Danny Elfman discography

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Select commercially released recordings of Danny Elfman's music for film, television, stage and the concert hall. For a full list of Elfman's compositions, see List of compositions by Danny Elfman. For Elfman's recordings as lead singer/songwriter for Oingo Boingo, see the Oingo Boingo discography page.

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Solo releases

Release DateAlbumTypeLabelNotes
1984Gratitude [1] Single MCA Records
1984 So-Lo AlbumMCA RecordsOften retrospectively attributed to Oingo Boingo.
2006 Serenada Schizophrana Album Sony Classical First classical work.
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra, which premiered the piece in 2005.
Album features John Mauceri conducting the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra.
2019 Eleven Eleven AlbumSony ClassicalFeaturing violinist Sandy Cameron with John Mauceri conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet
2020HappySingleAnti-Records & Epitaph Records
2021Sorry [2] Single
2021Love in the Time of COVID [3] Single
2021Kick Me [4] Single
2021TrueSingle
2021Insects [5] Single
2021 Big Mess [6] AlbumAnti-Records & Epitaph Records
2022 Bigger. Messier. Remixes

Original scores

1980s and 1990s

Release DateAlbumTypeLabelNotes
1983 Forbidden Zone Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
1986Pee-wee's Big Adventure/Back to School Re-recording Varèse Sarabande Album features re-recordings of Elfman's scores for 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure and 1986's Back to School
The original recording of Pee-wee's Big Adventure was unavailable until the 2011 release of the Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box
Elfman appears in Back to School as lead singer of Oingo Boingo performing the song "Dead Man's Party", which appears on the MCA song soundtrack [7]
Wisdom Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
1987 Summer School Soundtrack Chrysalis Records Though this remains Elfman's only completely unreleased film score to date, he wrote and performed the pop tune "Happy", which appears on film's song soundtrack [7]
1988 Beetlejuice Soundtrack Geffen Records
Midnight Run Soundtrack MCA
Big Top Pee-wee Soundtrack Arista The original soundtrack release including dialogue was reissued by PEG
An expanded album without dialogue was released by La-La Land Records in 2014
Scrooged Score
1989 Batman Score Warner Bros. Records Won Elfman's only Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Re-released with complete remastered score by La-La Land Records in 2010
1990 Nightbreed Soundtrack MCA
Dick Tracy SoundtrackSire RecordsNominated for 33rd Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
Complete score was remastered and released by Intrada Records in 2016
Darkman Soundtrack MCAIn 2020, La-La Land Records issued a 2-CD album with the 1990 soundtrack album on CD 1, and an expanded score presentation on CD 2.
Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1 Compilation MCA
Edward Scissorhands Soundtrack MCANominated for 34th Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
Complete expanded and remastered score released by Intrada Records in 2015
1992 Article 99 Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
Batman Returns Soundtrack Warner Bros. Records Expanded, remastered score released from La-La Land Records in 2010
1993 Sommersby Soundtrack Elektra
The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack Walt Disney Records Re-released in 2006 with an additional disc featuring covers by Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple, Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco, as well as several of Elfman's original song demos
Elfman's first score for an animated film.
1994 Black Beauty Soundtrack Giant Expanded edition released by La-La Land Records in 2013
1995 Dolores Claiborne Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande Expanded edition from the label in 2020.
Dead Presidents Soundtrack Capitol Records With one Elfman track: "Dead President's Theme"
Score remains unreleased except for a suite included on Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 2
To Die For Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
1996 Mission: Impossible Soundtrack PhillipsWith three Elfman tracks: "Impossible Mission", "Claire" and "Trouble"
Score Point MusicExpanded and remastered score released by La-La Land Records in 2019
Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 2 Compilation MCA
The Frighteners Soundtrack MCA
Extreme Measures Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
Mars Attacks! Soundtrack Atlantic First Elfman score to receive an expanded edition, released in 2009 by La-La Land Records
1997 Men in Black Soundtrack Sony Music With two Elfman tracks: "M.I.B. Main Theme" and "M.I.B. Closing Theme"
Score Columbia Records Nominated for 70th Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score, and for 40th Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
Flubber Soundtrack Walt Disney Records
Good Will Hunting Soundtrack with two Elfman tracks Capitol Records
ScoreMusic Box RecordsNominated for 70th Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
1998 A Simple Plan SoundtrackCompass III
A Civil Action Soundtrack Hollywood Records
1999 Instinct Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
Anywhere but Here Soundtrack Atlantic With one Elfman track: "Anywhere But Here Score Suite"
Sleepy Hollow Soundtrack Hollywood Records In 2021 Intrada Records issued a 3-CD set featuring the full score and the soundtrack album remastered.

2000s

Release DateAlbumTypeLabelNotes
2000 The Family Man Soundtrack
2000 Proof of Life Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
2001 Planet of the Apes Soundtrack Sony Music Complete score released by La-La Land Records in 2012
2002 Spider-Man Soundtrack Columbia Records With two Elfman tracks: "Main Titles" and "Farewell"
Score Sony Music SoundtraxNominated for 45th Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
Men in Black II Soundtrack Columbia Records
Red Dragon Soundtrack Decca Records
Chicago Soundtrack Sony LegacyWith two Elfman tracks: "After Midnight" and "Roxie’s Suite"
Starz Channel Rebrand Soundtrack
2003 Hulk Soundtrack Decca Records
Big Fish Soundtrack Sony Classical Nominated for 76th Academy Award for Best Original Score; for 61st Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, and for 47th Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
2004 Spider-Man 2 Soundtrack Columbia Records With two Elfman tracks: "Spidey Suite" and "Doc Ock Suite"
Score Sony Masterworks
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Soundtrack Abbey Road Studios Nominated for 48th Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Wonka's Welcome Song)
Corpse Bride Soundtrack Warner Bros. Records
2006 Nacho Libre Soundtrack Lakeshore Records With one Elfman track: "Ramses Suite"
Charlotte's Web Soundtrack Sony Classical
2007 Meet the Robinsons Soundtrack Columbia Records
The Kingdom Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
2008 Standard Operating Procedure Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
Wanted Soundtrack Lakeshore Records
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
Milk Soundtrack Decca Records Nominated for 81st Academy Award for Best Original Score, and for 52nd Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
2009 Notorious Soundtrack Universal Music Group With one Elfman track: "The Notorious Theme"
Terminator Salvation Soundtrack Warner Bros. Records
Taking Woodstock Soundtrack Rhino Records With four Elfman tracks: "Taking Woodstock Titles", Elliot's Place, "Happening (Office #2)" and "Perspective Extended"
ScoreLa-La Land Records

2010s

Release DateAlbumTypeLabelNotes
2010 The Wolfman Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande
Alice in Wonderland Soundtrack Walt Disney Records Nominated for 68th Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, and for 53rd Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
The Next Three Days Soundtrack Lionsgate
2011 Restless SoundtrackLa-La Land Records
Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box Compilation Warner Records 17-disc box set of expanded and remastered presentations of the scores Elfman wrote for 13 of Tim Burton's films from 1985 to 2010, as well as music from television and special projects. [8] Accompanied by a 263-page illustrated book chronicling the creative partnership between Elfman and Burton, the set included much previously unreleased music, and marked the first time the score to Elfman's first film Pee-wee's Big Adventure was made available.
Real Steel Soundtrack Interscope With one Elfman track: "Kenton"
Score Varèse Sarabande
Iris Soundtrack Cirque Du Soleil Musique
Scrooged ScoreLa-La-Land RecordsThe full score for this 1988 film remained unavailable until this La-La Land's 2011 release, [9] though a short suite of music was included on the 1990 compilation Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol 1
2012 Dark Shadows Soundtrack Sony Music With two Elfman tracks: "Dark Shadows – Prologue" and "The End?"
Score WaterTower Music
Men in Black 3 Soundtrack Sony Classical
Frankenweenie Soundtrack Walt Disney Records
Silver Linings Playbook Soundtrack Sony Classical With two Elfman tracks: "Silver Lining Titles" and "Walking Home"
Score Sony Music
Hitchcock Soundtrack Sony Masterworks
Promised Land Soundtrack Relativity Music Group
2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Soundtrack Walt Disney Records
Epic Soundtrack Columbia Records
American Hustle Soundtrack Madison Gate Records With one Elfman track: "Irving Montage"
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Soundtrack Relativity Music Group Replaced Alan Silvestri
The Unknown Known SoundtrackLa La Land Records
Big Eyes Soundtrack Interscope With six Elfman tracks: "Opening", "Who's the Artist?", "Margaret", "Walter", "Victory" and "End Credits"
2015 The End of the Tour Soundtrack Lakeshore Records
Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack Republic Records With two Elfman tracks: "Ana and Christian" and "Did That Hurt?"
Score Republic Records Additional music by David Buckley [10]
Avengers: Age of Ultron Soundtrack Hollywood Records With music of co-composer Brian Tyler
Themes by Alan Silvestri
Goosebumps Soundtrack Sony Classical
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Soundtrack Walt Disney Records
Rabbit & RogueSoundtrack Sony Classical Composed for the ballet Rabbit and Rogue choreographed by Twyla Tharp in 2008 for the American Ballet Theatre
The Girl on the Train Soundtrack Sony Classical
2017 Tulip Fever Soundtrack Sony Classical
Fifty Shades Darker Soundtrack Republic Records With two Elfman tracks: "On His Knees" and "Making It Real"
ScoreBack Lot MusicAdditional music by David Buckley [10]
The Circle Soundtrack Sony Classical
Justice League Soundtrack WaterTower Music

Replaced Tom Holkenborg

2018 Fifty Shades Freed Soundtrack Republic Records With two tracks by Elfman: "Freed" and "Seeing Red"
ScoreBack Lot MusicAdditional music by David Buckley [10]
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot Soundtrack Sony Classical
The Grinch Soundtrack Columbia Records With two Elfman tracks: "A Wonderful Awful Idea" and "Stealing Christmas"
Score Columbia Records
2019 Dumbo Soundtrack Walt Disney Records
Men in Black: International Soundtrack Columbia Records Co-composed with Chris Bacon [11]

2020s

Release DateAlbumTypeLabelNotes
2020 Dolittle Soundtrack Back Lot Music
2021 The Woman in the Window SoundtrackReplaced Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Soundtrack Hollywood Records
Marvel Music 		Themes by Michael Giacchino
2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Soundtrack [12]

Other

Albums that include themes or music written by Elfman where he did not compose the full score:

Release DateAlbumTypeLabelTracks composed by Elfman
1984 Bachelor Party Soundtrack I.R.S. Records "Bachelor Party" and "Something Isn't Right" with Oingo Boingo [13]
1985 Weird Science Soundtrack MCA Records "Weird Science" title song with Oingo Boingo [14]
1991 Pure Luck Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande "Main Title" and "We Found Her"
1992 Tales from the Crypt Soundtrack Big Screen Records"Tales from the Crypt (Main Title)"
Army of Darkness Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande "March of the Dead"
1994 Shrunken Heads Soundtrack Full Moon Records "Main Title"
1997 Songs in the Key of Springfield Compilation Rhino Records "The Simpsons Theme"
1998 Psycho Soundtrack Geffen Records "Intro", based on themes by Bernard Herrmann [15]
2001 Heartbreakers Soundtrack RCA Victor "Heart Breakers Suite 1 & 2", with music by John Debney
Spy Kids Soundtrack Chapter III Records"My Parents Are Spies", "Buddy Pack Escape", "Floop's Song (Cruel World)" and "Sneaking Around Machetes" [16]
Novocaine SoundtrackTVT Soundtrax"Main Titles" and "I Wish"
2005 Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives Compilation Hollywood Records "Desperate Housewives Theme"
2008 Batman: The Animated Series Soundtrack La-La Land Records"Main Title" and "End Title"
2009 9 Soundtrack E1 Music Themes only. Score composed by Deborah Lurie.
2016 Scream 2: The Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande Expanded score album for this 1997 film contained the first commercial release of Elfman's "Cassandra Aria" and "Cassandra Reprise" [17]
2017 Before I Wake Soundtrack Varèse Sarabande "Sean", "Christmas" and "Defeated"
When We Rise Soundtrack Hollywood Records "When We Rise Suite", co-composed with Chris Bacon [18]

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  2. ↑ Grow, Kory (2021-01-11). "See Danny Elfman's Creepy Video for Self-Described 'Alien Orchestral Chamber Punk' Song 'Sorry'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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  4. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (2021-03-11). "See Danny Elfman's Frenzied 'Kick Me' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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  7. 1 2 Buck, David. "Mystic Knights of the Movie Soundtrack", Tedium, March 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ Weintraub, Steve. "WB Announces the Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box; 16 CD Limited Edition That You Must See!, Collider, October 1, 2010
  9. ↑ "Editorial Reviews: Scrooged". FilmTracks.com. Filmtracks Publications. n.d. Retrieved October 10, 2019. In 2011, La-La Land Records finally released Scrooged properly, including the half hour of finished original score and nearly twenty minutes of the extensive traditional and classical material recorded (but not frequently used) for the picture.
  10. 1 2 3 "David Buckley: Credits". DavidBuckleyMusic.com. Firefly Music. n.d. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
  11. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (June 6, 2019). "Danny Elfman on Composing Score for 'Men in Black: International': 'I Get to Visit a World I Love'". Billboard . Retrieved October 11, 2019. Working with co-composer Chris Bacon, Elfman says he stuck to his trusty playbook when it comes to return trips to previously explored cinematic universes.
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  15. ↑ "Review: Psycho (1998) (Bernard Herrmann/Danny Elfman/Steve Bartek)". FilmTracks. November 27, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2019. So loyal is Elfman (and cohort Steve Bartek) to Herrmann's original intent that he succeeded better than anyone else at re-recording the work.
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