The Ring (2002) with source music from I Am Weasel
The Ring (2002) feature film excerpt I Am Weasel on tv set at :22
The Ring I Am Weasel source music provides a small but recognizable connection between Bill Fulton’s television work and the 2002 DreamWorks horror film The Ring. During a scene in the film, an episode of I Am Weasel plays on a television inside an apartment. Music Fulton composed for the animated series can be heard briefly in the background.
The appearance occurs while Rachel Keller, played by Naomi Watts, is outside on a balcony. Meanwhile, Noah, played by Martin Henderson, is inside watching the mysterious videotape that drives the film’s story. The television in the neighboring apartment shows I Am Weasel, creating a brief piece of source music within the scene.
The Ring I Am Weasel source music connection
Fulton composed music for I Am Weasel, the animated comedy created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network and Hanna-Barbera. The series began during the late 1990s and featured I.M. Weasel, I.R. Baboon and the Red Guy. Fulton’s work on the program included its theme and background music. More of his television, film and arranging work appears on the arranging, composition and orchestration credits page.
In The Ring, the cartoon is not central to the plot. However, its presence on the television makes the music part of the film’s onscreen environment. Fulton received BMI performance royalties for this use. Although the appearance is short, the music is clearly audible during the sequence.
Released in 2002, The Ring was directed by Gore Verbinski and stars Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman and Brian Cox. Hans Zimmer composed the film’s score. The story follows journalist Rachel Keller as she investigates a videotape linked to a series of mysterious deaths. Additional information about the production and cast is available from Amblin’s official page for The Ring.
Bill Fulton’s music for film and television
The I Am Weasel excerpt in The Ring is one example of previously composed television music appearing as source music in another production. Fulton’s career includes composing, arranging, orchestrating and performing across television, film, recordings and live performance. His broader professional work can be found on the music services page. His performing credits are also collected on the keyboardist and pianist credits page.
This brief appearance gives The Ring I Am Weasel source music an unusual place in Fulton’s screen credits: music written for an animated comedy became part of the atmosphere of a major horror film several years later.
