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fnsm · 12-10-2021, 08:52 PM

On March 9, 2001, Richard Stone passed away from pancreatic cancer. Stone was an integral part of the WB cartoon revival of the 1990s, coming in as a composer during the run of Taz-Mania and Tiny Toon Adventures, and quickly establishing himself as a person who had a total love and dedication to making cartoon scores. He composed the themes and scored episodes of Animaniacs, Pinky & the Brain, Freakazoid!, and Histeria! among others. Without his musical genius, these shows would not have been the same. He came closest to the style established by the great Carl Stalling than perhaps anyone ever has, throwing in recognizeable musical "cues" for particular on-screen actions (and some not-so-recognizeable, such as a "windshield cue" I asked him about which he explained was an in-joke between himself and Steve Bernstein). DuringAnimania IV, as the group was leaving Studio 1 following the scoring session for the Animaniacs cartoonBingo, I stayed behind to speak to Stone (who also conducted the orchestra), and tell him how much I, as a composer myself, admired what he did for the shows. At the time, Vol. 2 ofThe Carl Stalling Projectjust had been released, in the liner notes of which Stone was quoted. I suggested to him that perhaps one day someone would be compelled to make a CD ofhisbest cartoon scores. If that ever happens, it sadly also will be done posthumously. Richard Stone, who won seven Emmy awards for his work on WB cartoons, was 47 years old.

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Submitted by fnsm, 12-10-2021, 08:52 PM, Thread ID: 221791