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  • Artist: Danny Elfman
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1993
  • Type: Soundtrack, Christmas, Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Danny Elfman, who has scored many of Tim Burton's imaginative films (Edward Scissorhands, his two Batman films, etc.), is a perfect musical partner for the somewhat macabre director, and never more so than here, where, in fact, Elfman gets not only to write the music but to play the part of the main character. The Nightmare Before Christmas is an animated movie musical about the abduction of Christmas by the denizens of Halloween land, and Elfman sings the part of Jack, the Pumpkin King. The score is in his usual lush but threatening style (Kurt Weill is his biggest influence), but the highlight is Elfman's singing. Even in his rock band Oingo Boingo (now merely Boingo), Elfman doesn't get to sing like this. Granted, the soundtrack album inevitably lacks the film's outlandish visuals, but it tells the story on its own, and one is better able to appreciate Elfman's outstanding performance. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Overture Danny Elfman (1:47)
Opening Danny Elfman (:57)
This Is Halloween Danny Elfman (3:16)
Jack's Lament (Lyrics) Danny Elfman Danny Elfman (3:14)
Doctor Finklestein/In the Forest Danny Elfman (2:36)
What's This? (Lyrics) Danny Elfman Danny Elfman (3:05)
Town Meeting Song (Lyrics) Danny Elfman Danny Elfman (2:56)
Jack and Sally Montage Danny Elfman (5:17)
Jack's Obsession Danny Elfman Danny Elfman (2:46)
Kidnap the Sandy Claws (Lyrics) Danny Elfman Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens (3:02)
Making Christmas (Lyrics) Danny Elfman Danny Elfman (3:57)
Nabbed Danny Elfman (3:04)
Oogie Boogie's Song Danny Elfman Ed Ivory, Ken Page (3:17)
Sally's Song Danny Elfman Catherine O'Hara (1:47)
Christmas Eve Montage Danny Elfman (4:44)
Poor Jack Danny Elfman Danny Elfman (2:31)
To the Rescue Danny Elfman (3:38)
Finale (Reprise) Danny Elfman Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara (2:44)
Closing Danny Elfman (1:26)
End Title Danny Elfman (1:13)
[Untitled Hidden Track] (3:52)

Credits

Danny Elfman (Composer), Danny Elfman (Lyre), Danny Elfman (Vocals), Danny Elfman (Producer), Chris Boardman (Conductor), Sherwood Ball (?), Steve Bartek (Director), Steve Bartek (Orchestra), Randy Crenshaw (?), Ed Ivory (Vocals), Richard Kraft (Associate Producer), Mark McKenzie (Orchestra), Shawn Murphy (Engineer), Shawn Murphy (Mixing), Catherine O'Hara (Vocals), Bobbi Page (Vocal Contractor), Ken Page (Vocals), J.A.C Redford (Conductor), Paul Reubens (Vocals), Sharon Rice (Mixing Assistant), Glenn Shadix (Vocals), Carmen Twillie (?), Glenn Walters (?), Andy Bass (Mixing Assistant), Dave Collins (Digital Editing), Dave Collins (Digital Mastering), Bob Badami (Associate Producer), Bob Badami (Editing), Mike Piersante (Mixing Assistant), Marc Mann (Orchestra), Marc Mann (Orchestration), Marc Mann (Supervisor), Marc Mann (Music Preparation), Kerry Katz (?), Susan McBride (?), Joel Franklin (Copyist), Bill Easystone (Mixing Assistant), Bill Jackson (Engineer), Letitia Rogers (Assistant Music Editor), Bobby Fernandez (Engineer), Gary Adler (Art Direction), Greg Proops (?)
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack by Danny Elfman
Released 1993
2006 (re-release)
Genre Soundtrack
Length 61:09
33:26 (disc 2)
39:13 (disc 2 Best Buy edition)
Label Walt Disney
Producer Danny Elfman
Professional reviews
The Nightmare Before Christmas chronology
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1993)		 Nightmare Revisited
(2008)
Danny Elfman chronology
Darkman
(1990)		 The Nightmare Before Christmas
(1993)		 Black Beauty
(1994)
Re-release cover
2006 Special Edition with Extra Tracks

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the 1993 soundtrack to the film of the same name. Composed by Danny Elfman, the soundtrack was nominated for the 1993 Golden Globe for best original score. The album peaked at #98 on the Billboard 200.[1] For the film's 2006 re-release in Disney Digital 3-D, a special edition of the soundtrack was released, a bonus disc which contained covers of several of the film's songs by Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple and She Wants Revenge. Six original demo tracks by Elfman were also included.[2]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman. 

# Title Performer(s) Length
1. "Overture"     1:48
2. "Opening"   Patrick Stewart 0:57
3. "This Is Halloween"   The Citizens of Halloween 3:16
4. "Jack's Lament"   Danny Elfman 3:14
5. "Doctor Finklestein / In the Forest"     2:36
6. "What's This?"   Danny Elfman 2:59
7. "Town Meeting Song"   Danny Elfman, Cast 2:56
8. "Jack and Sally Montage"     5:17
9. "Jack's Obsession"   Danny Elfman, Cast 2:46
10. "Kidnap the Sandy Claws"   Paul Reubens, Catherine O'Hara, Danny Elfman 3:02
11. "Making Christmas"   Danny Elfman, the Citizens of Halloween 3:57
12. "Nabbed"     3:04
13. "Oogie Boogie's Song"   Ken Page, Ed Ivory 3:17
14. "Sally's Song"   Catherine O'Hara 1:47
15. "Christmas Eve Montage"     4:43
16. "Poor Jack"   Danny Elfman 2:31
17. "To the Rescue"     3:38
18. "Finale/Reprise"   Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, the Citizens of Halloween 2:44
19. "Closing"   Patrick Stewart 1:26
20. "End Title"     5:05

On some versions of the CD, "End Title" is two tracks (20 and 21) with lengths of 1:10 and 3:55 respectively. In this case, track 21 is considered a "hidden track" but features the same music as the 20-track release, which keeps "End Title" as one track.

2006 reissue bonus disc

# Title Contributing artist Length
1. "This Is Halloween"   Marilyn Manson 3:22
2. "Sally's Song"   Fiona Apple 3:20
3. "What's This?"   Fall Out Boy 3:00
4. "Kidnap the Sandy Claws"   She Wants Revenge 5:09
5. "This Is Halloween"   Panic! At the Disco 3:36
6. "Making Christmas" (Demo) Danny Elfman 5:34
7. "Oogie Boogie's Song" (Demo) Danny Elfman 3:15
8. "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" (Demo) Danny Elfman 2:51
9. "This is Halloween" (Demo) Danny Elfman 3:19
10. "Town Meeting Song" (Demo; Best Buy Exclusive) Danny Elfman 2:47
11. "What's This?" (Demo; Best Buy Exclusive) Danny Elfman 3:00

The "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" and "This is Halloween" demos are reversed in the tracklisting on the backside of the album cover and in the album booklet.

Personnel

Featured Singers

  • Cast
Sherwood Ball
Debi Durst
Randy Crenshaw
Kerry Katz
Susan McBride
Bobbi Page
Greg Proops
Carmen Twillie
Glenn Walters

Additional album personnel

  • Album Produced by Danny Elfman
  • Associate Album Producers: Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
  • Songs Orchestrated by Steve Bartek
  • Score Orchestrated by Mark McKenzie
  • Additional Orchestraions and Music Preparation by Mark Mann
  • Songs Conducted by Chris Boardman
  • Score Conducte by J.A.C. Redford
  • Vocals Recorded by Bill Jackson
  • Songs Recorded by Bobby Fernandez and Shawn Murphy
  • Score Recorded by Shawn Murphy
  • Music Editor: Bob Badami
  • Assistant Music Editor: Letitia Rogers
  • Vocal Contractor: Bobbi Page
  • Contractor: Patti Zimmitti
  • Copyist: Joel Franklin
  • Demo Assistant: Megan Cavallari
  • Original Album Art Direction by Gary Adler

Bonus Content

1. "This is Halloween"

Produced and Mixed by Marilyn Manson and Tim Skold

2. "Sally's Song"

Produced by Mike Elizondo
Mixed by Adam Hawkins
Engineered by Adam Hawkins @ Phantom Studio, Westlake Village, CA
Assistant Engineer: Erin J. Funk-Dublan
Keyboards: Zac Rae
Upright Bass: Mike Elizondo
Drums: Charley Drayton
Strings: The Section Quartet - Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen, Leah Katz, Richard Dodd
String Arrangement by Eric Gorfain
Project Coordinator: Jolie Levine

3. "What's This?"

Produced and Mixed by Neal Avron
Recorded by Neal Avron and Erich Talaba
Pro Tools Engineer: Matt Green
Assistant Engineer: Zeph Sowers
Recorded at The Pass Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mix Assistant: George Gumbs

4. "Kidnap the Sandy Claws"

Produced by She Wants Revenge

5. "This Is Halloween"

Produced by Panic! At the Disco and Rob Mathes
Vocals Arranged by Ryan Ross and Brendon Urie
Recorded by Panic! At the Disco at Ryan's house Las Vegas, NY
Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Rob Mathes
Recorded by Mark Mandelhaum, assisted by Alex Venguer at Legacy Recording Studio, New York, NY
Concertmaster and Orchestra Contractor: Sandra Park
Music Copyist: Mike and Lori Casteel
Mixed by Chris Shaw at Avatar Studios, New York, NY

6-11. Demos

All Demo Vocals Performed by Danny Elfman
Synth Demo Tracks Arranged, Orchestrated and Performed by Danny Elfman
Recorded by Bill Jackson
Mixed by Noah Snyder
Produced by Danny Elfman and Tim Burton
  • A&R: Dani Markman
  • Business affairs: Jeff Lowy
  • Mastered by Pat Sullivan at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
  • Creative Direction: Steve Gerdes
  • Album Design: Greg Ross for Orabor

Foreign Language Versions

There are several foreign language versions of the soundtrack, each features tracks sung by vocalists in their native language as well as original score tracks by Danny Elfman.

  • French, L'Étrange Noël de Monsieur Jack
Jack - Olivier Constantin
Sally - Nina Morato
Oogie Boogie - Richard Darbois
Santa Claus (Pere Noel)- Henri Poirier
  • German
Jack - Alexander Goebel
Sally - Nina Hagen
Oogie Boogie - Ron Williams
Santa Claus - Manfred Lichtenfeld
  • Italian
Jack - Renato Zero
Sally - Marjorie Biondo
Oogie Boogie (Bau-Bau) - Andrea Surdi
Santa Claus (Babbo Nachele) - Silvio Spaccesi
  • Japanese
  • Spanish, Pesadilla Antes De Navidad
Oogie Boogie - Jesús Castejón

References

  1. ^ "Charts and awards for The Nightmare Before Christmas". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hnfwxqugldhe~T3. Retrieved 29 November 2008. 
  2. ^ Montgomery, James (August 28, 2006). "Fall Out Boy, Panic, Marilyn Manson Add To New 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Soundtrack". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539534/20060828/fall_out_boy.jhtml?headlines=true. Retrieved 29 November 2008. 


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