Daniel Goldmark & Yuval Taylor 
The Cartoon Music Book [PDF ebook] 

The popularity of cartoon music, from Carl Stalling’s work for Warner Bros. to Disney sound tracks and The Simpsons ’ song parodies, has never been greater. This lively and fascinating look at cartoon music’s past and present collects contributions from well-known music critics and cartoonists, and interviews with the principal cartoon composers. Here Mark Mothersbaugh talks about his music for Rugrats , Alf Clausen about composing for The Simpsons , Carl Stalling about his work for Walt Disney and Warner Bros., Irwin Chusid about Raymond Scott’s work, Will Friedwald about Casper the Friendly Ghost , Richard Stone about his music for Animaniacs , Joseph Lanza about Ren and Stimpy , and much, much more.