Danny Elfman, who composed the score for Darkman, wrote the " March of the Dead " theme for Army of Darkness.

Daniel Robert " Danny " Elfman ( born May 29, 1953 ) is an American composer, best known for scoring music for television and film and creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the 1989 Batman movie theme.

Danny Elfman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Blossom Elfman ( née Bernstein ), a writer and teacher, and Milton Elfman, a teacher who was in the Air Force.

Danny Elfman composed his first score for the film and played the role of Satan.

From 1976 and on it was led by Danny Elfman, until 1995 when they suddenly retired.

In this way, Ackerman provided inspiration to many who would later become successful artists, including Joe Dante, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Stephen King, Donald F. Glut, Penn & Teller, Billy Bob Thornton, Gene Simmons ( of the band Kiss ), Rick Baker, George Lucas, Danny Elfman, Frank Darabont, John Landis and countless other writers, directors, artists and craftsmen.

* 1953 – Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor ( Oingo Boingo )

Burton is known for using recurring collaborators on his works ; among them are Johnny Depp, who has become a close friend of Burton since their first film together ; musician Danny Elfman, who has composed scores for all but five of the films Burton has directed and / or produced ; and domestic partner Helena Bonham Carter.

Burton, a fan of the eccentric musical group Oingo Boingo, asked songwriter Danny Elfman to provide the music for the film.

Owing to creative squabbles during the making of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Danny Elfman declined to score Ed Wood, and the assignment went to Howard Shore.

** Danny Elfman, American composer

Poe lends vocals to two songs on the Real Steel Original Motion Picture Score (" Why We're Here " and " Parkway Motel ") composed by Danny Elfman, released November 1st, 2011.

Smith recorded an orchestral version of " Between the Bars " with composer Danny Elfman for the movie.

* Danny Elfman

This was also the year the cult movie Forbidden Zone was released, which included rearrangements of, and homages to, Calloway songs written by Danny Elfman, a Calloway fan.

From 1976 it was led by songwriter / vocalist Danny Elfman, who has since achieved success as a composer for film and television.

As Richard Elfman's interest shifted to filmmaking, he passed leadership of the band to younger brother Danny Elfman, who had recently returned from spending time in Africa playing violin and studying percussion instruments.

By this time, Richard was no longer a group member, and the band had coalesced into an octet: Danny Elfman on lead vocals ; Steve Bartek on guitars ; Richard Gibbs on keyboards ; Kerry Hatch on bass ; Johnny " Vatos " Hernandez on drums ; and Leon Schneiderman, Sam " Sluggo " Phipps and Dale Turner on horns.

The first release was officially a Danny Elfman solo record in 1984 ( titled So-Lo ); it was actually a group effort released under Elfman's name.

Then, starting with 1985's Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Danny Elfman began scoring major films with increasing frequency, including almost all of Tim Burton's films.

However, Danny Elfman insists that the name change was virtually meaningless, and " kind of an afterthought.

Following the band's dissolution, frontman Danny Elfman turned full-time to writing film scores, having composed several scores through the 1980s and early 1990s while the band was active.

While not recording, he frequently hung out and jammed with members of New Jersey – based country rockers Quacky Duck and His Barnyard Friends ( whose members included Tony Bennett's sons, Danny and Dae Bennett as well as future Dylan sideman and member of the Alpha Band, multi-instrumentalist David Mansfield ) and the proto-punk Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, who were being managed by Kaufman.

His interest in The Beach Boys began to wax and wane, and he was frequently seen partying with songwriter Tandyn Almer and singer Danny Hutton ; it was during this period that he was introduced to cocaine.

* Cleveland Irish mobster Danny Greene frequently used car bombs against his enemies, beginning in 1968.

Various recurring characters came and went, notably Dennis Paladino as a mob boss named Donnie " Dogs " DiBarto ; John Byner as Cotton Dunn, a cunning but likable con artist ; Scott Atkins as Officer Perry, a rookie cop ; Kim Morgan Greene as Mellisa Cassidy, a late night radio talk show host, sex therapist, and old flame of Chris's ; Danny Gans as Roger, a coroner who frequently ( and unsuccessfully ) tried to get Rita to go out with him ; Marie Marshall as Solange, a local photographer with a faux French accent who crossed paths with Chris and Rita in the second season ; and Lucy Lin, who played forensic expert Dr. Noriko Weinstein.

Also seen frequently, and lending a certain continuity to the series, are the minor characters Alf Miscolo ( the clerk in charge of records and coffee ) and desk sergeant Dave Murchison, as well as a large cast of regulars who do not work at the 87th, including Steve's deaf-mute wife Theodora " Teddy " Carella ; the buffoonish and arrogant homicide detectives Monoghan and Monroe, who always appear together ; the crime lab supervisor Sam Grossman ; Medical Examiner Paul Blaney ( and later his twin brother Carl ) from the Coroner's Office ; police informants Danny Gimp and Fats Donner ; Rolly Chabrier and Nellie Brand from the District Attorney's office ; and Detective Ollie Weeks ( a. k. a. " Fat Ollie "), a central character in several 87th Precinct novels even though he is in fact on the squad of the neighboring 88th Precinct.

It is known that Danny Cedrone, a session musician who frequently worked for Haley, played lead guitar, but there is controversy over who played drums.

The show was about a teenager named Danny Fenton who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human world and the supernatural " Ghost Zone ", becomes half-ghost and frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks, while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret from everyone, except his best friends Tucker Foley and Samantha ( Sam ) Manson.

Tucker and Sam frequently handle the pros and cons of aiding Danny, especially when he's " going ghost.

Other DJs would play frequently such as Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, Robert Fauver, Richie Hawtin aka ( Plastikman ), Danny Tenaglia, Merritt, Jeff Mills, Steve Lawler, DJ Dan, and Sven Väth.

* In the film Lethal Weapon 2, South African criminal Arjen Rudd ( played by Joss Ackland ), his colleague Pieter Vorstedt ( played by Derrick O ' Connor ) and their followers frequently refer to Danny Glover's character Roger Murtaugh, who is African American, as a " kaffir ".

Daniel Patrick " Danny " Lohner ( born December 13, 1970 ), frequently known as Renholdër, is an American rock musician who plays bass guitar, electric guitar, and keyboards.

He frequently appeared Off-Broadway in Shakespear plays at the Public Theater, including Egeon in The Comedy of Errors ( 1975 ) alongside Ted Danson and Danny DeVito.

Danny Schechter is a television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic who writes and lectures frequently about the media in the United States and worldwide.

He most frequently worked for the record producers Danny and Bobby Robinson, who ran record labels called Fire, Fury, Everlast, Enjoy and VIM out of Bobby's Happy House of Hits record store in Harlem.

This group of young actors, consisting of Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jonah Hill, Martin Starr, James Franco, Justin Long, Ken Jeong, Bill Hader, Jack McBrayer and John C. Reilly, in addition to appearing frequently in films of the Frat Pack, frequently collaborate with each other.

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes are arguably the most-covered Philly soul group in history: many of their hits have been re-recorded by other artists, including Simply Red, David Ruffin, Jimmy Somerville, Sybil, and John Legend, while dance music DJ Danny Rampling cites " Wake Up Everybody " as his favorite song of all time.

Douglas cites film composers Danny Elfman, James Horner, John Carpenter, Hans Zimmer, heavy metal acts King Diamond and Black Sabbath, radio dramas, and horror film scores as primary musical influences for Midnight Syndicate.

Notable customers included Jonathan Richman, members of R. E. M., Top Jimmy, Gil T, and Carlos Guitarlos ( of Top Jimmy & The Rhythm Pigs ), Billy Bremner of Rockpile, Nino Del Pesco ( The Lonesome Strangers ), Viki Peterson ( of The Bangles ), Texacala Jones or Mike Martt ( of Tex & the Horseheads ), Bernie Bernstein ( The Little Kings ), Flea ( of Red Hot Chili Peppers ), Pope, Beck, Mike Savage ( of Pigmy Love Circus ), Texas Terri, and more with an inside few often invited to stay after hours to party with the infamous Danny " Dobbs " Wilson, founder and booker of the club, and his regular cast of characters which included Bernie the doorman, Dirty Ed, and The Pope.

Both films had huge casts of major international actors ( Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, James Caan, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, etc.

In March 1970 Norman performed at the Youth for Christ-sponsored Faith Festival, the first major Jesus music festival, at Evansville, Indiana, which attracted 6, 000 people to hear him, Pat Boone and his family, Christian folk singer Gene Cotton, and Jesus rock artists Danny Taylor, Crimson Bridge, and e, a band that included Greg X. Volz.

The rest of the cast included humorist Fred Allen, singers Mindy Carson and Frankie Laine, stage musical performer Ethel Merman, actors Jose Ferrer and Paul Lukas, and comic-singer Danny Thomas ( about to become a major television star in his own right ).

Fellow composers Richard Band, Graeme Revell, Christopher Young, Danny Elfman and Brian Tyler consider Herrmann to be a major inspiration.

* Danny Valencia ( 1984 -), American major league baseball third baseman ( Minnesota Twins )

Other major radio dramatisations by Sibley include: John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress ; Tolkien's Tales from the Perilous Realm ; Roald Dahl's Danny, the Champion of the World ; Lucy M. Boston's The Children of Green Knowe, Laurens van der Post's The Night of the New Moon, J.

During the 1948 Arab – Israeli War, Allon led several of the major operations on all three fronts, including Yiftach in the Galilee, Danny in the Centre, Yoav, and Horev in the Negev.

Future major leaguer Danny Valencia played for the 2007 team.

In his first major event on the tour, the UK Open, Hankey beat qualifier Danny Dutson 4 – 0 and Andy Jenkins 4 – 1, but then lost to his old BDO rival Mervyn King 1 – 4 in the second round.

The first Cyclone to break into the major leagues was infielder Danny Garcia, who made his debut with the New York Mets on September 2, 2003 at Shea Stadium.

After finishing 26 games out of first place in, the 1993 Phillies ( featuring a cast of colorful characters including Darren Daulton, Lenny Dykstra, Dave Hollins, John Kruk, Danny Jackson, Curt Schilling, and Mitch Williams ) charged to 97 wins and then further shocked the baseball world by pulling off a major upset against the two-time defending NL Champion Atlanta Braves in six games in the League Championship Series.

This was a major entertainment venue for the city, hosting top stars such as Danny Kaye and Tommy Steele.

In 1997 fellow 1960s activist Danny Goldberg, a major music industry president heavily involved in the ACLU, became co-publisher with his father Victor.

In 2001, another major revival at the NT was directed by Harold Pinter, with Corin Redgrave as Hirst, John Wood as Spooner, Danny Dyer as Foster, and Andy de la Tour as Briggs.

Film veterans such as Michael Madsen, Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper, Danny Trejo, Gary Busey, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Penn, James Woods, Joe Pantoliano, Jenna Jameson, Frank Vincent, Robert Loggia, Kyle MacLachlan, Phil Collins and Peter Fonda have all voiced major characters, and the series is critically acclaimed and commercially successful, having sold more than 114 million units,.

-A major revival of the play, 15 years on from its debut, by contemporary of Sarah Kane and the Lyric's Artistic Director Sean Holmes starring Danny Webb and Lydia Wilson.

He joined United at a time when they were entering their fourth season under the management of Alex Ferguson, but had yet to win a major trophy under him in spite of heavy spending on new players – with Webb arriving around the same time as Danny Wallace, Mike Phelan and Gary Pallister.

His music has been utilized for many films and trailers via the major studios such as Universal, Buena Vista, and Paramount Pictures including the world wide campaigns for " Lara Croft-Tomb Raider 2 ", " Danny Deckchair " and " The Cut "

B-100 also had major success in the 1980s, reinventing itself as one of the nation's first " hot " adult contemporary stations, melding top 40 hits with an adult delivery by its high-profile airstaff, including " The B-Morning Zoo with The Rich Brothers " featuring Bobby Rich-now mornings at Mix 96 in Tucson, Gary Kelley-now a weatherman with KGTV, San Diego, Gene Knight, Danny Romero-now a weatherman with ABC7 in Los Angeles, Ellen Thomas-now Ellen K at KIIS FM, Los Angeles and John Fox-now general manager of the first tribally-owned radio station in Southern California, KOPA, Pala.

Colleen Ann O ' Shaughnessey ( born September 15, 1971 in Grand Rapids, Michigan ) is an American voice actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Sora from the first and second seasons of Digimon ( her first major voice actor role ), Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom, Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru in Naruto and Janet Van Dyne / Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Their son, Danny Tartabull, was an All-Star major league baseball player, primarily with the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, and New York Yankees.