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Podcast: Once More, With Feeling Podcast: When TV Breaks into Song
Episode: Episode 1.8: "Muppet Family Christmas" Musicking, and Kindness ft Ryan Mallette
Description: In the spirit of television, this is a Christmas special. And we’re talking about “Muppet Family Christmas” - one of my favorite pieces of media. My guest, Ryan Mallette, and I talk about how the Muppets embrace kindness and love, practice this through music and musicking, and the art of repetition with Christmas and other sorts of media. What are certain media traditions that you take part in?
We even start with the ephemeral nature of music in media - how music in television shows, films, and video games gets shifted or replaced, making a different experience each time around...