For my infrequent Mountain Goats radio show WtMG (broadcasting live from the Mountain Goats Discord!) I designed some jingles to intro and outro the show. The vision for these was to contrast the past and present, because we listen to live Mountain Goats tapes on the show. It’s remarkable how many old tMG songs have evolved over the years, particularly with the addition of new bandmates, so the jingles use a fast-forward effect to transition between the old recordings and the new.
I also included the show name (thanks Matt!) and a clip of John Darnielle’s sort-of-catchphrase, the phrase he uses to open every show and the inspiration for the show name: “Hi, we’re the Mountain Goats!” Lastly, there’s references to other songs or favourite bits of stage banter thrown in to create a layered effect. The sound file below has the first six jingles that I created. Check ‘em out!
