Nightmare Revisited is a cover album of songs and score from the 1993 Disney animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas. It was released on September 30, 2008, by Walt Disney Records to commemorate the film's 15th anniversary of its theatrical release. In addition to the album's eighteen covers are two re-recordings by original composer Danny Elfman, of the "Opening" and "Closing" tracks. One song featured on the album, Marilyn Manson's "This Is Halloween", was previously released nearly two years earlier, on the 2006 reissue of the film's original soundtrack which, featuring five covers of songs from the film, acted as a precursor to Nightmare Revisited. Enhanced content on the disc features the trailer of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
American psychobilly band Tiger Army also provided a cover of "Oogie Boogie's Song", which was not featured on physical CD editions of Nightmare Revisited, but was released as a digital bonus track. Scott Murphy's cover of "Sally's Song" is also featured on Japanese pressings of the album.
Promotion On September 27, 2008, three days before the release of Nightmare Revisited, the album was made available for streaming exclusively by Spin.com.
On September 22, 2008, Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee, who contributed a cover of "Sally's Song" for the album, announced that she would be performing her cover on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 13, 2008. Marilyn Manson similarly performed his cover of "This Is Halloween" (from the reissue of The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on The Tonight Show on Halloween two years earlier (October 31, 2006).
Track listing
Personnel
1. "Overture" Produced by DeVotchKa Mixed by Greg Macrae
2. "Opening" Produced by Danny Elfman Narration recorded and mixed by Noah Snyder
3. "This Is Halloween" Produced and mixed by Marilyn Manson and Tim Skold
4. "Jack's Lament" Vocals: Tyson Ritter Everything else: Nick Wheeler Produced by The All-American Rejects Recorded by Nick Wheeler Mixed by Brian Malouf at Cookie Jar Recordings, Studio City, California
5. "Doctor Finkelstein/In the Forest" Produced, arranged, and recorded by Amiina Mixed and mastered by Amiina and Birgir Jón Birgisson in Reykjavik, Iceland
6. "What's This?" Lead vocals: Lacey Mosley Drums: James Culpepper Guitar: Sameer Bhattacharya Guitar: Jared Hartmann Bass guitar: Pat Seals Produced by Mark Lewis and Flyleaf
7. "Town Meeting Song" Produced by The Speakers Mixed and engineered by John Congleton
8. "Jack and Sally Montage" Violins: Wes Precourt Viola: Yevgen Stupka Cello: Waul Pianko Bass: Vahan Karapetyan Produced and arranged by Sasha Ivanov Recorded and mixed by Sasha Ivanov at Xact Sound Productions
9. "Jack's Obsession" Arranged, mixed and produced by Mark Linkous
10. "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" Vocals: Jonathan Davis Guitar: James Shaffer Bass: Fieldy Keyboards: Zac Baird Drums: Ray Luzier Produced by Korn, Zac Baird and Jim "Bud" Monti Recorded and Mixed by Jim "Bud" Monti at KoЯn Studios, Hollywood, California
11. "Making Christmas" Vocals, guitar: Tim McIlrath Bass, vocals: Joe Principe Drums, vocals: Brandon Barnes Guitar, vocals: Zach Blair Additional backing vocals: Emily Schambra, Jeff Pezzati, Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore Produced and engineered by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore Additional engineering by Andrew Berlin and Jason Allen Mixed by Jason Livermore at the Blasting Room, Ft. Collins, Colorado Recorded at Gravity Studios, Chicago, Illinois
12. "Nabbed" Piano and synthesizer programming: Akira Inoue Produced and arranged by Akira Inoue Recorded and mixed by Takayoshi "Dr." Yamanouchi at Sound Inn Studios, Tokyo, Japan
13. "Oogie Boogie's Song" Produced by John Leckie and Rodrigo y Gabriela Recorded by John Leckie at Sound Factory B, Los Angeles, California Mastered by Sean McGee at Abbey Road Studios, London, England
14. "Sally's Song" Vocals, piano, harp: Amy Lee Drums and programming: Will Hunt Bass: Todd Cromwell Additional keyboards: Chad Chapelin Produced by Will Hunt Engineered by Chad Chapelin at Spaceway Studios, Dallas, Texas Mixed by Shane Wilson at Pentavarit Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, New York City
15. "Christmas Eve Montage" All instruments: R. Krohn Produced by Rjd2 for R J Electrical Connections
16. "Poor Jack" Produce by Mike Retando and Tom Higgenson Engineered by Justin Wilk at Gravemaster Studios, Chicago, Illinois
17. "To the Rescue" Produced by Datarock Additional programming and production by Kato Adland and Erlend Fauske
18. "Finale/Reprise" Produced and programmed by Chad Petree Recorded and mixed at Dangerous Insects Studios, Shawnee, Oklahoma
19. "Closing" Produced by Danny Elfman Narration recorded and mixed by Noah Snyder
20. "End Title" Arranged and performed by Jimmy LaValle Violins: Matt Resovich Recorded by Jimmy LaValle and Pall Jenkins Produced by Jimmy LaValle
A&R: Dani Markman and Tom MacDougall Executive producer: David Agnew Business affairs: Jeff Lowy Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, California Creative design: Steve Gerdes Album design: Steve Sterling
Charts Chart (2008)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard 20031U.S. Billboard Top Compilation Albums1
See also Almost Alice List of Billboard Top Holiday Albums number ones of the 2000s Muppets: The Green Album Frankenweenie: Unleashed!
References
External links Official site at Walt Disney Records Nightmare Revisited at Amazon.com