CARL STALLING started his career as a piano player for silent movies at the turn of the 19th century. He soon got a job conducting an orchestra in Kansas City. It was here that Stalling met Walt Disney who was just getting started making his own cartoons. The two became fast friends and Stalling began writing scores for Disney's cartoons.
Stalling brought up a conversation with Disney about whether the animation or the musical score should be finished first. He suggested that the score be written first and the animation timed to the music. Walt agreed and began the series Silly Symphonies which has an obvious focus on the music.
Carl Stalling left Disney after only two years and began his famous twenty-two year career at Warner Bros. writing music for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts.
In 1929, Stalling wrote Minnie's Yoo Hoo for the Mickey Mouse short Mickey's Follies. It is a theme song of sorts for Mickey that he sings during a barnyard talent show. Minnie's Yoo Hoo is Disney's first original song and can still be heard on various Disney compilations and in certain sections of the theme parks. The version I have posted today is by the Main Street Saxophone Quartet in Disneyland.
Today marks the anniversary of his death in 1972.
 | Minnie's Yoo Hoo Main Street Saxophone Quartet 1988   |
1 comments:
This song seems like a mix between Micky's Son and Daughter and Jolity Farm, both songs were eventually performed by The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.
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