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)

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