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.
Tag Archives: Carl Stalling
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.
What’s That Title Cue?
Just what music did Carl Stalling originally use for the Looney Tunes main title sequences, long-since removed on the Blue Ribbon reissue prints. Here’s an attempt to answer that question.
