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.
Category Archives: NEEDLE DROP NOTES
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.
1949-51: Another Decade, Still Looney
By the early 1950’s the need to plug Warner songs wasn’t as drastic as in the past.
1948-49: Rabbits and Duckies and Bears, Oh My!
The 1948-49 season proved a bit more musically rich than some in recent memory at Termite Terrace.
1946-48: Looney Tunes Stars Reach For The Stars
Some further musical highlights from a little over two seasons of Looney Tunes, featuring the Warner gang at their peak.
Newcomers from 1944-46
The war was progressing favorably, and the tone of Warner cartoons began to return to more traditional.
Snafus, Hooks, and Civilian Delights
Four select Snafus with something new musically to say – then a pair from the short lived Naval counterpart series, Seaman Hook.
