Max and Dave: 1926-29 – A “Sound” Business Move
Many of the films in today’s post continue to remain silent – until the 1929 output when Walt Disney took a giant leap forward against all of his competitors.
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Max and Dave: More Mix From ‘26
Most of the songs in this week’s post are either old standard favorites or popular songs of the ‘aughts or ‘teens, with something of a plurality of Irving Berlin songs.
Max and Dave: Still Trying To Find His Voice
During this period Fleischer was working to develop sound cartoons, which didn’t need to depend on dialogue, but to rely upon music and sound effects.
Max and Dave: You Can See DeForest For the Trees
Commencing in 1926, a monthly schedule of Song Car-Tunes began to be released with sound, re-teaming with the DeForest Phonofilms system.
Max and Dave: The Sounds of Silents (Part 2)
Lots of songs from Irving Berlin and Stephen Foster ruled the day in the silent era Bouncing Ball cartoons.
Max and Dave: That’s the Way the Ball Bounces (Chapter 1)
Max Fleischer had a pioneer’s interest in the burgeoning technology of adding sound to motion pictures. And he added songs to his films before anyone else did.
WB 1957 and Beyond: The Final Hit Parade
Our final look at the songs used in the classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
Looney Tunes 1955-56: Frogs, Felines, and Far-Away Places
The cartoons from this period, with Milt Franklyn appearing more often as composer, would still retrieve old musical numbers as part of their underscore.
Warner Bros. 1953-55: Amuck Ducks and 3-D Rabbits
This was also the period when Carl Stalling began to give way to his orchestrator, Milt Franklyn.
1951-52: “Days of Nostalgia”
Continuing along into the prolific early 50’s of Termite Terrace musical output.
