KS3 idea: The soundrack to this cartoon (by Carl Stalling) is crafted in extraordinary detail, often reflecting individual character gestures, footsteps, camera moves etc. The music enhances the action with far more precision than, say, the soundtrack to Mother Goose: Little Miss Muffet. Watch the first few minutes of the action and get pupils to discuss the intricacy of the soundtrack. For example, you might watch the opening minute of the action (not titles) with the volume turned right down (up to the point where Bugs Bunny's fingers walk across the snow in snow shoes). Ask pupils what their ideas would be for a soundtrack (possibly improvising some of these as the section is played silently again). Then play them Carl Stalling's soundtrack and ask what they notice. The following 30 seconds contain some of the most intricate 'one-to-one' musical composition ever written for the cartoon soundtrack genre - a real cartoon music treat!
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