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* Uncle Pecos' stuttering but high-energy performance of "Froggy Went A-Courtin'" in ''WesternAnimation/PecosPest''.
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* "The Two Mouseketeers" replaces the regular opening theme with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU31EFRAw2E a faster, more energetic of Nelson Eddy's "Soldiers of Fortune"]] that sets up the swashbuckling adventure tone very well.

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* "The Two Mouseketeers" replaces the regular opening theme with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU31EFRAw2E a faster, more energetic version of Nelson Eddy's "Soldiers of Fortune"]] that sets up the swashbuckling adventure tone very well.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Enter [[Music/FranzLiszt Liszt]]-[[{{Pun}} Tom]]-mania]]
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* Similarly to what Carl Stalling did for WB's ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Scott Bradley elevated the classic MGM ''T&J'' shorts with memorably jaunty musical scoring that frequently incorporated snippets of popular songs to comment on the action.

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* Similarly to what Carl Stalling did for WB's ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Scott Bradley elevated the classic MGM ''T&J'' ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' shorts with memorably jaunty musical scoring that frequently incorporated snippets of popular songs to comment on the action.
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* "WesternAnimation/TheCatConcerto" uses MickeyMousing to the highest degree. Just about every gag complements Music/FranzLiszt's ''Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2'' as Tom and Jerry struggle to show each other up. Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] ''[[ShownTheirWork That's]]'' [[ShownTheirWork how faithful this short is to the piece that inspired it.]]

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* "WesternAnimation/TheCatConcerto" uses MickeyMousing to the highest degree. Just about every gag complements Music/FranzLiszt's ''Hungarian Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2'' 2 as Tom and Jerry struggle to show each other up. Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] ''[[ShownTheirWork That's]]'' [[ShownTheirWork how faithful this short is to the piece that inspired it.]]
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* The music that plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k in this sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss''. Such jazzy, chaotic music complemented with Tom and his cat gang having a darn good time is something to behold.

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* The music that plays [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k in this sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday "Saturday Evening Puss''.Puss". Such jazzy, chaotic music complemented with Tom and his cat gang having a darn good time is something to behold.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" was used throughout "WesternAnimation/MouseInManhattan", [[MickeyMousing complementing Jerry's adventures through Manhattan]] as he outruns traffic, bumps over a grate whilst hitching on a ride on a model's train, and skates with a placecard mascot.
* "WesternAnimation/TheCatConcerto" uses MickeyMousing to the highest degree. Just about every gag complements Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 as Tom and Jerry struggle to show each other up. Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] ''[[ShownTheirWork That's]]'' [[ShownTheirWork how faithful this short is to the piece that inspired it.]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" Serenade"]] was used throughout "WesternAnimation/MouseInManhattan", [[MickeyMousing complementing Jerry's adventures through Manhattan]] as he outruns traffic, bumps over a grate whilst hitching on a ride on a model's train, and skates with a placecard mascot.
* "WesternAnimation/TheCatConcerto" uses MickeyMousing to the highest degree. Just about every gag complements Franz Liszt's Hungarian Music/FranzLiszt's ''Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 2'' as Tom and Jerry struggle to show each other up. Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] ''[[ShownTheirWork That's]]'' [[ShownTheirWork how faithful this short is to the piece that inspired it.]]
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* Similarly to what Carl Stalling did for WB's ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Scott Bradley elevated the classic MGM ''T&J'' shorts with memorably jaunty musical scoring.

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* Similarly to what Carl Stalling did for WB's ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Scott Bradley elevated the classic MGM ''T&J'' shorts with memorably jaunty musical scoring.scoring that frequently incorporated snippets of popular songs to comment on the action.
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* As Carl Stalling did for WB's ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Scott Bradley elevated the classic MGM ''T&J'' shorts with memorably jaunty musical scoring.

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* As Similarly to what Carl Stalling did for WB's ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Scott Bradley elevated the classic MGM ''T&J'' shorts with memorably jaunty musical scoring.
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* As Carl Stalling did for ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Scott Bradley elevated the classic MGM ''T&J'' shorts with memorably jaunty musical scoring.

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* As Carl Stalling did for WB's ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', Scott Bradley elevated the classic MGM ''T&J'' shorts with memorably jaunty musical scoring.
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* "WesternAnimation/TheCatConcerto" uses MickeyMousing to the highest degree. Just about every gag complements "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" as Tom and Jerry struggle to show each other up.
** Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] ''[[ShownTheirWork That's]]'' [[ShownTheirWork how faithful this short is to the song that inspired it.]]

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* "WesternAnimation/TheCatConcerto" uses MickeyMousing to the highest degree. Just about every gag complements "Hungarian Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" 2 as Tom and Jerry struggle to show each other up.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" was used throughout "WesternAnimation/MouseInManhattan", [[MickeyMousing Jerry's adventures through Manhattan]] as he outruns traffic, bumps over a grate whilst hitching on a ride on a model's train, and skates with a placecard mascot.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" was used throughout "WesternAnimation/MouseInManhattan", [[MickeyMousing complementing Jerry's adventures through Manhattan]] as he outruns traffic, bumps over a grate whilst hitching on a ride on a model's train, and skates with a placecard mascot.
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** Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] [[ShownTheirWork ''That's'']] [[ShownTheirWork how faithful this short is to the song that inspired it.]]

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** Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] [[ShownTheirWork ''That's'']] ''[[ShownTheirWork That's]]'' [[ShownTheirWork how faithful this short is to the song that inspired it.]]
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** Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] [[ShownTheirWork ''That's'' how faithful this short is to the song that inspired it.]]

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** Even better? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1JKd1C7izQ One person played the entirety of this short just by watching Tom.]] [[ShownTheirWork ''That's'' ''That's'']] [[ShownTheirWork how faithful this short is to the song that inspired it.]]

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" was used throughout "WesternAnimation/MouseInManhattan". MickeyMousing at its finest.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', with jazzy music and imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching Tom and his cat gang having a darn good time adds to that.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" was used throughout "WesternAnimation/MouseInManhattan". "WesternAnimation/MouseInManhattan", [[MickeyMousing Jerry's adventures through Manhattan]] as he outruns traffic, bumps over a grate whilst hitching on a ride on a model's train, and skates with a placecard mascot.
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* "Cat and Dupli-Cat" begins with Tom singing the classical Neapolitan song "Santa Lucia". The song is a {{leitmotif}} throughout the short, and it ends with Jerry stumbling drunk across the docks while mumbling [[AlcoholHic and hiccuping]] the end of the song.

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* "Cat and Dupli-Cat" begins [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBEYUphu1v8 with Tom singing the classical Neapolitan song "Santa Lucia".Lucia"]]. The song is a {{leitmotif}} throughout the short, and it ends with Jerry stumbling drunk across the docks while mumbling [[AlcoholHic and hiccuping]] the end of the song.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrjxtNYhTCc Scott Bradley's soundtrack suite]] from the mid-to-late 50s. Say what you want about the overall quality of late-era Tom and jerry, Bradley's prowess never waned.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrjxtNYhTCc Scott Bradley's soundtrack suite]] from the mid-to-late 50s. Say what you want about the overall quality of late-era Tom and jerry, Bradley's prowess never waned.
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* When most fans think of great music from "Tom and Jerry", the first thing to come to mind is the signature theme song. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58fBua3m_rM The Cinemascope rendition]] adds more orchestration to the mix, making an already-banger even more awesome to listen to.

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* When most fans think of great music from "Tom and Jerry", the first thing to come to mind is the signature theme song. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58fBua3m_rM The Cinemascope rendition]] adds more orchestration to the mix, making an already-banger even more awesome to listen to.awesome.



* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', what with jazzy music and imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching Tom and his cat gang having a darn good time adds to that.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', what with jazzy music and imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching Tom and his cat gang having a darn good time adds to that.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" was used throughout "WesternAnimation/MouseInManhattan". MickyMousing at its finest.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrjxtNYhTCc Scott Bradley's soundtrack suite]] from the mid-to-late 50s. Say what you want about the overall quality of late-era Tom and jerry, Bradley's prowess never waned.

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* The track playing during the garden level in the [[VideoGame game]] ''Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' can be nice to listen to.
* The music from ''Tom and Jerry Tales'' ([[UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance GBA]]) and the [[VideoGame game]] tie-in of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMagicRing'' are well-done.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', what with [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic jazzy music]] and imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching Tom and his cat gang having a darn good time adds to that.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', what with [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic jazzy music]] music and imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching Tom and his cat gang having a darn good time adds to that.


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* The music from ''Mouse In Manhattan'' featured [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" -- which was later used for ''Film/TheGodfather''.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', what with [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic jazzy music]] and pretty imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching also how Tom and his cat gang are having a pretty darn good time can add to that too.

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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', what with [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic jazzy music]] and pretty imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching also how Tom and his cat gang are having a pretty darn good time can add adds to that too. that.



* "The Two Mouseketeers" replaces the regular opening theme with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU31EFRAw2E&ab_channel=JaSchAirbourne a faster, more energetic of Nelson Eddy's "Soldiers of Fortune"]] that sets up the swashbuckling adventure tone very well.
* The soundtrack by Music/HenryMancini is one of the few saving graces of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie''.
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* The music from ''Mouse In Manhattan'' featured [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAIBZRzw40 Louis Alter's cover]] of "Manhattan Serenade" -- which was later used for ''Film/TheGodfather''.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=empbmcvep7k sequence when Tom invites his cat buddies to party hard]] in ''Saturday Evening Puss'', what with [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic jazzy music]] and pretty imaginative, hilarious animation. Watching also how Tom and his cat gang are having a pretty darn good time can add to that too.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-sLX5UZaxk Tom's performance of "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby"]] in "WesternAnimation/SolidSerenade". Say what you will about his Jerkass tendencies, that cat knows how to play bass.
* As far as the Deitch shorts go, his final cartoon, "Carmen Get It", is light-years ahead of any of his prior shorts in the soundtrack department, swapping out the sparse, tinny music previously used for a decent-sized orchestra and some actually very good renditions of the music from ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}''.
* "Cat and Dupli-Cat" begins with Tom singing the classical Neapolitan song "Santa Lucia". The song is a {{leitmotif}} throughout the short, and it ends with Jerry stumbling drunk across the docks while mumbling [[AlcoholHic and hiccuping]] the end of the song.
* "The Cat Above and the Mouse Below" has Tom and Jerry duking it out over "Largo al factotum" from ''Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville''. Complete with awesome singing parts from both, no less.
* "The Two Mouseketeers" replaces the regular opening theme with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU31EFRAw2E&ab_channel=JaSchAirbourne a faster, more energetic of Nelson Eddy's "Soldiers of Fortune"]] that sets up the swashbuckling adventure tone very well.
* The soundtrack by Music/HenryMancini is one of the few saving graces of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie''.

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