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
Skellington (album) Skellington (album) Skellington is the fifth solo album by Julian Cope, released in November 1989 as a semi-official bootleg for fan club members only. Originally released on Cope's own CopeCo label, it was later reissued in March 1990 through Zippo Records. "Skellington" was expanded with the addition of a sequel "Skellington 2: He's Back ... and this time it's personal" and released in 1993 as "The Skellington Chronicles". In 2018, Cope released a third installment, "Skellington 3". "Skellington" was recorded in just two days in April 1989. It was inspired by Cope's frustration with the work on his 1988 album