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Book Review
Oct. 11th, 2013 02:28 pmTunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon
by Daniel Goldmark
This book is a brief but illuminating look at the music written for and used in classic Hollywood cartoon shorts of the 1930s through 1960s. It was one of the most fun and fascinating books about music I have ever read. Goldmark looks at Carl Stalling (Warner Bros.), Scott Bradley (MGM, especially the Tom and Jerry series), the use of jazz in cartoons, the use of classical music, and the use of opera as both music and setting. Although Goldmark does not address anything in exhaustive depth, his examinations of composers and music are very interesting and shed a great deal of welcome light on cartoon soundtracks, their construction, meaning, and influence. The chapter on the classic Bugs bunny short What's Opera, Doc? is brilliant. I hope that Goldmark continues writing on this music, because I would gladly have read a book twice as long. If you've ever spent way too much time watching old cartoons, this book will delight you.
by Daniel Goldmark
This book is a brief but illuminating look at the music written for and used in classic Hollywood cartoon shorts of the 1930s through 1960s. It was one of the most fun and fascinating books about music I have ever read. Goldmark looks at Carl Stalling (Warner Bros.), Scott Bradley (MGM, especially the Tom and Jerry series), the use of jazz in cartoons, the use of classical music, and the use of opera as both music and setting. Although Goldmark does not address anything in exhaustive depth, his examinations of composers and music are very interesting and shed a great deal of welcome light on cartoon soundtracks, their construction, meaning, and influence. The chapter on the classic Bugs bunny short What's Opera, Doc? is brilliant. I hope that Goldmark continues writing on this music, because I would gladly have read a book twice as long. If you've ever spent way too much time watching old cartoons, this book will delight you.
