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).^[1] In Japan, anime music has reached the top 10 of the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.^[2]

Notable composers

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

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Notable films and shows with animation music

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

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See also

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