Description

Composer Anne McKennon joins podcast host Arthur Breur to examine the melody of the wonderful song "Rainbow Connection", sung by Kermit the Frog in "The Muppet Movie". Anne also shares a lullaby she composed and an orchestral arrangement she did of a well known traditional Celtic melody.

Melody
"Rainbow Connection" by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher.

• Rainbow Connection on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Connection

Duration: 1:22:46

• Intro and guest questions – 0:00
• Pre-discussion about "Rainbow Connection" – 11:26
• Review of the melody – 15:42
• Anne shares her work and updates – 1:11:26

Guest Composer: Anne McKennon

• Anne McKennon website: https://www.aemckennon.com/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aemckennon
• Brian Boru's March: https://youtu.be/mAnURDdd_7g
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/aemckennon
• Ollie the Alligator: https://youtu.be/Jv5usCn1ahI

Recorded: March 25, 2022 using Riverside.FM
https://Riverside.FM 

Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org

Video of musical score for reference created using Musescore Online: https://www.musescore.com