Danny Elfman’s score for this fun Sally Cruikshank short is like riding though a musical funhouse. It’s getting late, but I’ll be back tomorrow if I think of any more.
1. Beep!” (1952, Warner Brothers) 9) Wet Blanket Policy -Adventures of the Road Runner pilot (1962). It was a good concert, but it took several years to plan and coordinate, and it will not be repeated. Mouse in Manhattan (with that definitite “Manhattan Serenade”) The Little Goldfish (with that “Whispering” ripp off and same surprise ending as that Flintstones “Sunsine” episode and, out of the same year as rthe goldfish short, 1939, a certain MGM film with a scarecrow, Judy Garland,etc.
Tom has a cameo role in this cartoon.
While dancing, Jerry loses his balance and gets stuck in a champagne bottle which pops him out of the building and he falls all the way to the ground with the help of a sock on a clothesline which becomes his parachute. Hugh Harman’s “THE OLD MILL POND” and “SWING WEDDING”, perhaps the closest that Hugh and Rudy came to jazz influenced animation at MGM. Jerry soon finds out that the city life is not always glamorous. He arrives in the city to have bad luck everywhere he goes. Swimmer Take All. That one is one of Arthur Davis’ best. Find out what Mouse In Manhattan is all about! Scott Bradley
Sometimes, the not-so-good scores weigh down a cartoon that’s working pretty well. The BETTY BOOP version of “SNOW WHITE”, not to take anything away from Walt Disney, but to hear the true jazz that I talked about above, one needs to listen to Cab Calloway having fun providing a song, here.
My vote goes to Carl Stalling’s score for PORKY PIG’S FEAT.
He then gives Tom a nice big kiss before happily walking into his mouse hole. 4) Under the Spreading Blacksmith Shop This one is an excellent example of both the energy and how complicated his fast scores were. In my experience as an orchestral librarian, Hollywood gave me nothing but grief; they have no idea of what is involved in putting together an orchestra concert, and they demand exorbitant amounts of money for parts that are often illegible, disorganised, and full of mistakes. It’s one of Freleng’s best efforts, but in this case, Stalling’s contribution is absolutely vital to putting the jokes over. It really contemplates the film.
Animation by A wonderful pastiche of 1950s B-movie music. -Mice Follies (1960) Eddison von Ottenfeld’s score begins cheerful then quickly turns and sinister and mechanical as the Screwball Army invades Jan and Janette’s idyllic tulip gardens.
Mouse in Manhattan is a 1945 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 19th Tom and Jerry short released in American theaters on July 7, 1945 and reissued in 1953. The show with the best music ever written for television is, by acclamation, LOST IN SPACE.
A Mouse in the House is the 32nd cartoon of Tom and Jerry that was made in 1947. A lot of the *later* Betty Boop cartoons have some super catchy underrated soundtrack. 8) Face Like a Frog (1987) One does not realize how much any of these can become ear worms long after you listen to the cartoons. Puss ‘n’Boos
“Snow Time for Comedy” (1941, Warner Brothers) Now, it’s your turn. I wish I could immediately think of more, but there is nearly a festival’s worth of music that I dare any orchestra to play for me live! -Tweet and Sour (1956) George Bruns’ chase music from the sci-fi pulp parody in the opening segment of the Disneyland episode “Mars and Beyond”. Just to be clear, you’re talking about scores composed specifically for cartoons, is that right? Jerry soon finds out that the city life is not always glamorous. Per calcolare la valutazione complessiva in stelle e la ripartizione percentuale per stella, non usiamo una media semplice.
Neat selection including some I had never seen.
Articoli visualizzati di recente e suggerimenti in primo piano, Seleziona la categoria in cui desideri effettuare la ricerca, Effettuando l'ordine di acquisto, accetti le. “Fast And Furry-ous” (1949, Warner Brothers) I like those scores to all or most of the 1930’s LOONEY TUNES and MERRIE MELODIES before Carl Stalling even came into the picture.
(A few core Henry Mancini players here including the rhythm section of Rowles, Brown, and Manne along with Candoli). William HannaJoseph Barbera Utilizziamo cookie e altre tecnologie simili per migliorare la tua esperienza di acquisto, per fornire i nostri servizi, per capire come i nostri clienti li utilizzano in modo da poterli migliorare e per visualizzare annunci pubblicitari. -Person to Bunny (1960) Some Mickey Mouse shorts: Although I’ve pointed out some Carl Stalling and Scott Bradley moments, here, there are many more, like the fight music throughout “ABDUL THE BULBUL AMEER” or the scores to all the LITTLE INKI cartoons or “HOLIDAY FOR SHOESTRINGS” or “PIGS IN A POLKA”. “The Two Mouseketeers” (1952, MGM) “CONVICT CONCERTO”, a cartoon that was brought to my attention on the internet recently as it was sited as having Hugh Harman’s animation or influence in there somewhere, even though it was a Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER cartoon.
However, as he finds himself in more and more hazardous situations, Jerry starts to prefer life in the country. He writes a note for Tom, telling him about his departure. George Bruns’ scores from NOAH’S ARK and GOLAITH II.
He admires beautiful girls wearing pretty shoes and also Times Square before falling down the sewer, has a close shave with oncoming traffic, gets nauseated in an elevator, moves under the carpet to the Starlite Room and moves again where he bumps into a doorway, crawls into a room and sees a woman there scared and naked as he moves back out all blushed. That didn’t happen again for me until Samurai Jack on television. This is the second Tom and Jerry cartoon to have animation by Ed Barge, although this is the first time he was credited. “Puppy Love” (1933) “The Snowman” (1944, Hans Fisherkoesen) Free (& Subscription) Games for All Platforms: New & Upcoming, November Preview: 19 TV Shows & New Movies to Watch at Home, Fall TV Preview: A Guide to New & Returning Broadcast Shows. Every time I watch Gerald McBoing Boing I get mesmerized by the amazing score by Gail Kubik. I nominate his score to “Joint Wipers” (1932).
Check box if your review contains spoilers, Jerry decides to move out of the country and into the big city.
Already Frank Tashlin’s most perfect cartoon, Stalling enhances it with nary a wasted note.
“Christmas Flintstone” (1964). Ernie Pintoff’s uncredited score for “Flebus” is perfect for the cartoon. For an even better understanding of what I mean, perhaps a good example goes back to Harman and Ising’s “YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING”, a raucous cartoon whose title track keeps the cartoon going and erupting in some surreal imagery. Duck Steps Out” (1940, Walt Disney) I only wish that, throughout this lenghty bit of commenting, I could provide audio of some of my favorites, but a favorite comes at the beginning of the second “COURAGEOUS CAT” cartoon to feature the shoo shoo fly as the nemesis; the cartoon in question can be found as one of the cartoons on disk four of the complete collection set from A&E Home Video.
I think this short has, hands down, the best musical score of any of the Disney shorts. 3) Kitty Foiled (1948) There are plenty of amazing Scott Bradley scores, so picking one is honestly difficult. He arrives in the city to have bad luck everywhere he goes. "Manhattan Madness" was the very first cartoon to star Itchy. Followed by
Page Miss Glory Here are my nominees from the past for best musical scores in a cartoon. I love how he scores the title song and Grampy’s theme music throughout the cartoon. Doing one of those the first time and doing it exactly right was another feeling of great accomplishment because it was something I hadn’t done before.
The cartoon was released on January 14, 1950, produced by Fred Quimby, scored by Scott Bradley and animated by Ed Barge, Kenneth Muse, Irven Spence and Ray Patterson. But there doesn’t appear to be any likelihood of this ever happening.
-The Hole Idea (1955) After all, Tom and Jerry were a duo and audiences expected to always see them together. He then gives Tom a nice big kiss. So for that reason it remains at teh top of my list. As Thad and Bob Jaques said recently on Cartoon Logic, Lantz could’ve ended up on the TerryToons route with cheap music as well as cheap cartoons (“Does anyone really remember a Terrytoons score?”) but Calker provided memorable, sometimes powerful scores for Lantz’s cartoons that at least provided Lantz with good music when the cartoons themselves were sometimes forgettable. Michael Giacchino really nailed the sound of the vintage Goofy shorts for “How to Hook Up Your Home Theater”. Fit to be Toyed Have a great week everyone!
Jerry decides to leave the country life with Tom and move to Manhatten. If it is true that Fred Quimby was constantly nudging Hugh Harman to add funny stuff to his cartoons, this cartoon should have been shown to him as example, but hey, I always thought that Harman did all right for himself, even if Quimby didn’t think so.