Marissa M. Conner 
They could be giants has been around since 1982, but the band’s most recent work, “BOOK”, was released in 2021. TMBG’s most beloved albums are probably “Lincoln” and “Flood”, released in 1988 and 1990 respectively. Although j love these albums, I have a weakness for those of 1994″John Henry. “They Might Be Giants are unapologetically fun, unique, and often use instruments you probably wouldn’t expect. They’ve also contributed theme songs to numerous TV shows, including “Malcolm in the Middle” and, from from early aughts, found success making children’s books.
There’s a brief moment — literally 30 seconds — in “Coraline” when Other Father (voiced by TMBG collaborator John Hodgman) plays the piano and sings a tune known only as “Other Father Song.” Well, technically, the piano plays by itself. Those familiar with They Might Be Giants might wonder why that little snippet is there or why that’s all there is. I know I did. Well, it turns out the band was actually hired to contribute more to the film than just one song. John Flansburgh told Free Lance-Star (via The reading list) that the group’s contributions were cut in the production process. He explained:
“It was a weird experience. They basically wanted the music to be scarier. It was unfortunate – we did a lot of groundwork, there were a lot of false starts, and we never really found a rhythm. to work with them. . I guess there’s one of our songs in the movie momentarily, but that’s kind of unfortunate.”
The song “Careful What You Pack” was also created for “Coraline,” and the band put it on their 2007 album, “The Else,” but there are other unreleased tracks made for the film as well.
