Live from Lincoln Center "Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton"

(Rochester, NY) – Composer and performer Danny Elfman descends on Lincoln Center with a symphony orchestra and choir, led by conductor John Mauceri, as well as a colorful assortment of Tim Burton fans. Live from Lincoln Center "Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton" airs Friday, October 30, 2015 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

The special arrives just in time for Halloween and captures all the excitement of this cultural invasion, climaxing in wildly entertaining performances of Elfman’s most beloved scores from films in collaboration with Tim Burton such as Batman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, which features Danny Elfman singing his iconic songs. Accompanying the music are film clips from select movies as well as original sketches and storyboards created by Tim Burton. 

Credit: Courtesy of Stephanie Berger

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