Last Year: The Nightmare for Xbox One game reviews & Metacritic score: Halloween night. A group of teenagers awake to find themselves trapped in a dark, twisted reflection of their sleepy hometown of Forest Hills. So when am I gonna get game keys, and keys for the soundtrack and artbook? I backed Last Year: The Nightmare, so I expect for my rewards to finally be paid out:P.
Last Year:The Nightmare is following the same path as F13. Lack of variety in maps and objectives is going to drain the playerbase and any fun out of this game before it can take off. At present this game is a 2/10, maybe a 3/10 at best. Soundtracks which nightmare? Last year Death Waltz released a massive eight-LP box set of Nightmare On Elm Street scores with brand new commissioned artwork. Rosemary’s Baby (1968). The original soundtrack to Last Year.
What’s this? What’s this? A roundup of everyone who’s covered The Nightmare Before Christmas songs? It’s exactly what you need in your life to prep for Halloween, regardless if you’re still figuring out your Halloween costume—or never changed out of the one from last year. So, if you’ve ever been curious if your favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas songs have been made into covers that you can oogie boogie to, we’ve got the list right here. Luckily for you, Walt Disney Records has released two albums chock full of covers as well!
Panic! At the Disco – “This is Halloween”
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Can Brendon Urie and the rest of this band do anything wrong? Clearly not, with this perfectly pop-punk version of Halloween Town’s anthem. It’s the perfect intro to rocking on with the rest of the film’s soundtrack.
Amy Lee – “Sally’s Song”
The popular lead singer of Evanescence fame lends the perfect vocals to this wailing song to completely surround your soul and shake you to your bones. Her take starts off slow and haunting and gradually builds into a crescendo. Bonus points for Amy playing both her harp and piano on the track!
Fiona Apple – “Sally’s Song”
Fiona Apple’s version appeared on the 2006 re-release bonus disc of The Nightmare Before Christmas and gives a completely different feel to the song than Amy’s, though both are completely great. A little more upbeat from the start, it has a bit of a playful and dance-y feel.
Helena Bonham Carter – “Sally’s Song”
This special song got the star treatment from not just one or two, but three amazing ladies! This magical movie maven covered the song live at Royal Albert Hall in London back in 2013 and was an absolute doll while doing it.
Korn – “Kidnap the Sandy Claws”
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For more of a head-banging tune, blast Korn’s version of this devious ditty from the Nightmare Revisited album. It’s mischievous, metal, and marvelous all at once.
Plain White Ts – “Poor Jack”
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Poor Jack, but lucky us that we get to hear this wonderful rendition on Nightmare Revisited. It’s simple and stripped down, but still perfectly powerful.
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The All-American Rejects – “Jack’s Lament”
This is a wonderfully theatrical take on this sad tune about Jack longing for more. We highly recommend crawling around your favorite happy haunt and reciting monologues on hills to this one.
Rise Against – “Making Christmas”
Make Christmas hardcore with Rise Against’s rallying cry—it’s the perfect background music to decking the halls this season. The bellowing laugh in the middle of the song is a must when singing it aloud.
Fall Out Boy – “What’s This?”
When we heard that one of our favorite emo pop bands (we couldn’t stop blasting “Immortals” after watching Big Hero 6) did a The Nightmare Before Christmas cover, we immediately sat down and gave it our full attention. Thumbs up to these pop punk-in kings.
Flyleaf – “What’s This?”
Another alternative rock track on Nightmare Revisited, it’s a bit darker and more melancholy than Fall Out Boy’s take, but definitely suits a spooky mood.
Shiny Toy Guns – “Finale/Reprise”
In contrast to Amy Lee’s cover of “Sally’s Song,” this rendition starts out frenzied and loud, then slowly mellows out at about the minute mark, to more synth and more harmonizing.
Bonus: Nick Pitera – “This is Halloween”
That’s right—a few years ago we got the YouTube singer extraordinaire to do a chilling one-man acapella cover of “This is Halloween.” For what’s better than a single vocal to get us in the mood for Halloween? Nine of ‘em!
Bonus bonus: The Nightmare Before Christmas reference in Blink-182’s “I Miss You”
We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention this classic tune. Although not technically a cover, this alt rock anthem references “[living] like Jack and Sally” and “having Halloween on Christmas” (yes to both of those things).
For a few more delightful and frightful The Nightmare Before Christmas covers you can check out the entire Nightmare Revisited album here as well as the Special Edition reissue of the film soundtrack here.
What’s your favorite rendition of a The Nightmare Before Christmas song? Let us know in the comments!
Catch The Nightmare Before Christmas on Freeform on October 29, at 7 a.m.