{"id":4387,"date":"2021-12-15T12:18:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T19:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=4387"},"modified":"2024-08-05T10:13:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:13:55","slug":"danny-elfman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/danny-elfman","title":{"rendered":"Episode 224: The Nightmare Before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">Danny Elfman &#8211; &#8220;What&#8217;s This?&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SongExploder224-NightmareBeforeChristmas-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SongExploder224-NightmareBeforeChristmas-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SongExploder224-NightmareBeforeChristmas-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SongExploder224-NightmareBeforeChristmas-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SongExploder224-NightmareBeforeChristmas.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED --><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder&#038;ge=prx_93_33fa9eb8-4b4d-408e-ab11-1ddc053473fb\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/danny-elfman-whats-this-from-the-nightmare-before\/id788236947?i=1000545089770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE PODCASTS<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5o2h5gF00cdAG1GidmEgxo?si=sxyqnUfwTP-OVnd0bk7nqw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPOTIFY<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/songexploder\/episode\/465d59e8a1499a3c17ddff9832958c1c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTHER APPS<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timburton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Burton&#8217;s<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Nightmare_Before_Christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em><\/a> came out in 1993. It\u2019s a stop-motion animated musical, with music by legendary composer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dannyelfman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Elfman.<\/a> He\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Danny_Elfman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won Emmys, a Grammy, and been nominated for four Oscars.<\/a> His work includes the music for Tim Burton\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batman_(1989_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Batman<\/em><\/a> films, Sam Raimi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spider-Man_(2002_film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Spider-Man<\/em><\/a> films, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Good_Will_Hunting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Good Will Hunting,<\/em><\/a> and the theme to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Simpsons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Simpsons.<\/em><\/a> From 1979 to 1995, he was the singer and songwriter in the band <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oingo_Boingo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oingo Boingo<\/a>. This year, he released <a href=\"https:\/\/dannyelfman.ffm.to\/bigmess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Big Mess<\/em><\/a>, his first solo album in 37 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Nightmare Before Christmas takes place in a world where different holidays\u00a0all have their own realm. And the story is about Jack Skellington, the leader of\u00a0Halloweentown, a place where it\u2019s always Halloween, and Halloween is all they know, and Jack has grown a little tired of it. But then, Jack discovers a portal to Christmastown, with snow and Santa and all things Christmas inhabiting it. The song &#8220;What\u2019s This?&#8221; takes place in that moment of discovery. In this episode, Danny Elfman tells the story of how it all came together, and how writing and singing this song for Jack Skellington ended up profoundly connecting to his own life.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/s\/3fytQQcjEOWXlvI9BDXVcK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy or stream &#8220;What&#8217;s This?&#8221; here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wr6N_hZyBCk\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/danny-elfman-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Bartek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Bartek, orchestrator<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pee-wee%27s_Big_Adventure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pee-wee&#8217;s Big Adventure<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beetlejuice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beetlejuice<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edward_Scissorhands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edward Sciccorhands<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celesta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celesta, instrument<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tchaikovsky<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Nutcracker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Nutcracker,&#8221; ballet<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gilbert_and_Sullivan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gilbert and Sullivan<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Rs3dPaz9nAo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danny Elfman &#8211; &#8220;What&#8217;s This?&#8221; \ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS \u00b7 SPOTIFY \u00b7 OTHER APPS Tim Burton&#8217;s The Nightmare Before Christmas came out in 1993. It\u2019s a stop-motion animated musical, with music by legendary composer Danny Elfman. He\u2019s won Emmys, a Grammy, and been nominated for four Oscars. 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