The Rainbow Connection

"The Rainbow Connection" is the Song Mission sung in Muppet Studios in Kingdom Hearts III.

The song is the final minigame played for the Muppet Telethon during the first visit to Muppet Studios, entitled "Kermit's Song" on the minigame selection screen. As Riku and Goofy stay outside the Muppet Theater with Gary and Mary to keep Tex Richman and the Heartless at bay, Sora, Kairi and Donald help the Muppets run their telethon to save their theater. For the penultimate act, Kermit wants to perform "our song" with Miss Piggy, but Piggy has been acting slightly cold towards her former flame, so Kermit asks Sora and his companions if they want to join in. Sora somewhat hesitantly says that he's had some experience with musicals before, and Kairi then adds that she took singing classes back on Destiny Islands.but Donald is enthusiastic about joining in as the Muppets' celebrity host.

To beat the Song Mission, you must fill up Animal's "Anger Gauge" to at least 75% so that he can join in on drums during the last part of the song. If Animal's gauge isn't full enough, the band and singers lose their timing during the last bit of the song, and the crowd boos; Fozzie then hastily tries telling bad jokes to torment Donald and keep the audience's interest. However, Sora has a chance to retry this minigame.

This song is available after beating the "Great Gonzo", "Fozzie's Comedy Act" and "Swedish Chef's Kitchen" minigames, and can be accessed by talking to Scooter backstage. After the song, the Muppets raise more money for their theater, and control shifts back to Riku just before the boss fight with Tex Richman.

Singers

 * Kermit the Frog


 * Miss Piggy


 * Sora


 * Kairi


 * Donald Duck


 * Fozzie Bear


 * Scooter


 * Swedish Chef


 * Sam the Eagle


 * Rowlf the Dog


 * Animal (drums)


 * Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (backup instrumentals)

Origin
"The Rainbow Connection" was originally written by Paul Williams for The Muppet Movie, where Kermit performed the song on his own. The song was very popular, and became one of Kermit's signature songs. It was performed again in The Muppets; this version is the one performed here, because the Muppet Studios world is based on said film.

Trivia

 * Sora's "past experience" with musicals is a reference to Atlantica in Kingdom Hearts II. The minigame here is very similar to Atlantica's Song Missions from that game, although it is the only song of its type. Atlantica returns in Kingdom Hearts III, but is now an action-based world once again.


 * The song has English and Japanese versions. The English version is performed in the English and all European releases of the game (games in the series from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days onwards have had English audio for European language releases).