![]() Kermit is feeling down about his relationship with Miss Piggy and Rowlf comforts him with this song about the difficulties of love. This is a combination that was rarely heard, as both characters were voiced by Jim Henson. Rainbow Connection was the song that received an Academy Award nomination but it’s this duet between Kermit and Rowlf that’s my favourite. I Hope That Somethin’ Better Comes Along – The Muppets Movie Somewhere Out There was composed by James Horner, who provided the film’s score, and Barry Mann and, like the film, is a childhood favourite of mine and one that I owned on vinyl many years ago. I acknowledge that, unlike what’s to follow, this wasn’t written specifically for the film in which it features, but I couldn’t resist including it. Recorded by sixties teen pop sensation Lesley Gore and written by Marvin Hamlisch and Howard Liebling, it’s 90 seconds of pure pop goodness. The song in question is Sunshine Lollipops And Rainbows and features when Flint’s invention is found to be a success and makes the inhabitants of Swallow Falls very happy indeed. It’s a much, much, better film than the trailer would lead you to believe. I thoroughly enjoyed the film and watched it twice within a few days and can see myself watching it many more times in the future. I subsequently avoided the film at the cinema and it took me a while to pick it up on Blu-ray. ![]() ![]() I was put off by the trailer that failed to give any kind of indication of the level of humour and charm that the film has to offer. It took a while for me to be convinced that Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs was a film worth watching.
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