The Carl Stalling Project: Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons, 1936-1958 [SOUNDTRACK]

Product Review
During his 22 years as a composer for Warner Bros. animated shorts, Stalling invented the musical vocabulary of cartoons. Producer Hal Willner has lovingly assembled a sonic collage that showcases Stalling's compositional genius and uncanny ability to borrow a tune. It's a whirling collection of random moments; chock full of music you never knew you knew, from Bugs Bunny's theme from "Rabbit Fire" to Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" to Stalling's own "Woo! Woo!"

This CD is not only a tribute to Stalling, it is also the most entertaining, endearing, smile-engendering, memory-invoking, guffaw-getting album you'll hear in quite a while. Hal Willner has compiled this CD that for the first time lets you hear the music on its own, and lets you realize just how much of the cartoons' impact came from Stalling's music.

This is a compilation of some of his best work, with complete scores, excerpts from scores, and compilation tracks of his music that are perfectly listenable! If you listen closely, you might hear the audio of a cartoon you've seen before. This CD just makes you reminisce the good old days and your childhood. All in all it's a merry melodic session you'll never forget.