Van Morrison

He performed a duet with singer Tom Jones on the 1999 album Reload and with musical legend Ray Charles on his 2004 album Genius Loves Company. Their film scores have included Batman, Good Will Hunting, Proof of Life, Men in Black, and dozens more. Elfman also wrote the theme for The Simpsons. In 1990 he joined many other guests for Roger Waters' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin. Frontman Danny Elfman has had a very successful film scoring career since, often using Boingo guitarist Steve Bartek as orchestrator. Many consider his performance of "Caravan" to be the climax of The Last Waltz, Martin Scorsese's 1978 film of The Band's farewell concert. Oingo Boingo amicably parted ways after their annual Halloween concert in 1995, because it was "time." The final concert is available on both audio and video recordings. His work is thoughtful, often spiritual in nature, and combines elements of jazz, R&B, Celtic traditions, and stream-of-consciousness. Around 1994 it was yet again shortened, this time to "Boingo".

Morrison has expressed a general disdain for the opinions of the press and critics. Because of the expense and difficulty of maintaining an ensemble of this size, Danny Elfman decided in 1976 to reduce both the band and its name, dropping the "Mystic Knights" moniker. Among his other hits are "Domino," "Moondance," "Wild Night," and "Tupelo Honey.". Unfortunately, very little recorded material from this period exists. Throughout the rest of his career, he pursued a successful and idiosyncratic musical path. Most of the members performed in whiteface and clown makeup; a typical show would contain music ranging from the 1890s to the 1950s (some of which was covers, some of which was original material either parodying or based on music of another era.) This version of the band had as many as 15 members at any one time, playing over 30 instruments between them. Released in 1968, the album was critically acclaimed, but received an indifferent response from the public. In this incarnation, the band was essentially a musical theatre troupe.

His first album for them was Astral Weeks, considered by many to be his best work. They also made a cameo appearance as the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo in the movie Forbidden Zone, written and directed by Richard Elfman, the brother of Danny Elfman. label. The band made an appearance playing their hit "Dead Man's Party" on stage in the memorable party scene in the movie Back to School. After Berns’s death, Morrison started recording with the Warner Bros. Their most famous song, "Weird Science" was, in fact, written for the John Hughes movie of the same name. From these early sessions emerged one of his best-known songs, "Brown Eyed Girl." Master session drummer Gary Chester played on that song. The band is probably best known for appearing on a number of soundtracks in the early-to-mid-1980s.

Them’s producer, Bert Berns, persuaded him to return to New York and record solo. An early version of the band (who produced a novelty record about kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, "You've Got Your Baby Back") was known as The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. tour in 1966. He returned to Belfast, intending to quit the music business. Oingo Boingo was the band of composer Danny Elfman from the mid-1970s to October 31, 1995. Morrison became unhappy with increasing emphasis on the use of studio musicians, and left the band after a U.S. 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection ~ Oingo Boingo (2002, compilation). He initially came to prominence fronting the band Them, which he formed in 1964 and with whom he had a number of chart hits, most notably the rock standard, "Gloria," subsequently covered by the group Shadows of Knight. Anthology (1999, compilation).

He was exposed to music from an early age, as his father collected American jazz albums, and his mother was a singer. Farewell (1996, live, final concert). George Ivan Morrison, August 31, 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, occasional saxophone player, and exponent of so-called Celtic Soul. Boingo (1994). Van Morrison (b. Best O' Boingo (1991, compilation). What's Wrong with this Picture? (2003). Dark At the End Of the Tunnel (1990).

Down the Road (2002). Stay (1990, compilation released in Brazil only). You Win Again (2000). Skeletons In the Closet (1989, compilation). The Skiffle Sessions - Live In Belfast 1998 (2000; with Lonnie Donegan). Boingo Alive (1988, live album recorded on a sound-stage). Back on Top (1999). BOI-NGO (1986).

The Healing Game (1997). Dead Man's Party (1985). Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison (1996). So-Lo (1984, album by Danny Elfman, later considered to be an official Oingo Boingo album). How Long Has This Been Going On (1996). Good For Your Soul (1983). Days Like This (1995). Nothing To Fear (1982).

A Night in San Francisco (1994). Only a Lad (1981). Too Long in Exile (1993). Oingo Boingo (4-song EP) (1980). Hymns to the Silence (1991). You've Got Your Baby Back (1976). Enlightenment (1990).

Avalon Sunset (1989). Irish Heartbeat (1988). Poetic Champions Compose (1987). No Guru, No Method, No Teacher (1986).

A Sense of Wonder (1985). Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (1983). Beautiful Vision (1982). Common One (1980).

Into the Music (1979). Wavelength (1978). A Period of Transition (1977). Veedon Fleece (1974).

It's Too Late to Stop Now (1974). Hard Nose the Highway (1973). Saint Dominic's Preview (1972). Tupelo Honey (1971).

His Band and the Street Choir (1970). Moondance (1970). Astral Weeks (1968). Blowin' Your Mind (1967).