Watch Danny Elfman Shred The Simpsons And Nightmare Before Christmas At Coachella
No matter how prolific someone is, there will always be swaths of people who don't realize some of the coolest things about them. For instance, many are likely unaware that film and television composer Danny Elfman, famous for The Simpsons theme, The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack (and Jack's singing voice), and countless others actually created the rock band Oingo Boingo. So suddenly, his appearances at the Coachella music and arts festival over the years make a lot more sense.
The well-known composer just made yet another grand entrance at Coachella 2022, and for those who only know Elfman for his memorable orchestral soundtracks, it's bound to be a shock of the most fun kind. During the festival, he took the stage with the promise of «a strange little show» only to completely blow that expectation out of the water. As many likely expected given the venue, he played a number of Oingo Boingo songs to the delight of fans everywhere. But beyond that, things went into overdrive as the shirtless 68-year-old led a full orchestra and rock ensemble in performances of tunes that activated nostalgia for an entirely different crowd.
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Elfman went through almost his whole decades-long film composing career, tossing out heavy renditions of classics like his theme from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Edward Scissorhands, and more. But arguably the most shiver-worthy moments came when he started in on a particularly high-energy approach to both The Nightmare Before Christmas and even The Simpsons theme. With strings, horns, guitars, drums, and an enthusiastic sax player, Elfman and his on-stage entourage gave the festival-goers of Coachella a
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