What You Get
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| song name | What You Get |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | The World Is To Dig |
| year | 2026 |
| run time | 2:48 |
| sung by | John Linnell, John Flansburgh backs |
Trivia/Info
- This song was originally written for the 2009 animated film Coraline, but was shelved and remained unreleased until 2026. The band had been hired by director Henry Selick in 2005 to compose an original soundtrack for the film, which at that stage was intended to be a musical. As production progressed, the film's creative direction shifted and most of the band's contributions were discarded, with the exception of "Other Father Song". John Linnell explained in a 2026 interview with The Spill Magazine:
Henry Selick originally wanted it to be a musical. We came up with a lot of material for that version of Coraline, and then over time, he just changed his mind, and he decided he didn't want to do that. So, we had a bunch of songs. Some of them we have put out. John had a song called "Careful What You Pack". I had written a song called "What You Get" that was very much derived from the script. We were basing a lot of music on the script. That one, the lyrics have been completely altered.
- A video snippet of the band rehearsing this song was posted to their social media pages on September 8, 2025, before being taken down a few hours later.[1]
- A galliard is a Renaissance dance form with a particular rhythm and choreographed steps. The musical form of the same name persisted after the dance had fallen out of fashion.
Song Themes
Animals, Body Parts, Bones, Dancing, Death, Heads, Memory, Music, Nonsense Words, Oblique Cliches Or Idiom, People (Real), Plants, Recycled Material, Questions, Sailing, TV And Movie Themes, Wind
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