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"Linus and Lucy" is a popular instrumental jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. It serves as the main theme tune for the many Peanuts animated specials and is named for the two fictional siblings, Linus and Lucy Van Pelt.
"With the Peanuts movies, I grew up on those specials from the '60s and '70s, that, of course, rerun to this day. I'm very fond of all that Vince Guaraldi music, so what we did was try to find spots in the film where we could sort of touch down and remind people who were watching the film that it's still a Peanuts movie, and there's still a place for that music in the film.
The Clavinet is also used in the "Fife & Drums Theme" and "Little Birdie". In the latter, Guaraldi takes on vocal duties, marking the second time he sang on a Peanuts special. "Little Birdie" features muted trumpet responses from Tom Harrell, adding depth to the arrangement. [1]
Guaraldi historian and biographer Derrick Bang noted that the songs are "presented in a manner wholly unlike the quieter trio sound found on [Jazz Impressions of] A Boy Named Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Christmas," noting that the album contains, "the jazziest, swinging-est collection of his Peanuts themes
Peanuts Greatest Hits is the seventh compilation album by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio) released by Fantasy/Concord Records on July 31, 2015. The album gathers Guaraldi's most iconic compositions featured in the animated television specials based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz .
The score featured a combination of familiar themes from earlier Peanuts specials and new compositions written specifically for this production. While many of the cues were brief — ranging from 30 to 90 seconds — they were carefully composed and executed to support the animated scenes.
Pages in category "Peanuts music" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Jazz for Peanuts: A Retrospective of the Charlie Brown TV Themes is a compilation album released in the U.S. by Peak Records in October 2008. The album is credited to David Benoit and contains a mix of previously released material plus newly recorded songs featured in prime-time animated television specials based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz.