Danny Elfman

Nothing bad ever happens, why should I care?

— Danny Elfman

For me, writing something in the spirit of Halloween is like Mother Teresa writing on charity and sacrifice. It's just second nature…

— Danny Elfman

I'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind…

— Danny Elfman

I really liked doing a number of the projects and directors, and etc., etc., I knew about half-way through that I would…

— Danny Elfman

I'm looking for a feel and I have to find what that feel is before I can move on from there. I'm…

— Danny Elfman

That still has to be there. And so, it's kind of an interesting question you brought up. Because, on the one hand,…

— Danny Elfman

I'll look back and I'd be better to answer that in about three months from now. Or when the movie comes out…

— Danny Elfman

The idea of performing some of Jack Skellington's songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas live for the very first time is immensely…

— Danny Elfman

If there's one thing I really love... it's sad music.

— Danny Elfman

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…

— Danny Elfman

I really look forward to revisiting this body of work which has been such a huge part of my life and bringing…

— Danny Elfman

Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission:…

— Danny Elfman

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

It's hard to get a film, you know, you need a very special film to be able to get that experimental. But,…

— Danny Elfman

You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you're not quite sure. It's the…

— Danny Elfman

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

I'm so happy dancing while the grim reaper cuts, cuts, cuts, but he can't get me. I'm as clever as can be,…

— Danny Elfman

So I've learned in the past, if a company approaches me and they want something like this, or something like that that…

— Danny Elfman

It often feels like a tremendous amount of work is required to get an idea moving forward, like pushing a train uphill.…

— Danny Elfman

Sometimes on a film you just become taken with the fact that, all right this is as rough as it gets, but…

— Danny Elfman

The first thing I do is lay out that melody and figure out how it has to hold here and then finish…

— Danny Elfman

I can't get that live and I don't have the time to take the tape, after I've finished recording it, into a…

— Danny Elfman

I don't see myself necessarily having a burning desire to write a symphony.

— Danny Elfman

Doing Tim's film is always going to be the most pleasure. Let me just put it that way. So, without drawing favorites…

— Danny Elfman

This is Halloween, everybody make a scene Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright It's our town, everybody scream…

— Danny Elfman