Selections from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas"

Danny Elfman

General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 5:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00; (digital) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $7.50

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III

Bass Drum
Bells
Bell Tree
Chimes
Crash Cymbals (normal and small)
Flexatone
Marimba
Ratchet
Sleigh Bells
Snare Drum
Suspended Cymbal
Tambourine
Temple Blocks (2)
Triangle
Vibraphone
Wind Chimes
Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The classic animated movie The Nightmare Before Christmas features deliciously sinister music by composer Danny Elfman. A unique offering for the holiday season, this appealing medley for band includes: Overture; Christmas Eve Montage; Sally's Song; This Is Halloween and End Title.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Contra Costa Wind Symphony (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (Brad Hogarth, conductor) - 5 December 2021
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Maroon Concert Band (John Leonard) - 25 October 2021
Carroll Community Wind Ensemble (Carrollton, Ga.) (Terry Lowery, conductor) – 22 October 2020
Southridge High School Symphonic Band (Beaverton, Ore.) (Cameron Jerde, conductor) – 11 December 2019
Coastal Communities Concert Band (San Diego, Calif.) (Tom Cole, conductor) – 8 December 2019
Hunt Valley Wind Ensemble (Sparks, Md.) (Matthew Brenner, conductor) – 8 December 2019
Metropolitan Winds (Dallas, Tx.) (Gregory Hustis, conductor) – 8 December 2019
Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 10 November 2019
Reno (Nev.) Wind Symphony (Mac McGrannahan, conductor) – 24 October4 2019
Hornell Area (N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Chris Lynn, conductor) – 15 December 2018
Spotswood (N.J.) High School Honor Wind Ensemble (Aleyna Ashenfarb, conductor) – 13 December 2018
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Symphonic Band (Brian Youngblood, conductor) – 3 December 2018
San Ramon (Calif.) Symphonic Band (Larry Colón, conductor) – 22 December 2017
Western Reserve Community Band (Hudson, Oh.) (Ralph Meyer, conductor) – 17 December 2017
Watchung Hills Regional High School Concert Band (Paul McCullen, conductor) – 7 December 2017
Amador County (Pine Grove, Calif.) Concert Band (Steve Chambers, conductor) – 3 December 2017
Mid America Freedom Band (Kansas City, Mo.) (Lee Hartman, conductor) – 18 December 2016
University of South Alabama Symphony Band (Jason Rinehart, conductor) – 7 November 2016
Phoenix (N.Y.) Community Band (Colleen Dailey, conductor) – 21 December 2015
Corpo Musicale "Pippo Bagnasco" di Serravalle Scrivia (Giuseppe Carlone, conductor) – 21 December 2013

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1990/2008)

All Wind Works

Alice in Wonderland. See: Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland"
The Batman Theme (arr. Story) (1989/1997)
Beetlejuice (arr. Wagner) (1988/2015)
A Brass Thing (arr. Saucedo) (2005/2007)
Music for a Darkened Theater (arr. Brown) (2007)
Music from "Mission: Impossible" (with Lalo Schifrin; arr. Bocook) (1996)
Music from "Sleepy Hollow"
The Nightmare Before Christmas (arr. Moren) (1993)
Oogie Boogie Song (arr. Brown) (2013)
Percussion Quartet (2019)
Selections from "Corpse Bride" (arr. Lopez) (2006)
Selections from Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (arr. Brown) (2008)
Selections from "Spider Man"
Soundtrack Highlights from Walt Disney Productions' "Alice in Wonderland" (arr. Brown) (2010)
The Simpsons (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (1990/2008)
Theme from "Batman"
Theme from "The Flash" (1992)

Resources

Elfman, D.; Brown, M. (2008) Selections from Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.