Essays and interviews express opinions about the history and nature of cartoon music, while also exploring the work of composers and cartoon creators.
In this account of the creative effort that went into setting cartoons of the 1930s through the 1950s to music, the author examines how this shaped the animated characters and stories that have become embedded in American culture.
Reminding readers of the larger context in which films are produced and viewed, this book looks at how studios employed culturally charged music to inspire their stories and explores the degree to which composers integrated stylistic ...
The Story of Music in Cartoon: From Pre-history to the Present
The Story of Music in Cartoon: From Pre-history to the Present
A close examination of the music written to accompany animated cartoons in the 1930s-50s, this volume explores the creative effort involved & demonstrates how important the musical element has been in shaping the characters & stories that ...
If you're a fan of cartoony art featuring surf and hot rod culture, rock n' roll art, beer drinking cats, sexy cartoon go-go girls, and bug-eyed weirdos, then this book is for you!
Baby and his family make some jazzy music.
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Born in Beirut and raised in London, Mika made an international splash in '07 with his heavily downloaded single "Grace Kelly.
Provides lessons on the art of cartooning along with information on terminology, tools, techniques, and theory.
This best-selling tale of exploration and belonging, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2016, Illustrated Book Category, is now available in board book.