Scott Bradley (composer)
Scott Bradley | |
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Chatsworth, California, U.S. | |
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Years active | 1931–1964 |
Spouse |
Myrtle Aber (m. 1934) |
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Walter Scott Bradley (November 26, 1891 – April 27, 1977) was an American composer, pianist, arranger, and conductor.
Bradley is best remembered for scoring
Career
In an autobiographical sketch,
During the 1930s, Bradley also composed music for the concert hall, including the
As was common practice in scores for animation, Bradley's early style incorporated fragments of popular and traditional melodies. By the mid-1940s, however, his compositions and
Bradley expressed considerable pride in his "funny music" and believed scoring for animation offered far more possibilities to the composer than live-action films. About his score for MGM's Puttin' on the Dog, he later wrote:
I hope Dr. Schoenberg will forgive me for using his system to produce funny music, but even the boys in the orchestra laughed when we were recording it.[6]
The conductor
In 1954, MGM terminated his weekly contract but retained his services as a freelance, paying him $1,000 per film. This arrangement lasted until MGM closed its cartoon department in 1957, after which Bradley retired. He died on April 27, 1977, in Chatsworth, California, and is buried at Chatsworth's Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
By the late 1980s, Bradley's reputation had been overshadowed by that of his
Personal life
Bradley married Myrtle Aber on December 2, 1934, in a small ceremony.[10]
References
- ^ Scott Bradley at Walter Lantz|Cartoon Brew
- ^ Goldmark, Daniel (2005), "Tunes for 'Toons: Music and Hollywood Cartoons", University of California Press, p. 46.
- ^ Goldmark, Daniel (2005), "Tunes for 'Toons: Music and Hollywood Cartoons", University of California Press, p. 49.
- ^ Goldmark, Daniel (2005), "Tunes for 'Toons: Music and Hollywood Cartoons", University of California Press, p. 50
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987), "Of Mice and Magic", Penguin Books.
- ISBN 978-1556524738.
- ^ Interview with Holger Erdmann for liner notes of Gurrelieder (2002), EMI 7 24355 73032 9
- ^ "Simon Rattle conducts film scores at the Waldbühne".
- ^ "Krystian Zimerman and Simon Rattle perform Bernstein's "The Age of Anxiety"".
- Newspapers.com.
Bibliography
- Goldmark, Daniel (2006): "Cartoon Concerto". Liner notes for Tom and Jerry & Tex Avery Too! Volume 1: The 1950s. Film Score Monthly CD Vol. 9 No. 17.
- Goldmark, Daniel (2005): "Tunes for 'Toons: Music and Hollywood Cartoons." University of California Press.
- Goldmark, Daniel and Yuval Taylor (eds.) (2002): The Cartoon Music Book. A Capella Books.
- Maltin, Leonard (1987): Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. Penguin Books.
- McCarty, Clifford (2000): Film Composers in America: a Filmography, 1911–1970. Oxford University Press.
- Morris, Peter (2007): Playing Cat and Mouse in BBC Music Magazine, March 2007. p44-48. British Broadcasting Corporation.
- Morris, Peter (2016): Humour Between the Keys in Sounding Funny (2016). Equinox Publishing.