Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo

Danny Elfman propelled Oingo Boingo to the top of the rock world and then took his formidable writing/arranging skills to the Silver Screen where he still writes brilliant scores. (Filmography in comments)
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In addition to his work with Tim Burton, Elfman has written scores for dozens of other films including:

* Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman, 1980)
* Back to School, (Alan Metter, 1986)
* Wisdom (Emilio Estevez, Robert Wise, 1986)
* Big Top Pee-wee (Randal Kleiser, 1988)
* Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988)
* Scrooged (Richard Donner, 1988)
* Darkman (Sam Raimi, 1990)
* Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty, 1990)
* Nightbreed (Clive Barker, 1990)
* Army of Darkness (Sam Raimi, 1993) (theme)
* Sommersby (Jon Amiel, 1993)
* Black Beauty (Caroline Thompson, 1994)
* Dolores Claiborne (Taylor Hackford, 1995)
* Dead Presidents (Hughes Brothers, 1995)
* To Die For (Gus Van Sant, 1995)
* The Frighteners (Peter Jackson, 1996)
* Freeway (Matthew Bright, 1996)
* Mission: Impossible (Brian De Palma, 1996)
* Good Will Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997)
* Men in Black (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997)
* A Simple Plan (Sam Raimi, 1998)
* Proof of Life (Taylor Hackford, 1999)
* Chicago (Rob Marshall, 2002) (The instrumental pieces "After Midnight" and "Roxie's Suite")
* Spider-Man (Sam Raimi, 2002)
* Red Dragon (Brett Ratner, 2002)
* Hulk (Ang Lee, 2003)
* Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi, 2004)
* Deep Sea 3D (Howard Hall, 2006)
* Nacho Libre (Jared Hess, 2006) (Ramses Suite)
* Charlotte's Web (Gary Winick, 2006)
* Meet the Robinsons (Steve Anderson, 2007)
* Spider-Man 3 (Sam Raimi, 2007)

He has also written the theme music for several television series, including:

* Pee-wee's Playhouse (some episodes) (1986)
* Sledge Hammer! (1986)
* The Simpsons (1989)
* Beetlejuice (1989)
* Tales from the Crypt (1989)
* The Flash (1990)
* Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
* Dilbert (1999)
* Desperate Housewives (2004)
* Point Pleasant (2005)

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