The Music of Hanna-Barbera's TV Years - In The Groove

Sure, you've heard the music... but have you heard their names?

Hoyt Curtin and Ted Nichols are two cool cats who just-so-happened to help make your childhood a little more awesome, and you probably never even knew it! They made the music that helped put Hanna-Barbera on the map when they ventured out into the world of the small screen in 1957.

Hello, and welcome to In The Groove! I'm Cade Utterback, and in this documentary, I take some time (well over an hour, in fact) to discuss and analyze the music of Hanna-Barbera Productions and their television cartoons.

Almost all of the music you'll hear in this documentary was composed by Hoyt Curtin or Ted Nichols, who were the two primary musical directors for Hanna-Barbera from 1957 to 1986. Our archives span from 1958-1973, so there was a whole lot of music to work with in making this documentary. I hope you enjoy the fruits of my labor after several months of production. I went through many hardships while making this - even the second half of my script got corrupted and I had to start from scratch - but I'm super happy with the overall product and I hope that you enjoy it!

In The Groove was made as part of my capstone class in media production while at Murray State University. (I hope I passed!)

UPDATE 2/17/2023: I'm happy to announce that this episode of "In The Groove" placed 1st in the Documentary Feature category (in the Student Documentary Competition) as part of the 2023 BEA Festival of Media Arts Awards! Thank you very much to the people at the BEA!

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CREDITS (More available at the 1:03:47 mark):
Created, Written, and Directed by Cade Utterback, with Assistance from Dustin Wilcox.
Featuring the Works of Hoyt Curtin and Ted Nichols, Recorded 1958-1973.
Special Thanks to SpaceHunterM, Yowp, Dan Dzula, Jeffrey "Jeff" Pidgeon, Chris Haynes, Dustin Wilcox, Joe Bevilacqua, and plenty of others who have helped me (either directly or indirectly) with this documentary.

Copyright 2022 by CartoonCade Productions. All Rights Reserved. I own nothing but the namesake of "In The Groove" and its logo. All pre-existing audiovisual media used in the making of this documentary is the sole property of their respective owners... mostly Hanna-Barbera, or Warner Media, or Warner Bros. Discovery, or whatever they'll be called next week and the week after that.