Danny Elfman’s place in history is secured many times over. He was frontman of the ska/new wave band Oingo Boingo in the 1980s – the theme tune to Weird Science remains an absolute banger – and is about to release his first solo album in 37 years, Big Mess, a full-on rock album recorded in lockdown. However, he is best known for his work behind the scenes, scoring umpteen Hollywood movies (including a long-running series of collaborations with Tim Burton) and writing the theme tune to a little show called The Simpsons. Here are the songs that changed his life. The song that changed how I felt about music… The Beatles – A Day In The Life (1967) “A lot of people my age are nostalgic for songs they heard when they were a certain age or went to college,...
