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Scott Bradley
Russellville, Arkansas, USA
Scott Bradley was an American composer, pianist and conductor. He is best remembered for scoring the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical cartoons, including those starring Tom an…
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Scott Bradley was an American composer, pianist and conductor. He is best remembered for scoring the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical cartoons, including those starring Tom and Jerry (Hanna-Barbera years 1940-1958, 113 of 114 episodes), Droopy Dog (all 24 episodes), Barney Bear (all 26 episodes), and the many one-shot cartoons. Bradley was a conservatory-trained composer and pianist. In 1934, he began composing for Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising, who were producing cartoon shorts for MGM. After MGM established its own cartoon studio in 1937, Bradley was hired permanently, and he remained with MGM until his retirement in 1957. His early style incorporated fragments of popular and traditional melodies, as was common practice in scores for animation. However, by the late 1940s, Bradley's compositions and orchestrations had become more original and complex, occasionally utilizing the twelve-tone technique devised by Arnold Schoenberg who, along with Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Hindemith, influenced Bradley's approach. "Scott writes the most blank-blank-blank difficult fiddle music in Hollywood," concertmaster Lou Raderman was quoted (complaining good-naturedly) in Sight & Sound magazine. "He is going to break my fingers." Bradley expressed considerable pride in his "funny music" and believed scoring for animation offered far more possibilities to the serious composer than live-action films. Bradley retired in 1957 when MGM closed its cartoon department. He died on April 27, 1977 in Chatsworth, California.
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2021
The House That Cat Built
Movie Main Title Theme Composer
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2021
On a Roll
Movie Main Title Theme Composer
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2014
Morbid Fascination: The Nekromantik Legacy
Movie Self
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1958
Tot Watchers
Movie Original Music Composer
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1958
Droopy Leprechaun
Movie Music
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1958
Robin Hoodwinked
Movie Original Music Composer
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1958
The Vanishing Duck
Movie Original Music Composer
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1958
Mutts About Racing
Movie Music
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1958
Royal Cat Nap
Movie Original Music Composer
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1958
Sheep Wrecked
Movie Music
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1958
Happy Go Ducky
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
One Droopy Knight
Movie Music
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1957
Tom's Photo Finish
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
Blackboard Jumble
Movie Music
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1957
Mucho Mouse
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
Scat Cats
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
Feedin' the Kiddie
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
Grin and Share It
Movie Music
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1957
Timid Tabby
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
Give and Tyke
Movie Music
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1957
Tops with Pops
Movie Original Music Composer
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1957
Cat's Meow
Movie Music
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1956
Barbecue Brawl
Movie Original Music Composer
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1956
Blue Cat Blues
Movie Original Music Composer
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1956
Down Beat Bear
Movie Original Music Composer
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1956
Millionaire Droopy
Movie Music
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1956
Muscle Beach Tom
Movie Original Music Composer
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1956
Busy Buddies
Movie Original Music Composer
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1956
The Egg and Jerry
Movie Original Music Composer
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1956
The Flying Sorceress
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
Good Will to Men
Movie Music
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1955
That's My Mommy
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
Pecos Pest
Movie Music Director
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1955
Deputy Droopy
Movie Music
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1955
Smarty Cat
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
The First Bad Man
Movie Music
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1955
Tom and Chérie
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
Designs on Jerry
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
Mouse for Sale
Movie Original Music Composer
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1955
Pup on a Picnic
Movie Original Music Composer
