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Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his first studio film in 1985, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores, as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. Elfman has frequently worked with directors Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, and Gus Van Sant, contributing music to nearly 20 Burton projects, including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, and Alice in Wonderland, as well as scoring Raimi's Darkman, A Simple Plan, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Van Sant's Academy Award-winning films Good Will Hunting and Milk. He wrote music for all of the Men in Black and Fifty Shades of Grey franchise films, the songs and score for Henry Selick's animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the themes for the popular television series Desperate Housewives and The Simpsons. Among his honours are four Oscar nominations, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy, seven Saturn Awards for Best Music, the 2002 Richard Kirk Award, the 2015 Disney Legend Award, the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2017, and the Society of Composers & Lyricists Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Elfman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Danny Elfman
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In the shadowed grandeur of Victorian England, the Phantomhive and Harcourt families are locked in an unyielding feud—a rivalry steeped in blood, power, and betrayal. Their heirs, Ciel Phantomhive and Joanne Harcourt, are sworn enemies by birth but find themselves entangled in a bond neither of them can deny. When Ciel infiltrates a Harcourt masquerade ball under false pretenses, fate brings him face-to-face with Joanne. A fleeting kiss ignites a dangerous, forbidden love that threatens to unravel the fragile threads of loyalty binding them to their warring families. As their secret meetings deepen into something far more profound, both young men must grapple with their identities, desires, and the terrifying realization that they cannot live without each other. But they are not the only ones harboring dangerous secrets. Joanne's fiancée, Anne Frandins, is secretly in love with Elizabeth Midford, who will risk everything for a chance at happiness. Edward Midford hides a growing infatuation with Cheslock, Joanne’s fiercely loyal cousin. Amidst the intricate web of love, lies, and betrayal, every decision pushes them closer to disaster. Ciel’s reckless determination to defy his family’s legacy leads him to a bold decision: he will marry Joanne, no matter the cost. But with Duke Harcourt tightening his grip on Joanne’s fate and Sebastian Michaelis maneuvering in the shadows, their love faces impossible odds.
