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.

Technical information

Other technical differences between this episode and the normal ones are its running time (50 minutes and 52 seconds instead of the usual average of 43 minutes) and its format: the episode aired in letterbox format.

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Because of the running time, reruns on FX in the US frequently cut parts of the songs, including Buffy singing If We're Together and cutting part of Walk Through the Fire.

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Also available for sale is the original script book (ISBN 0-689-85918-X); besides the actual screenplay the book features pictures from the episode, articles, sheet music for all the songs and a behind the scenes.

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Finally, after pressure from fans, a single (Region 2) DVD has been released in Europe (two editions: in English for the United Kingdom and in German for Germany).

Related Topics:
DVD - Europe - English - United Kingdom - German - Germany

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David Fury, producer and writer of the show (who also appeared in the episode as the man excited they got the mustard out) asked Whedon if he could document it, and shot about 40 hours of behind-the-scenes material; part of this material is available on the Season Six DVD set.

Related Topics:
David Fury - DVD

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All of the Region 1 DVDs have French and Spanish versions, and the songs are done in French and Spanish too.

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