Danny Elfman

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
He wrote the music for the movies Spiderman, Batman, Edward Scissorhands and the theme for the TV show, the Simpsons. We speak with Academy Award-winning composer Danny Elfman.
A Danny Elfman fan club site
Danny Elfman's "Serenada Schizophrana" is available for purchase at Amazon.com

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