Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box

~ Release by Danny Elfman (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

FIXME: several tracks are aligned to the wrong recordings.

Tracklist

1CD: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
2CD: Beetlejuice
3CD: Batman
4CD: Edward Scissorhands
5CD: Batman Returns
6CD: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
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1Overture
recording engineer and mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
recording of:
Overture (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Mark McKenzie
composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1:47
2Opening
recording engineer:
Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
spoken vocals:
Patrick Stewart
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
recording of:
Opening (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Mark McKenzie
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
0:57
3This Is Halloween
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
conductor:
Chris Boardman
performer:
Citizens of Halloween
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-15 (number: 26) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-08 (number: 47)
recording of:
This Is Halloween (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
writer:
Jonas Asplind, Melissa Bonny, Niklas Müller and Adrian Thessenvitz
publisher:
Buena Vista Music Company
orchestration of:
This Is Halloween (demo)
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:16
4Post Party
2:18
5Jack’s Lament
performer:
Danny Elfman
2:59
6Doctor Finklestein / In the Forest
recording engineer and mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
recording of:
Doctor Finklestein / In the Forest (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Mark McKenzie
composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:36
7What’s This? (Singing Elf mix)
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals and performer:
Danny Elfman
conductor:
Chris Boardman
recording of:
What’s This? (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
publisher:
Buena Vista Music Company
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:05
8Sally’s Lament / Wandering Jack
2:47
9Jack Returns
0:30
10Town Meeting Song (intro)
0:35
11Town Meeting Song
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals:
Sherwood Ball, Randy Crenshaw, Debi Durst, Danny Elfman, Kerry Katz, Susan McBride, Bobbi Page, Greg Proops, Carmen Twillie and Glenn Walters
conductor:
Chris Boardman
performer:
Danny Elfman
recording of:
Town Meeting Song (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:56
12Jack and Sally Montage
recording engineer and mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
recording of:
Jack and Sally Montage (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Mark McKenzie
composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
5:17
13Jack’s Obsession
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals:
Sherwood Ball, Randy Crenshaw, Debi Durst, Danny Elfman, Kerry Katz, Susan McBride, Bobbi Page, Greg Proops, Carmen Twillie and Glenn Walters
conductor:
Chris Boardman
performer:
Danny Elfman
recording of:
Jack’s Obsession (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:46
14Work in Progress
2:02
15Kidnap the Sandy Claws
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals and performer:
Danny Elfman, Catherine O’Hara and Paul Reubens
conductor:
Chris Boardman
recording of:
Kidnap the Sandy Claws (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek and Danny Elfman
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:02
16Bunny
1:50
17Making Christmas (intro)
0:27
18Making Christmas
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals:
Citizens of Halloween and Danny Elfman
conductor:
Chris Boardman
recording of:
Making Christmas (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek and Danny Elfman
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:57
19Nabbed
recording engineer and mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
recording of:
Nabbed (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Mark McKenzie
composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:04
20Oogie Boogie’s Song
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals:
Ed Ivory and Ken Page
conductor:
Chris Boardman
additional performer:
Ed Ivory
performer:
Ken Page
recording of:
Oogie Boogie’s Song (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek and Danny Elfman
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:15
21Big Send-Off
2:00
22Sally’s Song
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals and performer:
Catherine O’Hara
conductor:
Chris Boardman
recording of:
Sally’s Song (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1:47
23Christmas Eve Montage (extended film version)
6:54
24Poor Jack
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals and performer:
Danny Elfman
conductor:
Chris Boardman
recording of:
Poor Jack (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:30
25To the Rescue
recording engineer and mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
recording of:
To the Rescue (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Mark McKenzie
composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:38
26Back to Business
0:50
27Finale / Reprise
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez, Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals:
Marjorie Biondo, Danny Elfman, Catherine O’Hara and Renato Zero
conductor:
Chris Boardman
recording of:
Finale / Reprise (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
recording of:
Finale / Reprise (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Italian version)
composer:
Danny Elfman
translator:
Ermavilo
translated version of:
Finale / Reprise (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
2:44
28Closing
recording engineer:
Bill Jackson and Shawn Murphy
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante and Sharon Rice
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman
mixer:
Shawn Murphy
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
spoken vocals:
Patrick Stewart
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
recording of:
Closing (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Mark McKenzie
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1:25
29End Title
5:03
7CD: Mars Attacks!
8CD: Sleepy Hollow
9CD: Planet of the Apes
10CD: Big Fish
11CD: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
12CD: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
13CD: Alice in Wonderland
14CD: Oddities and Ends
15CD: Curious and Curiouser
16CD: Notes and Notions