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This Is Halloween
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Wikipedia article
"'This Is Halloween'" is a song from the 1993 film 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', with music and lyrics written by Danny Elfman. In the film it is performed by the residents of the fictional "Halloween Town", which is the film's main setting, and introduces the town's Halloween-centered lifestyle. The song is featured in both 'HalloWishes' at the Magic Kingdom and at Disneyland's 'Halloween Screams'. In Calaway Park, it is featured in the haunted mansion. It is also used as the background music for the Halloween Town world in the video game 'Kingdom Hearts'. The song is featured in the video game 'Just Dance 3'.
Covers
"This Is Halloween" was covered by the band Marilyn Manson in 2006 for the special edition release of the film's soundtrack and subsequently included on the 2008 cover album, 'Nightmare Revisited'. The song was also covered by Panic! at the Disco for the 2006 soundtrack reissue. On the 2011 album 'V-Rock Disney', which features visual kei artists covering Disney songs, Sadie covered this song.
The band Ad Infinitum did a cover in 2020.
2004 re-recording
The song was re-recorded for the 2004 video game 'The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge' that can be heard during gameplay.
References and notes
Category:1993 songs
Category:The Nightmare Before Christmas
Category:Disney songs
Category:Marilyn Manson (band) songs
Category:Panic! at the Disco songs
Category:Songs written by Danny Elfman
Category:Halloween songs
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