Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!

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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!
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Release poster
Based on
Written by Jonathan Stern
Directed byJonathan Stern
Presented by Janel Parrish
Music by David Newman
Opening theme"Tra La La (One Banana, Two Banana)"
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerJonathan Stern
Producers
  • David Soldinger
  • Franny Baldwin
Production location Burbank, California
EditorJamie Conklin
Running time39 min.[ citation needed ]
Production companies
Original release
Network The CW
ReleaseOctober 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! is a television special that premiered on October 29, 2021, on The CW. [1] The special is a satire of "reunion specials", and features the Scooby-Doo characters, portrayed as actors playing fictional versions of themselves, reuniting at a Warner Bros. sound stage before getting caught up in a real mystery. This was also the last animated project to air on The CW right before the acquisition by Nexstar Media Group in August of 2022.

Contents

Voice cast

Additional voices

Special guest star

Guests

Production

The music is scored by David Newman, who had previously scored the theatrical films Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). The band Anarbor recorded the "What's New Scooby-Doo?" theme, as well as the song and music video "You and I" for the film's soundtrack.

EP

An EP soundtrack was released exclusively to iTunes Stores in the U.S. on September 14, 2010.[5] 1."Magic" - 2:06 2."Scooby Abracadabra-Doo" - 2:11

Music

The show's theme song, "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)", was credited to Ritchie Adams and Mark Barkan, but that was merely contractual. It was written by Nelson B. Winkless Jr., on the upright piano in his living room—a piano that also spawned the "Snap, Crackle, Pop" jingle, among other successful themes. Adams and Barkan were the show's music directors. The song, a single attributed to The Banana Splits, peaked at #96 on Billboard's Top 100 in February 1969. [2] The version included on the We're The Banana Splits album is the same heard at the beginning of the show, while the single version is an entirely different arrangement and recording, with an additional verse.

References

  1. "The CW Gets Into the Holiday Spirit with Its Schedule of Upcoming Specials" (Press release). The CW. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021 via The Futon Critic.
  2. "Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard . February 8, 1969. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.