I love Carl Stalling. I have both of those Carl Stalling Project CDs. Hearing a program about Stalling one morning on a now-defunct classical music station years ago led me to explore the great work of Raymond Scott, which in turn led me to discover the Beau Hunks and the Metropole Orchestra.

And it's awesome to contemplate that Bach was writing a new Oratorio every week. Granted, he recycled a bit, and some of the stuff wasn't very good. But nobody would question that he's withstood the test of time.

Oh, and the name you were looking for is Danny Elfman.