Danny Elfman is the king of Halloween in many ways. The composer and singing voice of Jack Skellington is offering a treat for fans today by sharing his new track, “Monkeys On The Loose.”
Elfman explains, “Halloween has obviously been a huge part of my life, and I’d been working on a big batch of new songs for my upcoming album.”
He adds, “Nick [Launay] had taken on the task of trying some arrangement/production ideas on this crazy song ‘Monkeys on the Loose’, and while working on it, we thought…wouldn’t it be wild to work up a version for a special Halloween release (even though it was barely over a week away!). We decided to just jump in and go for it and the band was rehearsing it already for the upcoming shows. They were more than game to record it. So…here it is!”
Check out “Monkeys On The Loose” below.
Launay notes, “Sometimes the Universe conjures up the wildest of things…imagine stepping into Danny Elfman’s magical world, during your absolute favorite time of the year: HALLOWEEN! Well that just happened!”
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He shares, “Only weeks ago Danny played me some new songs, each of them transporting me into a different scene of characters. The song ‘Monkeys’ came up, but these seemed like no ordinary monkeys, they were mischievously ghoulish. I felt some of them might even have bat wings. One thing became obvious: the song had to be captured and released to the world by Halloween night…but could it be done? Well, when crazy goons get together, crazy things happen! Happy Halloween everyone!”
Coming up in November, Elfman will be playing his hits on massive stages in Los Angeles and Mountain View before hopping across the pond in December. Check out the shows below and grab tickets here.
Tour Dates:
- Nov. 2—Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
- Nov. 3—Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
- Dec. 3—London, UK @ OVO Arena, Wembley