The Nightmare Before Christmas (soundtrack)

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Danny Elfman
Released	October 12, 1993 October 24, 2006 (Reissue)
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	61:09 33:26 (disc 2) 39:13 (disc 2 Best Buy edition)
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Danny Elfman
The Nightmare Before Christmas chronology
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1993) Nightmare Revisited (2008)
Danny Elfman chronology
Batman Returns (1992) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Black Beauty (1994)
Re-release cover
2006 Reissue

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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 US 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 five of the film's songs by Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple and She Wants Revenge. Four original demo tracks (six on the Best Buy exclusive) by Elfman were also included.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman. 

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture (score)"		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 (score)"		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 (score)"		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 (score)"		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 (score)"		4:43
16.	"Poor Jack"	Danny Elfman	2:31
17.	"To the Rescue (score)"		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 (score)"		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

All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman. 

No.	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

Best Buy exclusive bonus tracks
No.	Title	Contributing artist	Length
10.	"Town Meeting Song" (Demo)	Danny Elfman	2:47
11.	"What's This?" (Demo)	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 Jack Danny Elfman Sally Catherine O'Hara Mayor Glenn Shadix Oogie Boogie Ken Page Lock Paul Reubens Shock Catherine O'Hara Barrel Danny Elfman Santa Ed Ivory 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 Musical Director: Steve Bartek Songs Orchestrated by Steve Bartek Score Orchestrated by Mark McKenzie Additional Orchestrations and Music Preparation by Marc Mann Songs Conducted by Chris Boardman Score Conducted by J.A.C. Redford Vocals Recorded by Bill Jackson Songs Recorded by Bobby Fernandez and Shawn Murphy Score Recorded by Shawn Murphy Songs and Score Mixed by Shawn Murphy Assistant Engineers: Sharone Rice, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante, and Andy Bass Digital Editing and Mastering by Dave Collins 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, NV 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 Natale) - Silvio Spaccesi

• Japanese ナイトメアー·ビフォア·クリスマス
• Spanish, Pesadilla Antes De Navidad

Oogie Boogie - Jesús Castejón

• Russian

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Charts and awards for The Nightmare Before Christmas". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
3. Montgomery, James (August 28, 2006). "Fall Out Boy, Panic, Marilyn Manson Add To New 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Soundtrack". MTV News. Retrieved 29 November 2008.