Carl W. Stalling

About Carl W. Stalling

Who is it?: Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack
Birth Day: November 10, 1891
Birth Place: Lexington, Missouri, USA
Birth Name: Carl William Stalling

Carl W. Stalling

Carl Stalling is the most famous unknown composer of the 20th century, almost solely based on his work composing musical...
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As per our current Database, Carl W. Stalling has been died on 29 November, 1972 at Los Angeles, California, USA.

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When Carl W. Stalling die, Carl W. Stalling was 81 years old.

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Occupation Composer
Age 81 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born November 10, 1891 (Lexington, Missouri, USA)
Birthday November 10
Town/City Lexington, Missouri, USA
Nationality USA

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Carl Stalling is the most famous unknown composer of the 20th century, almost solely based on his work composing musical scores for animated cartoons. Stalling's first work in music was as house organist in Newman Theatre in Kansas City, where he would accompany the latest silent film with his organ playing.

He soon came to the attention of fellow Kansan Walt Disney, who recruited Stalling as musical director for his fledgling animation company. At Disney, Stalling invented the "tick" method, a timing device that allows animators to set the tempo of the cartoons, so that the musicians can play along before the cartoon is even drawn! Stalling created the music for Disney's early "Silly Symphonies", including The Skeleton Dance (1929).

Stalling left Disney in 1930 to join the new animation group at Warner Brothers. The advantage for Stalling was that he now had access to Warner's enormous library of popular songs, which he began to employ as a sort of musical pun.

For example, any scene showing someone freezing would be accompanied by a bit of "Am I Blue?", or any shot of a country bumpkin would be followed by a few bars of "Arkansas Traveller." Stalling's main source of musical inspiration, however, were the works of Raymond Scott; Scott's "Powerhouse" theme is forever linked with Stalling's work for Warners.

Stalling was a quiet man, granting only one interview about his work (for "Funnyworld" magazine). For a better appreciation of his work, fans should get the two "Stalling Projects" CDs.

Carl W. Stalling WIFE, FAMILY, KIDS

  • Gladys I. Baldwin (16 June 1917 - 29 November 1972) ( his death)

Carl W. Stalling Movies

  • Super 8 (2011) as Soundtrack
  • Last Action Hero (1993) as Soundtrack
  • Ghost Rider (2007) as Soundtrack
  • No Reservations (2007) as Soundtrack

Important Facts about Carl W. Stalling

He used the same musical pieces to underscore a particular scene such as Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse" whenever the main action of a scene was something mechanical or "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" whenever a pretty female character appeared.

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