He starts as drummer of the biggest band of his time, then starts his own world famous group of which he is guitarist and singer. Somewhere in there he drums for Queens of the Stone Age, and continues to dominate with the Foo Fighters. Now he has a project in which he makes more great music with everyone from Stevie Nicks to Corey Taylor of Slipknot, and oh, I guess I have some extra time to knock out a cover of Fortunate son for John Fogerty's new album. God knows what the hell else. Oh, I almost forgot, he also drummed for Tenacious D AND voiced Satan in their movie. You know why? Because he IS Satan!! It's the only explanation. Humans just don't do that.
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I forgot about that. I wasn't really paying attention, because I quickly found the show to not be funny, but I remember seeing him and going "What the fuck? Another thing? He's definitely Satan."
He has had incredible good luck.And talent to go with it.I generally find Foo Fighters videos entertaining.He sometimes strikes me as being a bit of a jock/frat all round too good to be true good guy,but I think that was just because of his boyish looks back in the early days.Maybe he did something exceptionally good in a previous life to be blessed with such good fortune.Either that or yes,he's Satan.
I was just reminded of another possible candidate for Satan - Danny Elfman. He inherited a cabaret act The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo from his brother and eventually turned into the popular band. Then he did the Simpsons theme song. Then he did The Nightmare Before Christmas including the voice of Jack Skellington. He also did all this - 1977 I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Yri drummer Also featured Richard Elfman Hot Tomorrows Singer Directed by Martin Brest 1981 Urgh! A Music War Himself Part of Oingo Boingo 1982 Forbidden Zone Satan Directed by Richard Elfman 1984 Good Morning, Mr. Orwell Himself Part of Oingo Boingo 1985 Pee-wee's Big Adventure Tim Burton Original soundtrack released as part of the Elfman/Burton box set 1986 Back to School Himself Part of Oingo Boingo Original soundtrack released as part of the Elfman/Burton box set 1987 Summer School Carl Reiner Soundtrack (includes one Elfman song; no score) Wisdom Emilio Estevez, Robert Wise Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande 1988 Beetlejuice Tim Burton Soundtrack Midnight Run Martin Brest Soundtrack released by MCA Big Top Pee-wee Randal Kleiser Soundtrack (including dialogue) released by Arista, reissued by PEG Hot to Trot Michael Dinner Suite included on Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1 Scrooged Richard Donner Suite included on Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1; complete score released by La-La Land Records 1989 Batman Tim Burton Soundtrack (re-released with complete score from La-La Land Records); Nominated for 32nd Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Nightbreed Clive Barker Soundtrack released by MCA 1990 Dick Tracy Warren Beatty Soundtrack; Nominated for 33rd Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Darkman Sam Raimi Soundtrack Edward Scissorhands Tim Burton Soundtrack; Nominated for 34th Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television 1992 Article 99 Howard Deutch Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Batman Returns Tim Burton Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records; re-released with complete score from La-La Land Records 1993 Sommersby Jon Amiel Soundtrack released by Elektra Army of Darkness Sam Raimi "March of the Dead" theme by Danny Elfman, rest of the score by Joseph LoDuca The Nightmare Before Christmas Henry Selick Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records 1994 Black Beauty Caroline Thompson Soundtrack 1995 Dolores Claiborne Taylor Hackford Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Dead Presidents Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Soundtrack (one Elfman track; suite also included on Music for a Darkened Theatre Vol. 2) To Die For Gus Van Sant Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande (score + songs) 1996 Mission: Impossible Brian De Palma Soundtrack (songs + three brief Elfman suites); Score album The Frighteners Peter Jackson Soundtrack Freeway Matthew Bright Suite included on Music for a Darkened Theatre Vol. 2 Extreme Measures Michael Apted Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Mars Attacks! Tim Burton Soundtrack released by Atlantic; expanded edition released by La-La Land Records 1997 Men in Black Barry Sonnenfeld Soundtrack (two Elfman cues); Score album; Nominated for 70th Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score & for 40th Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Flubber Les Mayfield Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records Good Will Hunting Gus Van Sant Soundtrack (two Elfman cues); Nominated for 70th Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score 1998 A Simple Plan Sam Raimi Soundtrack released by Compass III A Civil Action Steven Zaillian Soundtrack 1999 Instinct Jon Turteltaub Soundtrack Anywhere But Here Wayne Wang Soundtrack released by Atlantic (includes one score suite) Sleepy Hollow Tim Burton Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records 2000 Proof of Life Taylor Hackford Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande The Gift Sam Raimi Cameo appearance The Family Man Brett Ratner Soundtrack released by Sire Records (two Elfman cues) 2001 Planet of the Apes Tim Burton Soundtrack released by SME; complete score released by La-La Land 2002 Spider-Man Sam Raimi Score album; Song album; Nominated for 45th Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Men in Black II Barry Sonnenfeld Soundtrack released by Columbia Records Red Dragon Brett Ratner Soundtrack released by Decca Records Chicago Rob Marshall Soundtrack (two Elfman tracks) 2003 Hulk Ang Lee Soundtrack released by Columbia Records Big Fish Tim Burton Soundtrack; Nominated for 76th Academy Award for Best Original Score, for 61st Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score & for 47th Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media 2004 Spider-Man 2 Sam Raimi Soundtrack; Score album 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tim Burton Soundtrack; Nominated for 48th Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (Wonka's Welcome Song) Corpse Bride Tim Burton Soundtrack 2006 Deep Sea 3D Howard Hall Serenada Schizophrana Nacho Libre Jared Hess Soundtrack (score suite) Charlotte's Web Gary Winick Soundtrack 2007 Meet the Robinsons Stephen Anderson Soundtrack The Kingdom Peter Berg Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande 2008 Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris Soundtrack Wanted Timur Bekmambetov Soundtrack Hellboy II: The Golden Army Guillermo del Toro Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Milk Gus Van Sant Soundtrack released by Decca Records; Nominated for 81st Academy Award for Best Original Score & for 52nd Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media 2009 Notorious George Tillman, Jr. Soundtrack (one Elfman track), soundtrack released by Universal Music Group Terminator Salvation McG Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records 9 Shane Acker Music themes only, score composed by Deborah Lurie and produced by Tim Burton released by Focus Features, soundtrack available on Rhino Records and score album released by Lakeshore Records Taking Woodstock Ang Lee Song soundtrack on Rhino Records with four Elfman cues; score album on La-La Land Records 2010 The Wolfman Joe Johnston Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records; Nominated for 68th Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score & for 53rd Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media The Next Three Days Paul Haggis Soundtrack released by Lionsgate 2011 Restless Gus Van Sant Real Steel Shawn Levy Song album on Interscope with one Elfman cut; score album released by Varèse Sarabande 2012 Dark Shadows Tim Burton Song album with two Elfman cuts and score album released by WaterTower Music Men in Black 3 Barry Sonnenfeld Soundtrack released by Sony Classical Frankenweenie Tim Burton Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell Song album with two Elfman cuts and score album released by Sony Classical Hitchcock Sacha Gervasi Soundtrack released by Sony Masterworks Promised Land Gus Van Sant Soundtrack released by Relativity Music Group 2013 Oz the Great and Powerful Sam Raimi Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records Epic Chris Wedge Soundtrack released by Columbia Records In addition, he has supplied thematic material - except where noted - for movies scored by others (names in brackets): 1985: Weird Science: title song (Ira Newborn) 1991: Pure Luck (Jonathan Sheffer) 1992: Army of Darkness: "March Of The Dead" (Joseph LoDuca) 1994: Shrunken Heads (Richard Band) 1997: Scream 2: "Cassandra Aria" and "Cassandra Aria Reprise" (Marco Beltrami) 1998: Modern Vampires (Michael Wandmacher) 1999: My Favorite Martian: "Uncle Martin's Theme" (John Debney) 2001: Heartbreakers (John Debney) 2001: Spy Kids (Chris Boardman, John Debney, Gavin Greenaway, Harry Gregson-Williams, Heitor Pereira, Marcel Rodriguez and Robert Rodriguez) 2001: Novocaine (Steve Bartek) 2007: Spider-Man 3 (Christopher Young, John Debney and Deborah Lurie; also includes material composed by Elfman for the first two films) 2010: Kick-Ass: "Walk to Rasul's" (John Murphy, Henry Jackman, Marius de Vries, and Ilan Eshkeri) Elfman also composed the music for the Hollywood Pictures logo (an excerpt from his main title for Sommersby was subsequently used as the logo music for Regency, the company that made it). He has also written the theme music and occasional episodic scores for several television series, including: 1985: The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "The Jar" (directed by Tim Burton) 1985: Amazing Stories: "Mummy, Daddy" and "The Family Dog" (with Steve Bartek) 1986: Pee-wee's Playhouse (episodes: "Moster", "Cowboy and Cowtess", "Store", and "Pee-Wee Catches A Cold") 1986: Sledge Hammer! (theme only) 1989: Tales from the Crypt (theme only) 1989: Beetlejuice (theme only) 1989: The Simpsons (theme only) 1990: The Flash (theme only) 1992: Batman: The Animated Series (theme only) 1997: Perversions of Science (theme only) 1999: Dilbert (theme only, rearrangement of Forbidden Zone) 2004: Desperate Housewives (theme only) 2005: Point Pleasant (theme only) His other work includes: 2004: The opening title theme of the 2004 video game Fable. 2008: Soundtrack to the 2008 video game Lego Batman: The Videogame (various tracks from the soundtrack of the movie: Batman). 2008: The opening title theme as well as major themes of the 2008 video game Fable II. 2009: The opening title theme as well as major themes and soundtrack of the 2009 video game Wanted: Weapons of Fate. 2010: The opening title theme as well as major themes of the 2010 video game Fable III. 2012: Soundtrack to the 2012 video game Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (various tracks from the soundtracks of the movies: Batman and "Batman Returns"). 2013: Music for Hong Kong Disneyland attraction Mystic Manor. I think maybe Dave Grohl just sold his soul to Danny Elfman
Always hated Foo Fighters and think they totally suck He only got famous cos the one that was the genius shot himself in the head
I do like Nirvana. I think Dave is a good drummer but the stuff he's done since Nirvana bores me. A friend of mine gave me his 'Probot' album to listen to, and although his dry work was pretty good the songs as a whole seem mediocre. As with many compilation albums it seemed forced.
