Cue of the Week: "Friends in High Places"

This week's cue is a bit unusual. In previous installments I've presented some of the orchestral underscore cues for The Penguin Who Wouldn't Swim (for example, this one). However, the game also had a Vaudeville-esque theme song, originally intended to be performed in realtime by a giant animated penguin. The scene in question was cut due to a redirection of animator resources, but the tune remained the official theme song of the project, and fronts the soundtrack CD.

The song was performed by theatre actor David Toney, who good-naturedly endured my urging him to channel both Louie Armstrong and Randy Newman while not losing touch with the inner turmoil that only an aquaphobic penguin can feel.

Friends in High Places