You hear the beginning of a melody, you should kind of know it's going to lead down this path. It should start… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I'll just start laying out the melody exactly where I want it to fall. And then I'll go back and fill it… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
The first thing I do is lay out that melody and figure out how it has to hold here and then finish… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I think that's one of the things that has always put me in kind of an odd niche. It's that all of… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
In some types of music I'm working out all the chords one bar at a time - the whole structure, because it's… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I would have to say I might do some stuff, but it's the film that's appealing. I was raised on film. My… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
Most often the music does end up in the movie, and sometimes there's a point where I wish that it wasn't, just… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
For me, writing something in the spirit of Halloween is like Mother Teresa writing on charity and sacrifice. It's just second nature to me. — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind of like… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I really liked doing a number of the projects and directors, and etc., etc., I knew about half-way through that I would never be… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I'm looking for a feel and I have to find what that feel is before I can move on from there. I'm not necessarily… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
That still has to be there. And so, it's kind of an interesting question you brought up. Because, on the one hand, yeah, it'd… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I'll look back and I'd be better to answer that in about three months from now. Or when the movie comes out and I… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
The idea of performing some of Jack Skellington's songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas live for the very first time is immensely exciting. — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
You're allowed to rip-off another score so close that it's ridiculous. In my opinion it's ridiculous, how closely one can just rip-off a score… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I really look forward to revisiting this body of work which has been such a huge part of my life and bringing it to… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission: Impossible would… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
