Music of Ren and Stimpy

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The Ren and Stimpy Show and Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon featured a wide variety of music from folk, to traditional to jazz, some of which was written specifically for use on the show.

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[edit] Music written for the show

  • "Dog Pound Hop" (opening theme), written and performed by Jim Smith.
  • "Big House Blues" (closing theme), written and performed by Jim Smith.
  • "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen Anthem" (from the episode "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen"), performed by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, sung to the tune of God Save the King/My Country Tis of Thee.
  • "Happy Happy Joy Joy" (from the episode "Stimpy's Invention"), written and performed by Stinky Wizzleteats, sung by John K. (later by Bob Camp after John K. was fired). The song parodies Burl Ives' singing style, and the between-verse rants use lines from Ives' roles in the films The Big Country and Summer Magic. "Happy Happy Joy Joy" was featured prominently in a 2006 ad campaign for the Sara Lee company. It was also covered by the band Wax on Saturday Morning (1995).
  • "The Lord Loves a-Hangin" (from the episode "Out West")
  • "Don't Whiz on the Electric Fence", music for the board game of the same name.
  • "Log", music for the home product of the same name.
  • "Bellybutton Song" (from the episode "Jerry The Bellybutton Elf"), performed by Chris Goss.
  • "Billy the Beef Tallow Boy" (from the short of the same name).
  • "The Muddy Mudskipper Theme", which plays in "Stimpy's Big Day".
  • "Blazing Entrails," from the episode of the same name.
  • "The Mantid Man" (a parody of "The Candy Man") from the episode "Sammy and Me."
  • Numerous musical sequences in "Sven Hoek," "Hard Times for Haggis," "Hermit Ren," and "Ren's Brain" were written by Chris Reccardi.
  • "Varicose Veins," from the ad of the same name.
  • Numerous parodies of famous Frank Sinatra songs from the episode "Ol' Blue Nose": "That's Why My Stomach Gets a Cramp" (a parody of The Lady Is a Tramp), "Phlegm-Encrusted Hankies", "Come Fry With Me" (a parody of Come Fly With Me), and a quick take-off of My Way towards the end of the episode.
  • "Sugar Sod Pops", from the short of the same name.
  • "Flod", from the short of the same name.
  • "When You Wish Upon a Side of Beef," from the episode "Jimminy Lummox."

[edit] Music featured on the show

[edit] Folk or traditional music

  • "Oh du lieber Augustin" plays when Dr. Brainchild inflates Stimpy in "Blazing Entrails."
  • "America the Beautiful" is sung by Ren and Stimpy at the end of "In The Army."
  • "Kumbaya" plays numerous times, in different arrangements, throughout "Hermit Ren."
  • "On Top of Old Smoky" plays during "A Friend in Your Face" when we see the manure pile on Ren's head.

[edit] Classical music

[edit] Raymond Scott

Several Ren and Stimpy episodes featured the frenetic jazz of Raymond Scott [1]. He has been called "arguably the most well-known and influential unknown composer since the 20th Century" [Steve Schneider]. Scott's music was used as theme music by many classic Warner Bros cartoons [2]. John K and Bob Camp's use of Scott's music is an example of their high regard for classic comedy/cartoons.

Some Raymond Scott compositions used in Ren and Stimpy include:

  • "Powerhouse"
  • "Moment Musical"
  • "The Toy Trumpet"
  • "Huckleberry Duck"
  • "Manhattan Minuet"
  • "Twilight in Turkey"
  • "At an Arabian House Party"
  • "War Dance for Wooden Indians"
  • "In an 18th Century Drawing Room"
  • "New Year's Eve in a Haunted House"


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