Scott Bradley

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1891-11-26

Deathday 1977-04-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Russellville, Arkansas, USA

Scott Bradley

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

Sound

2021
On a Roll

as Main Title Theme Composer

2021
The House That Cat Built

as Main Title Theme Composer

1958
Happy Go Ducky

as Original Music Composer

1958
Tot Watchers

as Original Music Composer

1958
Robin Hoodwinked

as Original Music Composer

1958
Royal Cat Nap

as Original Music Composer

1958
The Vanishing Duck

as Original Music Composer

1958
1958
Sheep Wrecked

as Music

1958
1957
Mucho Mouse

as Original Music Composer

1957
Timid Tabby

as Original Music Composer

1957
Feedin' the Kiddie

as Original Music Composer

1957
Tom's Photo Finish

as Original Music Composer

1957
Tops with Pops

as Original Music Composer

1957
1957
1957
1957
Scat Cats

as Original Music Composer

1957
Give and Tyke

as Music

1956
Blue Cat Blues

as Original Music Composer

1956
Busy Buddies

as Original Music Composer

1956
Barbecue Brawl

as Original Music Composer

1956
Muscle Beach Tom

as Original Music Composer

1956
1956
The Flying Sorceress

as Original Music Composer

1956
Down Beat Bear

as Original Music Composer

1956
The Egg and Jerry

as Original Music Composer

1955
1955
Designs on Jerry

as Original Music Composer

1955
Mouse for Sale

as Original Music Composer

1955
That's My Mommy

as Original Music Composer

1955
Southbound Duckling

as Original Music Composer

1955
Deputy Droopy

as Music

1955
Tom and Chérie

as Original Music Composer

1955
Pup on a Picnic

as Original Music Composer

1955
1955
Smarty Cat

as Original Music Composer

1955
Pecos Pest

as Music Director

1954
Mice Follies

as Original Music Composer

1954
Pet Peeve

as Original Music Composer

1954
Neapolitan Mouse

as Original Music Composer

1954
Little School Mouse

as Original Music Composer

1954
1954
1954
1954
Posse Cat

as Original Music Composer

1954
Puppy Tale

as Original Music Composer

1954
Touché, Pussy Cat!

as Original Music Composer

1954
Hic-cup Pup

as Original Music Composer

1954
Baby Butch

as Original Music Composer

1954
1953
1953
Just Ducky

as Original Music Composer

1953
Life with Tom

as Original Music Composer

1953
That's My Pup!

as Original Music Composer

1953
1953
Two Little Indians

as Original Music Composer

1953
1953
Johann Mouse

as Music Director

1953
1953
1953
Jerry and Jumbo

as Original Music Composer

1952
The Two Mouseketeers

as Original Music Composer

1952
Smitten Kitten

as Original Music Composer

1952
The Flying Cat

as Original Music Composer

1952
Little Runaway

as Original Music Composer

1952
Cruise Cat

as Original Music Composer

1952
Push-Button Kitty

as Original Music Composer

1952
Triplet Trouble

as Original Music Composer

1952
1952
Fit to Be Tied

as Original Music Composer

1952
The Duck Doctor

as Original Music Composer

1952
The Dog House

as Original Music Composer

1952
1952
1952
Busybody Bear

as Music

1952
Magical Maestro

as Original Music Composer

1951
His Mouse Friday

as Original Music Composer

1951
Jerry's Cousin

as Original Music Composer

1951
Cat Napping

as Original Music Composer

1951
Nit-Witty Kitty

as Original Music Composer

1951
1951
1951
Sleepy-Time Tom

as Original Music Composer

1951
Slicked-up Pup

as Original Music Composer

1951
1951
Casanova Cat

as Original Music Composer

1951
Jerry and the Goldfish

as Original Music Composer

1950
Ventriloquist Cat

as Original Music Composer

1950
Jerry and the Lion

as Original Music Composer

1950
Texas Tom

as Original Music Composer

1950
Little Quacker

as Original Music Composer

1950
Cue Ball Cat

as Original Music Composer

1950
1950
Safety Second

as Original Music Composer

1950
Saturday Evening Puss

as Original Music Composer

1950
The Framed Cat

as Original Music Composer

1950
The Yellow Cab Man

as Original Music Composer

1950
Garden Gopher

as Music

1950
1950
The Hollywood Bowl

as Music Director

1949
Hatch Up Your Troubles

as Original Music Composer

1949
Heavenly Puss

as Original Music Composer

1949
Jerry's Diary

as Original Music Composer

1949
The Cat and the Mermouse

as Original Music Composer

1949
Love That Pup

as Original Music Composer

1949
Polka-Dot Puss

as Original Music Composer

1949
Señor Droopy

as Music

1949
1949
Out-Foxed

as Music

1949
Doggone Tired

as Music Director

1949
Tennis Chumps

as Original Music Composer

1949
The Counterfeit Cat

as Original Music Composer

1949
The House of Tomorrow

as Original Music Composer

1949
Bad Luck Blackie

as Original Music Composer

1949
1948
Mouse Cleaning

as Original Music Composer

1948
The Truce Hurts

as Original Music Composer

1948
Old Rockin' Chair Tom

as Original Music Composer

1948
Kitty Foiled

as Original Music Composer

1948
The Little Orphan

as Original Music Composer

1948
Professor Tom

as Original Music Composer

1948
1947
Salt Water Tabby

as Original Music Composer

1947
A Mouse in the House

as Original Music Composer

1947
The Invisible Mouse

as Original Music Composer

1947
Part Time Pal

as Original Music Composer

1947
Cat Fishin'

as Original Music Composer

1947
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse

as Original Music Composer

1947
1947
1947
The Cat Concerto

as Original Music Composer

1947
1947
Hound Hunters

as Music

1947
1946
Springtime for Thomas

as Original Music Composer

1946
Trap Happy

as Original Music Composer

1946
The Milky Waif

as Original Music Composer

1946
Solid Serenade

as Original Music Composer

1946
1946
Courage of Lassie

as Original Music Composer

1946
1946
1945
Quiet Please!

as Original Music Composer

1945
The Mouse Comes to Dinner

as Original Music Composer

1945
Flirty Birdy

as Original Music Composer

1945
1945
1945
Mouse in Manhattan

as Music Director

1945
Tee for Two

as Original Music Composer

1945
Jerky Turkey

as Original Music Composer

1944
Mouse Trouble

as Original Music Composer

1944
The Zoot Cat

as Original Music Composer

1944
Puttin' on the Dog

as Original Music Composer

1944
The Bodyguard

as Original Music Composer

1944
The Million Dollar Cat

as Original Music Composer

1944
1944
1944
1944
Polar Pest

as Music

1944
1944
The Tree Surgeon

as Original Music Composer

1944
1943
Sufferin' Cats!

as Original Music Composer

1943
Baby Puss

as Original Music Composer

1943
The Yankee Doodle Mouse

as Original Music Composer

1943
1943
1943
Dumb-Hounded

as Original Music Composer

1943
1943
Red Hot Riding Hood

as Original Music Composer

1942
Fine Feathered Friend

as Original Music Composer

1942
Little Gravel Voice

as Music Director

1942
Blitz Wolf

as Music

1941
The Flying Bear

as Music Director

1941
1941
1941
1941
Officer Pooch

as Music Director

1941
1941
Abdul the Bulbul Ameer

as Original Music Composer

1940
The Milky Way

as Music

1940
1940
1940
1940
The Bookworm Turns

as Music Director

1939
The Mad Maestro

as Music Director

1939
The Bookworm

as Music

1939
1939
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

as Original Music Composer

1939
1938
Merbabies

as Original Music Composer

1938
1938
What a Lion!

as Music

1938
Blue Monday

as Music

1938
1938
Pipe Dreams

as Music Director

1937
The Wayward Pups

as Music Director

1937
Circus Daze

as Music

1937
1936
1936
Bottles

as Music

1936
The Pups' Christmas

as Music Director

1936
To Spring

as Music

1935
1935
When the Cat's Away

as Original Music Composer

1935
1935
Hey, Hey Fever

as Original Music Composer

1935
1934
The Discontented Canary

as Music Director

1934
Bosko's Parlor Pranks

as Original Music Composer