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Once More, With Feeling (Buffy Soundtrack)
''Once More, with Feeling'' is the soundtrack album for the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episode of the same name. The album features the original series cast performing the songs from the episode, as well as additional music from other popular episodes by regular composer Christophe Beck, including suites from season four episodes " Hush" and " Restless", as well as a score piece from season five episode " The Gift". Also included is a demo track of "Something to Sing About" performed by series creator and album songwriter Joss Whedon and his then-wife Kai Cole. The art for the album, which is also used as cover for related items, such as the script book, the Region 2 DVD and the poster, is by popular comic book artist Adam Hughes. The booklet includes liner notes by Whedon, the lyrics for the numbers, and various pictures from the episode. Critical reception AllMusic gave the album five out of five stars, stating that the music is "every bit as fun as the episode itself", pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DVD Region Code
DVD region codes are a digital rights management technique introduced in 1997. It is designed to allow rights holders to control the international distribution of a DVD release, including its content, release date, and price, all according to the appropriate region. This is achieved by way of region-locked DVD players, which will play back only DVDs encoded to their region (plus those without any region code). The American DVD Copy Control Association also requires that DVD player manufacturers incorporate the regional-playback control (RPC) system. However, region-free DVD players, which ignore region coding, are also commercially available, and many DVD players can be modified to be region-free, allowing playback of all discs. DVDs may use one code, multiple codes (multi-region), or all codes (region free). Region codes and countries Any combination of regions can be applied to a single disc. For example, a DVD designated Region 2/4 is suitable for playback in Europe, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinton Battle
Hinton Battle (born November 29, 1956) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and dance instructor. He has won three Tony Awards, all in the category of Featured Actor in a Musical. He was the first to portray the Scarecrow in the stage version of ''The Wiz'' (a role assumed by Michael Jackson in the 1978 film adaptation). Early life Battle was born in Neubrücke, Hoppstädten, West Germany, part of the Baumholder Army Military Community, and raised in Washington, D.C. and New York City. His mother was a homemaker and his father a U.S. army officer. Battle's talent became apparent at the age of nine. After three years of studying ballet at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet, he received a scholarship to The School of American Ballet where he studied until the age of fifteen under George Balanchine. On October 21, 1974, the new musical ''The Wiz'' opened at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland and then moved to Broadway's Majestic Theatre with a new cast on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Trachtenberg (; born October 11, 1985) is an American actress and model. Trachtenberg began her career at age three, appearing in a number of commercials, films, and television series as a child. Her starring role on the Nickelodeon television series '' The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' (1994–1996) as Nona Mecklenberg was also her first credited role. She starred in the Nickelodeon Movies comedy film '' Harriet the Spy'' (1996) as the film's eponymous character and in the CBS sitcom ''Meego'' (1997) as Maggie, both of which she won two Young Artist Awards for. Trachtenberg found further success on the WB supernatural drama television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2000–2003) as Dawn Summers, the younger sister of the show's eponymous protagonist, a role which won her another Young Artist Award and earned her three Saturn Award nominations. She also earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her role as the host of the Discovery Kids series ''Truth or Scare' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Marsters
James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator. He is sometimes credited in various anime series and video games as David Gray and Sam Majesters in the series ''Dragon Ball Super'' and the video game '' Dragon Ball FighterZ'' respectively. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire, Spike in The WB series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spin-off, ''Angel''. Since then, he has played the alien supervillain Brainiac along with Professor Milton Fine and Brainiac 5 on the Superman-inspired series ''Smallville'', Captain John Hart on '' Torchwood'' and terrorist Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's '' Caprica''. He appeared in a supporting role in the film '' P.S. I Love You'', as Victor Hesse in the 2010 reboot of '' Hawaii Five-0'', and Victor Stein in the Marvel series ''Runaways''. He is also the voice of Zamasu along with Future Zamasu for the ''Funimation'' dub of the '' Dragon B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marti Noxon
Martha Mills Noxon (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her work as a screenwriter and executive producer on the supernatural drama series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003). She was also executive producer, writer, and creator of the Bravo (U.S. TV network), Bravo comedy-drama series ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'' (2015–18) and the Lifetime (TV network), Lifetime drama series ''UnREAL'' (2015–18). She was an executive producer of the CBS medical drama series ''Code Black (TV series), Code Black'' (2015–17). Noxon also wrote the science fiction action film ''I Am Number Four (film), I Am Number Four'' (2011), the horror thriller film ''Fright Night (2011 film), Fright Night'' (2011), and the biographical drama film ''The Glass Castle (2017 film), The Glass Castle'' (2017). She wrote and directed the drama film ''To the Bone (film), To the Bone'' (2017). Noxon created the AMC (TV channel), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fury
David Fury is an American television writer, producer, actor and director. Career He is well known for his work on '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', '' Lost'', '' 24'', '' Fringe,'' ''Tyrant'' and '' The Tick''. Fury was a co-executive producer and writer for the first season of ''Lost''. He was nominated for a Best Writing Emmy for his episode "Walkabout." He and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first season. Fury was born in New York City, the son of a model and a textile salesman. He was a stand-up comic at The Improv, Comedy Cellar, Comedy U and Catch a Rising Star, and founded the comedy theater troupe "Brain Trust" at the Manhattan Punch Line Theater. He also wrote for '' The Jackie Thomas Show'', '' House of Buggin'', '' Dream On'' and ''Pinky and the Brain''. In 2008, Fury cameoed alongside Marti Noxon as a singing newsreader in Joss Whedon's sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Benson
Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, singer, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has also directed, produced and starred in her own films '' Chance'' (2002) and ''Lovers, Liars & Lunatics'' (2006). She also starred in the movie '' Kiss the Bride'' (2007). She co-directed the film ''Drones'' (2010) with fellow ''Buffy'' cast member Adam Busch. Benson also starred as a waitress in the horror movie '' The Killing Jar'' (2010). Early life Benson was born January 8, 1977, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Diane and Edward Benson, a psychiatrist. She has a younger sister, Danielle, who is an artist. Her father is Jewish and her mother was raised Southern Baptist; Benson grew up attending a Reform synagogue in Alabama. As a child, Benson studied music and dance, and performed in the Birmingham Children's Ballet, as well as in local theater. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Caulfield
Emma Caulfield Ford (born April 8, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as former demon Anya Jenkins on the supernatural drama television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1998–2003), which earned her a nomination for the Satellite Award for Best Cast. She had recurring roles as Susan Keats on the Fox teen drama series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1995–1996), as Emma Bradshaw on the CW teen drama series ''Life Unexpected'' (2010–2011), and as Sarah Proctor on the Disney+ miniseries ''WandaVision'' (2021). She starred in the supernatural horror film '' Darkness Falls'' (2003) and in the romantic comedy film ''Timer'' (2009), and had a supporting role in the comedy film '' Back in the Day'' (2014). Life and career Caulfield was born on April 8, 1973, in San Diego, California, to Denise and Rodney Chukker. Caulfield's first notable role was as Brandon Walsh's girlfriend, Susan Keats, on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' in 1995. She appeared for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Brendon
Nicholas Brendon Schultz (born April 12, 1971), known professionally as Nicholas Brendon, is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003) and Kevin Lynch in '' Criminal Minds'' (2007–2014). Brendon played Xander Harris for seven years and appeared in all but one of 144 episodes. For his role as Xander, Brendon was nominated for a Saturn Award in 1998 and 1999 for Best Genre TV Actor and in 2000 for Best Supporting Actor. He continues to regularly attend comic conventions and sci-fi conventions. He has been involved in development of Xander's character in follow-up comic books, and has been credited as a writer for several issues. Although Brendon has continued to work as an actor, with regular recurring parts in TV series and starring roles in limited release films such as ''Coherence'' and '' Big Gay Love'', his struggles with substance misuse and depression have overshadowed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress. After starting her career at age four with appearances in commercials, she moved to Hollywood at age 11 and soon got an agent. Hannigan began her film career with supporting roles in the comedy films ''Impure Thoughts'' (1986) and '' My Stepmother is an Alien'' (1988), getting a Young Artist Award nomination for the latter. In 1999, she began starring in the '' American Pie'' film series as Michelle Flaherty, the films' primary love interest, appearing in every film in the series from 1999 to 2012. For her role in the series, she was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards and won a Young Hollywood Award. She went on to star in the parody film '' Date Movie'' (2006), the slasher film ''You Might Be the Killer'' (2018), and the superhero film ''Flora & Ulysses'' (2021). Hannigan got her start in television starring in the short-lived sitcom ''Free Spirit'' from 1989 to 1990, for which she earned a Young Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Stewart Head
Anthony Stewart Head (born 20 February 1954) is an English actor and singer. Primarily a performer in musical theatre, he rose to fame in the UK in the 1980s following his role in the Gold Blend couple television advertisements for Nescafé, which led to major roles in several television series. He is best known for his roles as Rupert Giles in '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003), the Prime Minister in '' Little Britain'' (2003–2006), and Uther Pendragon in ''Merlin'' (2008–2012), as well as voicing Herc Shipwright in BBC Radio 4's '' Cabin Pressure''. Early life Head was born in Camden Town, London. His father was Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (20 August 1919 – 22 March 2009), a documentary filmmaker and a founder of Verity Films, and his mother was actress Helen Shingler (29 August 1919 – 8 October 2019); they married in 1944 in Watford. His older brother is actor/singer Murray Head. Both brothers have played the part of Freddie Trumper in the music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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