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Originally signing on to score two episodes of Tim Burton's "Wednesday," Danny Elfman soon learned the production needed four such full-orchestra scores. "I'm like, 'This is impossible,'" Elfman says.

Danny Elfman doesn’t do much touring these days — what with all the acclaimed film scores he’s busy cranking out — so some people were undoubtedly surprised to learn that he had scheduled a concert on ...