"You lose yourself in the film": Composer Danny Elfman on the secret behind creating some of the most memorable scores
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When the entertainment industry went quiet during the coronavirus pandemic, composer Danny Elfman used his antique dolls as an audience as he played songs he'd created.
Elfman is behind some of the most popular scores in cinematic history, writing music for more than 100 films, from "Edward Scissorhands" to "Spider-Man," "Men in Black" and "Mission: Impossible."
"You lose yourself in the film. I mean, this is something that every film composer has in common. We're wired in a way that if you play scenes in front of us, we'll hear music," Elfman told CBS News.
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