WBArchivist
08-23-2001, 03:13 PM
NPR broadcasted a special program today on the music of Looney Tunes, featuring Shirley Walker, composer, orchestrator, and conductor for the animated Batman and Superman series; and Daniel Goldmark, professor of musicology at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
http://www.theconnection.org/archive/2001/08/images/0823cartoon.jpg
Listen to it here (http://www.theconnection.org/archive/2001/08/0823b.shtml), with at least a 556k connection the sound quality is incredible! Real player is required.
"From 1936-1958 Carl Stalling composed approximately 600 cartoon scores for Warner Brothers. He was the leader in cartoon soundtrack composition. Drawing from styles ranging from jazz to gospel to opera, Carl used the music of the day to create lush soundtracks replete with musical inside jokes that only the most clever cartoon viewer would catch."
For a tape of the program, call 1-800-909-9287. The charge for each tape is $15, including shipping and handling.
The Warner Bros. Animation Archive (http://wba.toonzone.net)
http://www.theconnection.org/archive/2001/08/images/0823cartoon.jpg
Listen to it here (http://www.theconnection.org/archive/2001/08/0823b.shtml), with at least a 556k connection the sound quality is incredible! Real player is required.
"From 1936-1958 Carl Stalling composed approximately 600 cartoon scores for Warner Brothers. He was the leader in cartoon soundtrack composition. Drawing from styles ranging from jazz to gospel to opera, Carl used the music of the day to create lush soundtracks replete with musical inside jokes that only the most clever cartoon viewer would catch."
For a tape of the program, call 1-800-909-9287. The charge for each tape is $15, including shipping and handling.
The Warner Bros. Animation Archive (http://wba.toonzone.net)