Collection Summary
Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts
1943-1968
1943-1968
ML31.S45
Sharples, Winston, 1909-1978
2,400 items
36 containers
14 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Music Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Winston Sharples was an American composer best known for his work with animated short films, such as Casper, the Friendly Ghost, Popeye the Sailor, and Jeepers and Creepers. The collection consists of manuscript particells (piano scores with dialogue and cues), scores, parts, and lyric sheets related to his professional engagements.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Oriolo, Joe.
Seeger, Hal.
Sharples, Winston, 1909-1978--Manuscripts.
Sharples, Winston, 1909-1978.
Sharples, Winston, 1909-1978.
Sharples, Winston, 1909-1978. Works. Selections.
Organizations
Famous Studios (Firm)
Subjects
Animated film music--Lead sheets.
Animated film music--Scores and parts.
Animated television music--Lead sheets.
Animated television music--Scores and parts.
Motion picture music.
Music--Manuscripts.
Television music.
Provenance
Gift; Winston Singleton Sharples, Jr., Mrs. Daisy Parkinson Sharples Sweet, and Michael Dante Sharples; 2005.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
The Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts were processed by George Kipper in March 2012. George Kipper coded the finding aid for EAD format in April 2012, with revisions added in April and November 2016, also by George Kipper.
Transfers
Sound and video recordings from the Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts have been transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. An inventory of this material is available in the Music Division's collection file.
Copyright Status
Materials from the Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
Access and Restrictions
The Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: [item, date, container number], Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts, Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Winston Singleton Sharples was a composer best known for his work with animated short subjects, especially those created by the animation departments at Van Beuren Studios (1932-1936) and later at Paramount Pictures animation studios (circa 1939-1967).
Sharples was born on March 1, 1909, in Fall River, Massachusetts to William, a machinist, and Mary Sharples. He began playing piano in vaudeville at the age of eight.
Sharples appeared on radio from 1930 to 1932, playing the piano on a 15-minute morning program at various stations in Connecticut. He moved to New York City in 1932, where he played piano and occasionally bass with Vincent Lopez's orchestra.
Sharples joined Gene Rodemich in scoring cartoons for the Van Beuren Corporation (primarily an animation studio) in 1932 after Walter Winchell had praised his work with Lopez in a newspaper column, which was read by studio owner Amadee J. Van Beuren. During the next couple of years, Sharples and Rodemich composed new synchronized musical soundtracks for previously produced silent film shorts acquired by Van Bueren, including twelve Charlie Chaplin short films (1916-1918
Lone Star
comedies originally produced by the Mutual Film Corporation), such as
The Pawnshop
and
The Rink
. Rodemich died in February 1934, just as the Van Beuren Studio was beginning to expand its capacity to include live action film documentaries. Sharples stayed at Van Beuren until 1936, during which time he assumed a larger musical role, composing the music for two Frank Buck documentary film vehicles,
Wild Cargo
(1934) and
Fang and Claw
(1935) and another documentary film titled
Joan Lowell, Adventure Girl
(1934). In the late 1930s, Sharples was associate composer for another film documentary
Dark Rapture
(1938), produced by Armand Denis Productions/Universal Pictures.
Sharples contributed music for the 1939 full-length animated Paramount Pictures/Max Fleischer Studio production
Gulliver’s Travels
. The well-known song "It’s a Hap Hap Happy Day," with music and lyrics by Sammy Timburg, Al Neiburg and Sharples, first appeared in this feature. This song, as well as many additional songs and other incidental music subsequently composed, were later compiled into a stock musical cue library that was repeatedly drawn upon for Paramount cartoons created during the next twenty-eight years.
Sharples composed music scores for the Max Fleischer Studio, the theatrical animation studio of Paramount, through 1942, first contributing music for the
Superman
series (1942-1943). In mid-1942, Paramount reorganized its animation studio, renaming it Famous Studios and relocating all production to New York City from the former Florida location. During the next twenty-five years, Sharples composed hundreds of music scores for Famous Studios’ various theatrical cartoon series, which included:
The Cat
,
Comic Kings
(King Features Syndicate) featuring
Beetle Bailey
,
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
, and
Krazy Kat
in separate series,
Fractured Fables
,
GoGo Toons
,
Harveytoons
(featuring characters from Harvey Comics such as Little Audrey, Baby Huey, etc.),
Herman and Katnip
,
Honey Halfwitch
,
Jeepers and Creepers
,
Merry Makers
,
Modern Madcaps
,
Noveltoons
,
Popeye the Sailor
,
Swifty and Shorty
, and dozens of audience sing-a-long cartoons in the
Screen Songs
and
Kartune
series. In the 1960s, Sharples successfully adapted his style to smaller instrumental ensembles and even incorporated jazz and rock and roll styles for the edgier works of Ralph Bakshi, until Paramount finally closed production of theatrical cartoons in late 1967.
In addition to his animated cartoon work, Sharples composed music for several Paramount live action short films and documentaries produced during the 1940s and early 1950s. During the late 1940s, Sharples gradually assumed the position of music director for several live action short films found in Paramount's
Pacemaker
series, also contributing music for the
Headliner
,
Musical Parade
and
Paramount News
film series. Sharples composed music for at least two Paramount documentaries made in the late 1940s:
The Grass is Greener
(with a possible working title:
Freedom’s Firepower
) (date unknown), and
Cassino to Korea
(1950). He also composed music for another documentary film titled
Men of the Forest
, made for the United States Information Service. Other documentaries represented by full scores include a film simply titled
Westinghouse
(a possible working title), dated Jan. 17, 1952, and another documentary score that lacks any title/production details.
Sharples composed music for several episodes of the 1955 syndicated television program
His Honor, Homer Bell
. The program featured Gene Lockhart as Judge Homer Bell and was produced by Galahad Productions, for NBC Films.
Sharples joined ASCAP in 1948. In 1958, Sharples teamed with Joe Oriolo (best known as the creator of the
Casper, the Friendly Ghost
cartoon series) to produce music for 260 cartoons in the new
Felix the Cat
television cartoon series. That series made extensive use of stock music formerly composed for the Paramount cartoon shorts as well as newly created music such as the
Felix the Cat theme song
, composed by Sharples.
In the late 1950s, Sharples and animation producer Hal Seeger formed a partnership called Scroll Productions that repackaged Sharples' scores from the Paramount cartoons into a stock music library, much like the Capitol Records Hi-Q library. Most of the cues were from late 1950s productions, but some dated as far back as the 1952 Popeye cartoon
Big Bad Sinbad
. Other television animated productions that used this stock music included the King Features Syndicate television cartoons
Popeye the Sailor
,
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
,
Beetle Bailey
, as well as
King Leonardo
,
The Mighty Hercules
,
Rocket Robin Hood
,
Tennessee Tuxedo
and the
Underdog
cartoon series. Later, Sharples’ music cues (along with additional cues and incidental music composed by his associate George Steiner) were recycled into episodes of Seeger's
Batfink
series. Sharples also composed the theme song for Seeger's
Milton the Monster
television cartoon show in 1965, in addition to using the stock music package for part of the underscore. During 1965-1968, Sharples contributed music to the
Milton the Monster Show
which featured several cartoon characters - each having its own cartoon series:
Fearless Fly
,
Flukey Luke
,
Milton the Monster
,
Muggy Doo, Boy Cat
,
Muggy Doo, Boy Fox
,
Penny Penguin
,
Stuffy Durma
and an unissued cartoon character series titled
Wilbur the Wanted
.
Winston Sharples died on April 3, 1978, at age 69, in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Scope and Content Note
The Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts spans a period between 1943 and 1968, roughly corresponding to the years Sharples was active as principal composer for Paramount's animation production branch, Famous Studios. During this twenty-five year period, Sharples composed music for almost 700 animated short films while also serving as music director of Paramount's live action
Pacemaker
short films, and also contributing to other Paramount film series such as
Headliner
,
Musical Parade
, and
Paramount News
, and longer documentaries - some produced by other companies.
The collection contains approximently 190 Paramount cartoon scores found almost entirely in the form of holographs: particells (a form of lead sheet that contains film dialogue, descriptive action cues, other film frame specific comments and a piano score), full orchestral scores, and instrumental parts. Several photocopied manuscripts contain melodic lines with lyrics, made for Paramount's
Screen Song
cartoon series, while other pages contain only lyrics. Many cartoons have been identified using either a provided title, particell dialogue, or other means. Other scores are only identified by the unique Paramount job number, an in-house accession number that serves as an identifier and means of providing an approximate theatrical release date. Also included are scores, instrumental parts, musical cues (often composed by associate composer George Steiner) and other incidental music written for several mid-1960s television cartoon series produced by Joe Oriolo and Hal Seeger. These shows include
The Mighty Hercules
,
Flukey Luke
,
Milton the Monster
, and
Penny Penguin
.
Full scores for several live-action film documentaries and short films are included, such as Paramount's
The Grass is Greener
and
Pacemaker
series film
Bundle from Brazil
(1948). The full score of a six-reel documentary issued by the United States Information Service titled
Men of the Forest
is included as is a circa 1952 film titled
Westinghouse
that has no accompanying production details. Another film score present is
Land Called New Jersey
, produced by Bransby Productions. Sharples' brief foray into composing for television is represented by his music for the 1955 syndicated live action program
His Honor, Homer Bell
, starring Gene Lockhart and produced by Galahad Productions for NBC Films.
The remaining manuscripts in the collection consist of holograph sketches, lyric sheets, and musical fragments that have been indexed using any available descriptive information from the materials.
Organization of the Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts
The Winston Sharples Music Manuscripts are organized in four series:
-
[
Theatrical Cartoons, 1943-1967
](theca)
-
[
Television Cartoons, circa 1963-1968
](telca)
-
[
Live Action Films, 1940s-1950s
](livaf)
-
[
Miscellany, circa 1940s-1960s
](misc)
Container List
Container
Contents
1-14, 17-23, 31-36
Theatrical Cartoons, 1943-1967
1943-1967
Around 190 cartoon scores from theatrical cartoons produced by Paramount's animation studio, Famous Studios. Paramount's theatrical cartoons were issued in several different series with titles such as
Fractured Fables
,
Modern Madcaps
, and
Noveltoons
. Original cartoon production job numbers, a unique accession identification number assigned by Famous Studios to each cartoon, are included when present and were used in dating each cartoon. The date represents the cartoon's original theatrical release date.
Arranged alphabetically by individual cartoon series and alphabetically by title therein. Unidentified particells and full scores are arranged in numerical order by the original job number.
Casper, the Friendly Ghost,
1951
1951
3/4
Too boo, or not to boo (N-10-11-C),
1951
1951
Particell
Fragment
The Cat,
1960-1961
1960-1961
1/1
Cane and able (C-20-2),
1961
1961
Particell
1/2
Cool cat blues (C-20-1),
1961
1961
Particell
1/3
Top cat (MM-20-5),
1960
1960
Particell
Comic Kings,
1962
1962
2/1
The hat (0423),
1962
1962
Particell
17/7
The hat (0423),
1962
1962
Full score
2/2
Hero's reward (0425),
1962
1962
Particell
18/1
Hero's reward (0425),
1962
1962
Full score
2/3
Home sweet swampy (0426),
1962
1962
Particell
2/4-6
The method and maw (0422),
1962
1962
Particell
17/6
The method and maw (0422),
1962
1962
Full score
3/1
Snuffy's song (0421),
1962
1962
Particell
17/5
Snuffy's song (0421),
1962
1962
Full score
3/2-3
Take me to your gen'rul (0414),
1962
1962
Particell
Fractured Fables,
1967
1967
19/8
The fuz (0619),
1967
1967
Full score
Caption title: "Super basher"
20/10
Mouse trek (0641),
1967
1967
Full score
1/4
My daddy, the astronaut (0616),
1967
1967
Particell
1/5
The stubborn cowboy (0628),
1967
1967
Particell
20/7
The stubborn cowboy (0628),
1967
1967
Full score
1/6
The stuck-up wolf (0634),
1967
1967
Particell
20/9
The stuck-up wolf (0634),
1967
1967
Full score
GoGo Toons,
1967
1967
1/7
A bridge grows in Brooklyn (0618),
1967
1967
Particell
19/7
A bridge grows in Brooklyn (0618),
1967
1967
Full score
1/8
Keep the cool, baby (0627),
1967
1967
Particell
20/6
Keep the cool, baby (0627),
1967
1967
Full score
1/9
The plumber (0614),
1967
1967
Particell
19/5
The plumber (0614),
1967
1967
Full score
1/10
The space squid (0613),
1967
1967
Particell
19/4
The space squid (0613),
1967
1967
Full score
1/11
The squaw-path (0615),
1967
1967
Particell
19/6
The squaw-path (0615),
1967
1967
Full score
Herman and Katnip,
1953, 1959
1953, 1959
5/1
Felineous assault (HK-18-4),
1959
1959
Particell
5/2
Fun on furlough (HK-18-5),
1959
1959
Particell
5/3
Of mice and magic (N-11-9),
1953
1953
Particell
5/4
Owly to bed (HK-18-3),
1959
1959
Particell
Honey Halfwitch,
1965-1967
1965-1967
10/6
Alter egotist (0623),
1967
1967
Particell
20/3
Alter egotist (0623),
1967
1967
Full score
35/1
Baggin' the dragon (0577),
1966
1966
Particell
33/2
Baggin' the dragon (0577),
1966
1966
Full score
10/7
Brother bat (0626),
1967
1967
Particell
10/8
Clean sweep (0624),
1967
1967
Particell
20/4
Clean sweep (0624),
1967
1967
Full score
35/2
The defiant giant (0582),
1966
1966
Particell
33/6
The defiant giant (0582),
1966
1966
Full score
35/3
From nags to riches (0578),
1966
1966
Particell
33/3
From nags to riches (0578),
1966
1966
Full score
10/9
High but not dry (0625),
1967
1967
Particell
20/5
High but not dry (0625),
1967
1967
Full score
35/5
Potions and notions (0581),
1966
1966
Particell
33/5
Potions and notions (0581),
1966
1966
Full score
Score is labeled "Wilbur's song".
35/4
Shoeflies (0569),
1965
1965
Particell
32/8
Shoeflies (0569),
1965
1965
Full score
35/6
Throne for a loss (0591),
1966
1966
Particell
34/3
Throne for a loss 0(591),
1966
1966
Full score
35/7
Trick or cheat (0579),
1966
1966
Particell
33/4
Trick or cheat (0579),
1966
1966
Full score
Jeepers and Creepers,
1960
1960
5/5
The boss is always right (N-19-3),
1960
1960
Particell
5/6
Busy buddies (N-19-15),
1960
1960
Particell
5/7
Scouting for trouble (N-19-17),
1960
1960
Particell
Kartune,
1953
1953
3/5
Hysterical history (SS-12-3),
1953
1953
Particell
23/2
Vegetable vaudeville (unknown number),
1951
1951
Parts
Featured song: "Yes! We have no bananas"
Little Lulu,
circa 1943-1944
circa 1943-1944
23/3
Lulu's birthday party (unknown number),
1944
1944
Part with lyrics
Featured song: "Birthday party"
23/4
Little Lulu series theme song,
circa 1943
circa 1943
Vocal part
Merry Makers,
1967
1967
3/6
Forget-me-nuts (0633),
1967
1967
Particell
20/8
Forget-me-nuts (0633),
1967
1967
Full score
3/7
From orbit to obit (MM-20-6),
1967
1967
Particell
3/8
From orbit to obit (MM-20-6),
1967
1967
Full score
Modern Madcaps,
1959-1967
1959-1967
7/1
And so Tibet (0556),
1964
1964
Particell
7/2
A balmy knight (0583),
1966
1966
Particell
7/3
The blacksheep blacksmith (0621),
1967
1967
Particell
20/1
The blacksheep blacksmith (0621),
1967
1967
Full score
7/4
Bopin' Hood (C-20-3),
1961
1961
Particell
7/5
Bouncing Benny (MM-20-1),
1960
1960
Particell
7/6
Crumley Cogwheel (0512),
1962
1962
Particell
7/7
Disguise the limit (MM-19-2),
1960
1960
Particell
7/8
Electronica (N-19-8),
1960
1960
Particell
7/9
Fiddle-faddle (N-19-2),
1960
1960
Particell
7/10
Fit to be toyed (N-18-6),
1959
1959
Particell
8/1
From dime to dime (N-19-7),
1960
1960
Particell
8/2
Galaxia (MM-20-2),
1960
1960
Particell
8/3
Giddy gadgets (0514),
1962
1962
Particell
35/8
I want my mummy (0584),
1966
1966
Particell
19/3
I want my mummy (0584),
1966
1966
Full score
8/4
In the nicotine (MM-20-8),
1961
1961
Particell
8/5
The inquisit visit (MM-20-9),
1961
1961
Particell
8/6
The itch (0566),
1965
1965
Particell
19/1
The itch (0566),
1965
1965
Full score
8/7
The mighty termite (MM-20-7),
1961
1961
Particell
8/8
Mike the masquerader (N-18-10),
1959
1959
Particell
8/9
Near sighted and far out (0563),
1964
1964
Particell
8/10
One of the family (0521),
1962
1962
Particell
18/2
One of the family (0521),
1962
1962
Full score
9/1
One weak vacation (0525),
1963
1963
Particell
18/3
One weak vacation (0525),
1963
1963
Full score
9/2
The outside dope (0565),
1965
1965
Particell
18/5
The outside dope (0565),
1965
1965
Full scores (2)
9/3
Penny pals (0315),
1962
1962
Particell
17/2
Penny pals (0315),
1962
1962
Full score
9/4
Le petite parade (N-18-7),
1959
1959
Particell
9/5
The phantom moustacher (MM-20-4),
1961
1961
Particell
9/6
The plot sickens (0511),
1961
1961
Particell
9/7
Poor little witch girl (0567),
1965
1965
Particell
19/2
Poor little witch girl (0567),
1965
1965
Full score
First cartoon appearance of Honey Halfwitch
9/8
Reading, writhing and 'rithmetic (0557),
1964
1964
Particell
9/9
The shoe must go on (MM-19-1),
1960
1960
Particell
10/1
Shootin' stars (N-19-10),
1960
1960
Particell
10/2
Terry the terror (MM-20-3),
1960
1960
Particell
10/3
Trigger treats (N-19-4),
1960
1960
Particell
10/4
Trouble date (N-19-5),
1960
1960
Particell
35/9
Two by two (0573),
1966
1966
Particell
10/5
A wedding knight (0585),
1966
1966
Particell
Noveltoons,
1952-1967
1952-1967
11/1
L'amour the merrier (N-17-9),
1957
1957
Particell
11/2
Be mice to cats (N-19-11),
1960
1960
Particell
23/6
Butterscotch and soda (unknown number),
1948
1948
Part with lyrics
Featured song: "The tummy-ache blues", lyrics by Buddy Kaye
11/3
Cape Kidnaveral (N-20-6),
1961
1961
Particell
11/4
Case of the cockeyed carnary (N-12-7),
1952
1952
Particell
11/5
Cock-o-doodle dino (N-16-4),
1957
1957
Particell
11/6
Counter attack (N-19-16),
1960
1960
Particell
11/7
Dante dreamer (N-17-4),
1958
1958
Particell
11/8
Feast and furious (N-11-11),
1952
1952
Particell
11/9
Fiddlin' around (0324),
1962
1962
Particell
17/3
Fiddlin' around (0324),
1962
1962
Full score
12/1
Fine feathered friend (N-19-14),
1960
1960
Particell
36/1
Geronomo & Son (0590),
1965
1965
Particell
34/2
Geronomo & Son (0590),
1965
1965
Full score
12/2
Good snooze tonight (0325),
1963
1963
Particell
17/4
Good snooze tonight (0325),
1963
1963
Full score
12/3
A hair-raising tale (0560),
1965
1965
Particell
18/6
A hair-raising tale (0560),
1965
1965
Full score
23/7
Hobo's holiday (unknown number),
1963
1963
Instrumental parts with lyrics
Featured song: "Big rock candy mountain"
12/4
Homer on the range (0559),
1964
1964
Particell
12/5
Horning in (0562),
1965
1965
Particell
12/6
Hound about that (N-20-5),
1961
1961
Particell
12/7
Houndabout (N-18-8),
1959
1959
Particell
12/8
Huey's Father's Day (N-18-9),
1959
1959
Particell
12/9
Kozmo goes to school (0311),
1961
1961
Particell
17/1
Kozmo goes to school (0311),
1961
1961
Full score
12/10
The lion's busy (N-20-4),
1961
1961
Particell
23/5
Little Audrey says - theme song (unknown number),
circa 1948
circa 1948
Vocal part
Introductory them song for Little Audrey cartoons
13/1
Miceniks (N-20-2),
1960
1960
Particell
13/2
Monkey doodles (N-19-9),
1960
1960
Particell
13/3
Mr. Money Gags (N-16-6),
1957
1957
Particell
13/4
Northern mites (N-20-3),
1960
1960
Particell
13/5
Okey dokey donkey (N-17-5),
1958
1958
Particell
13/6
Op, pop, wham, and bop (0575),
1966
1966
Particell
13/7
Out of this whirl (N-19-1),
1959
1959
Particell
13/8
Peck your own home (N-19-12),
1960
1960
Particell
13/9
Planet Mouseola (N-20-1),
1960
1960
Particell
14/1
Robin hoodwinked (0622),
1967
1967
Particell
20/2
Robin hoodwinked (0622),
1967
1967
Full score
14/2
The sheepish wolf (0334),
1963
1963
Particell
14/3
Sick transit (0576),
1966
1966
Particell
14/4
Silly science (MM-19-3),
1960
1960
Particell
14/5
Sir Irving and Jeames (N-16-5),
1956
1956
Particell
Fragment
23/8
Song of the birds (unknown number),
1949
1949
Instrumental parts
Featured instrumental selection: "Bird funeral"
36/2
Space kid (0587),
1966
1966
Particell
33/8
Space kid (0587),
1966
1966
Full score
14/6
Starting from hatch (N-12-1),
1953
1953
Particell
14/7
The story of George Washington (0561),
1965
1965
Particell
36/3
Tally-Hokum (0571),
1965
1965
Particell
33/1
Tally-Hokum (0571),
1965
1965
Full score
23/9
Tarts and flowers (unknown number),
1950
1950
Lyrics only
Featured song: "The wedding of the gingerbread man", lyrics by Buddy Kaye
23/10
Teacher's pest (unknown number),
1950
1950
Instrumental parts
Featured song: "The song of Wisey the Owl"
14/8
A tiger's tail (0544),
1964
1964
Particell
14/9
Trick or tree (N-20-7x),
1961
1961
Particell
36/4
The trip (0586),
1966
1966
Particell
33/7
The trip (0586),
1966
1966
Full score
14/10
Turning the fables (N-19-13),
1960
1960
Particell
14/11
Turtle scoop (N-20-8),
1961
1961
Particell
Popeye the Sailor,
1950, 1952-1953, 1957
1950, 1952-1953, 1957
4/1
Ancient fistory (P-12-6),
1953
1953
Particell
4/2
Big bad Sinbad (P-12-5),
1952
1952
Particell
4/3
Child sockology (P-12-4),
1953
1953
Particell
4/4
Farmer and the belle (P-10-6),
1950
1950
Particell
4/5
Patriotic Popeye (P-16-2),
1957
1957
Particell
4/6
Swimmer take all (P-11-7),
1952
1952
Particell
4/7
Popeye song,
undated
undated
Full score
Unidentified song
Screen Songs,
1948-1951
1948-1951
22/1
The big drip (unknown number),
1949
1949
Parts and lyric sheets
Featured song: "It ain't gonna rain no more"
22/2
The big flame up (SS-8-12),
1949
1949
Parts
Featured song: "There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight"
22/3
Blue Hawaii (unknown number),
1950
1950
Parts
Featured song: "Blue Hawaii"
22/4
Boos in the night (SS-8-11),
1949
1949
Parts
Featured song: "Pack up your troubles"
22/5
Drippy Mississippi (unknown number),
1951
1951
Parts
Featured song: "Mississippi"
22/6
Fresh yeggs (SS-10-1),
1950
1950
Parts
Featured song: "Give my regards to Broadway"
22/7
Gobs of fun (SS-9-12),
1949
1949
Full score and parts
Featured song: "Strike up the band" (Here comes a sailor) (parts only)
Additional song: "Blow the man down" (full score only
22/8
Heap hep injuns (SS-9-4),
1949
1949
Parts and lyric sheet with cues
Featured song: "My pony boy"
22/9
Helter swelter (unknown number),
1950
1950
Parts
Featured song: "In the good old summertime"
22/10
Jingle jangle jungle (unknown number),
1950
1950
Parts
Featured song: "Civilization"
22/11
Our funny finny friends (unknown number),
1949
1949
Parts
Featured song: "Three little fishies"
22/12
Readin', ritin' and rhythmetic (unknown number),
1948
1948
Parts
Featured song: "School days"
22/13
Short'nin' bread (SS-9-2),
1950
1950
Parts and lyric sheets
Several versions
Featured song: "Short'nin' bread"
Additional song: "Cookie carnival" (lyrics only)
22/14
Snow foolin' (unknown number),
1949
1949
Part and lyric sheets
Featured song: "Jingle bells"
22/15
Spring song (SS-8-5),
1949
1949
Score, parts, and lyric sheets
Featured song: "Spring song", lyrics by Buddy Kaye
22/16
Toys will be toys (unknown number),
1949
1949
Parts
Featured song: "Oh! You beautiful doll"
22/17
Tweet music (unknown number),
1951
1951
Parts
Featured song: "Let's all sing like the birdies sing"
22/18
Win, place and showboat (unknown number),
1950
1950
Parts
Featured song: "Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee"
22/19
Winter draws on (SS-7-2),
1948
1948
Parts and cue sheets
Featured song: "Alabamy bound"
Swifty and Shorty,
1964-1965
1964-1965
5/8
Accidents will happen (0549),
1964
1964
Particell
5/9
The bus way to travel (0552),
1964
1964
Particell
6/1
Call me a taxi (0542),
1964
1964
Particell
6/2
Fix that clock (0540),
1964
1964
Particell
6/3
Fizzicle fizzle (0537),
1964
1964
Particell
6/4
A Friend in tweed (0541),
1964
1964
Particell
36/6
Getting ahead (0570),
1965
1965
Particell
32/9
Getting ahead (0570),
1965
1965
Full score
6/5
Highway slobbery (0543),
1964
1964
Particell
6/6
Hip hop olè (0548),
1964
1964
Particell
6/7
Inferior decorator (0551),
1965
1965
Particell
18/4
Inferior decorator (0551),
1965
1965
Full score
36/5
Les boys (0574),
1965
1965
Particell
6/8
The once over (0538),
1964
1964
Particell
6/9
Sailing zero (0535),
1964
1964
Particell
6/10
Service with a smile (0539),
1964
1964
Particell
Unidentified Titles (Famous Studios), circa 1956, 1960-1967
circa 1956, 1960-1967
31/1
CG-18-5,
circa late 1950s
circa late 1950s
Full score
Possibly a Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoon, based on job number prefix letters
31/2
HK-17-5,
circa 1959
circa 1959
Full score
Possibly a Herman and Katnip cartoon, based on job number prefix letters
31/3
HK-18-6A,
circa 1959
circa 1959
Full score
Possibly a Herman and Katnip cartoon, based on job number prefix letters
31/4
N-17-9,
circa 1958
circa 1958
Full score
31/5
0313,
circa 1962
circa 1962
Full score
31/6
0321,
circa 1963
circa 1963
Full score
31/7
0323,
circa 1963
circa 1963
Full score
31/8
0328,
circa 1963
circa 1963
Full score
31/9
0331,
circa 1963
circa 1963
Full score
31/10
0332,
circa 1963
circa 1963
Full score
31/11
0415,
circa 1962
circa 1962
Full score
32/1
0513,
circa 1962
circa 1962
Full score
32/2
0522,
circa 1962
circa 1962
Full score
32/3
0523,
circa 1962
circa 1962
Full score
32/4
0526,
circa 1963
circa 1963
Full score
32/5
0528,
circa 1963
circa 1963
Full score
32/6
0564,
circa 1965
circa 1965
Full score
32/7
0568,
circa 1965
circa 1965
Full score
36/7
0588,
circa 1966
circa 1966
Particell
36/8
0589,
circa 1967
circa 1967
Particell
34/1
0589,
circa 1967
circa 1967
Full score
23/1
0626,
1967
1967
Parts
3/9
0630,
1967
1967
Particell
34/4
0630,
1967
1967
Full score
3/10
0632,
1967
1967
Particell
34/5
0632,
1967
1967
Full score
3/12
Music cues, nos. 28-47,
circa 1960s
circa 1960s
Full score
21/3
Para. title (unknown number),
circa 1962
circa 1962
Full score
Music used for the Comic Kings' Beetle Bailey series
3/11
Telemeter # 1,
circa 1956
circa 1956
Particell
21/4
Title tags (unknown number),
circa 1962
circa 1962
Full score
Introductory music for an unidentified Comic Kings series
20-21, 23, 34
Television Cartoons, circa 1963-1968
circa 1963-1968
Holograph manuscript full scores and instrumental parts for various 1960s television cartoon series that were produced by Joe Oriolo or Hal Seeger. Included are several stock music cues that were repeatedly used as part of the underscores.
Arranged by production company, then alphabetically by series title and individual cartoon title therein.
Joe Oriolo Productions,
circa 1963
circa 1963
The Mighty Hercules,
1963
1963
34/6
The Mighty Hercules. Theme song,
circa 1963
circa 1963
Full score; lyric sheet
Hal Seeger Productions,
circa 1965-1968
circa 1965-1968
Flukey Luke,
circa 1965
circa 1965
34/7
Flukey Luke. Unidentified title,
circa 1965
circa 1965
Full scores
Milton the Monster,
1965-1968
1965-1968
34/8
Milton the Monster. Music cues,
circa 1965-1968
circa 1965-1968
Full scores
23/11
Milton the Monster. Music cues,
circa 1965-1968
circa 1965-1968
Full scores
23/12
Milton the Monster. Music cues, nos. 1-57,
circa 1965-1968
circa 1965-1968
Full scores
23/13-14
Milton the Monster. Music cues, nos. 1-27,
circa 1965-1968
circa 1965-1968
Full scores
23/15
Milton the Monster. Music cues,
circa 1965-1968
circa 1965-1968
Instrumental parts
Penny the Penguin,
circa 1965
circa 1965
21/1
Penny the penguin. Unidentified title,
circa 1965
circa 1965
Full score
Super Blooper,
circa 1965
circa 1965
21/2
Super Blooper. Miscellaneous non-titled scores, sketches,
circa 1965
circa 1965
Full scores
Unidentified Titles: Unknown Cartoon Series,
circa 1960s
circa 1960s
Music cues,
circa 1960s
circa 1960s
23/16-17
Music cues (nos. 1-35),
circa 1960s
circa 1960s
Full scores
15-16, 21, 24-30
Live Action Films, 1940s-1950s
1940s-1950s
Music composed for live action short films and documentaries produced by Paramount and other companies. In addition, full scores and/or parts for twelve episodes of
His Honor, Homer Bell
.
Arranged alphabetically by production company, and by individual title therein. Unidentified film titles are listed separately, including working titles (if present), and other details. The
His Honor, Homer Bell
scores are listed separately and arranged numerically by original episode number.
Shorts and Documentaries,
1940s-1950s
1940s-1950s
Bransby Productions,
undated
undated
24/1-2
Land called New Jersey,
undated
undated
Full score
Three reels
Also included: several annotated cue sheets
Paramount Pictures, Inc.,
circa late 1940s
circa late 1940s
16/1
Bundle from Brazil,
1948
1948
Full score
Film is from Paramount's Pacemaker series
26/1
Bundle from Brazil,
1948
1948
Score with cues
Film is from Paramount's Pacemaker series
16/2-4
The grass is greener,
undated
undated
Full score
Three reels
24/3-7
The grass is greener,
undated
undated
Instrumental parts
Three reels
25/1-8
Paramount News,
circa late 1940s
circa late 1940s
Scores (musical cues)
United States Information Service, undated
undated
26/2
Men of the forest,
undated
undated
Full score
Six reels
Unknown production company,
circa early 1950s
circa early 1950s
16/5-7
Westinghouse,
circa 1952
circa 1952
Full score
Three reels
16/11
Unidentified documentary,
undated
undated
Full score
26/3
Unidentified documentary,
undated
undated
Full score
Brief individual musical selections
Includes miscellaneous cue notes
Television Programs,
1955
1955
Galahad Productions/NBC Films,
1955
1955
His Honor, Homer Bell,
1955
1955
27/1
Introductory theme music, 1955
1955
Piano score
27/3
Episode #1 - The young at heart, 1955
1955
Instrumental part (fragment)
15/1
Episode #7 - The piano lesson, 1955
1955
Full score
27/4-5
Episode #7 - The piano lesson, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
15/2
Episode #8 - Cousin Edwin's visit, 1955
1955
Full score
27/6-8
Episode #8 - Cousin Edwin's visit, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
15/3
Episode #9 - The courtship, 1955
1955
Full score
28/1-3
Episode #9 - The courtship, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
15/4
Episode #11 - The cook nappers, 1955
1955
Full score
28/4-6
Episode #11 - The cook nappers, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
Includes cue notes
15/5
Episode # 14 - Aunt Catherine, 1955
1955
Full score
28/7-8
Episode #14 - Aunt Catherine, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
15/6
Episode #16 - The farm, 1955
1955
Full score
29/1-2
Episode #16 - The farm, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
15/7
Episode #17 - The dog story, 1955
1955
Full score
29/3-5
Episode #17 - The dog story, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
15/8
Episode #21 - The black eye, 1955
1955
Full score
29/6-8
Episode #21 - The black eye, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
15/9
Episode #23 - Red tape, 1955
1955
Full score
30/1
Episode #23 - Red tape, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
30/2
Episode #24 - The gift, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
Title is believed to be a working title. It does not appear on the complete 38 episode list
30/3-4
Episode #27 - The art contest, 1955
1955
Instrumental parts
27/2
Episode unknown - Dreamboat, 1955
1955
Cue and timing notes only
15/10
Episode # unknown - unidentified title, 1955
1955
Full score
15/11
Episode # unknown - unidentified title, 1955
1955
Full score
Page 1 is missing
16, 21, 23, 30
Miscellany, circa 1940s-1960s
circa 1940s-1960s
Music, sketches, lyrics, and other materials that have not been identified as having been used as film music. Includes music containing partial titles, music credited to other composers, and music with no title information. Full or partial titles are provided if present.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Song Sheets,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
23/18
Be's ya got bugs,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
Lyric sheet
Uncredited
23/19
I take an oath,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
Lyric sheet
Lyrics by Al J. Neiburg; music by Sammy Timberg, Winston Sharples
23/20
In a cozy corner,
circa 1948
circa 1948
Score and lyric sheet
Arrangement of an old standard song
23/21
In my calendar of dreams,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
Lyric sheet and piano part
Lyrics by Al J. Neiburg; music by Sammy Timberg, Winston Sharples
23/22
Nobody knows where the man in the moon goes,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
Lyric sheet
Lyrics by Al J. Neiburg; music by Sammy Timberg, Winston Sharples
23/23
Oh dem golden slippers,
circa 1946
circa 1946
Score
23/24
The reunion waltz,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
Lyric sheet
Uncredited
23/25
Superwhite,
circa late 1940s
circa late 1940s
Score
Uncredited
Possibly a toothpaste jingle
23/26
Wedding of two broken hearts,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
Score and lyric sheet
Uncredited
23/27
Who are you?,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
Score and lyric sheet
Uncredited
23/28
You can do,
circa 1940s
circa 1940s
Lyric sheet
Uncredited
Unidentified Music, Sketches and Fragments,
undated
undated
30/5
Unidentified film music. The colossal show,
undated
undated
Full score
30/6
Unidentified film music. The colossal show,
undated
undated
Piano-vocal score
16/8
Unidentified film music. Manhattan,
undated
undated
Full score
21/5
Unidentified film music. Maryland,
undated
undated
Full score
16/9
Unidentified film music. Pied piper,
undated
undated
Full score
30/7-8
Unidentified film music. Square dances,
undated
undated
Instrumental parts
16/10
Unidentified film music. Sullivan's column,
undated
undated
Full score
Fragment
30/9
Unidentified music. C.P. species I-V,
undated
undated
Piano scores (2)
21/6
Unidentified music. Choruses I-II,
undated
undated
Full score
30/10
Unidentified music. Dram. opening; Dram. F.F.,
undated
undated
Piano score
21/7
Unidentified music. Main title,
undated
undated
Full score
21/8
Unidentified music. Main title,
undated
undated
Full score
30/11
Unidentified music. R.H.H. cues,
undated
undated
Piano score
30/12
Unidentified music. With music by Tchaikowsky,
undated
undated
Melodic line only
30/13
Unidentified music sketches,
undated
undated
Piano score
30/14
Unidentified music tablets,
undated
undated
Piano music
Music staff tablets (2)
Music by Other Composers,
undated
undated
Poulenc, Francis
30/15
L'embarquement pour Cythère: for two pianos, undated
undated
Manuscript piano parts
Trolli, Nilo
30/16
Harlequin: scherzo for piano, undated
undated
Manuscript score