Episode 6 with Anne McKennon: “Rainbow Connection”

Release Date: April 29, 2022

Summary:
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