Classical music in classic cartoons

[GeorgiaModerate]

I first got interested in classical music as a kid by watching old cartoons, especially the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons.  I'm sure this was the first exposure to classical music for many of us, at least those of us of a certain age.

If you like classical music, classic cartoons, or especially their intersection (and who doesn't?) check out this excellent thread that contains many examples: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1366449816042102787.html. 

[vitoNova]

Erik Satie is the only good classical music composer to ever exist. 

All others are trash. 

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Kill the wabbit!

Kill the wabbit!!

KILL THE WABBIT!!!!

With my spear and magic Helmet!

Magic Fillmet?

Maaaaa-giiiiic Heeeeellllll-mmmeeeeet!

[Alben Barkley]

Bugs Bunny introduced me to Liszt, as well as the potential consequences of interrupting a concert pianist:

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Kill the wabbit!

Kill the wabbit!!

KILL THE WABBIT!!!!

With my spear and magic Helmet!

Magic Fillmet?

Maaaaa-giiiiic Heeeeellllll-mmmeeeeet!

Bugs Bunny made me fall in love with Richard Wagner. That and the 1980s Excalibur movie with Nigel Terry.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Bugs Bunny introduced me to Liszt, as well as the potential consequences of interrupting a concert pianist:

If you like the Hungarian Rhapsody #2, have you ever seen the classic scene from the film Anchors Aweigh?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbeozgkNj8Y

[Alben Barkley]

Bugs Bunny introduced me to Liszt, as well as the potential consequences of interrupting a concert pianist:

If you like the Hungarian Rhapsody #2, have you ever seen the classic scene from the film Anchors Aweigh?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbeozgkNj8Y

Nope, but that is pretty cool.

[An American Tail: Fubart Goes West]

That’s a fantastic thread! I’ll have to take a look at the whole thing at some point...

[GeorgiaModerate]

One that was left out: 1941's Rhapsody in Rivets, which IMO is the definitive Hungarian Rhapsody #2 cartoon.  https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1glhp