Scott Bradley (1891-1977)

Birthplace:
Russellville, Arkansas, USA

Born:
November 26, 1891

Died:
April 27, 1977

Scott Bradley was an American composer, pianist and conductor. He is best remembered for scoring the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical cartoons, including those starring Tom and Jerry (Hanna-Barbera years 1940-1958, 113 of 114 episodes), Droopy Dog (all 24 episodes), Barney Bear (all 26 episodes), and the many one-shot cartoons.  Bradley was a conservatory-trained composer and pianist. In 1934, he began composing for Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising, who were producing cartoon shorts for MGM. After MGM established its own cartoon studio in 1937, Bradley was hired permanently, and he remained with MGM until his retirement in 1957.  His early style incorporated fragments of popular and traditional melodies, as was common practice in scores for animation. However, by the late 1940s, Bradley's compositions and orchestrations had become more original and complex, occasionally utilizing the twelve-tone technique devised by Arnold Schoenberg who, along with Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Hindemith, influenced Bradley's approach. "Scott writes the most blank-blank-blank difficult fiddle music in Hollywood," concertmaster Lou Raderman was quoted (complaining good-naturedly) in Sight & Sound magazine. "He is going to break my fingers." Bradley expressed considerable pride in his "funny music" and believed scoring for animation offered far more possibilities to the serious composer than live-action films.  Bradley retired in 1957 when MGM closed its cartoon department. He died on April 27, 1977 in Chatsworth, California.

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Main Title Theme Composer:
2021  On a Roll
2021  The House That Cat Built

Music:
1934  Tale of the Vienna Woods
1935  Alias St. Nick
1935  Poor Little Me
1935  The Chinese Nightingale
1935  The Lost Chick
1936  Bottles
1936  Little Cheeser
1936  The Early Bird and the Worm
1936  To Spring
1937  Circus Daze
1937  Little Buck Cheeser
1938  Blue Monday
1938  Cleaning House
1938  The Captain's Christmas
1938  The Captain's Pup
1938  What a Lion!
1939  Jitterbug Follies
1939  Peace on Earth
1939  Petunia Natural Park
1939  The Bookworm
1940  Home on the Range
1940  Romeo in Rhythm
1940  The Fishing Bear
1940  The Milky Way
1940  Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers
1941  Dance of the Weed
1941  Lions on the Loose
1941  The Field Mouse
1941  The Little Mole
1942  Blitz Wolf
1942  Chips Off the Old Block
1942  The Early Bird Dood It!
1943  One Ham's Family
1943  The Stork's Holiday
1943  Who Killed Who?
1944  Bear Raid Warden
1944  Big Heel-Watha
1944  Happy-Go-Nutty
1944  Innertube Antics
1944  Polar Pest
1944  Screwball Squirrel
1945  Swing Shift Cinderella
1945  The Screwy Truant
1945  The Shooting of Dan McGoo
1945  Wild and Woolfy
1946  Henpecked Hoboes
1946  Lonesome Lenny
1946  Northwest Hounded Police
1946  The Hick Chick
1947  Hound Hunters
1947  King-Size Canary
1947  Red Hot Rangers
1947  Slap Happy Lion
1947  Uncle Tom's Cabana
1948  Little 'Tinker
1948  The Bear and the Hare
1948  The Cat That Hated People
1949  Goggle Fishing Bear
1949  Little Rural Riding Hood
1949  Out-Foxed
1949  Señor Droopy
1949  Wags to Riches
1950  Garden Gopher
1950  The Chump Champ
1950  The Peachy Cobbler
1951  Daredevil Droopy
1951  Droopy's Double Trouble
1951  Droopy's Good Deed
1951  Symphony in Slang
1952  Busybody Bear
1952  Caballero Droopy
1952  One Cab's Family
1952  Rock-a-Bye Bear
1953  Barney's Hungry Cousin
1953  Cobs and Robbers
1953  Half-Pint Palomino
1953  Little Johnny Jet
1953  T.V. of Tomorrow
1953  The Three Little Pups
1953  Wee-Willie Wildcat
1954  Dixieland Droopy
1954  Drag-A-Long Droopy
1954  Homesteader Droopy
1954  Sleepy-Time Squirrel
1954  The Flea Circus
1955  Deputy Droopy
1955  Good Will To Men
1955  The First Bad Man
1956  Millionaire Droopy
1957  Blackboard Jumble
1957  Give and Tyke
1957  Grin and Share It
1957  One Droopy Knight
1958  Droopy Leprechaun
1958  Mutts About Racing
1958  Sheep Wrecked
2007  Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
2010  Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
2020  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1
2020  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2
2021  On a Roll
2021  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
2021  The House That Cat Built

Music Director:
1934  Tale of the Vienna Woods
1934  The Discontented Canary
1935  Alias St. Nick
1935  Poor Little Me
1935  The Chinese Nightingale
1935  The Lost Chick
1936  Bottles
1936  Little Cheeser
1936  The Early Bird and the Worm
1936  The Pups' Christmas
1936  To Spring
1937  Circus Daze
1937  Little Buck Cheeser
1937  The Wayward Pups
1938  Blue Monday
1938  Cleaning House
1938  Pipe Dreams
1938  The Captain's Christmas
1938  The Captain's Pup
1938  What a Lion!
1939  Jitterbug Follies
1939  Peace on Earth
1939  Petunia Natural Park
1939  The Bookworm
1939  The Mad Maestro
1940  Home on the Range
1940  Romeo in Rhythm
1940  The Bookworm Turns
1940  The Fishing Bear
1940  The Milky Way
1940  Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers
1941  Dance of the Weed
1941  Lions on the Loose
1941  Officer Pooch
1941  The Field Mouse
1941  The Flying Bear
1941  The Little Mole
1942  Blitz Wolf
1942  Chips Off the Old Block
1942  Little Gravel Voice
1942  The Early Bird Dood It!
1943  One Ham's Family
1943  The Stork's Holiday
1943  Who Killed Who?
1944  Bear Raid Warden
1944  Big Heel-Watha
1944  Happy-Go-Nutty
1944  Innertube Antics
1944  Polar Pest
1944  Screwball Squirrel
1945  Mouse in Manhattan
1945  Swing Shift Cinderella
1945  The Screwy Truant
1945  The Shooting of Dan McGoo
1945  Wild and Woolfy
1946  Henpecked Hoboes
1946  Lonesome Lenny
1946  Northwest Hounded Police
1946  The Hick Chick
1947  Hound Hunters
1947  King-Size Canary
1947  Red Hot Rangers
1947  Slap Happy Lion
1947  Uncle Tom's Cabana
1948  Little 'Tinker
1948  The Bear and the Hare
1948  The Cat That Hated People
1949  Doggone Tired
1949  Goggle Fishing Bear
1949  Little Rural Riding Hood
1949  Out-Foxed
1949  Señor Droopy
1949  Wags to Riches
1950  Garden Gopher
1950  The Chump Champ
1950  The Hollywood Bowl
1950  The Peachy Cobbler
1951  Daredevil Droopy
1951  Droopy's Double Trouble
1951  Droopy's Good Deed
1951  Symphony in Slang
1952  Busybody Bear
1952  Caballero Droopy
1952  One Cab's Family
1952  Rock-a-Bye Bear
1953  Barney's Hungry Cousin
1953  Cobs and Robbers
1953  Half-Pint Palomino
1953  Johann Mouse
1953  Little Johnny Jet
1953  T.V. of Tomorrow
1953  The Three Little Pups
1953  Wee-Willie Wildcat
1954  Dixieland Droopy
1954  Drag-A-Long Droopy
1954  Homesteader Droopy
1954  Sleepy-Time Squirrel
1954  The Flea Circus
1955  Deputy Droopy
1955  Good Will To Men
1955  Pecos Pest
1955  The First Bad Man
1956  Millionaire Droopy
1957  Blackboard Jumble
1957  Give and Tyke
1957  Grin and Share It
1957  One Droopy Knight
1958  Droopy Leprechaun
1958  Mutts About Racing
1958  Sheep Wrecked
2007  Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
2010  Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
2020  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1
2020  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2
2021  On a Roll
2021  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
2021  The House That Cat Built

Original Music Composer:
1934  Bosko's Parlor Pranks
1934  Tale of the Vienna Woods
1934  The Discontented Canary
1935  Alias St. Nick
1935  Hey, Hey Fever
1935  Poor Little Me
1935  The Chinese Nightingale
1935  The Lost Chick
1935  When the Cat's Away
1936  Bottles
1936  Little Cheeser
1936  The Early Bird and the Worm
1936  The Pups' Christmas
1936  To Spring
1937  Circus Daze
1937  Little Buck Cheeser
1937  The Wayward Pups
1938  Blue Monday
1938  Cleaning House
1938  Merbabies
1938  Pipe Dreams
1938  The Captain's Christmas
1938  The Captain's Pup
1938  What a Lion!
1939  Jitterbug Follies
1939  Peace on Earth
1939  Petunia Natural Park
1939  The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
1939  The Bookworm
1939  The Mad Maestro
1940  Home on the Range
1940  Romeo in Rhythm
1940  The Bookworm Turns
1940  The Fishing Bear
1940  The Milky Way
1940  Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers
1941  Abdul the Bulbul Ameer
1941  Dance of the Weed
1941  Lions on the Loose
1941  Officer Pooch
1941  The Field Mouse
1941  The Flying Bear
1941  The Little Mole
1942  Blitz Wolf
1942  Chips Off the Old Block
1942  Fine Feathered Friend
1942  Little Gravel Voice
1942  The Early Bird Dood It!
1943  Baby Puss
1943  Dumb-Hounded
1943  One Ham's Family
1943  Red Hot Riding Hood
1943  Sufferin' Cats!
1943  The Stork's Holiday
1943  The Yankee Doodle Mouse
1943  Who Killed Who?
1944  Bear Raid Warden
1944  Big Heel-Watha
1944  Happy-Go-Nutty
1944  Innertube Antics
1944  Mouse Trouble
1944  Polar Pest
1944  Puttin' on the Dog
1944  Screwball Squirrel
1944  The Bodyguard
1944  The Million Dollar Cat
1944  The Tree Surgeon
1944  The Zoot Cat
1945  Flirty Birdy
1945  Jerky Turkey
1945  Mouse in Manhattan
1945  Quiet Please!
1945  Swing Shift Cinderella
1945  Tee for Two
1945  The Mouse Comes to Dinner
1945  The Screwy Truant
1945  The Shooting of Dan McGoo
1945  Wild and Woolfy
1946  Courage of Lassie
1946  Henpecked Hoboes
1946  Lonesome Lenny
1946  Northwest Hounded Police
1946  Solid Serenade
1946  Springtime for Thomas
1946  The Hick Chick
1946  The Milky Waif
1946  Trap Happy
1947  A Mouse in the House
1947  Cat Fishin'
1947  Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
1947  Hound Hunters
1947  King-Size Canary
1947  Part Time Pal
1947  Red Hot Rangers
1947  Salt Water Tabby
1947  Slap Happy Lion
1947  The Cat Concerto
1947  The Invisible Mouse
1947  Uncle Tom's Cabana
1948  Kitty Foiled
1948  Little 'Tinker
1948  Mouse Cleaning
1948  Old Rockin' Chair Tom
1948  Professor Tom
1948  The Bear and the Hare
1948  The Cat That Hated People
1948  The Little Orphan
1948  The Truce Hurts
1949  Bad Luck Blackie
1949  Doggone Tired
1949  Goggle Fishing Bear
1949  Hatch Up Your Troubles
1949  Heavenly Puss
1949  Jerry's Diary
1949  Little Rural Riding Hood
1949  Love That Pup
1949  Out-Foxed
1949  Polka-Dot Puss
1949  Señor Droopy
1949  Tennis Chumps
1949  The Cat and the Mermouse
1949  The Counterfeit Cat
1949  The House of Tomorrow
1949  Wags to Riches
1950  Cue Ball Cat
1950  Garden Gopher
1950  Jerry and the Lion
1950  Little Quacker
1950  Safety Second
1950  Saturday Evening Puss
1950  Texas Tom
1950  The Chump Champ
1950  The Framed Cat
1950  The Hollywood Bowl
1950  The Peachy Cobbler
1950  The Yellow Cab Man
1950  Ventriloquist Cat
1951  Casanova Cat
1951  Cat Napping
1951  Daredevil Droopy
1951  Droopy's Double Trouble
1951  Droopy's Good Deed
1951  His Mouse Friday
1951  Jerry and the Goldfish
1951  Jerry's Cousin
1951  Nit-Witty Kitty
1951  Sleepy-Time Tom
1951  Slicked-up Pup
1951  Symphony in Slang
1952  Busybody Bear
1952  Caballero Droopy
1952  Cruise Cat
1952  Fit to Be Tied
1952  Little Runaway
1952  Magical Maestro
1952  One Cab's Family
1952  Push-Button Kitty
1952  Rock-a-Bye Bear
1952  Smitten Kitten
1952  The Dog House
1952  The Duck Doctor
1952  The Flying Cat
1952  The Two Mouseketeers
1952  Triplet Trouble
1953  Barney's Hungry Cousin
1953  Cobs and Robbers
1953  Half-Pint Palomino
1953  Jerry and Jumbo
1953  Johann Mouse
1953  Just Ducky
1953  Life with Tom
1953  Little Johnny Jet
1953  T.V. of Tomorrow
1953  That's My Pup!
1953  The Three Little Pups
1953  Two Little Indians
1953  Wee-Willie Wildcat
1954  Baby Butch
1954  Dixieland Droopy
1954  Drag-A-Long Droopy
1954  Hic-cup Pup
1954  Homesteader Droopy
1954  Little School Mouse
1954  Mice Follies
1954  Neapolitan Mouse
1954  Pet Peeve
1954  Posse Cat
1954  Puppy Tale
1954  Sleepy-Time Squirrel
1954  The Flea Circus
1954  Touché, Pussy Cat!
1955  Deputy Droopy
1955  Designs on Jerry
1955  Good Will To Men
1955  Mouse for Sale
1955  Pecos Pest
1955  Pup on a Picnic
1955  Smarty Cat
1955  Southbound Duckling
1955  That's My Mommy
1955  The First Bad Man
1955  Tom and Chérie
1956  Barbecue Brawl
1956  Blue Cat Blues
1956  Busy Buddies
1956  Down Beat Bear
1956  Millionaire Droopy
1956  Muscle Beach Tom
1956  The Egg and Jerry
1956  The Flying Sorceress
1957  Blackboard Jumble
1957  Feedin' the Kiddie
1957  Give and Tyke
1957  Grin and Share It
1957  Mucho Mouse
1957  One Droopy Knight
1957  Scat Cats
1957  Timid Tabby
1957  Tom's Photo Finish
1957  Tops with Pops
1958  Droopy Leprechaun
1958  Happy Go Ducky
1958  Mutts About Racing
1958  Robin Hoodwinked
1958  Royal Cat Nap
1958  Sheep Wrecked
1958  The Vanishing Duck
1958  Tot Watchers
2007  Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection
2010  Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection
2020  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1
2020  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2
2021  On a Roll
2021  Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3
2021  The House That Cat Built

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