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Soundtrack Nominated for 48th Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ( Wonka's Welcome Song) Soundtrack Nominated for 76th Academy Award for Best Original Score, for 61st Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score & for 47th Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Score album Song album Nominated for 45th Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Soundtrack released by SME complete score released by La-La Land


Soundtrack released by Sire Records (two Elfman cues) Soundtrack released by Atlantic (includes one score suite) Soundtrack (two Elfman cues) Nominated for 70th Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Soundtrack (two Elfman cues) Score album Nominated for 70th Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score & for 40th Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Soundtrack released by Atlantic expanded edition released by La-La Land Records Suite included on Music for a Darkened Theatre Vol. Soundtrack (songs + three brief Elfman suites) Score album Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande (score + songs) Soundtrack (one Elfman track suite also included on Music for a Darkened Theatre Vol. Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records Nightmare Before Christmas, TheThe Nightmare Before Christmas 'March of the Dead' theme by Danny Elfman, rest of the score by Joseph LoDuca Records re-released with complete score from La-La Land Records Soundtrack Nominated for 34th Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Soundtrack Nominated for 33rd Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television Soundtrack (re-released with complete score from La-La Land Records) Nominated for 32nd Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media 1 complete score released by La-La Land Records Suite included on Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. Soundtrack (including dialogue) released by Arista, reissued by PEG Soundtrack (includes one Elfman song no score) Part of Oingo Boingo Original soundtrack released as part of the Elfman/Burton box set Original soundtrack released as part of the Elfman/Burton box set Appearances by Elfman as a composer, or as a member of Oingo Boingo: Year
