Biography:
Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American composer, best known as the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Oingo Boingo, from 1976 to 1995 and later for scoring music for television and film and creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the 1989 Batman movie theme. He has scored the majority of the films for his long-time friend Tim Burton.
Born in Los Angeles, he entered the film industry in 1976, initially as an actor.
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SONG: According To Plan
ARTIST: Danny Elfman
From the movie, The Corpse Bride
Intro:
F Fdim F Fdim
F A#m/F F A#m
F F# C#/F F
A#m C#m F# F A#m
A#
[Mrs. VanDort]
It's a beautiful day.
F/A
[Mr. VanDort]
It's a rather nice day.
F A#m
[Mrs. VanDort]
A day for a glorious wedding.
F# B
[Mr. VanDort]
A rehearsal, my dear, to be perfectly clear.
A#m F A#m
[Mrs. VanDort]
A rehearsal for a glorious wedding.
F# B F7/A A#m
[Mr. VanDort]
Assuming nothing happens that we don't really know,
A#m/C# D#m F A#m
[Mrs. VanDort]
That nothing unexpected interferes with the show.
A#m F7 A#m F#
[Mr. And Mrs. VanDort]
And that's why everything, every last little thing,
C# Cdim C# Cdim F F7
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...
C# F#m
[Mrs. VanDort]
According to plan,
G# C#
[Mr. VanDort]
Our son will be married.
A#m F#m/A#
[Mrs. VanDort]
According to plan,
G# F#
[Mr. VanDort]
Our family carried,
G#m C# F# B
[Mr. And Mrs. VanDort]
We'll go right into the heights of society...
G#/C C#
[Mrs. VanDort]
To the costume balls,
G#/C C#
[Mr. VanDort]
In the hallowed halls.
D#/A# Fm
[Mrs. VanDort]
Rubbing elbows with the finest.
Em/B Fm/C
[Mr. VanDort]
Having crumpets with her highness.
B E B C#m
[Mr. And Mrs. VanDort]
We'll be there, we'll be seen, having tea with the queen.
A F#m C#m
We'll forget everything...that we've ever ever been.
C#m
Bm Bm/D
Bm/F# Em7/G
C Em/B
Am
Am
[Mrs. Everglot]
It's a terrible day
E
[Mr. Everglot]
Now don't be that way
Am E Am
[Mrs. Everglot]
It's a terrible day for a wedding.
F/C A#m/C#
[Mr. Everglot]
It's a sad, sad state of affairs we're in,
Am E Am
[Mrs. Everglot]
That has led to this ominous wedding.
F A#/D E Am/E
[Mr. Everglot]
How could our family have come to this?
F A#/D E Am
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
To marry off our daughter to the noveaux rich.
F
[Mrs. Everglot]
They're so common,
C/E
[Mr. Everglot]
So coarse.
F E
[Mrs. Everglot]
Oh, it couldn't be worse!
[Mr. Everglot]
It couldn't be worse? I'm afraid I disagree.
Dm
It could be land rich bankrupt aristocracy,
E F E
without a penny to their name...just like you...and me.
[Mrs. Everglot]
Oh, dear.
Am E7 Am E7
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
And that's why everything, every last little thing,
C Bdim C Bdim E7 D(#13) E(11) E7
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...
Am F
[Mrs. Everglot]
According to plan,
E/G# Am
[Mr. Everglot]
Our daughter will wed.
Am Fm
[Mrs. Everglot]
According to plan,
G F
[Mr. Everglot]
Our family lead,
G/D E F A#m A#m/F
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
From the depths of deepest poverty,
A#m/C# A#m/F
G C
[Mrs. Everglot]
To the noble realm,
G C
[Mr. Everglot]
Of our ancestors.
Bm Em Bm Em E Am
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
And who'd have guessed in a million years that our daughter, with the face
E Am
[Mr. Everglot]
of an otter in disgrace,
E F G Fm A#m
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
Would provide our ticket to our rightful place?
Fm C#maj7 C#maj9
A#m C#
[Victoria (speaking)]
What if Victor and I don't...like each other?
C Cm
[Mrs. Everglot (speaking)]
Do you suppose your father and I like each other?
G
[Victoria (speaking)]
Surely you must...a little...
G# C#
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot (speaking)]
Of course not!
F E/B D G Gm
[Mrs. Everglot (speaking)]
Get those corsets laced properly...I can hear you speak without gasping.
A# Adim Gm D7
Marriage is a partnership. A little tit for tat.
A# G#m D#
You'd think a lifetime watching us (singing) might have taught her that.
G#m
Might have taught her that.
[Mr. Everglot]
Everything must be perfect
[Mrs. Everglot]
Everything must be perfect
D#
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
Everything must be perfect, perfect,
G#m D#7 G#m D#7
[The VanDorts and the Everglots]
That's why everything, every last little thing,
B A#dim B A#dim D# D#7 G#m
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...According to plan!
D# G#m
ARTIST: Danny Elfman
From the movie, The Corpse Bride
Intro:
F Fdim F Fdim
F A#m/F F A#m
F F# C#/F F
A#m C#m F# F A#m
A#
[Mrs. VanDort]
It's a beautiful day.
F/A
[Mr. VanDort]
It's a rather nice day.
F A#m
[Mrs. VanDort]
A day for a glorious wedding.
F# B
[Mr. VanDort]
A rehearsal, my dear, to be perfectly clear.
A#m F A#m
[Mrs. VanDort]
A rehearsal for a glorious wedding.
F# B F7/A A#m
[Mr. VanDort]
Assuming nothing happens that we don't really know,
A#m/C# D#m F A#m
[Mrs. VanDort]
That nothing unexpected interferes with the show.
A#m F7 A#m F#
[Mr. And Mrs. VanDort]
And that's why everything, every last little thing,
C# Cdim C# Cdim F F7
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...
C# F#m
[Mrs. VanDort]
According to plan,
G# C#
[Mr. VanDort]
Our son will be married.
A#m F#m/A#
[Mrs. VanDort]
According to plan,
G# F#
[Mr. VanDort]
Our family carried,
G#m C# F# B
[Mr. And Mrs. VanDort]
We'll go right into the heights of society...
G#/C C#
[Mrs. VanDort]
To the costume balls,
G#/C C#
[Mr. VanDort]
In the hallowed halls.
D#/A# Fm
[Mrs. VanDort]
Rubbing elbows with the finest.
Em/B Fm/C
[Mr. VanDort]
Having crumpets with her highness.
B E B C#m
[Mr. And Mrs. VanDort]
We'll be there, we'll be seen, having tea with the queen.
A F#m C#m
We'll forget everything...that we've ever ever been.
C#m
Bm Bm/D
Bm/F# Em7/G
C Em/B
Am
Am
[Mrs. Everglot]
It's a terrible day
E
[Mr. Everglot]
Now don't be that way
Am E Am
[Mrs. Everglot]
It's a terrible day for a wedding.
F/C A#m/C#
[Mr. Everglot]
It's a sad, sad state of affairs we're in,
Am E Am
[Mrs. Everglot]
That has led to this ominous wedding.
F A#/D E Am/E
[Mr. Everglot]
How could our family have come to this?
F A#/D E Am
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
To marry off our daughter to the noveaux rich.
F
[Mrs. Everglot]
They're so common,
C/E
[Mr. Everglot]
So coarse.
F E
[Mrs. Everglot]
Oh, it couldn't be worse!
[Mr. Everglot]
It couldn't be worse? I'm afraid I disagree.
Dm
It could be land rich bankrupt aristocracy,
E F E
without a penny to their name...just like you...and me.
[Mrs. Everglot]
Oh, dear.
Am E7 Am E7
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
And that's why everything, every last little thing,
C Bdim C Bdim E7 D(#13) E(11) E7
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...
Am F
[Mrs. Everglot]
According to plan,
E/G# Am
[Mr. Everglot]
Our daughter will wed.
Am Fm
[Mrs. Everglot]
According to plan,
G F
[Mr. Everglot]
Our family lead,
G/D E F A#m A#m/F
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
From the depths of deepest poverty,
A#m/C# A#m/F
G C
[Mrs. Everglot]
To the noble realm,
G C
[Mr. Everglot]
Of our ancestors.
Bm Em Bm Em E Am
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
And who'd have guessed in a million years that our daughter, with the face
E Am
[Mr. Everglot]
of an otter in disgrace,
E F G Fm A#m
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
Would provide our ticket to our rightful place?
Fm C#maj7 C#maj9
A#m C#
[Victoria (speaking)]
What if Victor and I don't...like each other?
C Cm
[Mrs. Everglot (speaking)]
Do you suppose your father and I like each other?
G
[Victoria (speaking)]
Surely you must...a little...
G# C#
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot (speaking)]
Of course not!
F E/B D G Gm
[Mrs. Everglot (speaking)]
Get those corsets laced properly...I can hear you speak without gasping.
A# Adim Gm D7
Marriage is a partnership. A little tit for tat.
A# G#m D#
You'd think a lifetime watching us (singing) might have taught her that.
G#m
Might have taught her that.
[Mr. Everglot]
Everything must be perfect
[Mrs. Everglot]
Everything must be perfect
D#
[Mr. and Mrs. Everglot]
Everything must be perfect, perfect,
G#m D#7 G#m D#7
[The VanDorts and the Everglots]
That's why everything, every last little thing,
B A#dim B A#dim D# D#7 G#m
every single tiny microscopic little thing must go...According to plan!
D# G#m
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