Animation music

Animation music is original music written specifically to accompany an animation.

History

One of the first American animation songs is "Minnie's Yoo Hoo" (1930). In Japan, anime music has reached the top 10 of the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.

Notable composers

• Carl Stalling
• Scott Bradley
• Winston Sharples
• Darrell Calker
• Joe Hisaishi
• Yoko Kanno
• Alf Clausen
• Mark Mothersbaugh
• Richard Stone

Notable films and shows with animation music

• Looney Tunes
• Tom and Jerry
• The Simpsons
• Rugrats
• Animaniacs
• Silly Symphonies

See also

• Anime composer
• Anime music
• Anime music video
• Mickey Mousing
• Production music

References