 18 December 19:00 Locarno — Teatro di Locarno, Locarno Get tickets 27 December 20:30 Florence — Cattedrale dell’Immagine, Florence Get ticketsPhoto via Wikimedia Commons — see image credits.
