Cartoon Music
November 30th, 2011
What's Opera, Doc? (Image via RottenTomatoes.com)
Cartoon music has to be one of the most challenging aspects for a composer. It’s frequently fast and there can be hundreds of hitpoints where the music has to match the action on screen to a split-second.
However, it is also great fun to write and immensely satisfying!
Here’s some cartoon music ‘food for thought’…
5 Musicians Who Look Like Cartoon Characters | MusicReview
Initially, this article began as a celebrity look-alike piece, but, let’s be honest, that’s been done to death. So, we decided to start looking at the.
man_size: Russian Cartoon Music
I had the great honor of being invited to view and listen to the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra play live music to old Soviet cartoons in Brighton Beach among a select group of cartoonists.
Classical Cartoon Music with Lyrics – ChoralNet
Early cartoons were accompanied by public domain classical music (Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit!) and I would like to have us perform a piece that was associated with this early animation.
…and some cartoon music videos to entertain you!
Cartoon Music sample a clown draws a band that comes to life original music- Alex Valdes alex8valdes@yahoo.com.
Cher – Dark Lady [Official Cartoon Music Video] [HQ]
A cartoon “music video” of Dark Lady from the Sonny & Cher show.
Danse Macabre Camille Saint-Saëns 1980s cartoon, PBS, Halloween, Music
This originally aired on PBS in the 1980s featuring a poorly made up vampire host to introduce and discuss. I used to teach this music to High School students! One of the best short length Halloween animations ever created.
Related cartoon music articles
- Never Underestimate the Power of Animation (musicatyourhouse.wordpress.com)
- Watch Pereval, a gorgeous 1988 Soviet cartoon about a crashed spaceship [Video] (io9.com)
- A gorgeous music video about a werewolf going on a rampage in the 1940s (io9.com)
- Laziness craziness (dailykos.com)
- Pigs Are People, Too: Animal Abuse, Haters and Worldly Woes Quashed in Debut Musical Cartoon Video (prweb.com)
Hope that gave you some inspiration if you need to write some cartoon music for your next project!
Alan
