| Description |
xvi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes discography (pages 289-298), bibliographical references (pages 299-305), and index. |
| Summary |
The popularity of cartoon music, from Carl Stalling's work for Warner Bros. to Disney sound tracks and The Simpsons' song parodies, has never been greater. This lively look at cartoon music's past and present collects contributions from well-known music critics and cartoonists, and interviews with the principal cartoon composers. Here Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his music for Rugrats, Alf Clausen about composing for The Simpsons, Carl Stalling about his work for Walt Disney and Warner Bros., Irwin Chusid about Raymond Scott's work, Will Friedwald about Casper the Friendly Ghost, Richard Stone about his music for Animaniacs, Joseph Lanza about Ren and Stimpy, and much more.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Main title. Untitled / by Chris Ware ; Tunes for toons : a cartoon music primer / by Neil Strauss -- Episodic history of cartoon music. Animated cartoons and slap-stick comedy / by Edith Lang and George West ; Make Walt's music : music for Disney animation, 1928-1967 / by Ross Care ; An interview with Carl Stalling / by Mike Barrier ; Hidey hidey hidey ho--boop-boop-a doop! the Fleischer studio and jazz cartoons / by Jake Austen ; I love to hear a minstrel band : Walt Disney's The band concert / by David Wondrich ; Disney, Stokowski, and the genius of Fantasia / by Chalre L. Granata ; Music and the animated cartoon / by Chuck Jones ; Classical music and Hollywood cartoons : a primer on the cartoon canon / by Daniel Goldmark ; Music in cartoons / by Scott Bradley ; Personality on the sound track : a glimpse behind the scenes and sequences in filmland / by Scott Bradley ; Make mine music and the end of the swing era / by Stuart Nicholson ; Sublime perversity : the music of Carl Stalling / by Will Friedwald |
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; Carl Stalling, improviser & Bill Lava, acme minimalist / by Kevin Whitehead ; Raymond Scott, accidental music for animated mayhem / by Irwin Chusid ; Winston Sharples and the "inner Casper" (or Huey has two mommies) / by Will Friedwald ; An interview with Hoyt Curtin / by Barry Hansen and Earl Kress ; Rock 'n' roll cartoons / by Jake Austen ; "Put one note in front of the other" : the music of Maury Laws / by Greg Ehrbar -- |
| Subject |
Animated film music -- History and criticism.
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| Added Author |
Goldmark, Daniel.
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Taylor, Yuval.
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| ISBN |
1556524730 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9781556524738 (pbk.) 51895 |
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