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.
Filmography
all 262
Movies 262
Director 13
self 1
On a Roll (2021)
The House That Cat Built (2021)
Tot Watchers (1958)
Droopy Leprechaun (1958)
Robin Hoodwinked (1958)
The Vanishing Duck (1958)
Mutts About Racing (1958)
Royal Cat Nap (1958)
Sheep Wrecked (1958)
Happy Go Ducky (1958)
One Droopy Knight (1957)
Tom's Photo Finish (1957)
Blackboard Jumble (1957)
Mucho Mouse (1957)
Scat Cats (1957)
Feedin' the Kiddie (1957)
Grin and Share It (1957)
Timid Tabby (1957)
Give and Tyke (1957)
Tops with Pops (1957)
Cat's Meow (1957)
Barbecue Brawl (1956)
Blue Cat Blues (1956)
Down Beat Bear (1956)
Millionaire Droopy (1956)
Muscle Beach Tom (1956)
Busy Buddies (1956)
The Egg and Jerry (1956)
The Flying Sorceress (1956)
Good Will To Men (1955)
Cellbound (1955)
That's My Mommy (1955)
Pecos Pest (1955)
Deputy Droopy (1955)
Smarty Cat (1955)
The First Bad Man (1955)
Tom and Chérie (1955)
Designs on Jerry (1955)
Mouse for Sale (1955)
Field and Scream (1955)
Pup on a Picnic (1955)
Southbound Duckling (1955)
Touché, Pussy Cat! (1954)
Dixieland Droopy (1954)
Pet Peeve (1954)
The Flea Circus (1954)
The Camera Caught It (1954)
Neapolitan Mouse (1954)
The Farm of Tomorrow (1954)
Mice Follies (1954)
Baby Butch (1954)
Bird-Brain Bird Dog (1954)
Homesteader Droopy (1954)
Sleepy-Time Squirrel (1954)
Little School Mouse (1954)
Billy Boy (1954)
Hic-cup Pup (1954)
Drag-A-Long Droopy (1954)
Posse Cat (1954)
Puppy Tale (1954)
Life with Tom (1953)
Two Little Indians (1953)
Half-Pint Palomino (1953)
Just Ducky (1953)
Wee-Willie Wildcat (1953)
T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)
Heir Bear (1953)
That's My Pup! (1953)
Little Johnny Jet (1953)
Johann Mouse (1953)
Cobs and Robbers (1953)
Jerry and Jumbo (1953)
Busybody Bear (1952)
The Dog House (1952)
Cruise Cat (1952)
Caballero Droopy (1952)
Push-Button Kitty (1952)
Fit to Be Tied (1952)
Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)
Little Runaway (1952)
One Cab's Family (1952)
Triplet Trouble (1952)
Smitten Kitten (1952)
The Two Mouseketeers (1952)
The Duck Doctor (1952)
Magical Maestro (1952)
The Flying Cat (1952)
Cat Napping (1951)
Nit-Witty Kitty (1951)
Car of Tomorrow (1951)
Slicked-up Pup (1951)
His Mouse Friday (1951)
Sleepy-Time Tom (1951)
Droopy's Good Deed (1951)
Jerry's Cousin (1951)
Daredevil Droopy (1951)
Jerry and the Goldfish (1951)
Cock-a-Doodle Dog (1951)
Casanova Cat (1951)
The Peachy Cobbler (1950)
Cue Ball Cat (1950)
The Chump Champ (1950)
The Framed Cat (1950)
Garden Gopher (1950)
The Hollywood Bowl (1950)
Safety Second (1950)
The Cuckoo Clock (1950)
Jerry and the Lion (1950)
Ventriloquist Cat (1950)
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Texas Tom (1950)
Little Quacker (1950)
Tennis Chumps (1949)
The Counterfeit Cat (1949)
Out-Foxed (1949)
Jerry's Diary (1949)
Love That Pup (1949)
The Cat and the Mermouse (1949)
Wags to Riches (1949)
Doggone Tired (1949)
Heavenly Puss (1949)
Señor Droopy (1949)
Polka-Dot Puss (1949)
Bad Luck Blackie (1949)
Goggle Fishing Bear (1949)
Mouse Cleaning (1948)
The Little Orphan (1948)
Professor Tom (1948)
Lucky Ducky (1948)
Half-Pint Pygmy (1948)
The Truce Hurts (1948)
Little 'Tinker (1948)
What Price Fleadom (1948)
Kitty Foiled (1948)
King-Size Canary (1947)
The Invisible Mouse (1947)
Slap Happy Lion (1947)
A Mouse in the House (1947)
Uncle Tom's Cabana (1947)
Salt Water Tabby (1947)
Red Hot Rangers (1947)
The Cat Concerto (1947)
Hound Hunters (1947)
Part Time Pal (1947)
Cat Fishin' (1947)
Courage of Lassie (1946)
Henpecked Hoboes (1946)
Solid Serenade (1946)
Trap Happy (1946)
The Hick Chick (1946)
The Milky Waif (1946)
Lonesome Lenny (1946)
Quiet Please! (1945)
Wild and Woolfy (1945)
Flirty Birdy (1945)
Tee for Two (1945)
Mouse in Manhattan (1945)
The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945)
Jerky Turkey (1945)
The Unwelcome Guest (1945)
The Screwy Truant (1945)
Polar Pest (1944)
Mouse Trouble (1944)
Puttin' on the Dog (1944)
Big Heel-Watha (1944)
Bear Raid Warden (1944)
The Bodyguard (1944)
Happy-Go-Nutty (1944)
The Tree Surgeon (1944)
Batty Baseball (1944)
Screwball Squirrel (1944)
The Zoot Cat (1944)
Innertube Antics (1944)
Baby Puss (1943)
The Stork's Holiday (1943)
One Ham's Family (1943)
Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)
Dumb-Hounded (1943)
Sufferin' Cats! (1943)
Blitz Wolf (1942)
Little Gravel Voice (1942)
The Flying Bear (1941)
Officer Pooch (1941)
Dance of the Weed (1941)
Abdul the Bulbul Ameer (1941)
Romeo in Rhythm (1940)
The Bookworm Turns (1940)
The Mad Maestro (1939)
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939)
The Little Goldfish (1939)
Merbabies (1938)
Baby Kittens (1938)
Old Smokey (1938)
Pipe Dreams (1938)
The Wayward Pups (1937)
The Pups' Christmas (1936)
The Pups' Picnic (1936)
Bottles (1936)
When the Cat's Away (1935)
Hey, Hey Fever (1935)
Bosko's Parlor Pranks (1934)
The Discontented Canary (1934)
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GenderMale
Birthday1891-11-26
Deathday1977-04-27 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceRussellville, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
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