Seven months after Peanuts creator Charles Schulz had passed away, his final television script was brought to life in "It's The Pied Piper, Charlie Brown!", which was released as a DTV, instead of airing on ABC or CBS, which had been the network homes for Peanuts. I shan't be surprised if Apple TV+ now holds the rights.
Anyway, as the title implies, this is a loose adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, set in modern times. Instead of using musical instruments for adult voices as in the past, producers Lee Mendelson & Bill Melendez brought in veterans Pat Musick, Neil Ross, Joan Van Ark (ex-Spider-Woman, Santo Bugito), and Frank Welker to voice the adults. Melendez, as usual, provided vocal effects for Snoopy & Woodstock, and the vocal effects for the mice, while not credited, likely was also Welker.
Jazz musician David Benoit composed the soundtrack.
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