Cartoon Medley
Background and release
Serving as a collection of television theme songs and music from Cartoon Network's programming, Cartoon Medley is presented as a fake TV dinner meal. The CD's cover advertises containing "Flaky fried Cow and Chicken, Space Ghost-Zorak-Brak veggies, and [a] Yogi gelatin treat". The project was first unveiled in the fourth volume of Film Score Monthly in 1999, before being released on July 6, 1999, by Kid Rhino, the children's label of Rhino Entertainment, along with Atlantic Records as both a CD and a cassette tape. Bonus features on the CD-ROM include six downloadable games and children's activities, such as liner notes including the lyrics to the corresponding tracks and samples of video games featured on Cartoon Network's official website.
While creating the compilation album, Cartoon Network's Vice President of Off-Channel Commerce, Jamie Porges, imagined having more material than just the title songs from television series. Long-time fan Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls and storyboard artist for Dexter's Laboratory, enlisted the help of Scottish band Bis in order to record material; together, they co-created the "End Theme" specifically for The Powerpuff Girls. As part of an advertisement campaign for Cartoon Medley, individuals were able to access Cartoon Network's official website and listed to snippets of album tracks "Boo Boo, Baba, Dee Dee", "The Powerpuff Girls", and "Josie & the Pussycats".
Composition
The soundtrack album features a total of 38 songs and has a duration of 35 minutes and 47 seconds. Voice actor Phil Baron served as the executive producer of the project while Don Kitabayashi was the compilation producer. Mastering and supervision of the production were handled by Bob Fisher and Ben Trask, respectively. Beginning and ending the album are short and long versions of Cartoon Network's "Powerhouse" theme song. The themes from Hanna-Barbera's series on Cartoon Medley were selected from Josie & the Pussycats, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines. The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Yogi Bear Show, The Huckleberry Hound Show, and The Quick Draw McGraw Show. Music from Johnny Bravo, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Ed, Edd n Eddy, 2 Stupid Dogs, Underdog, Speed Racer, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid!, The Tex Avery Show, and I Am Weasel are also featured on the album.
Reception
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AllMusic rated the collection three out of five stars. Additionally, Moira McCormick from Billboard considered "The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme)" as the main "breakout track" among the album.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Powerhouse (Short Version)" | Raymond Scott | 0:30 |
2. | "Johnny Bravo" | Louis Fagenson | 0:32 |
3. | "Boo Boo, Baba, Dee Dee" |
| 1:01 |
4. | "The Powerpuff Girls" |
| 1:05 |
5. | "The Powerpuff Girls (End Theme)" |
| 0:38 |
6. | "Dexter's Laboratory" |
| 0:31 |
7. | "Dexter's Laboratory (Closing)" |
| 0:31 |
8. | "Dexter's Poem" |
| 0:32 |
9. | "Josie & the Pussycats" |
| 1:01 |
10. | "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" |
| 1:02 |
11. | "(Meet) The Flintstones" |
| 0:38 |
12. | "The Jetsons" |
| 0:59 |
13. | "Cartoon Cartoon" | Steve Mank | 1:02 |
14. | "Cow and Chicken" | 0:32 | |
15. | "Legend of Sailcat" | Bill Burnett | 2:18 |
16. | "Cow and Chicken's Poem" |
| 0:31 |
17. | "Pork Butts" |
| 0:32 |
18. | "Ed, Edd n Eddy" | Patric Caird | 0:31 |
19. | "2 Stupid Dogs" |
| 0:27 |
20. | "Underdog" |
| 0:38 |
21. | "Speed Racer" |
| 1:07 |
22. | "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (Stop That Pigeon!)" |
| 1:13 |
23. | "SWAT Kats" |
| 1:02 |
24. | "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest" |
| 1:04 |
25. | "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" |
| 1:22 |
26. | "Cartoon Planet" | Bill Bookheim | 0:32 |
27. | "Smells Like Cartoon Planet" |
| 1:35 |
28. | "Tom and Jerry" | Scott Bradley | 0:26 |
29. | "Animaniacs" | 1:09 | |
30. | "Pinky and the Brain" |
| 1:30 |
31. | "Freakazoid" |
| 1:02 |
32. | "Yogi Bear" |
| 0:44 |
33. | "Huckleberry Hound" |
| 0:42 |
34. | "(That's) Quick Draw McGraw" |
| 0:46 |
35. | "The Tex Avery Show" |
| 0:31 |
36. | "I Am Weasel" |
| 0:31 |
37. | "I.M. Weasel's Poem" |
| 0:32 |
38. | "Powerhouse (Long Version)" | Scott | 4:37 |
Total length: | 35:47 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
United States | July 6, 1999 | CD | Kid Rhino |
Cassette |
References
- ^ McCormick, Moira (May 20, 2000). "Child's Play: 'Powerpuff Girls' Soundtrack Set Boasts Alternative Acts". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 21. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 95. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ Cartoon Medley (CD liner notes). Various artists. Kid Rhino. 1999. R2 75693.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Kendall, Lukas (1999). "Rhino". Film Score Monthly. 4. Lukas Kendall: 6. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "Various Artists – Cartoon Medley (Releases)". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Cartoon Medley, July 6, 1999, ASIN B00000JFU4
- ^ "Cartoon Network Shop". Cartoon Network. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "Cartoon Medley: A Hearty Serving of Cartoon Network's 38 Greatest Hits". cartoonnetwork.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Various Artists – Cartoon Medley". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Goldmark & Taylor 2002, p. 159
Works cited
- Goldmark, Daniel; Taylor, Yuval (2002). The Cartoon Music Book (illustrated ed.). Chicago Review Press. ISBN 1569764123.
External links
- Official website (archive) at the Wayback Machine (archived 1999-10-13)
- Cartoon Medley at AllMusic