The Nightmare Before Christmas ( soundtrack ) - wikipedia 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 ) Nightmare Revisited 2008 Danny Elfman chronology Batman Returns ( 1992 ) Batman Returns 1992 The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) The Nightmare Before Christmas1993 Black Beauty ( 1994 ) Black Beauty 1994 Re-release cover 2006 Reissue Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic The Nightmare Before Christmas is the fifteenth soundtrack album by American composer Danny Elfman. It was released on October 12, 1993, by Walt Disney Records to promote the 1993 American stop - motion animated musical dark fantasy film The Nightmare Before Christmas. 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. 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. Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 2006 reissue bonus disc 2 Personnel 2.1 Performers 2.2 Additional performers 2.3 Musicians 2.4 Technical 2.5 Bonus Content 3 Foreign Language Versions 4 References Track listing All tracks written 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 tracks written 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 track listing on the backside of the album cover and in the album booklet. Personnel Credits and personnel adapted from the 2006 edition of the soundtrack 's liner notes. Performers Danny Elfman -- principal artist ( Jack Skellington, Barrell ), vocals Catherine O'Hara -- principal artist ( Sally, Shock ), vocals Glenn Shadix -- principal artist ( Mayor ), vocals Ken Page -- principal artist ( Oogie Boogie ), vocals Paul Reubens -- principal artist ( Lock ), vocals Ed Ivory -- principal artist ( Santa ), vocals Additional performers Sherwood Ball -- background vocals Debi Durst -- background vocals Randy Crenshaw -- background vocals Kerry Katz -- background vocals Susan McBride -- background vocals Bobbi Page -- background vocals Greg Proops - background vocals Carmen Twillie -- background vocals Glenn Walters -- background vocals Musicians Steve Bartek -- musical director, song orchestration Mark McKenzie -- score orchestration Chris Boardman -- song conductor J.A.C. Redford -- score conductor Mark Mann -- additional orchestration Technical Danny Elfman -- producer Bob Badami -- associate producer, music editor Richard Kraft -- associate producer Bill Jackson -- vocal recording engineer Bobby Fernandez -- song recording engineer Shawn Murphy -- song and score recording engineer, audio mixing Sharone Rice -- assistant engineer Bill Easystone -- assistant engineer Mike Piersante -- assistant engineer Andy Bass -- assistant engineer Dave Collins -- digital editing, mastering engineer Letitia Rogers -- assistant music editor Bobbi Page -- vocal contractor Patti Zimmitti -- orchestra contractor Marc Mann -- music preparation Joel Franklin -- music copyist Megan Cavallari -- demo assistant Gary Adler -- art director 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 KoRn 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 ( Père Noël ) - Henri Poirier German, Nightmare Before Christmas Jack - Alexander Goebel Sally - Nina Hagen Oogie Boogie - Ron Williams Santa Claus - Manfred Lichtenfeld Italian, Nightmare Before Christmas 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 Jack ( ジャック ) - Masachika Ichimura ( 市 村 正親 ) Sally ( サリー ) - Yuko Doi ( 土居 裕子 ) Oogie Boogie ( ブギー ) - Kobayashi Atom ( 小林 アトム ) Santa Claus ( サンタクロース ) - Tomoaki Nagae ( 永江 智明 ) Castilian Spanish, Pesadilla Antes De Navidad Jack - Tony Cruz Sally - María Caneda Oogie Boogie - Jesús Castejón Santa Claus - Julio Núñez Latin American Spanish, El extraño mundo de Jack Jack - Sergio Zaldivar Sally - Gabriela Vega Oogie Boogie - Rubén Cerda Santa Claus - José Lavat Russian, Кошмар перед Рождеством Jack ( Джек ) - Aleksej Kortnyev ( Алексей Кортнев ) Sally ( Салли ) - Tutta Larsen ( Тутта Ларсен ) Oogie Boogie ( Бугимэн ) - Nikolai Fomenko ( Николай Фоменко ) Santa Claus ( Санта - Клаус ) - Sergej Mazayev ( Сергей Мазаев ) References Jump up ^ Allmusic review Jump up ^ `` Charts and awards for The Nightmare Before Christmas ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 29 November 2008. Jump up ^ Montgomery, James ( August 28, 2006 ). `` Fall Out Boy, Panic, Marilyn Manson Add To New ' Nightmare Before Christmas ' Soundtrack ''. MTV News. Retrieved 29 November 2008. 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Question: who did the music for nightmare before christmas
Answer: American composer Danny Elfman