Bugs Bunny on Broadway

~ Release by The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra, George Daugherty (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

tracks 1, 3, 5–9, 11, and 12 are new recordings, some with vocal performances taken from the original animated shorts. tracks 2, 4, and 10 are entirely taken from the original animated shorts.

Tracklist

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1Overture: Merrie Melodies Main Title Music
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
recording of:
Merrily We Roll Along (Merrie Melodies theme)
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (in 1935)
composer:
Eddie Cantor (in 1935) and Murray Mencher (in 1935)
0:36
2This Is a Life?
spoken vocals [Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck]:
Mel Blanc
spoken vocals [Elmer Fudd]:
Arthur Q. Bryan
spoken vocals [Granny]:
June Foray
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown]
recording of:
This Is a Life? (1955 Warner Bros. animated cartoon of the Merrie Melodies series)
composer:
Milt Franklyn
1:56
3High Note
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
recording of:
High Note (1960 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short)
arranger:
Milt Franklyn
recording of:
The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down (best known as the Looney Tunes theme, 1937–69)
writer:
Dave Franklin (in 1937) and Cliff Friend (in 1937)
composer:
Milt Franklyn, William Lava and Carl Stalling
6:32
4What’s Up, Doc?
spoken vocals [Bugs Bunny]:
Mel Blanc
spoken vocals [Elmer Fudd]:
Arthur Q. Bryan
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown]
recording of:
Boys of the Chorus
composer:
Carl Stalling
recording of:
Hooray for Hollywood
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
recording of:
What’s the Matter With Father
writer:
Egbert Van Alstyne and Harry Williams
publisher:
Jerome H. Remick & Co. (in 1910)
recording of:
What’s Up, Doc? (1950 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon)
composer:
Carl Stalling
2:55
5Baton Bunny
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
recording of:
Baton Bunny (1959 Bugs Bunny cartoon in the Looney Tunes series)
composer:
Milt Franklyn
4:06
6Jumpin’ Jupiter
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co., B. Feldman & Co. Ltd., B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
recording of:
Jumpin’ Jupiter (1955 cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series)
composer:
Carl Stalling
recording of:
Powerhouse
composer:
Raymond Scott
recording of:
Reckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner
composer:
Raymond Scott
7:37
7The Rabbit of Seville
spoken vocals [Bugs Bunny]:
Mel Blanc
spoken vocals [Elmer Fudd]:
Arthur Q. Bryan
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
recording of:
Madrid
writer:
J. Danielson, Louis de Francesco and Fernand Vimont
recording of:
Merrily We Roll Along (Merrie Melodies theme)
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (in 1935)
composer:
Eddie Cantor (in 1935) and Murray Mencher (in 1935)
recording of:
Rabbit of Seville (1950 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini
arranger:
Carl Stalling
is based on:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
6:16
8Act II Entr’acte: Long Haired Hare (excerpt) / Merrie Melodies Main Title Music (excerpt)
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
medley including a recording of:
Long-Haired Hare (1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short)
composer:
Carl Stalling
is based on:
Die Schöne Galathée: Ouvertüre (The Beautiful Galatea: Overture)
medley including a recording of:
Merrily We Roll Along (Merrie Melodies theme)
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (in 1935)
composer:
Eddie Cantor (in 1935) and Murray Mencher (in 1935)
0:51
9A Corny Concerto
spoken vocals [Baby Swan]:
George Daugherty and Robb Wenner
spoken vocals [Singing Dog]:
George Daugherty
spoken vocals [The Ugly Duckling]:
Robb Wenner
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
recording of:
A Corny Concerto (1943 Warner Bros. animated cartoon short)
orchestrator and arranger:
Carl Stalling
composer:
Johann Strauss
6:51
10Long-Haired Hare
spoken vocals [Bugs Bunny]:
Mel Blanc
orchestra and conductor:
[unknown]
recording of:
A Rainy Night in Rio
composer:
Leo Robin and Arthur Schwartz
recording of:
Long-Haired Hare (1949 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short)
composer:
Carl Stalling
is based on:
Die Schöne Galathée: Ouvertüre (The Beautiful Galatea: Overture)
recording of:
The Merry‐Go‐Round Broke Down (best known as the Looney Tunes theme, 1937–69)
writer:
Dave Franklin (in 1937) and Cliff Friend (in 1937)
composer:
Milt Franklyn, William Lava and Carl Stalling
recording of:
When Yuba Plays the Rhumba on the Tuba
composer:
Herman Hupfeld
7:34
11What’s Opera, Doc?
spoken vocals [Bugs Bunny as Brunhilde]:
Mel Blanc
spoken vocals [Elmer Fudd as Seigfried]:
Arthur Q. Bryan
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
recording of:
Merrily We Roll Along (Merrie Melodies theme)
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (in 1935)
composer:
Eddie Cantor (in 1935) and Murray Mencher (in 1935)
recording of:
Return My Love (What’s Opera, Doc?)
lyricist:
Michael Maltese
recording of:
What’s Opera, Doc? (1957 American animated short in the Merrie Melodies series)
lyricist:
Michael Maltese
composer:
Richard Wagner
arranger:
Milt Franklyn
is based on:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
is based on:
Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)
parody version of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B
6:53
12Merrie Melodies Closing Theme: “That’s All Folks”
spoken vocals [Porky Pig]:
Noel Blanc
orchestra:
The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Daugherty
recording of:
Merrily We Roll Along (Merrie Melodies theme)
lyricist:
Charles Tobias (in 1935)
composer:
Eddie Cantor (in 1935) and Murray Mencher (in 1935)
0:26