Tunes for 'Toons
Tom Service explores 'tunes for 'toons' - music that accompanies cartoons from the earliest films featuring Mickey Mouse to the sophisticated animations of today.
Tom Service explores "tunes for 'toons" - the music that accompanies cartoons from the earliest Mickey Mouse to the sophisticated animations of today. Unlike conventional film soundtracks, cartoon music is often upfront and very much part of the manic action of cartoons. And that distinctive breakneck energy has inspired concert composers such as John Zorn. Tom talks to Daniel Goldmark, author of Tunes for 'Toons, about the music of Hollywood animated cartoons of the 1930s to the 1950s; and to Lolita Ritmanis, LA-based composer for many recent animations including Batman: The Animated Series.
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Daffy Duck & Ensemble
CLIFF FRIEND AND DAVE FRANKLIN: The Merry Go Round Broke Down
- RHINO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.
- R2 74271.
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Daffy Duck & Ensemble
CLIFF FRIEND AND DAVE FRANKLIN: The Merry Go Round Broke Down
- RHINO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.
- R2 74271.
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Scott Bradley
SCOTT BRADLEY: Putting on the Dog (Tom & Jerry original soundtrack)
Performer: MGM Studio Orchestra.- MGM.
- MPAA: 09368.
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M J Franklyn
What's Opera, Doc?
Composer: Richard Wagner. Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George Daugherty.- WARNER BROS.
- 9-26494-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: To Itch His Own
Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Stalling.- WARNER BROS.
- 926027-2.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony no. 1 in F minor Op.10
Performer: Chicago S O.. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 427 632-2.
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John Zorn
Carny for piano
Performer: Steffen Schleiermacher.- Hat[now]ART.
- hatn121.
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Shiva Feshareki
SHIVA FESHAREKI: Vapour
Performer: Shiva Feshareki (1987).- SA RECORDINGS.
- SA019.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: Putty-Tat Trouble (rehearsal)
Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Stalling.- WARNER BROS.
- 926027-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: Putty-Tat Trouble (rehearsal)
Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Stalling.- WARNER BROS.
- 926027-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: Putty-Tat Trouble (rehearsal)
Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Stalling.- WARNER BROS.
- 926027-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: Putty-Tat Trouble (rehearsal)
Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Stalling.- WARNER BROS.
- 926027-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: Putty-Tat Trouble (rehearsal)
Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Stalling.- WARNER BROS.
- 926027-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: Putty-Tat Trouble (rehearsal)
Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Stalling.- WARNER BROS.
- 926027-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: Hillbilly Hare
Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Stalling.- WARNER BROS.
- 926027-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: music for Wile E Coyote
Performer: Unknown Orchestra. -
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Scott Bradley
SCOTT BRADLEY: TV of tomorrow
Performer: MGM Studio Orchestra.- FILM SCORE MONTHLY.
- FSM Vol. 9 No.17.
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Scott Bradley
SCOTT BRADLEY: TV of tomorrow
Performer: MGM Studio Orchestra.- FILM SCORE MONTHLY.
- FSM Vol. 9 No.17.
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Scott Bradley
SCOTT BRADLEY: TV of tomorrow
Performer: MGM Studio Orchestra.- FILM SCORE MONTHLY.
- FSM Vol. 9 No.17.
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Scott Bradley
SCOTT BRADLEY: Putting on the Dog (Tom & Jerry original soundtrack)
Performer: MGM Studio Orchestra.- MGM.
- MPAA: 09368.
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M J Franklyn
What's Opera, Doc?
Composer: Richard Wagner. Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George Daugherty.- WARNER BROS.
- 9-26494-2.
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M J Franklyn
What's Opera, Doc?
Composer: Richard Wagner. Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George Daugherty.- WARNER BROS.
- 9-26494-2.
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M J Franklyn
What's Opera, Doc?
Composer: Richard Wagner. Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George Daugherty.- WARNER BROS.
- 9-26494-2.
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M J Franklyn
What's Opera, Doc?
Composer: Richard Wagner. Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George Daugherty.- WARNER BROS.
- 9-26494-2.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony no. 1 in F minor Op.10
Performer: Chicago S O.. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 427 632-2.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony no. 1 in F minor Op.10
Performer: Chicago S O.. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 427 632-2.
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John Oswald
JOHN OSWALD: Velocity
Performer: John Oswald.- AVANT.
- AVAN 016.
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Shiva Feshareki
SHIVA FESHAREKI: Vapour
Performer: Shiva Feshareki (1987).- SA RECORDINGS.
- SA019.
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Jennifer Walshe & Red Note Ensemble
BRIAN IRVINE & JENNIFER WALSHE: 13 Vices
Conductor: Brian Irvine.- NMC.
- NMCDL2017-15.
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Lolita Ritmanis
LOLITA RITMANIS: Selfless (from soundtrack recording of 'Justice League VS The Fatal Five)
Performer: Unknown Orchestra.- DYNAMIC SOUNDTRACK RECORDS.
- B08T122GKX.
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Lolita Ritmanis
LOLITA RITMANIS: Drives us Bats (from soundtrack recording of 'Batman The Brave And The Bold')
Performer: Unknown Orchestra.- NEW LINE RECORDS.
- B002S219V2.
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Lolita Ritmanis
LOLITA RITMANIS: Main Title (from soundtrack recording of 'Justice League')
Performer: Unknown Orchestra.- LA-LA LAND RECORDS.
- LLLCD 1393.
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Scott Bradley
Touche Pussy Cat
Performer: MGM Studio Orchestra.- FILM SCORE MONTHLY.
- FSM Vol. 9 No.17.
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M J Franklyn
What's Opera, Doc?
Composer: Richard Wagner. Performer: The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: George Daugherty.- WARNER BROS.
- 9-26494-2.
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Carl Stalling
CARL STALLING: music for Wile E Coyote
Performer: Unknown Orchestra. -
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Scott Bradley
Touche Pussy Cat
Performer: MGM Studio Orchestra.- FILM SCORE MONTHLY.
- FSM Vol. 9 No.17.
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Porky Pig & Ensemble
CLIFF FRIEND AND DAVE FRANKLIN: The Merry Go Round Broke Down
- RHINO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.
- R2 74271.
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George Gershwin
Someone to watch over me
Music Arranger: Nelson Riddle. Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Conductor: Nelson Riddle.- Universal.
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