Loveletter to Mrs. Pancakes is an attempt to create a theoretical theme song for a tv show, within a tv show called Rick and Morty. The show within the show is called The Days and Nights of Mrs. Pancakes. Rick and Morty uses it as a gag, but I decided to explore what the music for an extended trailer may entail. The first scene with Mrs. Pancakes show her with a love interest in a very romantic moment. The man watching the show is Mr. Goldenfold, the math teacher of the show’s protagonist Morty. Later in the episode Rick and Morty enter his dreams to “incept” him. This term was coined after the hit movie Inception by Christopher Nolan. It describes the idea of putting thoughts into someone's mind without them realizing. The concept being that they think the idea put into their head is their own. When Rick and Morty enter his dream, Mr. Goldenfold is on a flight with Mrs. Pancakes as his flight attendant. He is lightly flirting, when he discovers Rick and Morty, and they are interpreted to be terrorists by his subconscious. This sets off a chain reaction that leads to a horrible cabin breach. In this scene Mrs. Pancakes is held hostage by Rick in an attempt to dissuade Mr. Goldenfold’s dream avatar from killing them.

The musical piece centers around Mr. Goldenfold’s celebrity crush on Mrs. Pancakes, and the ensuing action. The halftime verses describe a dreamy Mr. Goldenfold having romantic dreams about Mrs. Pancakes. This is followed by a prechorus that suggests the melancholy associated with the truth of an unfulfilled celebrity crush. The chorus outlines the action on the plane. This tune was inspired by three in class examples of rhythm and form. They are Count Basie’s ‘Splanky’, Steve Wonder’s ‘Superstition’ and Herbie Hancock’s 1975 live version of ‘Chameleon’.

The piece is in 4/4 time but features an off time feel, pushing the time into 3, in spots. There is also a key change for the chorus to represent a scene change. The piece has mode changes as well, featuring a chromatic dive in the chorus, further confusing the tonal center. The intro melody is a homage to “The Honeymooners”, inspiration from Splanky. The drums harken back to Herbie, and the bouncing clav lines are all Stevie. The arrangement features a horn solo and strings similar to 70s musak, while towing the line with some funked out jazz. The piece is meant to be light and amusing with a sample of Mrs. Pancakes saying her catch phrase in the middle, and ending in a romantic scene with her beau.