Animation music

Animation music is original music written specifically to accompany an animation.

History

One of the first American animation songs is "Minnie's Yoo Hoo" (1930).^[1] In Japan, anime music has reached the top 10 of the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.^[2]

Notable composers

Carl Stalling
Scott Bradley
Winston Sharples
Joe Hisaishi
Yoko Kanno
Alf Clausen
Mark Mothersbaugh
Richard Stone

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Notable films and shows with animation music

Looney Tunes
Tom and Jerry
The Simpsons
Rugrats
Animaniacs
Silly Symphonies

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References

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[1] The Other Disney Cartoons: "Minnie's Yoo Hoo"|Cartoon Research

[2] "2014年01月13日～2014年01月19日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年01月27日付）" (in ja). Oricon Style. Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2014-01-27/more/2/.

[3] Film Score Monthly CD: Tom and Jerry & Tex Avery Too! Vol. 1: The 1950s (1952-1958)

[4] 'Warner Brothers Music' : NPR

[5] Tunes for 'Toons by Daniel Ira Goldmark - Paperback - University of California Press

[6] Famous (Cartoon) Music|Cartoon Research

[7] The 25 Best Anime Theme Songs Ever|The Daily Dot

[8] Disney's Complete "Silly Symphony" Soundtrack Collection|Cartoon Research

[9] The Cartoon Music Book|Animation World Network

[10] The Cartoon Music Book on Amazon.com

[11] Why cartoon theme tunes should be taken seriously|Classical Music

[12] Tex, Tom, Jerry & Droopy on Scott Bradley Soundtracks|Cartoon Research

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Animation music

Topic: Engineering

Contents

History

Notable composers

Notable films and shows with animation music

See also

References