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'''Technique:''' Live-action. | '''Technique:''' Live-action. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' Originally, this logo did not have music at first, just the soundbite of Coffee, Telly or Tanner's roar. Starting with the 1939 cartoon "The Little Goldfish", Tanner's roar is accompanied by a fanfare (a la the Alfred Newman-composed 20th Century Fox Fanfare) composed by Scott Bradley, MGM's principal cartoon conductor. This music would be modified as the years went on. | ||
''' | '''Audio Variants:''' | ||
*On the ''Captain and the Kids'' series, the ''Flip the Frog'' cartoons, "Swing Social" and "The Bear and the Beavers", the theme of the cartoon is played over the logo. | *On the ''Captain and the Kids'' series, the ''Flip the Frog'' cartoons, "Swing Social" and "The Bear and the Beavers", the theme of the cartoon is played over the logo. | ||
*On original ''Flip the Frog'' cartoons from 1930 to 1932, no roar is heard. | *On original ''Flip the Frog'' cartoons from 1930 to 1932, no roar is heard. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Live-action. | '''Technique:''' Live-action. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' A modified version of the first logo's fanfare. | ||
''' | '''Audio Variant:''' Several Tex Avery cartoons would have Tanner roar in-sync with the music called "Tiger Rag" a.k.a. "Hold That Tiger". | ||
''' | '''Audio Variant Trivia:''' The "Tiger Rag" that's played on several Tex Avery cartoons is based on the jazz music of the same name by Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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'''Technique:''' Same as the previous two logos | '''Technique:''' Same as the previous two logos | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' An updated version of the fanfare from the 1st logo; by now, it began blending into the opening themes of the cartoons. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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'''Technique:''' Same as before. | '''Technique:''' Same as before. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The updated fanfare from the 1st logo, blending into the opening theme for the cartoon. | ||
'''Availability:''' It premiered on the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon "The Two Mouseketeers", released on March 15, 1952 (although the next three cartoons released, "Smitten Kitten", "Triplet Trouble" and "One Cab's Family" still used the previous logo, so that the logo officially premiered on the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon "Little Runaway", released on June 14, 1952) and made its final appearance on "The Farm of Tomorrow", released on September 18, 1954. | '''Availability:''' It premiered on the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon "The Two Mouseketeers", released on March 15, 1952 (although the next three cartoons released, "Smitten Kitten", "Triplet Trouble" and "One Cab's Family" still used the previous logo, so that the logo officially premiered on the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon "Little Runaway", released on June 14, 1952) and made its final appearance on "The Farm of Tomorrow", released on September 18, 1954. | ||
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'''Technique:''' Same as before. | '''Technique:''' Same as before. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' The updated 1st logo fanfare. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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'''Technique:''' Same as before. For the ''Tom and Jerry'' variant, a traditional-animation sequence from the Chuck Jones-led animation unit. | '''Technique:''' Same as before. For the ''Tom and Jerry'' variant, a traditional-animation sequence from the Chuck Jones-led animation unit. | ||
''' | '''Audio:''' | ||
*1960-1962: The updated 1st logo fanfare, plus, with the lion roar, it had three roar tracks: the 1960 roar, another which sounded like a yawning roar, and on "Calypso Cat" a fierce-sounding roar. Both roars were made by Tod Dockstader. | *1960-1962: The updated 1st logo fanfare, plus, with the lion roar, it had three roar tracks: the 1960 roar, another which sounded like a yawning roar, and on "Calypso Cat" a fierce-sounding roar. Both roars were made by Tod Dockstader. | ||
*1963-1967: The updated 1st logo fanfare leading into the trademark ''Tom and Jerry'' music with the 1960 roaring soundtrack. For non-Tom and Jerry cartoons, a different fanfare is used. | *1963-1967: The updated 1st logo fanfare leading into the trademark ''Tom and Jerry'' music with the 1960 roaring soundtrack. For non-Tom and Jerry cartoons, a different fanfare is used. | ||