Tim Burton predecessor. Burton produced, but did not direct, due to schedule constraints on "Batman Returns", "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) for Disney, originally meant to be a children's book in rhyme. The film was directed by Henry Selick and written by Caroline Thompson, based on Burton's original story, world and characters. The film received positive reviews for the stop motion animation, musical score and original storyline. It was a box office success, grossing $50 million.Because of the ruling nature of the film, it was not produced under Disney's name, but rather Disney owned Touchstone Pictures. Disney also fought for the protagonist
The Skellington Chronicles The Skellington Chronicles The Skellington Chronicles is the tenth solo album by Julian Cope, released in June 1993 on Cope's own Ma-Gog label. It contains the previously released 1989 album "Skellington" and its sequel "Skellington 2: He's Back ... and this time it's personal", released here for the first time. "Skellington 2" was, like its predecessor, recorded in just two days on April 21-22, 1993. "The Skellington Chronicles" was re-released as "Ye Skellington Chronicles" in 1999 with one song removed from the track listing and two bonus tracks. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Skellington 1 Skellington 2 Technical