Music by Oscarr nominee and Grammy Awardr winning composer Danny Elfman - About the Movie - Set in 17th century Amsterdam during the height of the tulip wars, a married noblewoman woman begins a passionate affair with an artist hired by her husband to paint her portrait. The lovers gamble on the booming market for tulip bulbs as a way to raise money to run away together. Based on the best-selling novel by Deborah Moggach, Tulip Fever stars Academy Awardr winners Alicia Vikander, Judi Dench and Christoph Waltz along with Emmy Awardr winner Zach Galifianakis. The movie opens in theaters nationally on August 25, 2017. - About the Music - Over the last 30 years, four-time Oscarr nominee Danny Elfman has established himself as one of the most versatile and accomplished film composers in the industry. He has collaborated with such directors as Tim Burton, David O. Russell, Gus Van Sant, Sam Raimi, Paul Haggis, Ang Lee, Rob Marshall, Guillermo del Toro, Brian de Palma, and Peter Jackson. Beginning with his first score on Tim Burton's Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Elfman has scored a broad range of films, including: Milk (Oscar nominated), Good Will Hunting (Oscar nominated), Big Fish (Oscar nominated), Men in Black (Oscar nominated), Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mission: Impossible, Planet of the Apes, To Die For, Spider-Man (1 & 2), Batman, Dolores Claiborne, Sommersby, Chicago, Dick Tracy, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Alice in Wonderland. - In addition to his film work, Elfman wrote the iconic theme music for The Simpsons and Desperate Housewives and composed a ballet, Rabbit and Rogue, choreographed by Twyla Tharp.