Comments on: 10 Best Uses Of Classical Music In Classic Cartoons

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:46:04 +0000

Fantasia is Number 1 because of Stokowski

By: peter8172

peter8172 — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:35:15 +0000

Hello Sondarue. Bugs Bunny Cartoons and classical music. Go on to You Tube and try the following. 1 ).”The Rabbit Of Seville” with Bugs and Elmer which is a parody of Rossini’s “The Barber Of Seville”, 2 ). “Whats Opera Doc” which is the all too famous parody (also with Bugs and Elmer) of Wagner’s “Ring Of The Nibelung”, 3 ). “Rhapsody in Rivets” which is a number of construction workers (animals of course) building a skyscraper in synchronization to Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody, No.2″ and try “Corny Concerto” which is somewhat of a Warner Bros. spoof on the original Disney’s “Fantasia”. In “Fantasia” you have the great Leopold Stowkoski as conductor, where in “Corny Concerto” its once again Elmer. Have fun and good lick. Yes, I am a 49 year old Bugs Bunny fan, and love it !! You will notice that 3 of the 4 that I have mentioned are on this list. Maybe you can come up with some more specifics and I may be able to help you.

By: Sondarue

Sondarue — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:01:53 +0000

I am trying to find the name of a classical piece used in cartoons…and it is probably Bugs Bunny…damn Warner Brothers for making this more difficult to track!!

By: segues

segues — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:33:51 +0000

peter, you’re welcome.

I got my first computer 28 years ago!

I have seen the Pink Floyd vid. It’s funny. It’s amazing. Thanks for reminding me about it.

By: peter8172

peter8172 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:45:48 +0000

To segues : I am in absolute and in total amazement that you found the cartoon with the animals building the skyscrapers in synch with Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 as its entitled “Rhapsody In Rivets” so quickly. I have owned my computer for 3 years now I had not even come close to finding it. I just watched it as I clicked on to your http information. I cannot even begin to Thank You ever so much for finding it as I have written down the title of the cartoon, but also the http connection to it on my notepad. You should be working for Encyclopedia Brittanica or the World Book Encyclopedia as far as I am concerned. My day is now complete as well as my week and my year. Have you ever attempted “The Wizard Of Oz “/ Pink Floyd “Dark Side Of The Moon” synchronization thing. If you haven’t you can find it again……on You Tube. What I find to be an anecdote is that the drummer for Pink Floyd in an interview with him, swears that he has never even seen the movie which I find hard to believe, but anyhow, Thank You ever so much !!!

By: segues

segues — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:17:16 +0000

I do think it must be pointed out that the first use of classical music in cartoons goes to Max Fleisher (with his brother, Dave), who in 1926 began using classical music as the soundtrack for their Merrie Melodies and Happy Harmonies…I once worked with a couple of Fleisher’s grandkids or great-grandkids. They’d bring 16mm reels in every once in awhile and we’d all watch those beautiful, old cartoons.

By: segues

segues — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:06:02 +0000

Every year the Hollywood Bowl has a Cartoon Night. The orchestra plays the music live while the various cartoons are screened on huge screens. The audience is usually in tears they are laughing so hard.

When I was first at Uni, the theater building had a large auditorium. For a few weeks every year the music majors, at a certain level of study, would get to play at the direction of the current conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The practice sessions weren’t open to the public but was open to Music, Theater, and Art majors. I never missed those practice sessions, even though it was all I could do not to laugh when they played “cartoon music”!

By: segues

segues — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:53:52 +0000

Sorry, that one's just Bugs conducting. Here is construction workers!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTlWMRf4Hjs

By: segues

segues — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:49:37 +0000

Here ya go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un7PFz5ZFJQ

By: peter8172

peter8172 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:32:32 +0000

I also want to mention that around the late 1980′s, my father and I had tickets to see “The Barber Of Seville” in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The cartoon is actually the overture to the opera and the name of the cartoon is “The Rabbit Of Seville”. So when the overture began playing, I did everything that I could to stop laughing or else, I probably would have been kicked out