In addition writing and producing the score and ten original songs, Elfman provided the singing voice of main character Jack Skellington, among others[7]
Appears as lead singer of Oingo Boingo in live concert recording of their final shows as a band Released on VHS concurrent with the album and in 2001 on DVD; currently out-of-print[6] Includes ten minutes of footage of Elfman performing with The Mystic Knight of the Oingo Boingo in the 1970s
Appears as the second guest on December 19, season three, episode 64[9] Discusses early career, scoring Charlotte's Web and his brother Richard, who gave Ferguson his first film role
Episode: "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas"
References
^Metzger, Richard (June 6, 2011). "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo on the 'Gong Show,' 1976". DangerousMinds.net. Retrieved October 8, 2019. ...movie maestro Danny Elfman and his brother Richard Elfman were the leaders of the sprawling weirdo performance art/musical troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Formed in early 70s Los Angeles, here's a look at what their act back then was like, with this 1976 appearance on The Gong Show... Danny is playing the trombone... They won that episode, receiving 24 points out of a possible 30, without getting gonged.
^Maslin, Janet (October 4, 1977). "'Hot Tomorrows' Is Grim Film". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2019. At the club, an eerie-looking combo in heavymakeup is playing "St. James infirmary"... Paracise Ballroom sequence performed by the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo...
^Cahill, Devon (March 13, 2019). "Review: LONGSHOT (1981)". BadTransfer. Retrieved October 9, 2019. Trivia tidbit: I'm not an Oingo Boingo fan, but for whatever it's worth, they perform at the Foosball Spectacular.
^Lowman, Rob (July 18, 2019). "It's music to Oompa Loompa by". Orlando Sentinel. Things got a little crazy at composer Danny Elfman's home studio when he began creating the singing parts for the Oompa Loompa songs in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... Elfman laid down the vocals in his home. He did every part six times.
^"CHIMERASCOPE SHORT FILM SERIES". Voltaire.net. n.d. Retrieved October 8, 2019. Narrators involved in the Chimerascope series so far include Deborah Harry of Blondie, Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs, Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance and Danny Elfman.
^"Danny Elfman: Awards & Nominations". PBS.org. Retrieved September 19, 2019. Outstanding Music Directions - 2016 Winner - Danny Elfman, Music Direction by - Danny Elfman's Music From The Films of Tim Burton (Live From Lincoln Center) - PBS - A Lincoln Center Media Production.
^"The Interviews". Score-Movie.com. Epicleff Media. n.d. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^Goldstein, Gary (June 22, 2017). "Review: 'Score: A Film Music Documentary' explores composers' art". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2019. Matt Schrader's "Score: A Film Music Documentary" spotlights such a rich and fascinating topic — the craft of motion picture scoring — that its mere presence proves a feast for the eyes and ears...the film is largely devoted to feting some of Hollywood's most influential composers...