It’s a Hap-Hap-Happy Birthday, Winston Sharples!
Celebrating the music legend behind almost one thousand cartoons – but surprisingly few soundtrack records.
Celebrating the music legend behind almost one thousand cartoons – but surprisingly few soundtrack records.
Some music-only clips from some of the Van Beuren Rainbow Parades – and a peek at how the cleaned up series is looking.
I thought it might be fun to list some of my favorite scores from classic animated shorts, and see what yours are as well.
A quick look at the music – and theme songs – used at Famous Studios in the 1940s.
Winston Sharples wrote some of the best scores of the 1930’s for the Van Beuren Rainbow Parade cartoons. They had an interesting cartoon-related after life beyond the actual films they…