: A 3-disc set containing 48 cartoons, including the experimental CinemaScope
The "Art" in the title refers to the specific craftsmanship of the Hanna-Barbera team during this era. These were not the slapstick gag-fests of the later Chuck Jones era or the stylized weirdness of the Gene Deitch era. These were mini-masterpieces of mime. the art of tom and jerry laserdisc archive
Laserdiscs are often romanticized for their uncompressed PCM audio, and the Tom and Jerry archive is a sonic treasure trove. Scott Bradley’s orchestral scores—those frantic, jazz-infused masterpieces of slapstick synchronization—sound startlingly alive. : A 3-disc set containing 48 cartoons, including
Unlike standard "Best of" collections, The Art of Tom and Jerry (often cataloged as ML102359 in LDDB) was a box set designed for the connoisseur. The archive typically spans four to six double-sided discs (CAV format), containing nearly every classic theatrical short from the Hanna-Barbera era (1940–1958), plus the lesser-known Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones eras. Laserdiscs are often romanticized for their uncompressed PCM
: A 3-disc set containing 48 cartoons, including the experimental CinemaScope
The "Art" in the title refers to the specific craftsmanship of the Hanna-Barbera team during this era. These were not the slapstick gag-fests of the later Chuck Jones era or the stylized weirdness of the Gene Deitch era. These were mini-masterpieces of mime.
Laserdiscs are often romanticized for their uncompressed PCM audio, and the Tom and Jerry archive is a sonic treasure trove. Scott Bradley’s orchestral scores—those frantic, jazz-infused masterpieces of slapstick synchronization—sound startlingly alive.
Unlike standard "Best of" collections, The Art of Tom and Jerry (often cataloged as ML102359 in LDDB) was a box set designed for the connoisseur. The archive typically spans four to six double-sided discs (CAV format), containing nearly every classic theatrical short from the Hanna-Barbera era (1940–1958), plus the lesser-known Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones eras.
