You’d better be going through the motions if what you feel about this vinyl is something to sing about and you don’t want to be howling dawn’s lament, because this is going to sell out faster than Angel can go from swoonworthy to evil. My first musical episode was the Scrubs one, and I unabashedly loved it (my college roommate and I were both musical nerds at the time), but my girlfriend then, a huge Buffy fan, insisted the importance of Once More With Feeling made it the better musical episode. He carries this episode more than any other actor. “It took a few years to get it perfect, but we couldn’t be prouder with the artwork that Paul Mann put together-including some truly inspired additional design by Chris Bilheimer and Eric Montes, who came up with the idea of the ‘Slaybill’ lyric booklet,” said Shafeek. Hinton Battle shows his versatility in this episode - he can sing, dance and talk with perfect comedic timing. It even has its own-wait for it-Slaybill. From the lettering that looks like it’s going to light up any moment to the faces of Buffy, Willow, Xander, Spike, and the rest of the human and fanged denizens of Sunnydale arranged like the cover of a vintage musical soundtrack, this is something every Buffy fan needs to sink their fangs into. the feeling of the wonderful Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode. It's great music done, for the most part, with tongue firmly in cheek.“Buffy” fans, stand up - Pitchfork March 1, 2019Īs if reliving that episode (again) isn’t enough, the retro-cool jacket artwork by Paul Mann deserves its own billboard. Buy Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy Once More With Feeling Anya Exclusive. 19 piano/vocal/guitar selections from the soundtrack to the much-buzzed-about musical pastiche episode of Fox Networks Buffy. This soundtrack is, of course, a must-have for Buffy fans, but it wouldn't be out of place in anyone's collection. The album is rounded out by, among other things, the suite from "Hush," one of the most acclaimed Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes. Standouts are Amber Benson on "Under Your Spell," James Marsters on "Rest in Peace," and, not surprisingly, the sublime Anthony Stewart Head on "Standing." Benson and Head's duet on the "Under Your Spell/Standing (Reprise)" is an especially affecting moment. The cast pulls off the fairly demanding vocals nicely.
The range of musical styles is also quite impressive, ranging from ballads ("Under Your Spell"), to Billy Idol-esque rock ("Rest in Peace"), to a clever retro-pastiche ("I'll Never Tell").
Our obsession with the musical episode Once More With Feeling. It manages to do a couple of things most musicals don't do: give a reason for all the bursting into song (a demon named Sweet has put a curse on the town that makes everyone sing) and move the plot forward (characters reveal thoughts and feelings they had been hiding, with mixed results). This sixth season fan favorite mixes up the shows classic formula by introducing a. The soundtrack of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first ever musical episode, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More With Feeling, is every bit as fun as the episode itself.