Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: P/V/G (Piano Vocal Series) [Paperback]

Danny Elfman (Composer)

Book Description

Series: Piano Vocal Series | Publication Date: November 1, 1993

The revised edition of this book features 11 songs from Tim Burton's creepy animated classic, with music and lyrics by Danny Elfman. Songs include: Jack's Lament * Jack's Obsession * Kidnap the Sandy Claws * Making Christmas * Oogie Boogie's Song * Poor Jack * Sally's Song * This Is Halloween * Town Meeting Song * What's This? * Finale/Reprise. Now Back in Print!

Product Details

Sample Music Notation [24kb PDF]

• Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (November 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793528275
• ISBN-13: 978-0793528271
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Vocal

Customer Reviews

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars really cool, but too hard, August 18, 2005

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B. Stevens - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: P/V/G (Piano Vocal Series) (Paperback)

I bought this sheet music a few years back (because I could play the piano, and I LOVED the movie), but I found that it was WAY too advanced for my level. I still liked to pretend that I could play it and finger though the easiest songs (like sally's song). but more recently I pulled it out and decided I would try it again...I thought I improved a little, but it was still SO hard! Then one day I decided I was going to play the entire song of "This is Halloween." So I sat down and began to play...20 minute later I was so frustrated that I had to stop halfway through. Every note in the piece has a different sharp or flat than the one before it, I'm NOT joking. Even though this music is very hard to play (for me, anyway) I gave it 5 stars because I have heard it played by someone who COULD play it, and it was amazing! Even if you're not a master at the piano, I would still recomend it, if only because the music is so great, but it really is hard to play

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good song book with guitar chords, October 6, 2006

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Mirko (Suisse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: P/V/G (Piano Vocal Series) (Paperback)

There's lot of stuff in this tiny cheap book. It's obviously not aimed at orchestrators but more at the movie fans who expect some nice evenings, singing these excellent tunes.
I give this book a 5 because of the guitar chords which are systematically drawn each time they occur. It wasn't expected, especially as we're dealing with a piano vocal song book, so: 2 thumbs up=5 stars !

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars an enchanting revelation of music, October 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: P/V/G (Piano Vocal Series) (Paperback)

this book captured the music perfectly. the music is haunting, indeed enchanting, and the film gives us a different view of two well known holidays battling it out. this book is out of print! i highly recomend to put it back into print, its great!