Composer Danny Elfman will visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Feb. 20-21 for a film screening and question-and-answer session, as well as the world premiere of one of his compositions.
A screening of the 1993 film “The Nightmare Before Christmas” will begin at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Ross Media Arts Center. The Q&A, moderated by Lincoln Journal Star entertainment writer L. Kent Wolgamott, will immediately follow.
Admission to the screening and Q&A are free. Tickets are available at the Ross box office during regular hours beginning Feb. 6. They are limited to four per person and will not be available online.
On Feb. 21, the Berlin Philharmonic Piano Quartet will perform the world premiere of a new classical composition by Elfman at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are available here.
Elfman is an American composer, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his work scoring films and television shows, particularly his frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton, and for being the lead singer and songwriter for the band Oingo Boingo from 1974 to 1995.
Elfman has written close to 50 film scores featuring his unique sound, including “Batman,” “Spider-man,” “Men in Black,” “Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.” In addition to these signature soundtracks, he has scored such diverse films as “Big Fish,” “Good Will Hunting,” “Dolores Claiborne,” “Midnight Run,” “To Die For,” “Dead Presidents,” “Sommersby,” “Justice League” and “Fifty Shades Darker.” For television, Elfman created the themes to “The Simpsons” and “Desperate Housewives.” Among his honors are four Academy Award nominations, a Grammy for “Batman,” an Emmy for “Desperate Housewives,” the 2002 Richard Kirk Award and the Disney Legend Award.
