Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Which is the best song in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas? The cult holiday animation may be known for Burton's typically weird and imaginative characters and a gripping concept, but the musical numbers in there have been as important to its long-term success as anything else. The sheer number of cover versions - from the likes of Fallout Boy, Korn and The All-American Rejects - is a testament to that.
It's Jack's Scrooge-like revelation moment as he contemplates punishing himself, despite his best intentions just to bring some happiness to his world. A little less theatrical , "Poor Jack" is still an emotive song that is story heavy and shows Jack's transformation from "woe is me" to savior of Christmas, without ranking as one of the musical's most memorable.
It works on a slightly different level as it allows Elfman to marry both tender notes, where Jack struggles, with the bombastic, fierce confidence at the end when he sets his plan. This is Jack's villain song in conventional terms, as he sets out his plan, while justifying himself . Fundamentally, it's a strong opener, and the important introduction to Jack Skellington's world and his legend. The animated sequence also includes The Nightmare Before Christmas' hand-drawn animation, alongside the immediately recognizable art style Burton brought to things alongside director Henry Selick. In this dark world. "This Is Halloween" is the answer to Beauty & The Beast's "Belle", establishing the world and the lead character at its center.
The message seems to be that Jack wouldn't need to look elsewhere because he's fundamentally missing Sally's love, which is a surprisingly wholesome revelation for an otherwise dark story. It also carries a lot of The Nightmare Before Christmas' true emo credentials on its shoulders, throwing a love story alongside the macabre tones of the other songs on the soundtrack.
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