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Carl Stalling


 

Carl W. Stalling (18881974) was the most famous composer and arranger of cartoon music. He composed several of the early cartoon scores for Walt Disney, although not Steamboat Willie, despite claims that he did. He is one of three composers credited with having invented the click track, the others being Max Steiner and Scott Bradley (long-time composer for the Tom and Jerry cartoons). He was the first music director to extensively use the metronome to time scores.

Recommended listening

  • The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958. Warner Brothers, 1990
  • The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2. Warner Brothers, 1995