The Nightmare Before Christmas

Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman 
Based on a story and characters by Tim Burton 
Directed by Henry Selick 
Produced by Tim Burton & Denise DiNovi 
Adaptation by Michael McDowell 
Screenplay by Caroline Thompson 
Movie 1993

Synopsis

Tired of being an object of fear for small children, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, sets out to replace Santa Claus and oversee Christmas festivities for a year. A trio of ghastly ghouls are assigned to the task of kidnapping Saint Nick; meanwhile Jack attends to the Yuletide activities, giving them a frightful new twist in the process.

Song List

• Overture 
• Opening
• This Is Halloween
• Jack's Lament
• Doctor Finklestein / In The Forest
• What's This?
• Town Meeting Song
• Jack And Sally Montage
• Jack's Obsession
• Kidnap The Sandy Claws
• Making Christmas
• Nabbed
• Oogie Boogie's Song
• Sally's Song
• Christmas Eve Montage
• Poor Jack
• To The Rescue
• Finale / Reprise 

Info

Academy Award Nominations: Best Visual Effects.

Related

• The Nightmare Before Christmas MIDI Files
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) -- Danny Elfman; VHS Clamshell
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) -- Danny Elfman; DVD Keep Case
• Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas : The Film, the Art, the Vision -- Tim Burton, Frank Thompson; Paperback
• Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas (Piano Vocal Series) -- Hardcover