November 10, 2021

EP. 186 — The Nightmare Before Christmas

Paul & Amy kidnap 1993’s Gothic stop-motion musical The Nightmare Before Christmas! They praise the carnival-esque compositions of Danny Elfman, compare Oogie Boogie’s big musical number to the Max Fleischer cartoon it was inspired by, and dig into the thorny question of who this film’s true auteur is, Tim Burton or Henry Selick. Plus: Why did the studio want Jack Skellington to have eyes?

 

Next week Unspooled continues our series on musicals with Grease! You can join the conversation for this series on the Unspooled Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/unspooledpodcast, and on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify. You can also listen to our Stitcher Premium game show Screen Test right now at https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test, and apply to be a contestant at unspooledpod@gmail.com!

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