Scott Bradley

Scott Bradley

Known for
Sound
Born
November 26, 1891
Died
April 27, 1977 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Russellville, Arkansas, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

2021
On a Roll poster

On a Roll

Movie · Main Title Theme Composer

2021
The House That Cat Built poster

The House That Cat Built

Movie · Main Title Theme Composer

1958
Happy Go Ducky poster

Happy Go Ducky

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
Tot Watchers poster

Tot Watchers

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
Robin Hoodwinked poster

Robin Hoodwinked

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
Royal Cat Nap poster

Royal Cat Nap

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
The Vanishing Duck poster

The Vanishing Duck

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
Sheep Wrecked poster

Sheep Wrecked

Movie · Music

1958
Mutts About Racing poster

Mutts About Racing

Movie · Music

1958
Droopy Leprechaun poster

Droopy Leprechaun

Movie · Music

1957
Mucho Mouse poster

Mucho Mouse

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Timid Tabby poster

Timid Tabby

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Feedin' the Kiddie poster

Feedin' the Kiddie

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Tom's Photo Finish poster

Tom's Photo Finish

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Tops with Pops poster

Tops with Pops

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Grin and Share It poster

Grin and Share It

Movie · Music

1957
Blackboard Jumble poster

Blackboard Jumble

Movie · Music

1957
One Droopy Knight poster

One Droopy Knight

Movie · Music

1957
Scat Cats poster

Scat Cats

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Give and Tyke poster

Give and Tyke

Movie · Music

1957
Cat's Meow poster

Cat's Meow

Movie · Music

1956
Blue Cat Blues poster

Blue Cat Blues

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Busy Buddies poster

Busy Buddies

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Barbecue Brawl poster

Barbecue Brawl

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Muscle Beach Tom poster

Muscle Beach Tom

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Millionaire Droopy poster

Millionaire Droopy

Movie · Music

1956
The Egg and Jerry poster

The Egg and Jerry

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
The Flying Sorceress poster

The Flying Sorceress

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Down Beat Bear poster

Down Beat Bear

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
Good Will to Men poster

Good Will to Men

Movie · Music

1955
Designs on Jerry poster

Designs on Jerry

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
Mouse for Sale poster

Mouse for Sale

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
That's My Mommy poster

That's My Mommy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
Southbound Duckling poster

Southbound Duckling

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
Deputy Droopy poster

Deputy Droopy

Movie · Music

1955
Tom and Chérie poster

Tom and Chérie

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
Pup on a Picnic poster

Pup on a Picnic

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
The First Bad Man poster

The First Bad Man

Movie · Music

1955
Smarty Cat poster

Smarty Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
Pecos Pest poster

Pecos Pest

Movie · Music Director

1954
Mice Follies poster

Mice Follies

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Pet Peeve poster

Pet Peeve

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Neapolitan Mouse poster

Neapolitan Mouse

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Little School Mouse poster

Little School Mouse

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Dixieland Droopy poster

Dixieland Droopy

Movie · Music

1954
Drag-A-Long Droopy poster

Drag-A-Long Droopy

Movie · Music

1954
Homesteader Droopy poster

Homesteader Droopy

Movie · Music

1954
Posse Cat poster

Posse Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Puppy Tale poster

Puppy Tale

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Touché, Pussy Cat! poster

Touché, Pussy Cat!

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Hic-cup Pup poster

Hic-cup Pup

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Baby Butch poster

Baby Butch

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Sleepy-Time Squirrel poster

Sleepy-Time Squirrel

Movie · Music

1954
The Flea Circus poster

The Flea Circus

Movie · Music

1953
Half-Pint Palomino poster

Half-Pint Palomino

Movie · Music

1953
Just Ducky poster

Just Ducky

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
Life with Tom poster

Life with Tom

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
That's My Pup! poster

That's My Pup!

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
Little Johnny Jet poster

Little Johnny Jet

Movie · Music

1953
The Three Little Pups poster

The Three Little Pups

Movie · Music

1953
Two Little Indians poster

Two Little Indians

Movie · Original Music Composer

1953
T.V. of Tomorrow poster

T.V. of Tomorrow

Movie · Music

1953
Johann Mouse poster

Johann Mouse

Movie · Music Director

1953
Wee-Willie Wildcat poster

Wee-Willie Wildcat

Movie · Music

1953
Barney's Hungry Cousin poster

Barney's Hungry Cousin

Movie · Music

1953
Cobs and Robbers poster

Cobs and Robbers

Movie · Music

1953
Jerry and Jumbo poster

Jerry and Jumbo

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
The Two Mouseketeers poster

The Two Mouseketeers

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Smitten Kitten poster

Smitten Kitten

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
The Flying Cat poster

The Flying Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Little Runaway poster

Little Runaway

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Cruise Cat poster

Cruise Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Push-Button Kitty poster

Push-Button Kitty

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Triplet Trouble poster

Triplet Trouble

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Caballero Droopy poster

Caballero Droopy

Movie · Music

1952
The Duck Doctor poster

The Duck Doctor

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Fit to Be Tied poster

Fit to Be Tied

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
The Dog House poster

The Dog House

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
One Cab's Family poster

One Cab's Family

Movie · Music

1952
Rock-a-Bye Bear poster

Rock-a-Bye Bear

Movie · Music

1952
Busybody Bear poster

Busybody Bear

Movie · Music

1952
Magical Maestro poster

Magical Maestro

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
His Mouse Friday poster

His Mouse Friday

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
Jerry's Cousin poster

Jerry's Cousin

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
Cat Napping poster

Cat Napping

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
Nit-Witty Kitty poster

Nit-Witty Kitty

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
Droopy's Good Deed poster

Droopy's Good Deed

Movie · Music

1951
Droopy's Double Trouble poster

Droopy's Double Trouble

Movie · Music

1951
Daredevil Droopy poster

Daredevil Droopy

Movie · Music

1951
Slicked-up Pup poster

Slicked-up Pup

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
Sleepy-Time Tom poster

Sleepy-Time Tom

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
Symphony in Slang poster

Symphony in Slang

Movie · Music

1951
Casanova Cat poster

Casanova Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
Jerry and the Goldfish poster

Jerry and the Goldfish

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Ventriloquist Cat poster

Ventriloquist Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Jerry and the Lion poster

Jerry and the Lion

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Texas Tom poster

Texas Tom

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Little Quacker poster

Little Quacker

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Cue Ball Cat poster

Cue Ball Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
The Chump Champ poster

The Chump Champ

Movie · Music

1950
Safety Second poster

Safety Second

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Saturday Evening Puss poster

Saturday Evening Puss

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
The Framed Cat poster

The Framed Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
The Yellow Cab Man poster

The Yellow Cab Man

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Garden Gopher poster

Garden Gopher

Movie · Music

1950
The Peachy Cobbler poster

The Peachy Cobbler

Movie · Music

1950
The Hollywood Bowl poster

The Hollywood Bowl

Movie · Music Director

1949
Hatch Up Your Troubles poster

Hatch Up Your Troubles

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
Heavenly Puss poster

Heavenly Puss

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
Jerry's Diary poster

Jerry's Diary

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
The Cat and the Mermouse poster

The Cat and the Mermouse

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
The Little Orphan poster

The Little Orphan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
Love That Pup poster

Love That Pup

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
Polka-Dot Puss poster

Polka-Dot Puss

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
Señor Droopy poster

Señor Droopy

Movie · Music

1949
Wags to Riches poster

Wags to Riches

Movie · Music

1949
Little Rural Riding Hood poster

Little Rural Riding Hood

Movie · Music

1949
Out-Foxed poster

Out-Foxed

Movie · Music

1949
Doggone Tired poster

Doggone Tired

Movie · Music Director

1949
The Counterfeit Cat poster

The Counterfeit Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
The House of Tomorrow poster

The House of Tomorrow

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
Tennis Chumps poster

Tennis Chumps

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
Bad Luck Blackie poster

Bad Luck Blackie

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
Goggle Fishing Bear poster

Goggle Fishing Bear

Movie · Music

1948
Mouse Cleaning poster

Mouse Cleaning

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
The Truce Hurts poster

The Truce Hurts

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
Old Rockin' Chair Tom poster

Old Rockin' Chair Tom

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
Kitty Foiled poster

Kitty Foiled

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
Professor Tom poster

Professor Tom

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
The Cat That Hated People poster

The Cat That Hated People

Movie · Music

1948
Little 'Tinker poster

Little 'Tinker

Movie · Music

1948
The Bear and the Hare poster

The Bear and the Hare

Movie · Music

1948
Half-Pint Pygmy poster

Half-Pint Pygmy

Movie · Music

1948
Lucky Ducky poster

Lucky Ducky

Movie · Music

1947
Salt Water Tabby poster

Salt Water Tabby

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
A Mouse in the House poster

A Mouse in the House

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
The Invisible Mouse poster

The Invisible Mouse

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
Part Time Pal poster

Part Time Pal

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
Cat Fishin' poster

Cat Fishin'

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
King-Size Canary poster

King-Size Canary

Movie · Music

1947
Uncle Tom's Cabaña poster

Uncle Tom's Cabaña

Movie · Music

1947
The Cat Concerto poster

The Cat Concerto

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
Slap Happy Lion poster

Slap Happy Lion

Movie · Music

1947
Hound Hunters poster

Hound Hunters

Movie · Music

1947
Red Hot Rangers poster

Red Hot Rangers

Movie · Music

1946
Springtime for Thomas poster

Springtime for Thomas

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Trap Happy poster

Trap Happy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
The Milky Waif poster

The Milky Waif

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Solid Serenade poster

Solid Serenade

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Lonesome Lenny poster

Lonesome Lenny

Movie · Music

1946
Northwest Hounded Police poster

Northwest Hounded Police

Movie · Music

1946
Courage of Lassie poster

Courage of Lassie

Movie · Original Music Composer

1946
Henpecked Hoboes poster

Henpecked Hoboes

Movie · Music

1946
The Hick Chick poster

The Hick Chick

Movie · Music

1945
Quiet Please! poster

Quiet Please!

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
The Mouse Comes to Dinner poster

The Mouse Comes to Dinner

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Flirty Birdy poster

Flirty Birdy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Swing Shift Cinderella poster

Swing Shift Cinderella

Movie · Music

1945
The Screwy Truant poster

The Screwy Truant

Movie · Music

1945
The Shooting of Dan McGoo poster

The Shooting of Dan McGoo

Movie · Music

1945
Wild and Woolfy poster

Wild and Woolfy

Movie · Music

1945
Tee for Two poster

Tee for Two

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Mouse in Manhattan poster

Mouse in Manhattan

Movie · Music Director

1945
Jerky Turkey poster

Jerky Turkey

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Mouse Trouble poster

Mouse Trouble

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
The Zoot Cat poster

The Zoot Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Puttin' on the Dog poster

Puttin' on the Dog

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
The Bodyguard poster

The Bodyguard

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
The Million Dollar Cat poster

The Million Dollar Cat

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Happy-Go-Nutty poster

Happy-Go-Nutty

Movie · Music

1944
Screwball Squirrel poster

Screwball Squirrel

Movie · Music

1944
Bear Raid Warden poster

Bear Raid Warden

Movie · Music

1944
Polar Pest poster

Polar Pest

Movie · Music

1944
Innertube Antics poster

Innertube Antics

Movie · Music

1944
The Tree Surgeon

The Tree Surgeon

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Big Heel-Watha poster

Big Heel-Watha

Movie · Music

1943
Sufferin' Cats! poster

Sufferin' Cats!

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
Baby Puss poster

Baby Puss

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
The Yankee Doodle Mouse poster

The Yankee Doodle Mouse

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
Who Killed Who? poster

Who Killed Who?

Movie · Music

1943
The Stork's Holiday poster

The Stork's Holiday

Movie · Music

1943
One Ham's Family poster

One Ham's Family

Movie · Music

1943
Red Hot Riding Hood poster

Red Hot Riding Hood

Movie · Original Music Composer

1943
Dumb-Hounded poster

Dumb-Hounded

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
Fine Feathered Friend poster

Fine Feathered Friend

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
Little Gravel Voice poster

Little Gravel Voice

Movie · Music Director

1942
Chips Off the Old Block

Chips Off the Old Block

Movie · Music

1942
Blitz Wolf poster

Blitz Wolf

Movie · Music

1942
The Early Bird Dood It! poster

The Early Bird Dood It!

Movie · Music

1942
Bats in the Belfry poster

Bats in the Belfry

Movie · Music

1941
The Flying Bear poster

The Flying Bear

Movie · Music Director

1941
The Field Mouse poster

The Field Mouse

Movie · Music

1941
The Little Mole poster

The Little Mole

Movie · Music

1941
Lions on the Loose

Lions on the Loose

Movie · Music

1941
Officer Pooch poster

Officer Pooch

Movie · Music Director

1941
Dance of the Weed poster

Dance of the Weed

Movie · Music

1941
Abdul the Bulbul Ameer poster

Abdul the Bulbul Ameer

Movie · Original Music Composer

1940
Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers poster

Tom Turkey and His Harmonica Humdingers

Movie · Music

1940
The Milky Way poster

The Milky Way

Movie · Music

1940
The Fishing Bear poster

The Fishing Bear

Movie · Music

1940
Romeo in Rhythm poster

Romeo in Rhythm

Movie · Music

1940
Home on the Range poster

Home on the Range

Movie · Music

1940
The Bookworm Turns poster

The Bookworm Turns

Movie · Music Director

1939
The Mad Maestro poster

The Mad Maestro

Movie · Music Director

1939
The Bookworm poster

The Bookworm

Movie · Music

1939
Peace on Earth poster

Peace on Earth

Movie · Music

1939
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep poster

The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

Movie · Original Music Composer

1939
Jitterbug Follies poster

Jitterbug Follies

Movie · Music

1939
Petunia Natural Park poster

Petunia Natural Park

Movie · Music

1938
Merbabies poster

Merbabies

Movie · Original Music Composer

1938
The Captain's Christmas poster

The Captain's Christmas

Movie · Music

1938
The Captain's Pup poster

The Captain's Pup

Movie · Music

1938
Cleaning House poster

Cleaning House

Movie · Music

1938
What a Lion! poster

What a Lion!

Movie · Music

1938
Blue Monday poster

Blue Monday

Movie · Music

1938
Pipe Dreams

Pipe Dreams

Movie · Music Director

1937
The Wayward Pups

The Wayward Pups

Movie · Music Director

1937
Circus Daze

Circus Daze

Movie · Music

1937
Little Buck Cheeser poster

Little Buck Cheeser

Movie · Music

1936
Little Cheeser poster

Little Cheeser

Movie · Music

1936
Bottles poster

Bottles

Movie · Music

1936
The Pups' Christmas poster

The Pups' Christmas

Movie · Music Director

1936
The Early Bird and the Worm poster

The Early Bird and the Worm

Movie · Music

1936
To Spring poster

To Spring

Movie · Music

1935
Alias St. Nick poster

Alias St. Nick

Movie · Music

1935
When the Cat's Away poster

When the Cat's Away

Movie · Original Music Composer

1935
The Lost Chick poster

The Lost Chick

Movie · Music

1935
Hey-Hey Fever poster

Hey-Hey Fever

Movie · Original Music Composer

1935
The Chinese Nightingale

The Chinese Nightingale

Movie · Music

1935
Poor Little Me

Poor Little Me

Movie · Music

1934
The Discontented Canary

The Discontented Canary

Movie · Music Director

1934
Bosko's Parlor Pranks poster

Bosko's Parlor Pranks

Movie · Original Music Composer

1934
Tale of the Vienna Woods

Tale of the Vienna Woods

Movie · Music

1932
The Milkman poster

The Milkman

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director

1932
Fire! Fire! poster

Fire! Fire!

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director

1931
The New Car poster

The New Car

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director

1931
Stormy Seas poster

Stormy Seas

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director

1931
Movie Mad poster

Movie Mad

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director

1931
The Village Specialist poster

The Village Specialist

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director

1931
Africa Squeaks poster

Africa Squeaks

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director