This is Halloween - Nightmare Before Christmas - WORKTAPE EXCERPT

Here is "This is Halloween" as it appears in a workprint of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS made sometime during production.
The audio has final vocals mixed with demo instrumentals while the scene itself is a mixed of final animation, storyboards, and even a brief bit of rough animation.

[@Gao8lack]

This is so cursed for me and at the same time so facinating

[@webzter2661]

I know 0:20 is most likely a technological error in the production stages but man it sounds badass in a way, I don't know why.

[@Gao8lack]

Its like those creepy VHS tapes arround.

[@daybreakknight6495]

It was kind of seeing this without some of the elements, like the ghosts, Jack's epic intro or the Mayor. But I can see this as the perfect prototype! It shows the movie in its infancy ^^

[@saschaandrekonig3122]

If you listen closely at the music you notice that it's the same music used in the Danny Elfman demo version of the song.

[@a.l.a.s.t-g.i.r8632]

Make note that this version has vocals for the kids at (2:08). Although the animation for them singing after the 2 adult's sing IS there, the voices are not in the final product. It may have been a change so far in to production that they didn't have the time to reanimated that scene, or maybe they misplaced the audio for the kids. It's still unknown why this is missing in the theatrical release of the movie. If anything, it may have been an artistic choice that went pass the director for all we know.

[@webzter2661]

Kinda sad that they took those voice lines out. The three children, though the Mummy isn't in this shot, are my favorite background characters in the film and it sounds more complete with their vocals in the background in this early demo. It's interesting that they didn't make it in though.

[@CommanderFuckwit]

@@webzter2661 If it’s any consultation, almost every other countries dub remembered to include it.

[@christinaworden100]

This looks like it’s 100000000 years old

[@jalanthompson9955]

Right 😮

[@chairmannom9507]

@Michael Charlonis and! It's a workprint directly from a tape!!

[@saschaandrekonig3122]

1 like if you agree that the song sounds more epic in the workprint then in the final product.

[@CommanderFuckwit]

I think it's because of the extra brass and bells from Elfman's Demo and the classic vocals from the final film.

[@jolenaubin9877]

I loved it!

[@aliciaandfam1111]

Property of skelleton prod

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

Tinkerbell Cinderella : Boys and girls of every age Won't you like to see something strange Snow white Charlotte La bouffe Tiana Merida : Come with us and you will see this's our town of Halloween Fawn Rosetta Silvermist Vidia Iridessa Periwinkle: This is Halloween this is Halloween Bobble Clank Fairy Mary Terence: Pumpkin scream in the dead of Night Aroura Alice Pocahontas Jasmine Mulan: This is Halloween everybody make a scene trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die or fright Tabby Giselle Sofia the first Ariel Amber: It's our town everybody scream in this town of Halloween Elena of Valor: I am the 1 hiding under your bed teeth grown sharp and eyes glowing red Princess Fiona (Human): I am the 1 hiding under your stairs fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair (All Singing) this is Halloween this is Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Elsa Anna Belle: In this town we call home everyone hail to the pumpkin song Mayor of Pixie Hollow: In this town don't we love it now Everybody's waiting for the next surprise Fairy Gary Nyx Zarina Moana Buck: round that corner man hiding in the trash can something waiting it will pounce and how you SCREAM Zypher Rumber Glimer: this is Halloween red and black and slimly green are you scared Ministers of Spring Summer Autumn and Winter: well that's just fine say it once say it twice take a chance to roll the dice ride with the moon in the dead of night Megara: Everybody scream everybody scream In our town of Halloween Rapunzel: I am the clown with the tear away face hear in a flash and gone without a trace Fairy Blossom: I am the who with the call who's there Sally: I am the wind blowing through your hair Queen Clarion: I am the shadow in the moon at night filling your dreams to the brim with fright ( All Singing) This is Halloween this is Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Halloween Tina fern Lilac: Tender lumping's everywhere Life's no fun without a good scare Sled Gelata: That's are job but were not mean in our town of Halloween Mayor of Pixie Hollow: In this town Don't we Love it now everyone's waiting for the next surprise (All Singing Together) Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back and scream like a banshee make you jump out of your skin this Halloween everybody scream won't you please make way for a very special guy our man jack is king of the pumpkin patch everyone hail to the pumpkin king now this is Halloween this is Halloween Tinkerbell Cinderella (angry) HALLOWEEN Snow White Charlotte la Bouffe Merida Tiana (angry) HALLOWEEN Fawn Rosetta Iridessa Silvermist Vidia Periwinkle (angry) HALLOWEEN Belle Princess Fiona (Human) Elsa Anna (angry) HALLOWEEN lyria Prilla Gliss Spike: In this town we call home everyone Hail to the Pumpkin song (All Singing) La la la Halloween la la la la la Halloween la la la la la Halloween la la la la la la Weeeeeeeeee ( All Cackling) .

[@ir062365]

This also didn't have the sound effects for example the sound the mayor makes when he turn sad of happy

[@shawnmulligan2894]

Ingrid Rodriguez It also doesn't have the shadows of the tombstones and the ghosts at the beginning.

[@a.l.a.s.t-g.i.r8632]

@@shawnmulligan2894 this was because this was they work on animation last, this must have been a really early work print. This would explain why most of the stop motion part of the video is missing and some of the animation was rough towards the end.

[@garrettcarter2959]

Wait. If the Shadow on the Moon isn't post-production animation, then how did they do it? Are you saying they switched out animation cells in front of the moon on set? That's awesome.

[@rushhq0]

I think they made the black cells and projected each one to the moon

[@aliciaandfam1111]

Guess what there's static Guess what that means it's 10000000. Years old

[@aliciaandfam1111]

Did you notice that oogie boogies shadow voice is different

[@timmyandbrunsonauctionsand2398]

Maybe they added in the animations after finishing the stop motion part

[@TheAustralianKnight]

Alternative title: this is Halloween but it’s recorded by a bank security camera

[@shawnmulligan2894]

The music at 0:59 sounds different than the final version...

[@shawnmulligan2894]

Oogie Boogie's voice is different as well.

[@Janjauwu]

maybe because is a demo..and the oogie boogie maybe there was no oficcial voice actor at that time

[@eamaeg]

OH YOU THINK

[@blueraptorfsp]

Oogie was voiced by Danny Elfman before Ken Page was hired.

[@itzorin600]

@@shawnmulligan2894 because that's Danny elfman's voice and he never used that voice again untill corpse Bride

[@boomiestboxever9468]

Bruh this made in 197 B.C. Or smt

[@christinaworden100]

1:46 what

[@blueraptorfsp]

It's Danny Elfman singing voice of Jack he did the Demo for Oogie before Ken Page got on board and he even did a cover of Oogies song as a Demo

[@itzorin600]

And yeah his oogie boogie sounds demonic and it's funny enough he used the exact same voice when he did Bojangles in corpse Bride

[@rightontracks10]

What's that blurred out thing in the top left corner?

[@peadaryt]

Yeah I wanna know what that is 😂

[@misterartist1603]

Jill Jacobs.

[@whatsha2532]

Where did you get all of the work prints from?

[@Oswald001]

This is Halloween but every time they say Halloween it gets more worse til the point they have to use storyboards

[@Thatrobotkidoffical]

And then just audio and then there’s nothing

[@rileyohrt7256]

And why exactly did they change oogie boogies voice?

[@Thatrobotkidoffical]

Idk

[@sally.x.oogie.boogie]

Maybe ken page were busy with them things.

[@morgankingsley8711]

2:47

[@angelfabianmesina6099]

Wow

[@jfwathome]

👻👻👻👻

[@mikelepew5746]

1:46