What’s the Score? The Unheard Music Cues of Carl Stalling
Now we can determine which music cues Carl Stalling used in the lost credits of several Warner cartoons, in their original release.
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The Skeleton Dance
Almost every Halloween, the Walt Disney Company seems to showcase one of its earliest black-and-white cartoons, the very first Silly Symphony.
The Spooky Story of “The Skeleton Dance”
While not specifically stated to be Halloween, merely a supernatural frolic during the midnight hour, this innovative short cartoon certainly encapsulates the spirit of the spooky holiday.
Merrie Melodies 1941-42: Bugs Bunny Takes the Lead (Part 1)
The 1941-42 season saw Bugs Bunny became the main character at Warner Brothers cartons. Here were the tunes that backed him up.
Merrie Melodies 1940-41: The Care and Feeding of a New Cartoon Star (Part 2)
Continuing with the latter portion of the season in which Bugs Bunny came unto his own – and our survey of the songs Carl Stalling used on the soundtracks
Looney Tunes 1936-37: We’ve Got Ourselves a Star… Let’s Get Another
Carl W. Stalling comes aboard to do the musical scores, replacing the Brown – Spencer team, finding new ways to use the Warner songs creatively in the cartoons.
Top 10 Best Musical Scores In A Cartoon Short
I thought it might be fun to list some of my favorite scores from classic animated shorts, and see what yours are as well.
THE EXPOSURE SHEET (1940) – Vol. 2 #6&7
These newsletters unveil a closer look at the Schlesinger personnel during a year (1940) that birth’s the biggest cartoon superstar of the 20th Century: Bugs Bunny.
What’s That Title Cue? #3
Here’s one more post about a selection of songs Stalling used for original main title sequences in Warner Bros. cartoons before they were re-issued.
More Lost ‘Looney Tunes’ Title Cues
Here’s the second installment in a series on music cues used by Carl Stalling under the original main title sequences for Warner Bros. cartoons only seen in re-issue prints.
