THREAD: Lots of us learned classical music from watching old cartoons ...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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THREAD: Lots of us learned classical music from watching old cartoons, so I’m going to identify the pieces that frequently popped up.

One of the most recognizable is Franz Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2,” performed by those great piano virtuosos Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry.

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[halfulglas]

1. Used those for financial reasons.

So many of the old movies did the same. The music was in public domain and therefore no royalties to be paid to composer. Many of the studios had studio musicians played background music but it was only later that they had scores composed specifically for those movies. Paid the musicians but didn't have to pay for the music itself. Cartoons followed their lead.

[revmclaren]

2. And who could forget...

Wagner made accessible to the children of the 60s and beyond.

Bugs Bunny rules!

[rampartc]

4. "kill da wabbit kill da wabbit"

wagner at best

[Lochloosa]

3. The Rabbit of Seville - Hollywood Bowl

Los Angeles Philharmonic
George Daugherty, conductor

"THE RABBIT OF SEVILLE"
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Based on the Overture to "The Barber of Seville" by Gioachino Rossini
Story by Michael Maltese
Animation Direction by CHUCK JONES