Biography
Scott Bradley was an American composer, pianist and conductor. He is best remembered for scoring the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical cartoons, including those starring Tom and Jerry (Hanna-Barbera years 1940-1958, 113 of 114 episodes), Droopy Dog (all 24 episodes), Barney Bear (all 26 episodes), and the many one-shot cartoons. Bradley was a conservatory-trained composer and pianist. In 1934, he began composing for Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising, who were producing cartoon shorts for MGM. After MGM established its own cartoon studio in 1937, Bradley was hired permanently, and he remained with MGM until his retirement in 1957. His early style incorporated fragments of popular and traditional melodies, as was common practice in scores for animation. However, by the late 1940s, Bradley's compositions and orchestrations had become more original and complex, occasionally utilizing the twelve-tone technique devised by Arnold Schoenberg who, along with Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky, and Paul Hindemith, influenced Bradley's approach. "Scott writes the most blank-blank-blank difficult fiddle music in Hollywood," concertmaster Lou Raderman was quoted (complaining good-naturedly) in Sight & Sound magazine. "He is going to break my fingers." Bradley expressed considerable pride in his "funny music" and believed scoring for animation offered far more possibilities to the serious composer than live-action films. Bradley retired in 1957 when MGM closed its cartoon department. He died on April 27, 1977 in Chatsworth, California.
Sound 231
2020s
- 2021
On a Roll
Main Title Theme Composer
The House That Cat Built
Main Title Theme Composer
1950s
- 1958
Tot Watchers
Original Music Composer
Droopy Leprechaun
Music
Robin Hoodwinked
Original Music Composer
The Vanishing Duck
Original Music Composer
Mutts About Racing
Music
Royal Cat Nap
Original Music Composer
Sheep Wrecked
Music
Happy Go Ducky
Original Music Composer
- 1957
One Droopy Knight
Music
Tom's Photo Finish
Original Music Composer
Blackboard Jumble
Music
Mucho Mouse
Original Music Composer
Scat Cats
Original Music Composer
Feedin' the Kiddie
Original Music Composer
Grin and Share It
Music
Timid Tabby
Original Music Composer
Give and Tyke
Music
Tops with Pops
Original Music Composer
Cat's Meow
Music
- 1956
Barbecue Brawl
Original Music Composer
Blue Cat Blues
Original Music Composer
Down Beat Bear
Original Music Composer
Millionaire Droopy
Music
Muscle Beach Tom
Original Music Composer
Busy Buddies
Original Music Composer
The Egg and Jerry
Original Music Composer
The Flying Sorceress
Original Music Composer
- 1955
Good Will to Men
Music
That's My Mommy
Original Music Composer
Pecos Pest
Music Director
Deputy Droopy
Music
Smarty Cat
Original Music Composer
The First Bad Man
Music
Tom and Chérie
Original Music Composer
Designs on Jerry
Original Music Composer
Mouse for Sale
Original Music Composer
Pup on a Picnic
Original Music Composer
Southbound Duckling
Original Music Composer
- 1954
Touché, Pussy Cat!
Original Music Composer
Dixieland Droopy
Music
Pet Peeve
Original Music Composer
The Flea Circus
Music
Neapolitan Mouse
Original Music Composer
Baby Butch
Original Music Composer
Sleepy-Time Squirrel
Music
Little School Mouse
Original Music Composer
Hic-cup Pup
Original Music Composer
Drag-A-Long Droopy
Music
Posse Cat
Original Music Composer
Puppy Tale
Original Music Composer
- 1953
The Three Little Pups
Music
Life with Tom
Original Music Composer
Two Little Indians
Original Music Composer
Half-Pint Palomino
Music
Just Ducky
Original Music Composer
Wee-Willie Wildcat
Music
T.V. of Tomorrow
Music
That's My Pup!
Original Music Composer
Little Johnny Jet
Music
Johann Mouse
Music Director
Cobs and Robbers
Music
Jerry and Jumbo
Original Music Composer
Barney's Hungry Cousin
Music
- 1952
Busybody Bear
Music
The Dog House
Original Music Composer
Cruise Cat
Original Music Composer
Caballero Droopy
Music
Push-Button Kitty
Original Music Composer
Fit to Be Tied
Original Music Composer
Rock-a-Bye Bear
Music
Little Runaway
Original Music Composer
One Cab's Family
Music
Smitten Kitten
Original Music Composer
The Two Mouseketeers
Original Music Composer
The Duck Doctor
Original Music Composer
Magical Maestro
Original Music Composer
The Flying Cat
Original Music Composer
- 1951
Cat Napping
Original Music Composer
Droopy's Double Trouble
Music
Nit-Witty Kitty
Original Music Composer
Slicked-up Pup
Original Music Composer
His Mouse Friday
Original Music Composer
Symphony in Slang
Music
Sleepy-Time Tom
Original Music Composer
Droopy's Good Deed
Music
Jerry's Cousin
Original Music Composer
Daredevil Droopy
Music
Jerry and the Goldfish
Original Music Composer
Casanova Cat
Original Music Composer
- 1950
The Peachy Cobbler
Music
Cue Ball Cat
Original Music Composer
The Chump Champ
Music
The Framed Cat
Original Music Composer
Garden Gopher
Music
The Hollywood Bowl
Music Director
Safety Second
Original Music Composer
Jerry and the Lion
Original Music Composer
Ventriloquist Cat
Original Music Composer
The Yellow Cab Man
Original Music Composer
Texas Tom
Original Music Composer
Saturday Evening Puss
Original Music Composer
Little Quacker
Original Music Composer
1940s
- 1949
Tennis Chumps
Original Music Composer
The Counterfeit Cat
Original Music Composer
Out-Foxed
Music
Jerry's Diary
Original Music Composer
Love That Pup
Original Music Composer
Little Rural Riding Hood
Music
The Cat and the Mermouse
Original Music Composer
Wags to Riches
Music
Doggone Tired
Music Director
Heavenly Puss
Original Music Composer
The House of Tomorrow
Original Music Composer
Hatch Up Your Troubles
Original Music Composer
The Little Orphan
Original Music Composer
Señor Droopy
Music
Polka-Dot Puss
Original Music Composer
Bad Luck Blackie
Original Music Composer
Goggle Fishing Bear
Music
- 1948
The Cat That Hated People
Music
Professor Tom
Original Music Composer
Lucky Ducky
Music
Old Rockin' Chair Tom
Original Music Composer
Half-Pint Pygmy
Music
The Truce Hurts
Original Music Composer
The Bear and the Hare
Music
Little 'Tinker
Music
Kitty Foiled
Original Music Composer
- 1947
King-Size Canary
Music
The Invisible Mouse
Original Music Composer
Slap Happy Lion
Music
A Mouse in the House
Original Music Composer
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Music
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
Original Music Composer
Red Hot Rangers
Music
The Cat Concerto
Original Music Composer
Hound Hunters
Music
Part Time Pal
Original Music Composer
Cat Fishin'
Original Music Composer
- 1946
Courage of Lassie
Original Music Composer
Henpecked Hoboes
Music
Northwest Hounded Police
Music
Trap Happy
Original Music Composer
The Hick Chick
Music
The Milky Waif
Original Music Composer
Springtime for Thomas
Original Music Composer
Lonesome Lenny
Music
- 1945
Wild and Woolfy
Music
Flirty Birdy
Original Music Composer
Swing Shift Cinderella
Music
Tee for Two
Original Music Composer
Mouse in Manhattan
Music Director
The Mouse Comes to Dinner
Original Music Composer
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
Music
Jerky Turkey
Original Music Composer
The Screwy Truant
Music
- 1944
Mouse Trouble
Original Music Composer
Puttin' on the Dog
Original Music Composer
Big Heel-Watha
Music
Bear Raid Warden
Music
The Bodyguard
Original Music Composer
Happy-Go-Nutty
Music
The Million Dollar Cat
Original Music Composer
Screwball Squirrel
Music
The Zoot Cat
Original Music Composer
Innertube Antics
Music
- 1943
Baby Puss
Original Music Composer
The Stork's Holiday
Music
One Ham's Family
Music
The Yankee Doodle Mouse
Original Music Composer
Who Killed Who?
Music
Red Hot Riding Hood
Original Music Composer
Dumb-Hounded
Original Music Composer
Sufferin' Cats!
Original Music Composer
- 1942
Fine Feathered Friend
Original Music Composer
The Early Bird Dood It!
Music
Blitz Wolf
Music
Bats in the Belfry
Music
Little Gravel Voice
Music Director
- 1941
The Field Mouse
Music
The Flying Bear
Music Director
Officer Pooch
Music Director
Dance of the Weed
Music
The Little Mole
Music
Abdul the Bulbul Ameer
Original Music Composer
- 1940
Romeo in Rhythm
Music
The Bookworm Turns
Music Director
The Milky Way
Music
Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers
Music
Home on the Range
Music
The Fishing Bear
Music
1930s
- 1939
The Mad Maestro
Music Director
Peace on Earth
Music
The Bookworm
Music
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
Original Music Composer
Jitterbug Follies
Music
Petunia Natural Park
Music
- 1938
The Captain's Christmas
Music
What a Lion!
Music
The Captain's Pup
Music
Blue Monday
Music
Cleaning House
Music
- 1937
Little Buck Cheeser
Music
- 1936
The Pups' Christmas
Music Director
Little Cheeser
Music
To Spring
Music
The Early Bird and the Worm
Music
Bottles
Music
- 1935
Alias St. Nick
Music
The Lost Chick
Music
When the Cat's Away
Original Music Composer
Hey-Hey Fever
Original Music Composer
- 1934
Bosko's Parlor Pranks
Original Music Composer
- 1932
Fire! Fire!
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Milkman
Original Music Composer, Music Director
- 1931
Africa Squeaks
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Village Specialist
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Movie Mad
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Stormy Seas
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The New Car
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Appearances1
2010s
- 2014
Morbid Fascination: The Nekromantik Legacy
Self