| The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by Danny Elfman | |||||
| Released | 1993 2006 (re-release) |
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| Genre | Soundtrack Re-release Industrial Metal Various Generes |
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| Length | 61:09 33:26 (disc 2) 39:13 (disc 2 Best Buy edition) |
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| Label | Walt Disney | ||||
| Producer | Danny Elfman This Is Halloween Marilyn Manson Tim Sköld |
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| The Nightmare Before Christmas chronology | |||||
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| Danny Elfman chronology | |||||
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2006 Special Edition with Extra Tracks
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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.[2] 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.[3]
Contents |
All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Overture" | 1:48 | |
| 2. | "Opening" | Patrick Stewart | 0:57 |
| 3. | "This is Halloween" | The Citizens of Halloween Town | 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, Halloween Cast | 2:56 |
| 8. | "Jack and Sally Montage" | 5:17 | |
| 9. | "Jack's Obsession" | Danny Elfman, Halloween 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 Town | 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 Town | 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.
| No. | Title | Music | Contributing artist | Length |
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| 1. | "This is Halloween" | Danny Elfman | Marilyn Manson | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Sally's Song" | Danny Elfman | Fiona Apple | 3:20 |
| 3. | "What's This?" | Danny Elfman | Fall Out Boy | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" | Danny Elfman | She Wants Revenge | 5:09 |
| 5. | "This is Halloween" | Danny Elfman | Panic! at the Disco | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Making Christmas" (Demo) | Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman | 5:34 |
| 7. | "Oogie Boogie's Song" (Demo) | Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" (Demo) | Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman | 2:51 |
| 9. | "This is Halloween" (Demo) | Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Town Meeting Song" (Demo; Best Buy Exclusive) | Danny Elfman | Danny Elfman | 2:47 |
| 11. | "What's This?" (Demo; Best Buy Exclusive) | Danny Elfman | 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.
Featured Singers
Cast
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Additional album personnel
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1. "This is Halloween"
2. "Sally's Song"
3. "What's This?"
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4. "Kidnap the Sandy Claws"
5. "This Is Halloween"
6-11. Demos
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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.
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