Danny Elfman thrilling experiences of his life. Elfman immediately developed a rapport with Burton and has gone on to score all but three of Burton's major studio releases: "Ed Wood", which was under production while Elfman and Burton were having a serious disagreement, "" and, most recently, "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children". Elfman also provided the singing voice for Jack Skellington in Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and the voices of both Barrel and the "Clown with the Tear-Away Face". In 1990, Elfman composed the iconic orchestra piece, "Ice Dance", for the Tim Burton film "Edward Scissorhands". Years later he
Tim Burton 2009. A follow-up to "The Art of Tim Burton", entitled "The Napkin Art of Tim Burton: Things You Think About in a Bar", containing sketches made by Burton in napkins at bars and restaurants he occasionally visits, was released in 2015. Burton was born in 1958, in Burbank, California, the son of Jean Burton (née Erickson), later the owner of a cat-themed gift shop, and William "Bill" Burton, a former minor league baseball player who was working for the Burbank Parks and Recreation Department. As a preteen, Burton would make short films in his backyard on Evergreen Street using crude