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He has a new film at this year’s Sundance, “Devo,” about the iconic new wave band.

At the time, he was 47, led the new wave band Oingo Boingo and had already scored Burton films “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

British New Wave band Siouxsie and the Banshees, from left, guitarist John McKay, singer Siouxsie Sioux, bassist Steven Severin, and drummer Kenny Morris, pose for a group studio portrait, in March 1979.

The B-52s, an American new wave band, had originally been lined up to entertain guests after dinner.

By then, Elfman had already led a storied career, having found prominence as the leader of the popular new wave band Oingo Boingo and composed film scores for Tim Burton classics “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”