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. For the film's release in 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.
Track listing[]
On some versions of the CD, "End Title" is two tracks (27 and 28) 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 27-track release, which keeps "End Title" as one track.
2006 reissue bonus disc[]
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 | Liz Callaway |
| Mayor | Glenn Shadix |
| Oogie Boogie | Ken Page |
| Lock | Paul Reubens |
| Shock | Catherine O'Hara |
| Barrel | Danny Elfman |
| Santa | Ed Ivory |
Additional album personnel[]
- Album Produced by Danny Elfman
- Album Arranged by Danny Elfman
- Associate Album Producers: Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
- Musical Director: Steve Bartek
- Songs Conducted by Chris Boardman
- Score Conducted by David Friedman and J.A.C. Redford
- Vocal Arrangements by David Friedman
- Vocals Recorded by Bill Jackson
- Songs Recorded by Bobby Fernandez and Shawn Murphy
- Score Recorded by Shawn Murphy
- Music Recorded and Mixed by Bruce Botnick
- Additional Recording and Mixing by Michael Farrow
- 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
- 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 by Alan Menken and Danny Elfman
- Recorded by Bill Jackson
- Mixed by Noah Snyder
- Produced by 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
- German
- Jack - Alexander Goebel
- Sally - Nina Hagen
- Italian
- Jack - Renato Zero
- Sally - Marjorie Biondo
- Japanese ナイトメアー·ビフォア·クリスマス
- Spanish, Pesadilla Antes De Navidad
- Russian
- Brazil
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