其实作为 90 初的我,还是很庆幸自己的童年是伴随着 Tom 和 Jerry 的追逐逗趣长大的。到现在年纪越来越大,也更能够从偏技术的方面来分析这部作品。然后我发现,于我而言,这部动画成为了越来越不可超越的传世经典,对这部作品的感情也越来越深。
提到《Tom and Jerry》的配乐,相信很多人都能瞬间想起那个旋律。不止一次和朋友的交谈中提到,《Tom and Jerry》是我们印象中唯一一部哪怕眼睛闭上,根据旋律都能感知到情节的作品。音乐几乎是整部动画唯一的台词。所谓「音乐的故事性」,《Tom and Jerry》给了我最初始且最深刻的印象。原声作者 Scott Bradley 说过:
I hope Dr. Schoenberg will forgive me for using his system to produce funny music, but even the boys in the orchestra laughed when we were recording it.
我希望勋伯格教授能原谅我用他的音乐系统来创作滑稽音乐,但是在录音时,乐队里的孩子们都笑了。
我喜欢能让人有感情共鸣的音乐,笑也好哭也好,都是音乐让人产生共鸣的最好例证。同样的开头,同样的结尾,每一集《Tom and Jerry》的音乐故事全然不同。唯一相同的,是只要我听到这些旋律,心中一定会感到愉悦和幸福。
其实,又何止是乐队里的孩子们,世界上多少的孩子们和大人们都因为这部动画、这些旋律,笑着度过了自己的童年,从上世纪 40 年代到今天,甚至到未来。
感谢!
播放列表 [note]Tom and Jerry and Tex Avery Too! is a series of original soundtrack albums with music from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Tom and Jerry, Droopy, and Tex Avery theatrical cartoons. Volume 1: The 1950s was released in 2006 and features the music of Scott Bradley from several animated shorts. These cartoons’ soundtracks were selected as the first release as they had the best sound quality. However, ever since Volume 1 was released, no other soundtracks are currently being made.[/note]
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Touche, Pussy Cat!* (1954, Tom and Jerry)
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That’s My Mommy* (1955, Tom and Jerry)
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Deputy Droopy* (1955, Tex Avery)
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Blue Cat Blues (1956, Tom and Jerry)
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T.V. of Tomorrow (1953, Tex Avery)
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Busy Buddies* (1956, Tom and Jerry)
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Mouse for Sale (1955, Tom and Jerry)
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Neapolitan Mouse* (1954, Tom and Jerry)
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Dixieland Droopy (1954, Tex Avery)
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Give and Tyke (1957, Spike and Tyke)
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Happy Go Ducky (1958, Tom and Jerry)
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Little Johnny Jet (1952, Tex Avery)
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Field and Scream (1955, Tex Avery)
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Pecos Pest (1955, Tom and Jerry)
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Billy Boy (1954, Tex Avery)
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Downbeat Bear* (1956, Tom and Jerry)
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Pet Peeve* (1954, Tom and Jerry)
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Tom and Cherie* (1955, Tom and Jerry)
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Cellbound* (1955, Tex Avery)
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Tom’s Photo Finish (1957, Tom and Jerry)
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Downhearted Duckling (1954, Tom and Jerry)
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Scat Cats (1957, Spike and Tyke)
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Homesteader Droopy (1954, Tex Avery)
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Barbeque Brawl (1956, Tom and Jerry)
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Tot Watchers (1958, Tom and Jerry)