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Nevertheless, there’s a wealth of music to be scoured throughout Buffy’s 144 episodes and, with great difficulty below, NYLON selected the 12 greatest musical moments from the entire series from Branch’s appearance to the series’ unforgettable theme song. Remember Michelle Branch’s emotional performance of “Goodbye To You,” in Season 6 of the series during a turbulent moment for several of the characters Whedon’s Buffy was also one of the first shows to introduce the concept of a musical-themed episode with “Once More, With Feeling” which was once regularly shown in theaters for audience members to singalong to before a financial dispute ended that in 2007. The one where it flicked between Buffy being in her world as a slayer, and the real world where she was in a psychiatric hospital - the ending is so ambiguous that you dont know if our Buffy is actually imagining the her whole slayer life is a bit of a mind fuck in itself. It was written and directed by the show's creator, Joss Whedon, and originally aired on UPN in the United States on November 6, 2001.
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Over the course of its seven seasons, the beloved TV show, which aired from 1997-2003 and has recently experienced a surge of popularity among Gen Z, also became a springboard of major exposure for indie bands across the country, bringing about some truly iconic song and narrative plot pairings. It was very good, but there were a couple more episodes that stood out for me. 'Once More, with Feeling' is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (19972003) and the only one in the series performed as a musical. In fact, the show’s most intense moments can often be traced back to its soundtrack. From the show’s brilliant use of musical cues, and the many guest bands that graced Sunnydale’s beloved local venue The Bronze, to the series’ legendary musical episode “Once More, With Feeling” - the Joss Whedon-helmed show relied heavily on the music to usher along important plot narratives and character development, a quality that remains heavily cherished by fans to this day. Check back all week for a look into the show’s lasting legacy on culture, from fashion to music, and everything in between.īuffy The Vampire Slayer wouldn’t have been the same without its music. This sixth season fan favorite mixes up the shows classic formula by introducing a series of seemingly innocuous musical numbers performed by the townsfolk. Welcome to NYLON’s Buffy Week, where we dive into the enduring impact of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and celebrate Sunnydale’s finest. Mondo, in conjunction with Fox Music, is proud to present the premiere vinyl pressing of the soundtrack to the classic musical episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - Once More With Feeling.
