Bugs Bunny on Broadway [CAST RECORDING] [SOUNDTRACK]

George Daugherty (Composer), Milton J. Franklyn (Composer), Carl Stalling (Composer), Charles / Mencher, Murray / Cantor, Eddie Tobias (Composer), George Daugherty (Conductor), The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra (Orchestra)

Product Details

• Orchestra: The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
• Conductor: George Daugherty
• Composer: George Daugherty, Milton J. Franklyn, Carl Stalling, Charles / Mencher, Murray / Cantor, Eddie Tobias
• Audio CD (January 29, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002LOA
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,234 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Though it's the "cast album" to the touring Bugs Bunny on Broadway show, which featured a 50-piece orchestra playing to the original cartoons, the real stars here are not the musicians but Carl Stalling and Milton J. Franklyn. As the composers behind the Looney Toons cartoons, Stalling (and later Franklyn) expertly composed scores that borrowed from classical music, popular songs of the day, and the whimsical compositions of Raymond Scott. Working with talents like Chuck Avery (the most musically adventurous of Bugs Bunny's directors) and voice actors Arthur Q. Bryan (Elmer Fudd) and Mel Blanc (virtually everybody else), they created some of the best-loved music of the century. They also introduced classical music to new generations through their loving reenactments of Rossini's The Barber of Seville (as "The Rabbit of Seville") and, amazingly, the entire Ring cycle (condensed to seven minutes in "What's Opera, Doc?"). Not as expansive as the two volumes of the Carl Stalling Project, Bugs Bunny on Broadway nevertheless is a fine collection that concentrates on an oft-overlooked legacy of Bugs Bunny and company. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not For Purists, September 22, 2004

By	Joseph Prisco "Pope Zaphod" (Ithaca, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you have an ear for the original recordings, then this collection is not for you. On tracks like "The Rabbit of Seville" the switch from the original soundtrack to the modern re-recording is both jarring and unsatisfying. If you loved the "live" show then this may bring back some memories for you. If you want to hear the original performances of the great music from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, I recommend "The Carl Stalling Project" instead.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, March 21, 1999

By A Customer

I'm a big fan of Bugs Bunny (I've seen every single cartoon of his that I know of) so when I saw this, I had to buy it. And, I'm kind of glad I did, but at the same time, I wish I didn't. There are two SUPERB songs on the CD. One is "What's Opera, Doc?" (Which is also my favorite cartoon of all-time) and "The Rabbit of Seville." (Another one of my fave cartoons) But a lot of the others just aren't that good. I recommend this CD to anyone who loves the two cartoons I listed above, it's well worth the price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SAN FRANCISCO -- HERE COMES BUGS, June 9, 2001

By A Customer

I've seen this concert live in about five or six cities now. It's the best!! It's coming back to San Francisco and LA Hollywood Bowl this summer, and I'd go to both -- except they're on the same night. The CD is an equally great experience -- reminds me of the music I grew up with. Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn were geniuses, and it's all captured here. One word of warning, though. Don't listen to is while driving. This exhuberant and crazy music tends to make the accelerator get pressed to the floor -- possible speeding tickets involved!! (Just kidding.) It's an incredible CD. You can almost imagine the cartoons in your head.