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What’s This?

What's This? (demo)
First released 1993English15 recordingson 72 releasesISWC T-070.941.093-4

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

Written by

Danny ElfmanComposerDanny ElfmanLyricistSteve BartekOrchestrator

From the film

The Nightmare Before ChristmasThe Nightmare Before Christmas1993the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
What’s This?Danny Elfman3:06
What’s This?Fall Out Boy3:00
What’s This?Flyleaf3:20
What's This? (demo)Danny Elfman3:01
What’s This? (From “The Nightmare Before Christmas”)L'Orchestra Cinematique3:14
What’s This? (The Nightmare Before Christmas)[Disney]3:07
What’s This8-Bit Misfits3:27
What's this? (Danny Elfman cover)Opera Magna3:06
What's this? (Orchestral version) (Danny Elfman cover)Opera Magna3:11
What's this? (Karaoke version) (Danny Elfman cover)Opera Magna3:06
What’s This?Disney Peaceful Piano4:03
What's This?NateWantsToBattle2:54
What's This?Midnite String Quartet2:37
What's This?Mega Infinity2:54
What's This?Vocal Spectrum2:37

On these albums

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackDanny Elfman · 1993Soundtrack
The Disney Collection, Volume 3: Favourite Original Soundtrack Recordings
The Disney Collection, Volume 3: Favourite Original Soundtrack RecordingsVarious Artists · 1998
Classic Disney, Volume V: 60 Years of Musical Magic
Classic Disney, Volume V: 60 Years of Musical MagicVarious Artists · 1998
Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic
Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical MagicVarious Artists · 1999
Disney's Greatest Hits, Volume 3
Disney's Greatest Hits, Volume 3Various Artists · 2002
Disney's Christmas Magic
Disney's Christmas MagicVarious Artists · 2003
Disney’s Classics
Disney’s Classics[Disney] · 2006
The Best Disney Album in the World ...Ever
The Best Disney Album in the World ...EverVarious Artists · 2006
Disney: The Music Behind The Magic
Disney: The Music Behind The MagicTed Kryczko · 2006Soundtrack
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Demos and Remixes
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Demos and RemixesVarious Artists · 2007Soundtrack
Nightmare Revisited
Nightmare RevisitedVarious Artists · 2008
The Jack 2 Pack
The Jack 2 PackVarious Artists · 2008Soundtrack
Disney: Greatest Musicals
Disney: Greatest MusicalsVarious Artists · 2008
Now That’s What I Call Disney!
Now That’s What I Call Disney!Various Artists · 2011
Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box
Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music BoxDanny Elfman · 2011
Disney Classics Box Set
Disney Classics Box SetVarious Artists · 2013
Vocal Spectrum IV
Vocal Spectrum IVVocal Spectrum · 2013
Now That’s What I Call Disney 2
Now That’s What I Call Disney 2Various Artists · 2013
Tunes and Themes From Tim Burton Films
Tunes and Themes From Tim Burton FilmsL'Orchestra Cinematique · 2014
What's This?
What's This?NateWantsToBattle · 2015
MSQ Performs the Disney Songbook
MSQ Performs the Disney SongbookMidnite String Quartet · 2017
8-Bit Versions of Nightmare Before Christmas
8-Bit Versions of Nightmare Before Christmas8-Bit Misfits · 2017
ICON: Disney Holiday
ICON: Disney HolidayVarious Artists · 2018
Ultimate Disney: A Magical Collection of All Time Disney Favourites
Ultimate Disney: A Magical Collection of All Time Disney FavouritesVarious Artists · 2018
Disney Sing Your Heart Out
Disney Sing Your Heart OutVarious Artists · 2018
Absolute Disney: Volume 2
Absolute Disney: Volume 2Various Artists · 2018
Absolute Disney: Holiday
Absolute Disney: HolidayVarious Artists · 2020
Disney Peaceful Piano: Holiday
Disney Peaceful Piano: HolidayDisney Peaceful Piano · 2020
¿Qué es? ¿What's this?
¿Qué es? ¿What's this?Opera Magna · 2020
Now That’s What I Call Disney
Now That’s What I Call DisneyVarious Artists · 2021
Spectacle of Dancing Lights
Spectacle of Dancing LightsVarious Artists · 2023Soundtrack
Disney Instrumentals: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Disney Instrumentals: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before ChristmasDisney · 2024
D*sn*y is Birth Control Vol. 2
D*sn*y is Birth Control Vol. 2Various Artists · 2025
Indie/Rock Playlist: December 2006
Indie/Rock Playlist: December 2006Various Artists

Source: MusicBrainz work 80dbba23-b440-370c-8dbd-b663319b976c (CC0).