Top Cat (Underscore) - Hoyt Curtin [Hanna-Barbera]

[@CartoonCade]

These are the known (and unknown) cue titles based on slates in archival recordings. 0:00 "T-1, Take 3" 1:17 "Unknown, Unknown Take" 3:03 "T-48-A, Take 1" 4:10 "T-25, Fiddle Swinger, Take 2" 4:58 "29, Take 4" 6:10 "T-46, Take 1" 6:38 "Unknown, Unknown Take" 7:07 "T-102, Take 1" 8:19 "208, Take 2" 8:47 "Unknown, Unknown Take" 11:19 "T-6, Take 1" 12:35 "Unknown, Unknown Take" 13:24 "Unknown, Unknown Take" 13:56 "Unknown, Unknown Take" 14:34 "T-104, Unknown Take" 15:22 "T-22, City Streets, Take 2" 17:11 "T-35, Take 4" 18:23 "T-109, Unknown Take" 19:02 "Unknown, Unknown Take"

[@srbuho.dela84]

From start to finish this musical selection was excellent👍👍👍. The only thing missing was the Laslo Laslo piece as a bonus track.

[@3niknicholson]

This is great! For me Top Cat is an essential part of a NYC era, (and my life) and the music was such a key part of the series.

[@alexanderluque2629]

11:19 The music that Boomerang used for the Top Cat bumpers. And 12:35 for the Block bumpers.

[@anthonysimpsonanygoround8749]

0:00 Rhapsody in Hoagy’s Alley 1:17 Spook 3:03 Top Cat 4:10 In Transit 4:58 All That Jazz 6:10 Dibble’s Chase 6:38 Irish Jig 7:07 Benny the Ball 8:19 Top Cat 2 8:47 Fancy Fancy 11:19 Choo Choo 12:35 Pram Mover 13:24 The Stadium 13:56 TC’s Army March 14:34 Top Cat 3 15:22 Gershwinesque 17:11 The Brain 18:23 Bugler’s Hoagyday 19:02Top Cat 4

[@CartoonCade]

I love your custom titles for these pieces! They're much more creative than the real thing.

[@anthonysimpsonanygoround8749]

@@CartoonCade Thx! I got some inspirations from episodes of the series itself, the moods of each piece, plus background music used in the dvd special features. There was definitely a consistency in certain music cues being associated with specific characters or activities plus the Gershwin-like episode intros and exuberant finales, etc. Noticed also during the series that other Hoyt Curtin cues had been brought in from his earlier works like “Loopy de Loop” and of course some of those, as well as the “Top Cat” cues, could be detected in “The Flintstones” and other shows.

[@CartoonCade]

@@anthonysimpsonanygoround8749 Well you're definitely well-versed in Top Cat and H-B for that matter! It's nice to see stuff like this pop up from time to time!

[@miviekat4380]

Thank You so much for naming putting the name of these songs

[@anthonysimpsonanygoround8749]

Thank you for uploading the proper, longer version of this-I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s been looking for it.

[@miviekat4380]

Thank you so much for uploading this, Top Cat is one of my favorite cartoons of all time so this makes me very very happy

[@leebski]

From 17:10 to 18:22: This was one of the coolest, most mellow pieces in all of 1960s cartoon scoring EVER. It sets a mood of UTTER CHILL. Introspective. That laid-back, feet-up, nestled-in-warmth first-glass-of-wine moment.. when the outside world disappeared for a minute and all that was there was this music.. and you. Hoyt Curtin earned his COOL-OUT badge with this one. 😎

[@raymondyorysh7401]

12:35 I love that music. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@FerniDeck]

Aiiiii ammmorr qlindooo

[@sarava4700]

Faltan algunas piezas, pero muy buena aportación. Por mucho tiempo estuve buscando la primera. Gracias!

[@franciscoluisavinacervante1458]

Esa es como una “Rapsodia azul felina”

[@cheemakhaled2092]

Glorious :)

[@JasonCameron774]

Ah excellent stuff, thank you so much

[@dylanmcfarland8356]

4:10 “Okay, Choo Choo, the brakes.”

[@christopherdunne7848]

Which episode was that line from? BTW that four-ten is my fave cue.

[@dylanmcfarland8356]

@@christopherdunne7848 The Long Hot Winter. It's a classic episode from the series.

[@FerniDeck]

Aiiiii ammmorr qlindooooo cielinn de chocolatinn muass te reamoo muchiss Ferni🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@computerfighter2000]

literal banger omggg

[@theryanreynoldsfan3674]

1:17 Jeff Bergman: You can learn something new everyday, if your a member of this elite gang. Top secret message of communication... ..outdoor skills... Top Cat: How do you like that? Only a bottle top! Jeff Bergman: ..And most importantly, having a foolproof plan. Spook: But Top Cat baby, that's against the law! Choo-Choo: And besides, that is illegal! Jeff Bergman: A legal foolproof plan. Top Cat on Boomerang from Cartoon Network, it's all coming back to you.

[@chrismac2405]

Wonderful compilation! Any more classics in your collection?

[@JustAnIssac]

I got this track from soundcloud. I sadly do not have the 2nd and 3rd CD, I only have the first one

[@ZacharyNoah]

4:10-4:58 Jane: "I still say there's nothing wrong with me. It's a waste of time seeing a doctor, George." George: "Well, it won't do any harm to have a checkup, Janey. You know, you've been kinda edgy lately." Jane: "I have not. And slow down. You're going too fast." George: "Too fast? We're only doing 2500 miles an hour. Relax, Janey. (chuckles) What are you, anyway? My co-pilot?" Jane: "The way you drive, you could use one." George: "There, you see? That's the way you've been acting all week. Snapping everybody's head off. Edgy, nervous, short-tempered. That's why I'll feel better after you see Dr. McGravity." Jane: "Maybe you should see Dr. McGravity." George: "Oh, boy. A little more of this and I will need a checkup."

[@whereswaldo5740]

This is a rare boxed set of 4 CDs each in its own CD case with picnic food cartoon picture. Watermelon cake chicken drumstick Only a limited amount of them made.

[@JustAnIssac]

Lucky that Fred Seibert (who worked on Adventure Time & Fairly Oddparents) uploaded these on SoundCloud

[@antonewilson4310]

BRAVO

[@dontaviouschandler3961]

I wonder if Hanna Barbera (And Hoyt Curtain) ever came up with official title names for these songs?

[@ZacharyNoah]

16:20-17:11 Chief Double Q: "And that's your assignment, Secret Squirrel. Bring in the notorious enemy agent known only as Yellow Pinkie. You got all that?" Secret Squirrel: "Of course. I got it all here on tape. Listen to the playback." [KABOOM!] Secret Squirrel: "Sorry, Chief, I pushed the automatic-destruct button by mistake." Chief Double Q: "Ooh, never mind! Just bring in Yellow Pinkie!" Secret Squirrel: "Right, Chief. Oh, by the way, uh, how do I find Yellow Pinkie?" Chief Double Q: "Look in the phone book under Pinkie. What else?" Secret Squirrel: "Now why didn't I think of that? No wonder he's a chief agent." Morocco Mole: "Where to now, SS?" Secret Squirrel: "Head for the ocean, Morocco. Our target lies a few miles out to sea." Morocco Mole: "Roger."

[@ZacharyNoah]

4:10-4:58 Narrator: "This speeding car is carrying a man with a mission. The world-famous secret agent, 000. Sometimes called ‘Nothing, Nothing, Nothing.' Better known to the public as Secret Squirrel." Secret Squirrel: "What do you say, public?" Narrator: "And at the wheel is his faithful assistant, Morocco Mole. Hiya, Morocco." Morocco Mole: "It is forbidden to talk to the driver." Narrator: "Oh. Sorry, Morocco. Even at this moment, a secret coded message is being rushed to Secret Squirrel. What does it say, SS?" Secret Squirrel: "If you don't mind, it's a sort of secret." Narrator: "Oh. Sorry, SS." Secret Squirrel: "Stop the car at Headquarters, Morocco." Morocco Mole: "Yes, sir."

[@PyroLego]

Can you do Capering Clowns in Karen For Spot?

[@JustAnIssac]

I don't do requests anymore, sorry about that

[@PyroLego]

@@JustAnIssac oh ok

[@paulguitar-xo4nu]

Move over George Gershwin!

[@kafenwar]

0:000--Rhapsody in Blue parody/rip-off

[@Powerhaus88]

I wish someone had the piece from The Unscratchables' intro scene.

[@anthonysimpsonanygoround8749]

Double check the soundtrack cues that “Cartoon Cade” uploaded as “Top Cat Hoyt Curtin”on the audio option of “Internet Archive”. There’s about 105 mins of Top Cat underscore music on there, including even the short musical bridges, and the option it’s listed under is labeled “Top Cat soundtrack vol 1&2”.