Carl Stalling - Borrowed Material

Borrowed Material

• Dance of the Comedians (used in chases scenes, particularly in early Road-Runner/Coyote cartoons)
• In the Stirrups (used in chase scenes usually involving riding on horseback) - Composed by J.S. Zamecnik
• How Dry I Am (in scenes when characters are drunk)
• Rock-a-bye Baby (scenes with babies or characters trying to sleep)
• Sobre las Olas (scenes where characters skate or are doing acrobatic tricks)
• A Cup of Coffee, A Sandwich, and You (scenes where characters are hungry) - melody composed by Joseph Meyer, lyrics by Al Dubin and Billy Rose
• The Lady in Red and Oh You Beautiful Doll (scenes with attractive women or characters in female drag)
• I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (scenes where characters are under water or bubbles are featured)
• Raindrop prelude (raining scenes)
• Largo al factotum (scenes with Italian characters or taking place in barber shops)
• Mexican hat dance (scenes taking place in Mexico or with Hispanic characters)
• William Tell Overture (scenes with horse chases)
• In My Merry Oldsmobile (scenes with cars, automobiles)
• The Arkansas Traveler (scenes with hillbilly and yokel characters)
• Blues in the Night (scenes with Afro-American characters or sad characters)
• California, Here I Come (scenes where characters make hasty departures)
• Powerhouse (scenes of machines, factories or mechanical devices working; scenes of repetitive manual labor) - Composed by Raymond Scott
• Morning Mood (atmospheric scenes taking place in the morning)
• Freddie the Freshman (football scenes)
• We're in the Money (scenes involving money or when characters strike it rich, especially with Daffy)
• Shuffle Off To Buffalo (scenes involving trains and long-distance travel)
• Forty-Second Street (scenes involving big-city locales, subways)
• In an 18th Century Drawing Room (usually associated with Granny in the Sylvester and Tweety shorts) - Composed by Raymond Scott, who also composed "Powerhouse"
• Las Chiapanecas (used in the scene in Bully for Bugs where Bugs Bunny dons a sombrero, dances, and slaps the bull)
• Lucky Day (scenes where characters encounter or anticipate good fortune)
• Me-ow, by Irving Kaufman (scenes involving cats or kittens)
• Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? (scenes involving dogs)