Once More, with Feeling (Buffy episode)

"Once More, with Feeling" is a musical episode of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written and directed by Joss Whedon, the creator of the show. The lyrics and music were also written by Whedon, with a score by Christophe Beck and arrangements by Beck and Jesse Tobias.

Music

All the actors sing their own parts without having another singer Dubbing their voices. Joss Whedon had originally planned to have Buffy's rhythmically complex song "Something to Sing About" dubbed by professional vocalist Jewel, but Sarah Michelle Gellar stepped up to the challenge for the climactic number. All the regular cast are featured in significant solos except Alyson Hannigan (Willow), who had asked Whedon to limit her singing role. In response, Whedon gave Willow an amusing fourth-wall-breaking line for one of her three short solo parts: "I think this line's mostly filler". (Hannigan's reluctance to sing had actually been made part of her character, as was shown in first-season episode "The Puppet Show".)

Related Topics:
Dubbing - Jewel - Sarah Michelle Gellar - Alyson Hannigan - Willow - Fourth-wall - The Puppet Show

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The opening sequence is completely changed from its usual form, featuring a 26-second main theme whose rock and dark atmosphere was eliminated through its use of percussion in the background and a stereotypical light drum sequence at the end of the theme, similar to the conclusion of heroic classical films.

Related Topics:
Rock - Percussion

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