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“Family Histories" - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic BGM

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Channel: RainShadow · 2015 · Film & Animation

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“Family Histories" BGM from the episode “The Hooffields and McColts” of "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” (S05E23).


--Overall Comments--

Finally another map episode, and after numerous ones, Twilight and Fluttershy get their turn to be called.  Both are summoned to the Smokey Mountains, where two rival families are fighting for reasons they can’t exactly remember.  It’s up to the Princess of Friendship and the Element of Kindness to try and stop the feud.

Being a map episode, all of the map-related motifs from the season make a reappearance in the beginning and the end.  However, the highlight of this episode is definitely all of the country and bluegrass music throughout, including rival motifs for both the Hooffields and McColts.  It’s wonderful to hear these two similar, yet different themes go up against each other throughout the course of the episode, and I’ll definitely be sure to point it out for each.  And to top it all off, we have our 5th episode this season with its own credits music!  So, let’s get right into it all.


--Track Specific Comments--

Fluttershy learns of the two families’ histories, and what their feud has done to the valley and it’s inhabitants, and explains this to them.

The flashback montage music is always some of the best in this series, and this episode’s is no exception.  The track begins with a combined instrumentation of the Hooffield’s banjos and McColt’s Dobro guitar, helping to signify the two friends' friendship at this time.

As the two friends begin to argue and disagree, their two scores begin to separate, beginning with the McColts' motif of pots & pans, Dobro, and glass jugs. Then, as Grub begins to knock down Piles’ building, the score switches over to the Hooffields’ motif with banjo and guitar.  The music continue to shift back and forth between each family’s musical stylings as the two friends continue to fight. 

This track is a fantastic example of how music can help tell a story, and can subconsciously define characters for you.  More great work from William Anderson here and throughout the episode!

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MP3 (320 kbps): http://www.mediafire.com/listen/496xc7won9h28vw/Family_Histories.mp3
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----) Download all BGM from episode: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/5u1h3r7rebr7v/S05E23_The_Hooffields_and_McColts
(Download all BGM from season 5 will be added at the end of the season at the bottom of the description!)



For a playlist with all of the BGM from this episode in order: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM9sv7wkNb96znLQV7LmanWT_nRJDed7j


Music By: William Anderson
Additional Music & Orchestrations: Kelly Davidson


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