Nightmare before Christmas

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Titolo film: Nightmare before Christmas (Clicca per la scheda tecnica )

Titolo Originale : Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Anno di produzione: 1993
Musiche: La colonna sonora è stata creata da Danny Elfman ;
Nell'edizione italiana è stata curata da Renato Zero

Titoli Italiani:
-Intro
-Questo è Halloween
-Il lamento di Jack
-Cos'è
-Assemblea cittadina
-Il rapimento di Babbo Nachele
-Far Natale
-La canzone di Mr Bau Bau
-La canzone di Sally
-Povero Jack!!!
- Finale

Titoli Originali:
-This Is Halloween
-Jack Lament
-What's This
-Town Meeting
-Jack's Obsession
-Kidnap The Sandy Claws
-Making Christmas
-Oogie Boogie's Song
-Sally's Song
-Poor Jack
-Finale

This Is Halloween (Video)

(the monsters of Halloween Town )
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see
This, our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody screm
In this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under yours stairs
Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Round that corner, man hiding in the trash cam
Something's waiting no to pounce, and how you'll...
Scream!
This is Halloween
Red 'n' black, slimy green
Aren't you scared?
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everbody scream
In our town of Halloween!
I am the clown with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween!
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
In this town
Don't we love it now?
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, everyone scream
Wont' ya please make way for a very special guy
Our man jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the Pumpkin King
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La, la, la, la-la la,la, la, la la la, la la la , la la la!!!
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!

(the monsters of Halloween Town : Cast)

Jack Lament (Video)

There are few who deny,
at what I do I am the best
For my talents are rnowned far and wide
When it comes to surprises in the moonlit night
I excel without ever even trying
With the slightest little effort of my ghostlike charms
I have see grown men give out a shriek
With a wave of my hand and a well-placed moan
I have swept the very bravest off their feet
Yet year after year, it's the same routine
And I grow so weary of the sound of screams
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
Have grown so tired of the same old thing

Oh, somewhere dep inside of these bones
An emptiness began to grow
There's something out there, far from my home
A longing that I've never known

I'm a master of fright and a demon of light
And I'll scare you right out of your pants
To a guy in Kentucky, I'm Mister Unlucky
And I'm known throughout England and France
And since I am dead, I can take off my head
To recite Shakespearean quotations
No animal nor man can scream like I can
With the fury of my recitations

But who here would ever understand
That the Pumpkin King with the skeleton grin
Would tire of his crown, if they only understood
He'd give it all up if he only could

Oh, there's an empty place in my bones
That calls out for something unknown
The fame and praise come year after year
Does nothing for these empty tears

(Jack : Danny Elfman)

What's This ? (Video)

What's this? What's this?
There's color everywhere
What's this? There's white things in the air
What's this? I can't believe my eyes
I must be dreaming
Wake up, Jack, this isn't fair
What's this?

What's this? What's this?
There's something very wrong
What's this? There's people singing songs
What's this? The streets are lined with little creatures laughing
Everybody seems so happy
Have I possibly gone daffy?
What is this? What's this?

There are children throwing snowballs here instead of throwing heads
They're busy building toys and absolutely no one's dead
There's frost on every window
Oh, I can't believe my eyes and in my bones I feel the warmth
That's coming from inside

Oh, look!!! What's this? They're hanging mistletoe, they kiss
Why that looks so unique, inspired
They're gathering around to hear a story
Roasting chestnuts on a fire... What's this?

What's this? In here they've got a little tree, how queer
And who would ever think, and why?
They're covering it with tiny little things
They've got electric lights on strings
And there's a smile on everyone
So, now, correct me if I'm wrong
This looks like fun, this looks like fun
Oh, could it be I got my wish?
What's this?

Oh my, what now? The children are asleep
But look, there's nothing underneath
No ghouls, no witches here to scream and scare them
Or ensnare them, only little cozy things
Secure inside their dreamland
What's this?

The monsters are all missing
And the nightmares can't be found
And in their place there seems to be
Good feeling all around
Instead of screams, I swear
I can hear music in the air
The smell of cakes and pies
Is absolutely everywhere

The sights, the sounds
They're everywhere and all around
I've never felt so good before
This empty place inside of me is filling up
I simply cannot get enough
I want it, oh, I want it, Oh, I want it for my own
I've got to know, I've got to know
What is this place that I have found?
What is this?

Christmas Town, hmm...

(Jack : Danny Elfman)

Town Meeting Song (Video)

JACK: There were object so peculiar
They were not to be believed
All around, things to tantalize my brain
It's a world unlike anything I've ever seen
And as hard as I try
I can't seem to describe
Like a most improbable dream
But you must believe when I tell you this
It's as real as my skull and it does exist
Here, let me show you
This is a thing called a present
The whole thing starts with a box

the monsters of Halloween Town :A box?
Is it steel?
Are there locks?
Is it filled with a pox?
A pox
How delightful, a pox

JACK : If you pleae
Just a box with bright-colored paper
And the whole thing's topped with a bow

the monsters of Halloween Town : A bow?
But why?
How ugly
What's in it?
What's in it?

JACK : That's the point of the thing, not to know

the monsters of Halloween Town : It's a bat
Will it bend?
It's a rat
Will it break?
Perhaps it's the head that I found in the lake

JACK: Listen now, you don't understand
That's not the point of Christmas land
Now, pay attention
Now we pick up an over-sized sock
And hang it like this on the wall

the monsters of Halloween Town : Oh, yes! Does it still have a foot?
Let me see, let me look
Is it rotted and covered with gook?
JACK : Hmm, let me explain
There's no foot inside, but there's candy
or sometimes it's filled with small toys

the monsters of Halloween Town : Small toys
Do they bite?
Do they snap?
Or explode in a sack?
Or perhaps they just spring out
And scare girls and boys
What a splendid idea
This Christmas sounds fun
Why, I fully endorse it
Let's try it at once

JACK : Everyone, please now, not so fast
There's sometihng here that you don't quite grasp
Well, I may as well give them what they want

And the best, I must confess, I have saved for the last
For the ruler of this Christmas land
Is a fearsome King with a deep mighty voice
Least that's what I've come to understand
And I've also heard it told
That's he's something to behold
Like a lobster, huge and red
And sets out to slay with his rain gear on
Carting bulging sacks with his big great arms
That is, so I've heard it said
And on a darkm cold night
Under full moonlight
He flies into a fog
Like a vulture in the sky
And they call him Sandy Claws

Well, at least they're excited
Though they don't understand
That special lind of feeling in Christmas land
Oh, well...


(Jack : Danny Elfman;
the monsters of Halloween Town : Cast)

Jack's Obsession (Video)

the monsters of Halloween Town :
Something's up with Jack! Something's up with Jack!
Don't know if we're ever going to get him back
He's all alone up there
Locked away inside
Never says a word
Hope he hasn't died
Something's up with Jack! Something's up with Jack!

JACK : Christmas time is buzzing im my skull
Will it let me be? I cannot tell
There are som many things I cannot grasp
When I think I've got, and then at last
Through my bony fingers it does slip
Like a snowflake in a fiery grip
Something's here I'm not quite getting
Though I try, I keep forgetting
Like a memory long since past
Here in an instantm gone in a flash
What does it mean? What does it mean?
In these little bric-a-brac
A secret's waiting to be cracked
These dolls and toys confuse me so
Confound it all, I love it though
Simple objects, nothing more 'bout something's hidden through a door
Though I do not have the key
Something's there I cannot see
What does it mean? What does it mean?
What does it mean?

Hmm... Hmmm....

I've read there Christmas books so many times
I k now the stories and I know the rhymes
I know the Christmas carols all by heart
My skull's so full, it's tearing me apart
As often as I've read them, something's wrong
So hard to put my bony finger on
Or perhaps it's not as deep
As I've been led to think
Am I trying much too hard?
Of course! I've been too close to see
The answer's right in front of me! Right in front of me!
It's simple really, very clear
Like music drifting in the air
Invisible, but everywhere
Just because I cannot see it
Doesn't mean I can't believe it
You know, I think this Christmas thing
Is not as tricky as it seems
And why should they have all the fun?
It should belong to anyone
Not anyone, in fact, but me
Whu, I could make a Christmas tree
And there's no reason I can find
I couldn't handle Christmas time
I bet I could improve it too
And that's exactly what I'll do
Hee, hee, hee
Eureka! I've got it

(Jack: Danny Elfman;
the monsters of Halloween Town : Cast)

Kidnap The Sandy Claws (Video)

LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL : Kidnap Mr. Sandy Claws
LOCK : I wanna do it
BARREL : Let's draw straws
SHOCK : Jack said we should work together
Three of a kind
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL : Birds of a feather
Now and forever! Wheeee
La la lalla lalla la
La lalla la!
La lallalallala
Lalla lalla la!
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, lock him up real tight
Throw away the key and then turn off all the lights
SHOCK : First, we're going to set some bait inside a nasty trap and wait
When he comes a-sniffing we will snap the trap and close the gate
LOCK : Wait! I've got a better plan to catch this big red lobster man
Let's pop him in a boiling pot and when he's done we'll butter him up
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL : Kidnap the Sandy Claws throw him in a box
Bury him for ninety years then see if he talks
SHOCK : Then Mr. Oogie Boogie man
Can take the whole thing over then
He'll be so pleased,
I do declare that he will cook him rare
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL : Wheeee!
LOCK : I say that we take a cannon aim it at his door and then
Knock three times and when he anwers
Sandy Claws will be no more
SHOCK : You're so stupid, think now if we blow him up into smithereens
We may lose some pieces and the Jack will beat us black and green
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL : Kidnap the Sandy Claws tie him in a bag
Throw him in the ocean then see if he is sad
LOCK & SHOCK : Because Mr. Oogie Boogie id the meanest guy around
If I were on his Boogie list, I'd get out of town
BARREL : He'll be so pleased by our success that he'll reward us too, I bet
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL : Perhaps he'll make his special brew
Of snake and spider stew! Ummm!
We're his little henchmen and we take our job with pride
We do our best to please him and stay on his good side
SHOCK : I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb
BARREL : I'm not the dumb one
LOCK : You're no fun
SHOCK : Shut up!
LOCK : Make me
SHOCK : I've got something, listen now this one is real good, you'll see
We'll send a present to his door upon there'll be a note to read
Now, in the box we'll wait and hide
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL : Until his curiousity entices him to look inside
And then we'll have him
One, two, three
LOCK, SHOCK & BARREL : Kidnap the Sandy Claws, beat him with a stick
Lock him for ninety years, see what makes him tick
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, chop him into bits
Mr. Oogie Boogie is sure to get his kicks
Kidnap the Sandy Claws, see what we will see
Lock him in a cage and then throw away the key

(LOCK : Danny Elfman; SHOCK :Catherine O'Hara; BARREL : Paul Reubens)

Making Christmas (Video)

the monsters of Halloween Town : This time, this time
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Making Christmas, making Christmas
Is so fine
It's ours this time
And won't the cildren be surprised
It's ours this time
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Making Christmas
Time to give them something fun
They'll talk about for years to come
Let's have a cheer from everyone
It's time to party
Making Christmas, making Christmas
Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice
With spiders legs and pretty bows
It's ours this time
All together, that and this
With all our tircks we're
Making Christmastime
Here comes Jack

JACK: I don't believe
what's happening to me
My hopes, my dreams, my fantasies
Hee, hee, hee, hee

the monsters of Halloween Town : Won't they be impressed, I am a genius ???
See how I transform the old rat
Into a most delightful hat

JACK : Hmm, my compliments from me to you
On this your most intriguing hst
Consider though this substitute
A bat in place of this old rat
Huh! No, no, no, now that's all wrong
This thing will never make a present
It's been dead for much too long
Try something fresher, something pleasant
Try again, don't give up

the monsters of Halloween Town : All together, that and this
With all our tricks we're making Christmastime
This time, this time
Making Christmas, making Christmas
La, la, la
It's almost here
And we can't wait
So ring the bells and celebrate
'Cause when the full monn starts to climb
We'll all sing out

JACK : It's Christmastime
Hee, hee, hee

(Jack : Danny Elfman;
the monsters of Halloween Town : Cast)

Oogie Boogie's Song (Video)

OOGIE BOOGIE : Well, well, well, what have we here?
Sandy Claws, huh?
Oh, I'm really scared
So you're the one everybody's talkin' about, ha, ha
You're jokin', you're jokin'
I can't believe my eyes
You're jokin me, you gotta be
This can't be the right guy
He's ancient, he's ugly
I don't knoe which is worse
I might just split a seam now
If I don't die laughing first
When Mr. Oogie Boogie says
There's trouble close at hand
You'd better pay attention now
'Cause I'm the Boogie Man
And if you aren't shakin'
Then something's very wrong
'Cause this may be the last time now
That you hear the boogie song, ohhh
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh
Ohhh, he's the Oogie Boogie Man

OOGIE BOOGIE: Well if I'm feelin' antsy
And there's nothin' much to do
I might just cook a special batch
Of snake and spider stew
And don't ya know one thing
That would make it work so nice?
A roly-poly Sandy Claws to add a little spice
Ohhh Oh, yeah Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh
Oh, yeah, I'm/he's the Oogie Boogie Man

SANTA : Release me now or you must face the dire consequences
The children are expexting me so please come, to your senses

OOGIE BOOGIE: You're jokin', you're jokin'
I can't believe my ears
Would someone shut this fella up
I'm drownin' in my tears
It's funny, I'm laughing
You really are too much
And now, with your permission
I'm going to do my stuff

SANTA : What are you going to do?

OOGIE BOOGIE : I'm gonna do the best I can
Oh, the sound of rollin' dice
To me is music in the aor
'Cause I'm a gamblin' Boogie Man
Although I don't play fair
It's much more fun, I must confess
When lives are on the line
Not mine, of course, but yours, old boy
Now that'd be just fine

SANTA : Release me fast or you will have to
Answer for this heinous act

OOGIE BOOGIE : Oh, brother, you're something
You put me in a spin
You aren't comprehending
The position
That you're in
It's hopeless, you're finished
You haven't got a prayer
'Cause I'm Mr. Oogie Boogie
And you ain't going nowhere

( Oogie Boogie : Ken Page;
Santa: Ed Ivory)

Sally's Song (Video)

I sense there's something in the wind that feels like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him can't shake this feeling that I have
The worst is just around the bend and does he notice my feelings for him?
And will he see how much he means to me?
I think it's not to be
What will become of my dear friend?
Where will his actions lead us then?
Although I'd like to join the crowd in their enthusiastic cloud
Try as I may, it doesn't last and will we ever end up together?
No, I think not, it's never to become
For I am not the one

(Sally: Catherine O'Hara)

Poor Jack (Video)

What have I done?
What have I done?
How could I be so blind?
All is lost, where was I?
Spoiled all, spoiled all
Everything's gone all wrong
What have I done?
What have I done?
Find a deep cave to hide in
In a million years they'll find me
Only dust and a plaque
That reads, "Here Lies Poor Old Jack"
But I never intended all this madness, never
And nobody really understood, how could they?
That all I ever wanted was to bring them something great
Why does nothing ever turn out like it should?
Well, what the heck, I went and did my best
And, by God, I really tasted something swell
And for a moment, why, I even touched the sky
And at least I left some stories they can tell, I did
And for the first time since I don't remember when
I felt just like my aold bony self again
And I, Jack, the Pumpkin King
That's right, I am the Pumpkin King, ha, ha, ha
And I just can't wait until next Halloween
'Cause I've got some new ideas
that will really make them scream
And, by Godm I'm really gonna give it all my might
Uh oh, I hope there's still time to set things right
sandy Claws, hmm

(Jack : Danny Elfman)

Finale (Video)

the monsters of Halloween Town : La la lalala la
La la lalala la
Jack's OK, and he's back, OK
He's all right
Let's shout, make a fuss
Scream it out, wheee
Jack is back now, everyone sing
In our town of Halloween
What's this?
What's this?
I haven't got a clue
What's this?
What it's completely new
What's this?
Must be a Christmas thing
What's this?
It's really very strange
This is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
What's this?
What's this?
[Repeat]


JACK: My dearest friend, if you don't mind
I'd like to join you by your side
Where we can gaze into the stars
JACK & SALLY: And sit together, now and forever
For it is plain as anyone can see
We're simply meant to be

(Jack : Danny Elfman;
SALLY: Catherine O'Hara;
the monsters of Halloween Town : Cast)

Nota sulla colonna sonora (Wikipedia)

La colonna sonora è stata creata da Danny Elfman e nell'edizione italiana è stata curata da Renato Zero ed è uscita nei negozi nel 1993 sotto Sony Records. Nel 2006 è uscita una versione speciale di 2 cd contenenti la colonna sonora originale sul primo disco, mentre sul secondo sono presenti cover delle canzoni del film interpretate da Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple e She Wants Revenge, e sei tracce demo prodotte da Danny Elfman. Nel 2008 è uscito un altro album titolato Nightmare Revisited dove molti artisti rivisitano le canzoni del film.
1993 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Versione Originale)
1993 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Versione Italiana)
2006 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (Versione Speciale)
2008 - Nightmare Revisited

TESTI ITALIANI DELLE CANZONI DI JACK SKELETRON : CARLA VISTARINI;
TESTI ITALIANI DELLE ALTRE CANZONI: ERMAVILO
DIREZIONE MUSICALE: ERMAVILO;


Premi:

2 Saturn Award 1994:
Miglior Film Fantasy (Tim Burton)
Miglior Musica (Danny Elfman)

2 Annie Awards 1994:
Miglior Realizzazione Individuale per l'Eccellenza Creativa nel Campo dell'Animazione (Deane Taylor)
Miglior Realizzazione Individuale per la Supervisione Creativa nel Campo dell'Animazione (Henry Selick)

Nomination al Premio Oscar 1994: Migliori Effetti Speciali (Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Gordon Baker)

2 nomination ai Saturn Award 1994:
Miglior Regista (Henry Selick)
Migliori Effetti Speciali (Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Eric Leighton, Gordon Baker)

Nomination agli Annie Awards 1994: Miglior Film Animato (Henry Selick)
Nomination al Premio Golden Globe 1994: Miglior Colonna Sonora Originale (Danny Elfman)
Candidato al premio Hugo 1994: Miglior presentazione drammatica (Henry Selick)
Nomination agli Young Artist Awards 1994: Miglior Film Family - Azione/Avventura (Henry Selick)


Curiosità:
In Inglese c'è un gioco di parole per quanto riguarda il nome di Babbo Natale.
Infatti Jack quando sente il nome Santa Claus capisce Sandy Claws. Quest'ultima parola vuol dire artigli, chele; ecco perché BauBau e Vado, Vedo e Prendo lo chiamano aragosta, e quando Jack vede Babbo Natale dice "Ma...tu hai le mani...non hai per niente le chele...!!!". In italiano è stato trasformato in Babbo Nachele e si è perso un pò il senso del gioco di parole.

Scheda revisionata il 04/11/12

Edited by simitrilli - 4/11/2012, 21:20