Cartoon musical cues
 

Also posted on FB, of course.

I couldn't find a playlist featuring the music used in cartoons so I made one. I'd love feedback and more ideas. Feel free to share it.

I wrote some notes on individual selections but sadly, it looks like you can only view them when you see the full playlist, and even then they're cut off.

As I posted on FB, I laughed my face off during the first few bars of many of those, with the pleasant recognition of happy cartoon memories. Especially the last piece, which was atypically not a classical tune - but a much more modern jazz piece that had not one, but TWO - to my surprise and delight - cues that were used to death in cartoons. I must get me that one.

I never would have expected you to not know of Powerhouse, and I'm tickled that I got to introduce you to it. :D

I got turned on to the classics by Academic Decathlon. Many of the assigned classics were totally recognizable by us high schoolers as "Road Runner/Coyote", "United Airlines Commercials", "Beef it's What's for Dinner", etc. I was fascinated by this as I never had suspected that these were classical pieces before they were jingles and backing tracks.

In doing more research for this I keep coming across horribly racist beginnings to all kinds of classic songs, like Oh Susanna and Camptown Races, which are both minstrel blackface tunes.

Also, when googling something racist, I shudder at what Google's records are saying about me.

"Racist Indian war chant"
"Stereotypical Indian drum beat"
"Prejudice music Indians"

All I get is horrible things and I still haven't found the damn tune I want.

Some are oddly hard to find, even when you have a title and history out there. There isn't a decent version of "How Dry I Am" on YouTube.

Anyone think of anything to add?

I'm considering putting in small introductions since I can't get the notes to work the way I want them to. I adore that some of these are hundred-year-old masterpieces and others are simple ragtime ditties and want to talk about origins just a tiny bit.

I thought Over The Waves was an actual song called "Loveliest Night Of The Year" :blush:

You made me look, and you are partially right, as those are lyrics put to the same music. Here you go. No blush necessary! :)

I'm still working on this...

Um, except that's like saying the song is called "Give Me Those Star Wars" by Bill Murray just because he wrote some lyrics to pre-existing music. :rolleyes:

In the case of "Lovliest Night of the Year," the lyrics were added in 1951 to music composed in 1888! I call shenanigans on attributing the title "Lovliest Night of the Year" to that "song." ;)

Really - it's like people who insist on calling Comme d'habitude, My Way just because Paul Anka and Frank Sinatra added English Lyrics

Hey: don't spoil Steve's curmudgeonliness

I agree with €. I reference the earlier one in my list because that's what I'm going for, original compositions.

I added very short introduction cards to each selection. YouTube doesn't let you make longer ones and I'm no expert at video edits. I also don't want to record me talking about it.

I'm going to start posting it to a few more places I figure would enjoy it. I'd appreciate some likes on YouTube as well, if you like it, that is. :) I know it's hard to get time to watch or listen as it is extremely long!

I also added a few things so you have to go check it out again ;)

You're a 'like' ho, missy !! Alright, you got me. I'll go back and watch it again.