L.A. Times - Entertainment — Jack Skellington is back. Or rather, Danny Elfman is. more info

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Topix — American Youth Symphony is tackling the film music of Danny Elfman in a free concert on Sunday at UCLA s Royce Hall. more info

Time — Whether you’re cleaning up after Sandy, handing out treats or partying down at a monster-mash bash of your own, here we offer — with a few liberties on the theme — something for everyone in this wide-ranging hour of Halloween music. Savor it wi... more info

ContactMusic — Famed film composer Danny Elfman is set to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to music in Hollywood movies.Elfman,... more info

Metalsucks — One of my cuts on Powerglove’s  Saturday Morning Apocalypse was their take on Danny Elfman’s classic theme for the ’89 Batman movie. But now a one-man project called Artificial Fear has also recorded a metal cover of that film’s theme ... more info

Prefix —   Written by Stereo IQ editor Matthew ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/features/danny-elfman-elliott-smith/between-the-bars-and-beyond-the-lasting-impact-of-/67823/ more info

Guardian Music — Does the success of Trent Reznor, Clint Mansell and Mark Mothersbaugh suggest that the days of the orchestral soundtrack are numbered?Two words said it all. Moments after winning a Golden Globe for his score for The Social Network last year, Nine Inc... more info

Stereogum — Last week, Rolling Stone reported that T-Bone Burnett and Danny Elfman were collaborating to produce the soundtrack for next year’s forthcoming The Hunger Games, the movie adaptation of the popular (and rather enjoyable) young adult series of the s... more info

Perez Hilton — Ugh! Hasn't Katniss been through enough?? This Hunger Drama broke our little nerdy hearts! Academy Award-nominated composer, Danny Elfman, has decided not to score The Hunger Games movie. Elfman blames scheduling. The Nightmare Before Christmas com... more info