80's TV Broadcast of the David Letterman Show where "Jimmy" demonstrates many of the objects, some of which he built himself, used to create the sound effects of many of Disney's early animation classics.
It's well known that Letterman's gimmick was to make the guest the Joke. It was the opposite of Johnny in a sense where Johnny many times showed empathy for the performer and was the greatest set up man. Letterman was about his whit and edge, especially in those days.
Maybe the reason he seems so rude is that he expects the guest to be incredibly engaging and if they aren’t the talk show host feels he has to be engaging for them. Guess he felt the common viewer they might watch this and turn it off because they wouldn’t care.
Yeah, 1980s Letterman was really douchebaggy, even by the standards of the era... But then again a lot of personalities were back then. You had to be there
I've noticed that they (talk shows in general, and Letterman in particular) will devote ridiculous amounts of time to the boring talk segments, but when they have an interesting demonstration, they never allot enough time and they always rush the guest and cut off the demo before it's complete. 😠
I'm sure David Letterman thinks very highly of himself and doesn't realize that we want to see more of the old guy's stuff rather than hear the host talk.
Ha! I read the 'Clayton' part of Spencer's name as the hunter from Tarzan. It is now my official head canon that Clayton was the one who shot Bambi's Mom. His death is now less traumatic, and much more deserved.
Jimmy Macdonald was also the voice of Mickey Mouse for thirty years. Walt Disney gave him the job in the '40s almost casually because he was too busy to do it himself anymore and Jimmy was standing there right next to him.
@@bobpotts9993 It's not BS at all Bob. MacDonald had been working for Disney over a decade when he took over as Mickey's voice. He was a pioneer as a foley artist and was far more prolific in the field than Jack Foley himself. If anything, the soundscape moniker would be more aptly titled, MacDonald artist. In the area of sound in film, MacDonald was like Ray Harryhausen with stop-action animation. Both men were preeminent in their respective fields and greatly revered by people in the film industry. I had a chance to see Mr. Harryhausen when he was on a book tour, not long before he died and he was simply fascinating. I think of MacDonald's life in the same way. Extraordinary men, who warranted far more awareness and appreciation from the general public. Letterman didn't have the kind of show that did justice to the man (though at least he had him on). He deserved to be on a show like, "Later with Bob Costas," to get a fuller recognition of who he was and his countless achievements. Unfortunately, in today's world, we rarely focus on such sustained brilliance, before we shift attention to the next headline...or choose to offer a crude dismissal as you have done Bob...
@@fenwayifyAnd you can see how much MacDonald loved getting some attention for his work after all those years. It's unlikely he'd ever really been interviewed or invited on a show before.
unless of course this is the only remaining footage of the genius working with the flim flam over the surface like cheap bechamel on a handmade lasangne
they'll remaster that, they do it often... fancy CGI and real sounds from national geographic (and limited edition box with a made in USA peluche of bambi)
american humour is a strange animal to be sure ... someone said " two nations seperated by a single language " ... referring to britain and america... annoyingly britain hit a spellcheck
This is true on so many shows, it's like let's bring out this interesting guest and give him 90 seconds to demonstrate his craft and I will try to stop him every 2 seconds. WTF?
There are so many sound effects even in movies that are NOT animated. The persons who do this are called "Foley artists" and they enhance all kinds of sounds, like footprints, rain, birds, animals, and insects.
I remember the first time I found out that most of not close to all sounds in movies are not of the thing. As you said they are used to bring out certain sounds, forming atmosphere, really amazing the amount of craft in a scene that's post filming that doesn't sound post filming. All this really blew me away.
Jimmy MacDonald who has been the sound FX person at Disney for many decades, and later the voice of Mickey Mouse where he took over for Walt Disney. All of his sound FX can be found on one of the “Hollywood Edge” cartoon SFX CD sets. Myles Moss did uploaded a bunch of SFX that Jimmy MacDonald used for Disney during the 1930’s through the 1950’s. Treg Brown, another SFX person at WB did a lot of them in “Looney Tunes” and “Merrie Melodies” series, and Hanna-Barbera also did hundreds of SFX used for cartoon shows.
Is it MacDonald's voice we're hearing in all those vocal effects they used to use? Like those many grunts often put into Goofy or Pluto's mouths, or that "whiisshh!" effect for something rushing by fast, or that "PBOW!" sound when a flame goes out or an engine dies. (I doubt it's his voice heard in that effect I call "feminine sigh of contentment", unless it was pitched up. You know that one. It was put into the mouths of many characters, male and female (often Pluto).)
@@Marbles471Probably not all vocal effects but I know he did Dopey's sobbing & hiccups, Bruno's barking, Lambert's roar, Brutus & Nero growls/snarls. He used a lamp chimney for growling sounds.
i generally do not comment..but i bow to this genius..i can't imagine youtube recommended me such gems rarely . i am glad i just witnessed an artwork of a genius...
“We have uh.. about a half a minute, let’s do the uh.. I guess this would be the last of the ones, here” *proceeds to waste over a full minute talking over the guy and making jokes about everything he tries to do*
@@stillkj He's the host. The old guy is the guest. The guest brought him to the show. Let the guest, show was he's there for, not for jokes over and over over what he's trying to show.
David Letterman had no idea the overwhelming nostalgia he had on his stage that night. Many people that night had one chance to see this man and David treated the man as if he was an idiot.
In this day and age where pre-made SFX are utilized in modern movies and television or are recorded live on set, it's easy to forget there were _people_ like James/Jimmy McDonald who made their sound effects and used contraptions to achieve those sounds.
Traditional animation is great, it had special feel, look and sound to it always. Kinda bad today with all the new pre-recorded sound effects and computerised animations but I guess that works too.
I agree with you about the special feel old school animation and sound has. Sadly, I guess the only thing we can count on is that things will change. :-o Thank for the comment!!! :-) Peace out!
SMGJohn I know this comment is old, and I do apologize for replying so late. There is still plenty to appreciate with computerized animation. Take the creation of Moana for example. There's plenty of footage to be found on youtube of it. The two things I was mainly interested and blown away by was the real life preparation needed to make such lifelike bodies of land in the movie as well as everything the animators have to do to make the characters as dynamic as they are. For the real life prep, tedious sand sculpting was done to create a base for the islands to be created with. As for the characters, the sheer amount of limbs and joints they had to use and move to make Moana's hair flow like real hair would looks insane. I know there's more to it than that, but it's what stood out to me. Don't get me wrong, I still love hand drawn animations, but I'm just trying to emphasize that there's things to be appreciated with digital animation
Anyone remember going to one of the Disney parks back in the late 80s early 90s and they had a set up like this but south a tv monitor. You were able to make the sound effects while watching the cartoon.
*_Letterman acted so smug like he was some sort of king bestowing his time upon a peasant... But in reality, those sound effects and the man who made them will outlast Dave in the hearts and minds of future generations._*
In 1980's It been a very significant Effort from Disney Team and it be much appreciated. They Really struggled so hard to amuse and to entertain Kids... Royal Salute... Disney be always been favourite to Kids.. Disney and Kids Inseparable...
The guest was a true gentleman and demonstrated his skills well, where as, Letterman was a complete blow hard and should have been the sound effect for the wind. I`m glad he`s gone.
As you may have and will discover - "everything" has it's own unique sound, and doesn't always sound like we think it should. Good luck with your cartoons. Have fun. :-)
Foley artist still do these same effects today. In face almost every sound you hear in a movie that is not a voice are foley artist using objects and themselves to create all those sounds
FamP ol And now all we have is 4 Leftist propagandists posing as comedians. Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon, and Seth Meyers. Late Night died when Craig Ferguson retired. All we have left now are Leftist turds who think that trashing our elected President every night is “comedy”. And of course when Barack was president they said it was wrong to criticize a sitting president.
Yep! Jimmy McDonald was the voice actor who took over Walt Disney after "Fun and Fancy Free" with the "Mickey and the Beanstalk" short. He used most of the sound effects for the Disneyland album "Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House". He was a legendary sound FX guy who made his own for Disney cartoons and animated features. WB had the best sound effects when it comes to "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies". Hanna-Barbera had the top notch sound FX department for all cartoons.
Jimmy's boss: "You have to make sound effects for our new Disney's movie." Jimmy: "How much the budget cost sir?" Jimmy's boss: "$10 for the whole thing."
Jimmy McDonald was born in 1906, so he was around 80 when this aired. Letterman is 74 now, so maybe karma will put him in a five-minute segment with a brash young host who treats him like a historical footnote.
old tricks of the trade.... I doubt things i done the same way anymore, Technology has been the downfall for the profession. Everything is created once or twice then stored digitally as a sound wave and accessed/played in as many movies as they require.
In my case, given I sometimes have to make my own SFXs for my audioplays, very true. But at least making it yourself is part of the fun, and a good experiment!
I imagine royalties to use those prerecorded sound bytes are more expensive then hiring someone like James! Only problem is finding someone who knows this lost art
