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Once Upon A Time | Dorktales Storytime Theme Song | Stories for Kids Podcast · Dorktales Storytime | Stories for Kids Who Love Big Adventures

• 0:00
  Jonathan: Hello, Dork Squad.
• 0:01
  Jonathan: I'm Jonathan Cormur, and you're listening to Dorktales Storytime.
• 0:04
  Jonathan: Jon in character presents Dorktales! Storytelling with a geekish twist.
• 0:12
  Jonathan: Oh hey, Redge.
• 0:28
  Jonathan: Uh, what are you humming?
• 0:30
  Redge: Hmm?
• 0:30
  Redge: Oh you mean this?
• 0:33
  Redge: La di-dee-da.
• 0:40
  Jonathan: Yeah, that's uh pretty catchy.
• 0:42
  Redge: Yes, it is catchy, isn't it?
• 0:44
  Jonathan: It actually drew me to you.
• 0:46
  Jonathan: I was sitting in my garden reading a book when I heard you strolling by.
• 0:51
  Redge: It's a new tune by the Branch Sisters.
• 0:54
  Jonathan: Oh, sounds like our resident bird band has done it again.
• 0:57
  Redge: They even got Everett the Elk to play piano.
• 1:01
  Redge: And they got Frank Rubbish, the raccoon drummer.
• 1:05
  Jonathan: Holy cow! They're only two of the best musicians in the forest.
• 1:10
  Jonathan: What a collaboration! I need to hear this song.
• 1:14
  Redge: Yes, the Branch Sisters really know how to make a hit, don't they?
• 1:18
  Jonathan: They sure do.
• 1:20
  Redge: But you don't even know the most exciting part of all of this.
• 1:25
  Jonathan: I don't?
• 1:26
  Redge: Because what you don't know is something I'm going to tell you about this song, and you may not know it yet, but when you do, you'll know why what you don't know is actually the most thrilling thing to know, and you'll go, wow, I can't believe I didn't know that before!
• 1:43
  Jonathan: Uh huh?
• 1:46
  Redge: What I'm trying to say is that this new tune is my theme song!
• 1:53
  Jonathan: Your theme song?
• 1:55
  Redge: Yes! Isn't it amazing?
• 1:59
  Jonathan: They wrote you a theme song?
• 2:01
  Redge: And why wouldn't they, Jonathan?
• 2:03
  Redge: Look at me! I'm an adorable talking hedgehog.
• 2:07
  Jonathan: That's true.
• 2:08
  Redge: A critter of many talents, just popping through the Folktale Forest, saying hello to all my animal friends.
• 2:16
  Redge: Hello there.
• 2:17
  Redge: Hello?
• 2:18
  Redge: Hello?
• 2:19
  Redge: Hello?
• 2:20
  Redge: Bonjour! Getting into fun shenanigans and learning lessons along the way.
• 2:27
  Redge: I mean, come on.
• 2:29
  Redge: I was born to have a theme song.
• 2:33
  Jonathan: Well, when you put it that way, I gotta agree.
• 2:36
  Redge: Oh, and uh, I guess the song is uh also about you.
• 2:41
  Jonathan: Me?
• 2:42
  Redge: Yes, yes, about how we tell stories and go on adventures and journeys and things like that.
• 2:46
  Redge: But the real thing to focus on here is that I, Reginald T.
• 2:52
  Redge: Hedgehog, have a theme song.
• 2:55
  Redge: Oh, and the song is also about our listeners, too.
• 3:01
  Redge: That part is actually quite important.
• 3:03
  Redge: It's a celebration of my incredible dork squad out there.
• 3:08
  Jonathan: The friends who make it possible to bring our stories to life.
• 3:11
  Redge: That's right!
• 3:13
  Jonathan: Well, hey, our bird buddies are right down this path.
• 3:16
  Jonathan: Maybe we should head over so our listeners can hear the whole thing.
• 3:20
  Redge: I love that idea.
• 3:21
  Redge: You-hoo, Twiggy, Olive, Sally, uh, would you mind queuing up my theme song?
• 3:28
  Redge: I think it's high time for a debut.
• 3:33
  Jonathan: Absolutely.
• 3:34
  Jonathan: Oh, wait, I'll make it feel more official.
• 3:36
  Jonathan: Gather round folk of the forest and friends around the world.
• 3:42
  Jonathan: It is I, your resident storyteller,
• 3:46
  Redge: and I, your most honorable hedgehog,
• 3:49
  Jonathan: pleased to announce the release of our theme song.
• 3:52
  Jonathan: Wait.
• 3:54
  Jonathan: What is it called?
• 3:56
  Redge: Oh, Once Upon a Time.
• 3:58
  Jonathan: Once upon a time.
• 4:00
  Jonathan: Croon that tune, Branch Sisters.
• 4:10
  Theme Song: It's a beautiful day for a story, adventure and glory, new friends and old ones too.
• 4:17
  Theme Song: It's an excellent day to get swept away in a tale.
• 4:22
  Theme Song: So let us regale you.
• 4:24
  Theme Song: In Once Upon A Time where anything is possible, we'll let our geek flags fly.
• 4:36
  Theme Song: We will be unstoppable.
• 4:39
  Theme Song: So gather your squad for all to see.
• 4:43
  Theme Song: It's a brand new world that we're creating.
• 4:47
  Theme Song: There are twists and turns and lessons learned and journeys most exhilarating.
• 4:54
  Theme Song: Join Jonathan and Redge as they set sail on the magical sea of a new dork tale.
• 5:03
  Theme Song: In Once Upon a Time Where anything is possible We’ll let our geek flags fly We’ll be unstoppable
• 6:47
  Jonathan: Thanks for listening to the brand new Dorktales theme song, Once Upon a Time.
• 6:52
  Jonathan: Look in the show notes for ways to download the song and add it to your music playlist.
• 6:57
  Jonathan: This has been a Jon in character production.
• 7:00
  Jonathan: Our show intro was written by Molly Murphy and performed by Jonathan Cormur.
• 7:04
  Jonathan: Our theme song was written, produced, and performed by Molly Murphy, and engineered and mixed by Andrew Sheron at Conveyor Studios in New York City.
• 7:15
  Jonathan: The song also features vocals from Monique Hafen Adams and Kristin Schmitz, drums from Phil Harris, and bass, piano, and additional instruments from Andrew Sheron.
• 7:27
  Jonathan: Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Hamilton Studios.
• 7:32
  Jonathan: Now, go be the hero of your own story, and we'll see you next once upon a time.