It’s quickly approaching the spooky season, so it’s time to get the midnight movie parties organized. There is something so captivating about the eeriness of a creepy movie, but what makes them so spine-shivering? The chilling music that accompanies them. Danny Elfman has long been one of the most distinctive composers of film music, despite beginning his musical career in the new wave band Oingo Boingo.

Elfman has an incredible ability to create scores where whimsical darkness meets emotional depth and inquisition. His collaborations with Tim Burton have become iconic, perfectly encapsulating fantastical worlds that are both eerie and sincerely tender. Elfman remains ever-inventive and thankfully shows no signs of slowing down, recently scoring Netflix’s Wednesday .

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