![]() 09/24/2017 at 19:08 • Filed to: Cartoons, music | ![]() | ![]() |
Cartoons need more big brass in their intros.
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Yep, big brass and a good percussion section....
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Back when they hired live musicians.
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To be fair, the opening is done with a pedal steel guitar:
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We took the kids to see Rob Paulson, Pinky from Pinky and the Brian and Yakko Warner, at DragonCon and he said that Spielberg made sure they had use of a full orchestra for each episode. If they were going to make it they were going to make it right. I have a copy of Carl Stalling’s music from the WB cartoons somewhere. Pretty amazing stuff.
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Listen to Til Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss and you’ll know where so much of the classical cartoon music got its inspiration.
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They come from galaxies far away, but a simple lasso / rope stops them in their tracks and renders them helpless....