The composer behind Looney Tunes, now on DVD
You probably have never heard of him,
and if you go looking for his name in the compendia of music—whether jazz,
classical, popular—you'll be unlikely to find him. He is, however, an
authentic American genius, an original; if you were to hear even a few bars of
any of his musical compositions you would recognize the source immediately.
His name is Carl Stalling. And from 1936, when he hooked up with Warner Bros., until his retirement in 1958, he wrote the musical scores for 600 cartoons. As the musicmaker of Merrie Melodies and Looney Toons, Stalling is as important, in his way, as Ives, Copland, Cage, Partch, and Ellington; his most notable compositions include "Putty Tat Trouble," "Porky's Poultry Plant," "Speedy Gonzales Meets Two Crows From Tacos," "To Itch His Own," and hundreds more...
The Looney Tunes Golden Collection
source: Slate
His name is Carl Stalling. And from 1936, when he hooked up with Warner Bros., until his retirement in 1958, he wrote the musical scores for 600 cartoons. As the musicmaker of Merrie Melodies and Looney Toons, Stalling is as important, in his way, as Ives, Copland, Cage, Partch, and Ellington; his most notable compositions include "Putty Tat Trouble," "Porky's Poultry Plant," "Speedy Gonzales Meets Two Crows From Tacos," "To Itch His Own," and hundreds more...
The Looney Tunes Golden Collection
source: Slate
Posted: Thu - December 11, 2003 at 08:45 AM
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