It’s Halloween weekend, which means “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” is likely making its way back into many cinephiles’ viewing rotations.
Henry Selick’s stop motion classic has amassed a cult following over the years for its ability to blend sweetness with the macabre, something that its creative team could never have predicted at the time of its release.In a new interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Danny Elfman revealed that the early negative reception to his score made him think that the film would be a failure.“I had no idea,” Elfman said.
“Because when I wrote it, nobody understood it.
I got horrible reviews for it.
Disney didn’t know what to make of it.
How could Disney know what to make of it? They did a preview with kids who were expecting ‘The Little Mermaid’ and they got an unfinished version of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Read full article