The Great Pumpkin record will be available in stores on September 17 but you can pre-order it now. “Guaraldi emphatically established the Peanuts ‘musical personality’ with this third outing, and all subsequent prime-time specials owed much to the groovin’ atmosphere that is so prevalent in Great Pumpkin.” “By this point, Guaraldi had a strong sense of how music could-and should-be employed to maximize the viewing audience’s emotional response,” explains Peanuts historian Derrick Bang. ” description=”You need this asap.” price=”undefined” tracking=”fatherly-greatpumpkin-20″] Guaraldi’s score is as essential to the Peanuts legacy as Charlie Brown falling for Lucy’s football trick or Linus’ security blanket and his Great Pumpkin music is among his most iconic work in the franchise, including “Linus and Lucy,” “The Great Pumpkin Waltz,” and the spooktacular “Graveyard Theme.” Great Pumpkin also served as conductor John Scott Trotter’s introduction to the franchise, as he went on to arrange and direct music scores for 11 Peanuts television specials. The short film features the gang going trick-or-treating, Snoopy flying his doghouse to battle the Red Baron, and, most famously, Linus waiting for the mythical Great Pumpkin to appear.

Great Pumpkin was released on television in 1966 and has become one of the most beloved Peanuts specials. And the best part? The record will be in the shape of an orange pumpkin to get you in the mood to enjoy some of Vince Guaraldi’s delightful tunes. Peanuts fans, rejoice because the soundtrack for It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown is set to be reissued on vinyl this fall.

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