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Nov 20, 2023 · Why is the song called “Rainbow Connection”? The choice of the title “Rainbow Connection” is symbolic. Rainbows often signify a bridge between two worlds, a connection between the ordinary and the extraordinary.
"Rainbow Connection" is a song from the 1979 film The Muppet Movie, with music and lyrics written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher. [1] The song was performed by Jim Henson – as Kermit the Frog – in the film.
It’s a tune imbued with the spirit of Muppets creator Jim Henson: “What [cowriter Kenny Ascher and I] tapped into for Kermit is what we tapped into for Jim Henson; his mind, heart, and...
An audio recording of Jim Henson singing "The Rainbow Connection" is played at his memorial. A fitting tribute to hear his voice once more.
Jun 21, 2019 · When Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher were hired by Jim Henson to write the songs for The Muppet Movie, they started with Kermit's opening number. That song, "The Rainbow Connection," would...
Williams was a guest star on the first season of The Muppet Show, and Jim Henson asked him to write music for Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, which they filmed in Canada where they had a Muppet workshop.
A rock 'n' roll cover of the song was played at the outtakes of the non-Disney movie Kermit's Swamp Years. In Jim Henson's childhood hometown of Leland, Mississippi, a local bridge was re-named "The Rainbow Connection," in his honor on September 24, 2011 (the day that would have been Henson's 75th birthday).
