But his cartoons were as funny as anyone’s, and he was renowned for his incredible skill at timing, especially in a cartoon subgenre that he made his own: the classical-music cartoon, ...

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The most famous use of Wagner in a cartoon is undoubtedly Elmer Fudd singing, "Kill the Wabbit!" in the 1957 short "What's Opera, Doc?" In addition to music from the Ring cycle's Die Walküre and ...

When Walt Disney released “Fantasia” in 1940, he wished upon a star. “Here it is, and it’s finished, and I’m hoping,” he said two days before the movie’s d… ...

Fans of classical music and jazz, who also appreciate classic cartoons, are in for a real treat. The Queen’s Cartoonists, who perform live in front of a screen where cartoons from the past 100 ...

Generations of kids got their first taste of classical music through Looney Tunes and other classic cartoons. Reset sits down the co-creator and conductor of “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony” to ...

While sales pros sometimes crop up in cartoons, they generally play a bit part. Here are five short videos -- mostly by amateur studios -- that feature sales pros in a leading role. Each video is ...

Watch your favorite classic cartoon characters interact with the musicians on stage and expect the unexpected from the Golden Age of Animation, cult cartoon classics and modern animated films.

With all the attention to bigscreen spectacles accompanied by 80-piece orchestras, it’s easy to forget the smaller films that need music just as much, if not more: cartoons. The Los Angeles ...